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35th Academy Awards
Date April 8, 1963
Site Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Hosted by Frank Sinatra
Produced by Arthur Freed
Directed by Richard Dunlap
Highlights
Best Picture Lawrence of Arabia
Most awards Lawrence of Arabia (7)
Most nominations Lawrence of Arabia (10)
TV in the United States
Network ABC

The 35th Academy Awards celebrated the best movies of 1962. The event took place on April 8, 1963, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. Famous singer and actor Frank Sinatra was the host for the evening.

The biggest winner of the night was David Lean's movie Lawrence of Arabia. It received 10 nominations and won 7 awards. These included the award for Best Picture and Best Director for David Lean. This was Lean's second time winning Best Director. Peter O'Toole was nominated for Best Actor for his role as T. E. Lawrence. This was his first of eight nominations, but he never won an Oscar for acting. Lawrence of Arabia is the only Best Picture winner that does not have any speaking roles for women.

Another notable film was Arthur Penn's The Miracle Worker. It won two acting Oscars without being nominated for Best Picture. Anne Bancroft won Best Actress, and Patty Duke won Best Supporting Actress. This was a very rare achievement for a movie.

Awards and Winners

David Lean, Best Director winner
Gregory Peck, Best Actor winner
Anne Bancroft, Best Actress winner
Ed Begley, Best Supporting Actor winner
Patty Duke, Best Supporting Actress winner, youngest person to receive an Oscar in a competitive category at the time
Pietro Germi, Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen co-winner
Henry Mancini, Best Song co-winner
Johnny Mercer, Best Song co-winner

The nominations for the 35th Academy Awards were announced on February 25, 1963. The winners in each category are listed first and shown in bold letters.

Best Picture Best Director
  • Lawrence of Arabia – Sam Spiegel, producer
    • The Longest Day
    • The Music Man
    • Mutiny on the Bounty
    • To Kill a Mockingbird
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Divorce Italian Style – Ennio de Concini, Alfredo Giannetti and Pietro Germi
    • Freud: The Secret Passion
    • Last Year at Marienbad
    • That Touch of Mink
    • Through a Glass Darkly
Best Foreign Language Film Best Documentary Feature
  • Black Fox
    • Alvorada
Best Documentary Short Best Live Action Short Subject
  • Dylan Thomas
    • The John Glenn Story
    • The Road to the Wall
  • Heureux Anniversaire
    • Big City Blues
    • The Cadillac
    • The Cliff Dwellers
    • Pan
Best Animated Short Film Best Original Score
  • The Hole
    • Icarus Montgolfier Wright
    • Now Hear This
    • Self Defense ... for Cowards
    • A Symposium on Popular Songs
Best Adapted Score Best Song
  • "Days of Wine and Roses" from Days of Wine and Roses – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyric by Johnny Mercer
    • "Love Song From Mutiny on the Bounty (Follow Me)" from Mutiny on the Bounty
    • "Song From Two for the Seesaw (Second Chance)" from Two for the Seesaw
    • "Tender Is the Night" from Tender Is the Night
    • "Walk on the Wild Side" from Walk on the Wild Side
Best Sound Best Art Direction, Black-and-White
  • Lawrence of Arabia – John Cox
    • Bon Voyage!
    • The Music Man
    • That Touch of Mink
    • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
  • To Kill a Mockingbird – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Oliver Emert
    • Days of Wine and Roses
    • The Longest Day
    • Period of Adjustment
    • The Pigeon That Took Rome
Best Art Direction, Color Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
  • The Longest Day – Jean Bourgoin and Walter Wottitz
    • Birdman of Alcatraz
    • To Kill a Mockingbird
    • Two for the Seesaw
    • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Best Cinematography, Color Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? – Norma Koch
Best Costume Design, Color Best Film Editing
Best Special Effects
  • The Longest Day – Visual Effects by Robert MacDonald; Audible Effects by Jacques Maumont
    • Mutiny on the Bounty – Visual Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie; Audible Effects by Milo B. Lory

Special Awards

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

This award goes to someone in the film industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.

Presenters and Performers

Presenters

These are the people who announced the winners for each award:

Performers

These artists performed during the ceremony:

  • Alfred Newman (musical director)
  • Robert Goulet (Sang songs from nominated films like Days of Wine and Roses and Mutiny on the Bounty)

Film Nominations and Wins

Here's a look at which films received the most nominations and awards:

See also

  • 5th Grammy Awards
  • 14th Primetime Emmy Awards
  • 15th Primetime Emmy Awards
  • 16th British Academy Film Awards
  • 16th Tony Awards
  • 20th Golden Globe Awards
  • 1962 in film
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