Oscar History: Academy Award Winning Movies and Actors of 1965

A look at Oscar winners and nominees, behind the scenes on the decisions for best picture, actor, etc for 1965, The Sound of Music gets top honors.

1965

Best Picture

NOMINEES: Darling, Doctor Zhivago, Ship of Fools, The Sound of Music, A Thousand Clowns

THE WINNER: The Sound of Music (20th Century-Fox)

DIRECTOR: Robert Wise

PLAYERS: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker

Best Actor

NOMINEES: Richard Burton (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold); Lee Marvin (Cat Ballou); Laurence Olivier (Othello); Rod Steiger (The Pawnbroker); Oskar Werner (Ship of Fools)

THE WINNER: Lee Marvin

Best Actress

NOMINEES: Julie Andrews (The Sound of Music); Julie Christie (Darling); Samantha Eggar (The Collector); Elizabeth Hartman (A Patch of Blue); Simone Signoret (Ship of Fools)

THE WINNER: Julie Christie

Behind the Oscar

Again, there was a scarcity of stars on hand. Many pictures were being made on location. This was the 1st telecast in color, and the only star of any note appeared to be Lynda Bird Johnson, escorted by George Hamilton. The evening was not without drama, as a film bearing a message from Patricia Neal was shown. Miss Neal was recovering from a severe stroke which almost took her life, and her appearance was a moving one. A slight attempt at creating a feud between the 2 female British contenders--Julie Christie and Julie Andrews--failed completely.