1966 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 120 Academy Award records for the 1966 film year, covering 53 films and including 26 wins.
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Best Picture result
- ★ A Man for All SeasonsFred Zinnemann, Producer
5 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history
Acting category results
Leading winning films
Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.
- A Man for All Seasons
6 wins from 8 award records
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
5 wins from 13 award records
- Grand Prix
3 wins from 3 award records
- Fantastic Voyage
2 wins from 5 award records
- A Man and a Woman
2 wins from 4 award records
- Born Free
2 wins from 2 award records
Category winners
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- ★ A Man for All Seasons — Sir Thomas More
- ★ The Fortune Cookie — Willie Gingrich
- ★ Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — Martha
- ★ Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — Honey
- ★ Born Free — Born Free
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 120 of 120 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ A Man for All Seasons IMDB — Fred Zinnemann, Producer
- Alfie IMDB — Lewis Gilbert, Producer
- The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming IMDB — Norman Jewison, Producer
- The Sand Pebbles IMDB — Robert Wise, Producer
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? IMDB — Ernest Lehman, Producer
Best Actor
- ★ A Man for All Seasons IMDB — Paul ScofieldSir Thomas More
- The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming IMDB — Alan ArkinRozanov
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? IMDB — Richard BurtonGeorge
- Alfie IMDB — Michael CaineAlfie
- The Sand Pebbles IMDB — Steve McQueenJake Holman
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ The Fortune Cookie IMDB — Walter MatthauWillie Gingrich
- The Sand Pebbles IMDB — MakoPo-Han
- Georgy Girl IMDB — James MasonJames Leamington
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? IMDB — George SegalNick
- A Man for All Seasons IMDB — Robert ShawKing Henry VIII
Best Actress
- ★ Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? IMDB — Elizabeth TaylorMartha
- A Man and a Woman IMDB — Anouk AimeeAnne Gauthier
- The Shop on Main Street IMDB — Ida KaminskaRozalie Lautmanova
- Georgy Girl IMDB — Lynn RedgraveGeorgy Parkin
- Morgan! IMDB — Vanessa RedgraveLeonie Delt
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? IMDB — Sandy DennisHoney
- A Man for All Seasons IMDB — Wendy HillerAlice More
- Hawaii IMDB — Jocelyne LagardeMalama
- Alfie IMDB — Vivien MerchantLily
- You're a Big Boy Now IMDB — Geraldine PageMargary Chanticleer
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
- ★ Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? IMDB — Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
- The Fortune Cookie IMDB — Art Direction: Robert Luthardt; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle
- The Gospel According to St. Matthew IMDB — Luigi Scaccianoce
- Is Paris Burning? IMDB — Art Direction: Willy Holt; Set Decoration: Marc Frederix, Pierre Guffroy
- Mister Buddwing IMDB — Art Direction: George W. Davis, Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt
Art Direction (Color)
- ★ Fantastic Voyage IMDB — Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss
- Gambit IMDB — Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, George C. Webb; Set Decoration: John McCarthy, John Austin
- Juliet of the Spirits IMDB — Piero Gherardi
- The Oscar IMDB — Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Arthur Lonergan; Set Decoration: Robert Benton, James Payne
- The Sand Pebbles IMDB — Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, John Sturtevant, William Kiernan
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Cinematography (Color)
Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Costume Design (Color)
- ★ A Man for All Seasons IMDB — Elizabeth Haffenden, Joan Bridge
- Gambit IMDB — Jean Louis
- Hawaii IMDB — Dorothy Jeakins
- Juliet of the Spirits IMDB — Piero Gherardi
- The Oscar IMDB — Edith Head
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ The War Game IMDB — Peter Watkins, Producer
- The Face of Genius IMDB — Alfred R. Kelman, Producer
- Helicopter Canada IMDB — Peter Jones and Tom Daly, Producers
- Le Volcan Interdit (The Forbidden Volcano) IMDB — Haroun Tazieff, Producer
- The Really Big Family IMDB — Alex Grasshoff, Producer
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ A Year toward Tomorrow IMDB — Edmond A. Levy, Producer
- Adolescence IMDB — Marin Karmitz and Vladimir Forgency, Producers
- Cowboy IMDB — Michael Ahnemann and Gary Schlosser, Producers
- The Odds Against IMDB — Lee R. Bobker and Helen Kristt Radin, Producers
- Saint Matthew Passion IMDB — Mafilm Studio
Film Editing
- ★ Grand Prix IMDB — Fredric Steinkamp, Henry Berman, Stewart Linder, Frank Santillo
- Fantastic Voyage IMDB — William B. Murphy
- The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming IMDB — Hal Ashby, J. Terry Williams
- The Sand Pebbles IMDB — William Reynolds
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? IMDB — Sam O'Steen
International Feature Film
- ★ A Man and a Woman IMDB — France
- The Battle of Algiers IMDB — Italy
- Loves of a Blonde IMDB — Czechoslovakia
- Pharaoh IMDB — Poland
- Three IMDB — Yugoslavia
Original Score
Original Song
- ★ Born Free IMDB — Music by John Barry; Lyrics by Don BlackBorn Free
- Alfie IMDB — Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Hal DavidAlfie
- Georgy Girl IMDB — Music by Tom Springfield; Lyrics by Jim DaleGeorgy Girl
- Hawaii IMDB — Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Mack DavidMy Wishing Doll
- An American Dream IMDB — Music by Johnny Mandel; Lyrics by Paul Francis WebsterA Time For Love
Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
Animated Short Film
- ★ Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature IMDB — John Hubley and Faith Hubley, Producers
- The Drag IMDB — Wolf Koenig and Robert Verrall, Producers
- The Pink Blueprint IMDB — David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng, Producers
Live Action Short Film
- ★ Wild Wings IMDB — Edgar Anstey, Producer
- Turkey the Bridge IMDB — Derek Williams, Producer
- The Winning Strain IMDB — Leslie Winik, Producer
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
- ★ Grand Prix IMDB — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director
- Gambit IMDB — Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson, Sound Director
- Hawaii IMDB — Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director
- The Sand Pebbles IMDB — 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, James P. Corcoran, Sound Director
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? IMDB — Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director
Visual Effects
Adapted Screenplay
Original Screenplay
- ★ A Man and a Woman IMDB — Story by Claude Lelouch; Screenplay by Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven
- Blow-Up IMDB — Story by Michelangelo Antonioni; Screenplay by Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra, Edward Bond
- The Fortune Cookie IMDB — Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
- Khartoum IMDB — Robert Ardrey
- The Naked Prey IMDB — Clint Johnston, Don Peters
Nominated films and other recorded entries
53 films represented in the 1966 archive selection.
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- A Man and a Woman
- A Man for All Seasons
- A Year toward Tomorrow
- Adolescence
- Alfie
- An American Dream
- Blow-Up
- Born Free
- Cowboy
- Fantastic Voyage
- Gambit
- Georgy Girl
- Grand Prix
- Hawaii
- Helicopter Canada
- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature
- Is Paris Burning?
- Juliet of the Spirits
- Khartoum
- Le Volcan Interdit (The Forbidden Volcano)
- Loves of a Blonde
- Mandragola
- Mister Buddwing
- Morgan!
- Pharaoh
- Return of the Seven
- Saint Matthew Passion
- Seconds
- Stop the World--I Want to Get Off
- The Battle of Algiers
- The Bible
- The Drag
- The Face of Genius
- The Fortune Cookie
- The Gospel According to St. Matthew
- The Naked Prey
- The Odds Against
- The Oscar
- The Pink Blueprint
- The Professionals
- The Really Big Family
- The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming
- The Sand Pebbles
- The Shop on Main Street
- The Singing Nun
- The War Game
- The Winning Strain
- Three
- Turkey the Bridge
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Wild Wings
- You're a Big Boy Now
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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