# 39th Academy Awards

The 39th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1966, were held on April 10, 1967, hosted by Bob Hope at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California.
In a rare occurrence during the period with five Best Picture nominees, only two were nominated for Best Director this year: Fred Zinnemann for A Man for All Seasons (the winner) and Mike Nichols for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. The latter was the second film in Oscars history to be nominated in every eligible category (after Cimarron (1931)), as well as the first of three to date to receive acting nominations for the entire credited cast.
For the second time in Oscars history, two siblings were nominated in the same category: Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave, both nominated for Best Actress for their performances in Morgan! and Georgy Girl, respectively. This had previously occurred in 1941, when sisters Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland were each nominated for Best Actress.
Elizabeth Taylor was informed of her having won the Best Actress award in London, but was so frustrated by Richard Burton's loss of the Best Actor award that she refused to hold a press conference for two weeks.
Six films won multiple Oscars this year—A Man for All Seasons, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Grand Prix, Fantastic Voyage, A Man and a Woman, and Born Free—a record that was later tied in 2010, 2012, and 2017, and surpassed in 2020/21, when seven films won at least two Oscars. Every Best Picture nominee was nominated for Best Actor as well, the only time in the era of five Best Picture nominees that each nominated film received a nomination in a single acting category.

## Winners and nominees

Nominees were announced on February 20, 1967. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
| Best Picture | Best Directing |
| A Man for All Seasons – Fred Zinnemann, producer‡ Alfie – Lewis Gilbert, producer The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming – Norman Jewison, producer The Sand Pebbles – Robert Wise, producer Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Ernest Lehman, producer | Fred Zinnemann – A Man for All Seasons‡ Michelangelo Antonioni – Blowup Claude Lelouch – A Man and a Woman Richard Brooks – The Professionals Mike Nichols – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Paul Scofield – A Man for All Seasons as Sir Thomas More‡ Alan Arkin – The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming as Lt. Yuri Rozanov Richard Burton – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as George Michael Caine – Alfie as Alfie Elkins Steve McQueen – The Sand Pebbles as Jake Holman | Elizabeth Taylor – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Martha‡ Anouk Aimée – A Man and a Woman as Anne Gauthier Ida Kamińska – The Shop on Main Street as Rozália Lautmannová Lynn Redgrave – Georgy Girl as Georgina "Georgy" Parkin Vanessa Redgrave – Morgan! as Leonie Delt |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Walter Matthau – The Fortune Cookie as "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich‡ Mako – The Sand Pebbles as Po-han James Mason – Georgy Girl as James Leamington George Segal – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Nick Robert Shaw – A Man for All Seasons as King Henry VIII | Sandy Dennis – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Honey‡ Wendy Hiller – A Man for All Seasons as Alice More Jocelyne LaGarde – Hawaii as Queen Malama Kanakoa Vivien Merchant – Alfie as Lily Geraldine Page – You're a Big Boy Now as Margery Chanticleer |
| Best Writing (Story and Screenplay -- Written Directly for the Screen) | Best Writing (Screenplay -- Based on Material from Another Medium) |
| A Man and a Woman – Screenplay by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven; Story by Claude Lelouch‡ Blowup – Screenplay by Michelangelo Antonioni, Edward Bond and Tonino Guerra; Story by Michelangelo Antonioni The Fortune Cookie – Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond Khartoum – Robert Ardrey The Naked Prey – Clint Johnston and Don Peters | A Man for All Seasons – Robert Bolt based on his play‡ Alfie – Bill Naughton based on his play The Professionals – Richard Brooks based on the novel A Mule for the Marquesa by Frank O'Rourke The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming – William Rose based on the novel Off-Islanders by Nathaniel Benchley Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Ernest Lehman based on the play by Edward Albee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Best Documentary (Feature) |
| A Man and a Woman (France)‡ The Battle of Algiers (Italy) Loves of a Blonde (Czechoslovakia) Pharaoh (Poland) Three (Yugoslavia) | The War Game‡ The Face of a Genius Helicopter Canada The Really Big Family Le Volcan interdit |
| Best Documentary (Short Subject) | Best Short Subject (Live Action) |
| A Year Toward Tomorrow – Edmond A. Levy‡ Adolescence Cowboy The Odds Against Részletek J.S. Bach Máté passiójából | Wild Wings – Edgar Anstey‡ Turkey the Bridge – Derek Williams The Winning Strain – Leslie Winik |
| Best Short Subject (Cartoon) | Best Music (Original Music Score) |
| A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature – John Hubley and Faith Hubley‡ The Drag – Carlos Marchiori The Pink Blueprint – David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng | Born Free – John Barry‡ The Bible: In the Beginning... – Toshiro Mayuzumi Hawaii – Elmer Bernstein The Sand Pebbles – Jerry Goldsmith Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Alex North |
| Best Music (Scoring of Music -- Adaptation or Treatment) | Best Music (Song) |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Ken Thorne‡ The Gospel According to St. Matthew – Luis Bacalov Return of the Seven – Elmer Bernstein The Singing Nun – Harry Sukman Stop the World – I Want to Get Off – Al Ham | "Born Free" from Born Free – Music by John Barry; Lyrics by Don Black‡ "Alfie" from Alfie – Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Hal David "Georgy Girl" from Georgy Girl – Music by Tom Springfield; Lyrics by Jim Dale "My Wishing Doll" from Hawaii – Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Mack David "A Time for Love" from An American Dream – Music by Johnny Mandel; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster |
| Best Sound Effects | Best Sound |
| Grand Prix – Gordon Daniel‡ Fantastic Voyage – Walter Rossi | Grand Prix – Franklin Milton‡ Gambit – Waldon O. Watson Hawaii – Gordon E. Sawyer The Sand Pebbles – James Corcoran Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – George Groves |
| Best Art Direction (Black-and-White) | Best Art Direction (Color) |
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins‡ The Fortune Cookie – Art Direction: Robert Luthardt; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle The Gospel According to St. Matthew – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Luigi Scaccianoce Is Paris Burning? – Art Direction: Willy Holt; Set Decoration: Marc Frédérix and Pierre Guffroy Mister Buddwing – Art Direction: George Davis and Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Henry Grace and Hugh Hunt | Fantastic Voyage – Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith and Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss‡ Gambit – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and George C. Webb; Set Decoration: John P. Austin and John McCarthy Jr. Juliet of the Spirits – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Piero Gherardi The Oscar – Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Arthur Lonergan; Set Decoration: Robert R. Benton and James W. Payne The Sand Pebbles – Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, John Sturtevant and William Kiernan |
| Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) | Best Cinematography (Color) |
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Haskell Wexler‡ The Fortune Cookie – Joseph LaShelle Georgy Girl – Kenneth Higgins Is Paris Burning? – Marcel Grignon Seconds – James Wong Howe | A Man for All Seasons – Ted Moore‡ Fantastic Voyage – Ernest Laszlo Hawaii – Russell Harlan The Professionals – Conrad Hall The Sand Pebbles – Joseph MacDonald |
| Best Costume Design (Black-and-White) | Best Costume Design (Color) |
| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Irene Sharaff‡ The Gospel According to St. Matthew – Danilo Donati Mandragola – Danilo Donati Mister Buddwing – Helen Rose Morgan! – Jocelyn Rickards | A Man for All Seasons – Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden‡ Gambit – Jean Louis Hawaii – Dorothy Jeakins Juliet of the Spirits – Piero Gherardi The Oscar – Edith Head |
| Best Film Editing | Best Special Visual Effects |
| Grand Prix – Fredric Steinkamp, Henry Berman, Stewart Linder and Frank Santillo‡ Fantastic Voyage – William B. Murphy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming – Hal Ashby and J. Terry Williams The Sand Pebbles – William H. Reynolds Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Sam O'Steen | Fantastic Voyage – Art Cruickshank‡ Hawaii – Linwood G. Dunn |

### Honorary Awards

* To Y. Frank Freeman for unusual and outstanding service to the Academy during his thirty years in Hollywood.
* To Yakima Canutt for achievements as a stunt man and for developing safety devices to protect stunt men everywhere.

### Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

* George Bagnall

### Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

* Robert Wise

### Multiple nominations and awards
## Trivia

* The Academy Awards broadcast was almost canceled due to a strike involving the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), the theatrical performers union governing live telecasts. The dispute was settled only three hours before the ceremony was scheduled to begin; Bob Hope's opening monologue makes many references to this, including a claim that as late as 30 minutes before the ceremony began, it was uncertain whether the telecast would go on.
* This was the only time in the history of the Academy Awards that all Best Actress nominees were born outside of the United States.
* Patricia Neal, making her first Hollywood appearance since a near-fatal stroke of two years before, received a standing ovation from the audience.
* California's governor, Ronald Reagan, was among the guests in the audience. He was a longtime Academy member and supporter.
* This was the last year that separate awards were given for black-and-white and color films in Cinematography, Art Direction-Set Decoration, and Costume Design.
* Mitzi Gaynor's performance of the song "Georgy Girl" is often cited as being one of the most heralded performances on an Oscar broadcast.

## Presenters and performers

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

### Presenters

| Name | Role |
| Hank Simms | Announcer of the 39th Academy Awards |
| Arthur Freed (AMPAS President) | Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony |
| Dean Jones Raquel Welch | Presenters of the award for Best Sound |
| Shelley Winters | Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Ann-Margret Omar Sharif | Presenters of the awards for Best Cinematography |
| Irene Dunne | Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award |
| Olivia de Havilland | Presenter of the Short Subjects Awards |
| Diahann Carroll | Presenter of the award for Best Sound Effects |
| Richard Harris Barbara Rush | Presenters of the Documentary Awards |
| Fred MacMurray | Presenter of the award for Best Special Visual Effects |
| Candice Bergen Robert Mitchum | Presenters of the awards for Best Costume Design |
| Sidney Poitier | Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Jack Valenti | Presenter of the Honorary Award to Y. Frank Freeman |
| Lee Remick James Stewart | Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing |
| Charlton Heston | Presenter of the Honorary Award to Yakima Canutt |
| Patricia Neal | Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| Rock Hudson Vanessa Redgrave | Presenters of the awards for Best Art Direction |
| Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers | Presenters of the Writing Awards |
| Arthur Freed | Presenter of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Robert Wise |
| Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke | Presenters of the Music Awards |
| Dean Martin | Presenter of the award for Best Song |
| Lee Marvin | Presenter of the award for Best Actress |
| Rosalind Russell | Presenter of the award for Best Director |
| Julie Christie | Presenter of the award for Best Actor |
| Audrey Hepburn | Presenter of the award for Best Picture |

### Performers

| Name | Role | Performed |
| Johnny Green | Musical arranger and conductor | Orchestral |
| Dionne Warwick | Performer | "Alfie" from Alfie |
| Roger Williams The Young Americans | Performers | "Born Free" from Born Free |
| Mitzi Gaynor | Performer | "Georgy Girl" from Georgy Girl |
| John Davidson | Performer | "A Time for Love" from An American Dream |
| Jackie DeShannon | Performer | "My Wishing Doll" from Hawaii |