1965 ceremony · films of 1964
The 37th Oscars
121 nominations in 26 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
5 of 13
8 of 12
1 of 12
3 of 7
0 of 7- 0 of 6
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
- Jack L. Warner, Producer
- Hal B. Wallis, Producer
- Walt Disney and Bill Walsh, Producers
- Michael Cacoyannis, Producer
Best Director
Best Actor
Announced as Actor
- Rex Harrison · Professor Henry Higgins
- Richard Burton · Thomas Becket
- Peter O'Toole · King Henry II
- Peter Sellers · Group Captain Lionel Mandrake/President Muffley/Dr. Strangelove
- Anthony Quinn · Alexis Zorba
Best Actress
Announced as Actress
- Julie Andrews · Mary Poppins
- Sophia Loren · Filomena Marturano
- Kim Stanley · Myra Savage
- Anne Bancroft · Jo Armitage
- Debbie Reynolds · Molly Brown
Best Supporting Actor
- Peter Ustinov · Arthur Simpson
- John Gielgud · King Louis VII of France
- Stanley Holloway · Alfred P. Doolittle
- Edmond O'Brien · Senator Raymond Clark
- Lee Tracy · Art Hockstader
Best Supporting Actress
- Lila Kedrova · Madame Hortense
- Agnes Moorehead · Velma Cruther
- Gladys Cooper · Mrs. Higgins
- Dame Edith Evans · Mrs. St. Maugham
- Grayson Hall · Judith Fellowes
Best Original Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Story and Screenplay--Written Directly for the Screen)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay--Based On Material From Another Medium)
Best International Feature
Announced as Foreign Language Film
- Sweden
- Israel
Japan
Best Documentary Feature
- Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Producer
- Mel Stuart, Producer
- Jean Aurel, Producer
- Bert Haanstra, Producer
Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Best Cinematography (Color)
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design (Black-and-White)
- Art Direction: William Glasgow; Set Decoration: Raphael Bretton
Art Direction: Cary Odell; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle- Art Direction: George W. Davis, Hans Peters, Elliot Scott; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Robert R. Benton
Best Production Design (Color)
Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Best Costume Design (Color)
Best Original Score
Announced as Music (Music Score--Substantially Original)
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Announced as Music (Scoring of Music--Adaptation or Treatment)
Best Original Song
Announced as Music (Song)
- Mary Poppins · Chim Chim Cher-eeMusic and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
- Dear Heart · Dear Heart
- Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte · Hush...Hush, Sweet CharlotteMusic by Frank DeVol; Lyrics by Mack David
- Robin and the 7 Hoods · My Kind Of TownMusic by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
- Where Love Has Gone · Where Love Has GoneMusic by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Best Sound
Announced as Sound
Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson, Sound Director- Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, Robert O. Cook, Sound Director
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director
Best Sound Editing
Announced as Sound Effects
Best Visual Effects
Announced as Special Visual Effects
Best Documentary Short
- Charles Guggenheim, Producer
- Geoffrey Scott and Oxley Hughan, Producers
- Henry Jacobs and John Korty, Producers
- Charles Guggenheim, Producer
- National Film Board of Canada
Best Animated Short
Announced as Short Subject (Cartoon)
- David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng, Producers
- National Film Board of Canada
- William L. Snyder, Producer
- William L. Snyder, Producer
Best Live Action Short
Announced as Short Subject (Live Action)
- Edward Schreiber, Producer
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Honorary Award
To William Tuttle for his outstanding make-up achievement for 7 Faces of Dr. Lao.