The 40th Academy Awards were held on April 10, 1968, to honor film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for April 8, the awards were postponed to two days later due to the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.Bob Hope was once again the host of the ceremony.
This year, due to the waning popularity of black-and-white films, Best Cinematography, Art Direction, and Costume Design, previously divided into separate awards for color and monochrome films, were merged into single categories. This was the first Oscars since 1948 to feature clips from the Best Picture nominees.
Due to an all-out push by Academy President Gregory Peck, 18 of the 20 acting nominees were present at the ceremony. Only Katharine Hepburn and the late Spencer Tracy, who was nominated posthumously, were missing. Edith Evans was the last performer born in the 1880s to receive an acting nomination (Best Actress, for her role in The Whisperers).
Arthur Freed was presented for distinguished service to the Academy and the production of six top-rated Awards telecasts.
TriviaEdit
This was the last Oscars broadcast by network radio in the US. The ABC radio network (which had just split into four separate services) carried the ceremony over the ABC Entertainment network.
Of the 20 performers nominated in the acting categories only two didn't attend: Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Hepburn, whose award for Best Actress was accepted by George Cukor, was in France filming The Lion in Winter, and Tracy, whose nomination was posthumous as he had died ten months before the ceremony occurred.
There was no Governor's Ball.
Prior to the two-day postponement, four African-American stars who were scheduled to take part in the ceremony: Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong, and Diahann Carroll, announced they were withdrawing in mourning for Dr. King. Prior to the postponement, Jack Lemmon was announced as a replacement for Poitier, and Shirley Jones for Davis, but once the event was delayed, the original quartet returned.
Alfred Hitchcock's acceptance speech is on record as one of the shortest in Academy Awards history: "Thank you very much indeed". This is one word longer than William Holden's acceptance speech for Stalag 17 at the 26th Academy Awards, which was simply "Thank you ... thank you."
Legendary film composer John Williams received his first nomination for scoring Valley of the Dolls. He would go on to receive 50 more nominations, winning 5.
A Place to Stand, 1967, Archives of Ontario YouTube Channel (winner of Best Live Action Short Subject)
October 20, 2023
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The 40th Academy Awards were held on April 10 1968 to honor film achievements of 1967 Originally scheduled for April 8 the awards were postponed to two days later due to the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr Bob Hope was once again the host of the ceremony 40th Academy AwardsOfficial poster with original dateDateApril 10 1968SiteSanta Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica CaliforniaHosted byBob HopeProduced byArthur FreedDirected byRichard DunlapHighlightsBest PictureIn the Heat of the NightMost awardsIn the Heat of the Night 5 Most nominationsBonnie and Clyde and Guess Who s Coming to Dinner 10 TV in the United StatesNetworkABC 39th Academy Awards 41st This year due to the waning popularity of black and white films Best Cinematography Art Direction and Costume Design previously divided into separate awards for color and monochrome films were merged into single categories This was the first Oscars since 1948 to feature clips from the Best Picture nominees This year marked the first and only time that three different films were nominated for the Top Five Oscars Picture Director Actor Actress and Screenplay Bonnie and Clyde The Graduate and Guess Who s Coming to Dinner While all three won major Oscars Best Picture was awarded to Norman Jewison s thriller mystery film In the Heat of the Night The Graduate became the seventh film to win Best Director and nothing else and the last until the 94th Academy Awards For the first time since the introduction of the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1948 Edith Head did not receive a nomination after tallying 30 nominations and 7 wins over the previous 18 years Due to an all out push by Academy President Gregory Peck 18 of the 20 acting nominees were present at the ceremony Only Katharine Hepburn and the late Spencer Tracy who was nominated posthumously were missing Edith Evans was the last performer born in the 1880s to receive an acting nomination Best Actress for her role in The Whisperers Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1 1 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1 2 Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award 1 3 Honorary Oscar 2 Trivia 3 Multiple nominations and awards 4 Presenters and performers 4 1 Presenters 4 2 Performers 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksWinners and nominees Edit nbsp Rod Steiger Best Actor winner nbsp Katharine Hepburn Best Actress winner nbsp George Kennedy Best Supporting Actor winner nbsp Estelle Parsons Best Supporting Actress winner nbsp Elmer Bernstein Best Original Score winner Nominations were announced on February 19 1968 Winners are listed first highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger 1 Best Picture Best DirectorIn the Heat of the Night Walter Mirisch producer Bonnie and Clyde Warren Beatty producer Doctor Dolittle Arthur P Jacobs producer The Graduate Lawrence Turman producer Guess Who s Coming to Dinner Stanley Kramer producer Mike Nichols The Graduate Arthur Penn Bonnie and Clyde Stanley Kramer Guess Who s Coming to Dinner Richard Brooks In Cold Blood Norman Jewison In the Heat of the NightBest Actor Best ActressRod Steiger In the Heat of the Night as Police Chief Bill Gillespie Warren Beatty Bonnie and Clyde as Clyde Barrow Dustin Hoffman The Graduate as Benjamin Braddock Paul Newman Cool Hand Luke as Lucas Cool Hand Luke Jackson Spencer Tracy posthumous nomination Guess Who s Coming to Dinner as Matt Drayton Katharine Hepburn Guess Who s Coming to Dinner as Christina Drayton Anne Bancroft The Graduate as Mrs Robinson Faye Dunaway Bonnie and Clyde as Bonnie Parker Edith Evans The Whisperers as Mrs Ross Audrey Hepburn Wait Until Dark as Susy HendrixBest Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressGeorge Kennedy Cool Hand Luke as Dragline John Cassavetes The Dirty Dozen as Victor Franko Gene Hackman Bonnie and Clyde as Buck Barrow Cecil Kellaway Guess Who s Coming to Dinner as Monsignor Ryan Michael J Pollard Bonnie and Clyde as C W Moss Estelle Parsons Bonnie and Clyde as Blanche Barrow Carol Channing Thoroughly Modern Millie as Muzzy Van Hossmere Mildred Natwick Barefoot in the Park as Ethel Banks Beah Richards Guess Who s Coming to Dinner as Mrs Mary Prentice Katharine Ross The Graduate as Elaine RobinsonBest Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another MediumGuess Who s Coming to Dinner William Rose Bonnie and Clyde David Newman and Robert Benton Divorce American Style Screenplay by Norman Lear Story by Robert Kaufman Two for the Road Frederic Raphael The War Is Over Jorge Semprun In the Heat of the Night Stirling Silliphant based on the novel by John Ball Cool Hand Luke Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson based on the novel by Donn Pearce The Graduate Buck Henry and Calder Willingham based on the novel by Charles Webb In Cold Blood Richard Brooks based on the novel by Truman Capote Ulysses Joseph Strick and Fred Haines based on the novel by James JoyceBest Foreign Language Film Best Documentary FeatureClosely Watched Trains Czechoslovakia El amor brujo Spain I Even Met Happy Gypsies Yugoslavia Live for Life France Portrait of Chieko Japan The Anderson Platoon Festival Harvest A King s Story A Time for BurningBest Documentary Short Subject Best Live Action Short SubjectThe Redwoods Mark Harris and Trevor Greenwood Monument to the Dream A Place to Stand See You at the Pillar While I Run This Race A Place to Stand Christopher Chapman and Cam McWhirt Paddle to the Sea Julian Biggs Sky over Holland John Ferno Stop Look and Listen Len Janson and Chuck MenvilleBest Short Subject Cartoons Best Original Music ScoreThe Box Hypothese Beta What on Earth Thoroughly Modern Millie Elmer Bernstein Cool Hand Luke Lalo Schifrin Doctor Dolittle Leslie Bricusse Far from the Madding Crowd Richard Rodney Bennett In Cold Blood Quincy JonesBest Original Song Score or Adaptation Score Best SongCamelot Alfred Newman and Ken Darby Doctor Dolittle Lionel Newman and Alexander Courage Guess Who s Coming to Dinner Frank De Vol Thoroughly Modern Millie Andre Previn and Joseph Gershenson Valley of the Dolls John Williams Talk to the Animals from Doctor Dolittle Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse The Bare Necessities from The Jungle Book Music and Lyrics by Terry Gilkyson The Eyes of Love from Banning Music by Quincy Jones Lyrics by Bob Russell The Look of Love from Casino Royale Music by Burt Bacharach Lyrics by Hal David Thoroughly Modern Millie from Thoroughly Modern Millie Music by Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics by Sammy CahnBest Costume Design Best Art DirectionCamelot John Truscott Bonnie and Clyde Theadora Van Runkle The Happiest Millionaire Bill Thomas The Taming of the Shrew Danilo Donati and Irene Sharaff Thoroughly Modern Millie Jean Louis Camelot Art Direction John Truscott and Edward Carrere Set Decoration John W Brown Doctor Dolittle Art Direction Mario Chiari Jack Martin Smith and Ed Graves Set Decoration Walter M Scott and Stuart A Reiss Guess Who s Coming to Dinner Art Direction Robert Clatworthy Set Decoration Frank Tuttle The Taming of the Shrew Art Direction Renzo Mongiardino John DeCuir Elven Webb and Giuseppe Mariani Set Decoration Dario Simoni and Luigi Gervasi Thoroughly Modern Millie Art Direction Alexander Golitzen and George C Webb Set Decoration Howard BristolBest Cinematography Best SoundBonnie and Clyde Burnett Guffey Camelot Richard H Kline Doctor Dolittle Robert L Surtees The Graduate Robert L Surtees In Cold Blood Conrad L Hall In the Heat of the Night Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department Camelot Warner Bros Seven Arts Studio Sound Department The Dirty Dozen Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio Sound Department Doctor Dolittle 20th Century Fox Studio Sound Department Thoroughly Modern Millie Universal City Studio Sound DepartmentBest Sound Effects Best Film EditingThe Dirty Dozen John Poyner In the Heat of the Night James Richard In the Heat of the Night Hal Ashby Beach Red Frank P Keller The Dirty Dozen Michael Luciano Doctor Dolittle Samuel E Beetley and Marjorie Fowler Guess Who s Coming to Dinner Robert C JonesBest Special Visual EffectsDoctor Dolittle L B Abbott Tobruk Howard A Anderson Jr and Albert WhitlockJean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Edit Gregory Peck Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award Edit Alfred Hitchcock Honorary Oscar Edit Arthur Freed was presented for distinguished service to the Academy and the production of six top rated Awards telecasts Trivia EditThis was the last Oscars broadcast by network radio in the US The ABC radio network which had just split into four separate services carried the ceremony over the ABC Entertainment network Of the 20 performers nominated in the acting categories only two didn t attend Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy Hepburn whose award for Best Actress was accepted by George Cukor was in France filming The Lion in Winter and Tracy whose nomination was posthumous as he had died ten months before the ceremony occurred There was no Governor s Ball Prior to the two day postponement four African American stars who were scheduled to take part in the ceremony Sidney Poitier Sammy Davis Jr Louis Armstrong and Diahann Carroll announced they were withdrawing in mourning for Dr King Prior to the postponement Jack Lemmon was announced as a replacement for Poitier and Shirley Jones for Davis but once the event was delayed the original quartet returned Alfred Hitchcock s acceptance speech is on record as one of the shortest in Academy Awards history Thank you very much indeed This is one word longer than William Holden s acceptance speech for Stalag 17 at the 26th Academy Awards which was simply Thank you thank you This was the only year in which two films Bonnie and Clyde and Guess Who s Coming to Dinner received nominations in all four acting categories Legendary film composer John Williams received his first nomination for scoring Valley of the Dolls He would go on to receive 50 more nominations winning 5 Multiple nominations and awards EditThese films had multiple nominations 10 nominations Bonnie and Clyde and Guess Who s Coming to Dinner 9 nominations Doctor Dolittle 7 nominations The Graduate In the Heat of the Night and Thoroughly Modern Millie 5 nominations Camelot 4 nominations Cool Hand Luke The Dirty Dozen and In Cold Blood 2 nominations A Place to Stand and The Taming of the Shrew The following films received multiple awards 5 wins In the Heat of the Night 3 wins Camelot 2 wins Bonnie and Clyde Doctor Dolittle and Guess Who s Coming to DinnerPresenters and performers EditThe following individuals listed in order of appearance presented awards or performed musical numbers Presenters Edit Name RoleHank Simms Announcer for the 40th Academy AwardsGregory Peck AMPAS President Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremonyBill Miller Explained the eligibility and voting rules to the publicCarol Channing Presenter of the award for Best SoundPatty Duke Presenter of the award for Best Supporting ActorDustin Hoffman Katharine Ross Presenters of the award for Best CinematographyMacdonald Carey Diahann Carroll Presenters of the Short Subjects AwardsRobert Morse Barbara Rush Presenters of the Documentary AwardsEva Marie Saint Presenter of the award for Best Costume DesignBob Hope host Presenter of the Honorary Award to Arthur FreedNatalie Wood Presenter of the award for Best Special Visual EffectsRichard Crenna Elke Sommer Presenters of the award for Best Sound EffectsWalter Matthau Presenter of the award for Best Supporting ActressEdith Evans Presenter of the award for Best Film EditingRosalind Russell Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Gregory PeckDanny Kaye Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language FilmRock Hudson Shirley Jones Presenters of the award for Best Art DirectionBob Hope Presenter of the Academy Awards history montageAngie Dickinson Gene Kelly Presenters of the Music AwardsBarbra Streisand Presenter of the award for Best SongSammy Davis Jr Accepted Leslie Bricusse s award on his behalfRobert Wise Presenter of the Irving G Thalberg Memorial AwardLeslie Caron Presenter of the award for Best DirectorClaire Bloom Rod Steiger Presenters of the Writing AwardsAudrey Hepburn Presenter of the award for Best ActorSidney Poitier Presenter of the award for Best ActressJulie Andrews Presenter of the award for Best PicturePerformers Edit Name Role PerformedElmer Bernstein Musical arranger and conductor OrchestralLouis Armstrong Performer The Bare Necessities from The Jungle BookLainie Kazan Performer The Eyes of Love from BanningSergio Mendes Brasil 66 Performer The Look of Love from Casino RoyaleSammy Davis Jr Performer Talk to the Animals from Doctor DolittleAngela Lansbury Performer Thoroughly Modern Millie from Thoroughly Modern Millie 2 Academy Awards Orchestra Performers Hooray for Hollywood There s No Business like Show Business orchestral during the closing creditsSee also Edit1967 in film 10th Grammy Awards 19th Primetime Emmy Awards 20th Primetime Emmy Awards 21st British Academy Film Awards 22nd Tony Awards 25th Golden Globe AwardsReferences Edit The 40th Academy Awards 1968 Nominees and Winners oscars org Archived from the original on November 3 2014 Retrieved November 10 2011 Angela Lansbury performing Thoroughly Modern Millie on show on YouTubeExternal links Edit40th Academy Awards at IMDb A Place to Stand 1967 Archives of Ontario YouTube Channel winner of Best Live Action Short Subject Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 40th Academy Awards amp oldid 1175282361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
