Oscar trophy

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The 37th Academy Awards

April 5, 1965  •  Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica  •  Hosted by Bob Hope

8
My Fair Lady Wins
12
My Fair Lady Noms
My Fair Lady won 8 Oscars including Picture, Director, and Actor
Julie Andrews won Best Actress for Mary Poppins after Audrey Hepburn replaced her in the film role she originated on Broadway
Rex Harrison won Best Actor as Henry Higgins
Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
My Fair Lady
Jack L. Warner, producer
Becket
Dr. Strangelove
Mary Poppins
Zorba the Greek
Best Director
Winner
George Cukor
My Fair Lady
Michael Cacoyannis— Zorba the Greek
Peter Glenville— Becket
Stanley Kubrick— Dr. Strangelove
Robert Stevenson— Mary Poppins
Acting
Best Actor
Winner
Rex Harrison
My Fair Lady
Richard Burton— Becket
Peter O'Toole— Becket
Anthony Quinn— Zorba the Greek
Peter Sellers— Dr. Strangelove
Best Actress
Winner
Julie Andrews
Mary Poppins
Anne Bancroft— The Pumpkin Eater
Sophia Loren— Marriage Italian Style
Debbie Reynolds— The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Kim Stanley— Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Peter Ustinov
Topkapi
John Gielgud— Becket
Stanley Holloway— My Fair Lady
Edmond O'Brien— Seven Days in May
Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Lila Kedrova
Zorba the Greek
Gladys Cooper— My Fair Lady
Edith Evans— The Chalk Garden
Grayson Hall— The Night of the Iguana
Writing
Best Original Screenplay
Winner
S.H. Barnett, Peter Stone, Frank Tarloff
Father Goose
Alun Owen— A Hard Day's Night
Orville H. Hampton, Raphael Hayes— One Potato, Two Potato
Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Mario Monicelli— The Organizer
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Ariane Mnouchkine, Daniel Boulanger, Philippe De Broca— That Man from Rio
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner
Edward Anhalt
Becket
Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, Terry Southern— Dr. Strangelove
Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi— Mary Poppins
Alan Jay Lerner— My Fair Lady
Michael Cacoyannis— Zorba the Greek
Music
Best Score (Substantially Original)
Winner
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
Mary Poppins
Laurence Rosenthal— Becket
Dimitri Tiomkin— The Fall of the Roman Empire
Frank DeVol— Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Henry Mancini— The Pink Panther
Best Score (Adaptation)
Winner
Andre Previn
My Fair Lady
George Martin— A Hard Day's Night
Irwin Kostal— Mary Poppins
Nelson Riddle— Robin and the 7 Hoods
Robert Armbruster, Leo Arnaud, et al.— The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Best Original Song
Winner
"Chim Chim Cher-ee" — Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
Mary Poppins
“Chim Chim Cher-ee” — Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman— Mary Poppins
“Dear Heart” — Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans— Dear Heart
“Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte” — Frank DeVol, Mack David— Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
“Where Love Has Gone” — James Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn— Where Love Has Gone
Technical
Best Cinematography (B&W)
Winner
Walter Lassally
Zorba the Greek
Philip H. Lathrop— The Americanization of Emily
Milton Krasner— Fate Is the Hunter
Joseph Biroc— Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Gabriel Figueroa— The Night of the Iguana
Best Cinematography (Color)
Winner
Harry Stradling
My Fair Lady
Geoffrey Unsworth— Becket
William H. Clothier— Cheyenne Autumn
Edward Colman— Mary Poppins
Daniel L. Fapp— The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Best Film Editing
Winner
Cotton Warburton
Mary Poppins
Anne Coates— Becket
Ted J. Kent— Father Goose
Michael Luciano— Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
William Ziegler— My Fair Lady
Art Direction & Costume
Best Art Direction (B&W)
Winner
Vassilis Photopoulos
Zorba the Greek
Vassilis Fotopoulos— Zorba the Greek
George W. Davis, Hans Peters, Elliot Scott, Henry Grace, Robert R. Benton— The Americanization of Emily
William Glasgow, Raphael Bretton— Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Stephen Grimes— The Night of the Iguana
Cary Odell, Edward G. Boyle— Seven Days in May
Best Art Direction (Color)
Winner
Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton
My Fair Lady
John Bryan, Maurice Carter, Patrick McLoughlin, Robert Cartwright— Becket
Carroll Clark, William H. Tuntke, Emile Kuri, Hal Gausman— Mary Poppins
George W. Davis, Preston Ames, Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt— The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Jack Martin Smith, Ted Haworth, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss— What a Way to Go!
Best Costume Design (B&W)
Winner
Dorothy Jeakins
The Night of the Iguana
Edith Head— A House Is Not a Home
Norma Koch— Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Howard Shoup— Kisses for My President
René Hubert— The Visit
Best Costume Design (Color)
Winner
Cecil Beaton
My Fair Lady
Margaret Furse— Becket
Tony Walton— Mary Poppins
Morton Haack— The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Edith Head, Moss Mabry— What a Way to Go!
Sound & Visual Effects
Best Sound Recording
Winner
George R. Groves (Warner Bros. Sound Dept.)
My Fair Lady
John Cox (Shepperton Studio Sound Dept.)— Becket
Waldon O. Watson (Universal City Sound Dept.)— Father Goose
Robert O. Cook (Walt Disney Studio Sound Dept.)— Mary Poppins
Franklin E. Milton (MGM Studio Sound Dept.)— The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Best Visual Effects
Winner
Peter Ellenshaw, Hamilton Luske, Eustace Lycett
Mary Poppins
Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett, Hamilton Luske— Mary Poppins
Jim Danforth— 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Documentary & Short Films
Best Animated Short
Winner
The Pink Phink
DePatie-Freleng — the very first Pink Panther animated short
National Film Board of Canada— Christmas Cracker
William L. Snyder— How to Avoid Friendship
William L. Snyder— Nudnik #2
Best Documentary Feature
Winner
World Without Sun
Jacques-Yves Cousteau — underwater habitat experiment
Jack Le Vien— The Finest Hours
Mel Stuart— Four Days in November
Bert Haanstra— The Human Dutch
Jean Aurel— Over There, 1914–18
International Film
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Italy — Vittorio De Sica
Raven's End
Sallah
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Woman in the Dunes