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Oscars 1966 winners and nominees

The 1966 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Darling
Darling (1965)
GoodWatch score 61
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns (1965)
GoodWatch score 73
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
GoodWatch score 77
Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (1965)
GoodWatch score 66

Directing

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
GoodWatch score 93
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
GoodWatch score 77
The Collector
The Collector (1965)
GoodWatch score 78
Darling
Darling (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

Best Art Direction, Black and White

Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (1965)
GoodWatch score 66
Won
The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread (1965)
GoodWatch score 71
A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue (1965)
GoodWatch score 73
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)
GoodWatch score 81
King Rat
King Rat (1965)
GoodWatch score 88

Best Art Direction, Color

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
GoodWatch score 79
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
GoodWatch score 53
Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clover (1966)
GoodWatch score 43
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

Actress in a Leading Role

Darling
Darling (1965)
GoodWatch score 61
Won
The Collector
The Collector (1965)
GoodWatch score 78
Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (1965)
GoodWatch score 66
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 72
A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

Actor in a Supporting Role

A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns (1965)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
Othello
Othello (1965)
GoodWatch score 67
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
GoodWatch score 77
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
GoodWatch score 80
Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (1965)
GoodWatch score 66

Actor in a Leading Role

Darling
Darling (1965)
GoodWatch score 61
Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou (1965)
GoodWatch score 71
Won
The Pawnbroker
The Pawnbroker (1965)
GoodWatch score 78
Othello
Othello (1965)
GoodWatch score 67
Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (1965)
GoodWatch score 66
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)
GoodWatch score 81

Actress in a Supporting Role

A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue (1965)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 72
Othello
Othello (1965)
GoodWatch score 67
Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clover (1966)
GoodWatch score 43

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Darling
Darling (1965)
GoodWatch score 61
Won
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
GoodWatch score 74
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
GoodWatch score 85
Casanova '70
Casanova '70 (1965)
GoodWatch score 61
The Train
The Train (1964)
GoodWatch score 83

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns (1965)
GoodWatch score 73
Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (1965)
GoodWatch score 66
The Collector
The Collector (1965)
GoodWatch score 78
Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Music (Original Score)

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
GoodWatch score 53
A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue (1965)
GoodWatch score 73
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
GoodWatch score 85
Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou (1965)
GoodWatch score 71
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

Foreign Language Film

The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
GoodWatch score 91
Won
Dear John
Dear John (1964)
GoodWatch score 62
Marriage Italian Style
Marriage Italian Style (1964)
GoodWatch score 81
Kwaidan
Kwaidan (1965)
GoodWatch score 78
Blood on the Land
Blood on the Land (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

Best Cinematography, Color

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
GoodWatch score 53
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
GoodWatch score 79
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 72
The Great Race
The Great Race (1965)
GoodWatch score 70

Documentary Feature Film

The War Game
The War Game (1966)
GoodWatch score 87
The Eleanor Roosevelt Story
The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (1965)
GoodWatch score 62
Won
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles (1965)
GoodWatch score 62
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel (1965)
GoodWatch score 69
The Forth Road Bridge
The Forth Road Bridge (1965)
GoodWatch score 71
To Die in Madrid
To Die in Madrid (1963)
GoodWatch score 77

Documentary Short Film

To Be Alive!
To Be Alive! (1964)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
Yeats Country
Yeats Country (1965)
GoodWatch score 64
Point of View
Point of View (1966)
GoodWatch score 90
Mural on Our Street
Mural on Our Street (1965)
GoodWatch score 90
Ouverture
Ouverture (1965)
GoodWatch score 75

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Darling
Darling (1965)
GoodWatch score 61
Won
Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (1965)
GoodWatch score 66
The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread (1965)
GoodWatch score 71
Morituri
Morituri (1965)
GoodWatch score 72
A Rage to Live
A Rage to Live (1965)
GoodWatch score 52

International Feature Film

The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
GoodWatch score 91
Won
Blood on the Land
Blood on the Land (1966)
GoodWatch score 72
Marriage Italian Style
Marriage Italian Style (1964)
GoodWatch score 81
Kwaidan
Kwaidan (1965)
GoodWatch score 78
Dear John
Dear John (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

Sound

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Shenandoah
Shenandoah (1965)
GoodWatch score 73
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
GoodWatch score 77
The Great Race
The Great Race (1965)
GoodWatch score 70
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

Short Film (Live Action)

The Chicken
The Chicken (1965)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
Snow
Snow (1963)
GoodWatch score 67
Time Piece
Time Piece (1965)
GoodWatch score 79
Skaterdater
Skaterdater (1965)
GoodWatch score 67
Fortress of Peace
Fortress of Peace (1964)
GoodWatch score 63

Short Film (Animated)

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
The Thieving Magpie
The Thieving Magpie (1965)
GoodWatch score 64
Clay or The Origin of Species
Clay or The Origin of Species (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
The Pleasure Seekers
The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
GoodWatch score 45
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
GoodWatch score 85
Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou (1965)
GoodWatch score 71
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

Film Editing

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
GoodWatch score 80
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
GoodWatch score 77
Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou (1965)
GoodWatch score 71
The Great Race
The Great Race (1965)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Costume Design, Color

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
GoodWatch score 79
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
GoodWatch score 53
Inside Daisy Clover
Inside Daisy Clover (1966)
GoodWatch score 43
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools (1965)
GoodWatch score 66
Won
A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue (1965)
GoodWatch score 73
Morituri
Morituri (1965)
GoodWatch score 72
King Rat
King Rat (1965)
GoodWatch score 88
In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way (1965)
GoodWatch score 54