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1969 ceremony · films of 1968

The 41st Oscars

105 nominations in 22 categories.

Nominations and wins

The night's big films

  1. Oliver! poster5 of 11
  2. Funny Girl poster1 of 8
  3. The Lion in Winter poster3 of 7
  4. 0 of 7
  5. Romeo and Juliet poster2 of 4
  6. 2001: A Space Odyssey poster1 of 4
Winners first

Every category

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor

Announced as Actor

Best Actress

Announced as Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

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

Best Documentary Feature

  • Bill McGaw, Producer

    NOTE: At the 41st Awards ceremony on April 14, 1969, Young Americans was announced as the winner of the Documentary Feature Oscar. On May 7, 1969, the film was declared ineligible after it was revealed that the film had played in October of 1967, therefore ineligible for a 1968 Award. The first runner-up, Journey into Self, was awarded the statuette on May 8, 1969.

  • Robert Cohn and Alex Grasshoff, Producers

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. At the 41st Awards ceremony on April 14, 1969, Young Americans was announced as the winner of the Documentary Feature Oscar. On May 7, 1969, the film was declared ineligible after it was revealed that the film had played in October of 1967, therefore ineligible for a 1968 Award. The first runner-up, Journey into Self, was awarded the statuette on May 8, 1969.

Best Cinematography

Best Film Editing

Best Production Design

Best Costume Design

Best Original Score

Announced as Music (Original Score--for a Motion Picture [Not a Musical])

Best Song Score or Adaptation Score

Announced as Music (Score of a Musical Picture--Original or Adaptation)

Best Original Song

Announced as Music (Song--Original for the Picture)

Best Sound

Announced as Sound
  • Oliver! poster
    Shepperton Studio Sound Department
  • Bullitt poster
    Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Department
  • Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Department
  • Funny Girl poster
    Columbia Studio Sound Department
  • 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department

Best Visual Effects

Announced as Special Visual Effects

Best Documentary Short

Best Animated Short

Announced as Short Subject (Cartoon)

Best Live Action Short

Announced as Short Subject (Live Action)
Not competitive

Honorary and special awards

Honorary Award

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

  • Martha Raye
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