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35th Dossier

The 1962 file for 35th Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1962
Best Picture Lawrence of Arabia
Winner Record 32/28
Top Winner Lawrence of Arabia
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Annual Thesis

The 1962 ceremony centers on Lawrence of Arabia.

This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 4 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 20 major-field records feeding into the full 32/28 ceremony ledger below.

4major races 20major-field records 4/4winners recorded
Full Ballot Winner Circle All Ceremonies Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress

Ceremony Snapshot

A live, winner-driven snapshot of this ceremony.

Best Picture went to Lawrence of Arabia. The winning leader is Lawrence of Arabia with 7 wins.

Lawrence of Arabia 7 wins | 10 nominations
To Kill a Mockingbird 3 wins | 8 nominations
The Longest Day 2 wins | 5 nominations
The Miracle Worker 2 wins | 5 nominations
Meredith Willson's The Music Man 1 win | 6 nominations
Winner Record 32/28

Categories settled and marked as winners in the ledger.

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Best Picture Nominees

The shortlist most readers look for first: 5 Best Picture nominees from this ceremony.

124Nominations
32Wins
28Categories
1927/28-2025Ledger span

Major Races

The Four Races That Shape the Night

A fast editorial scan of Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress before the full ceremony ledger opens out below.

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25 categories 124 records 32 winners

Category

Best Picture

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Director

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Actress

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Actor

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

Nominee

Lawrence of Arabia

Credit: Robert BoltMichael Wilson

NOTE: The Board of Governors voted on September 26, 1995 to grant then-blacklisted writer Michael Wilson an Academy Award nomination, along with Robert Bolt, for Lawrence of Arabia. This was the result of a Writers Guild of America finding that Wilson and Bolt share the credit for the screenplay.

Film History

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

Category

FILM EDITING

1 winner / 5 records

Category

VISUAL EFFECTS

1 winner / 2 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

Winner

The Longest Day

Credit: Jean BourgoinWalter WottitzHenri Persin

NOTE: Originally, the three names of Jean Bourgoin, Henri Persin and Walter Wottitz (as listed on the Official Screen Credits form) were announced as nominees for this film in this category. The credits from the film listed four Directors of Photography (in the following order), Mr. Persin, Mr. Wottitz, Pierre Levent and Mr. Bourgoin. The program for the Awards ceremony and even the official letter from Price Waterhouse with the results of the final voting for the awards listed the three names as winners in this category. At some point, the name of Henri Persin was dropped from the nomination, as his name has been \"whited-out\"" from the official wording for the nomination certificates, and the nominations and winners lists the Academy publishes do not include his name. The Academy's records and files give no reason for this exclusion."

Film History

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 2 records

1 winner / 3 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

Category

SOUND MIXING

1 winner / 5 records

Ceremony Highlights

Poster-first highlights from this ceremony, led by winners and the titles that defined the night.

Categories in this ceremony

Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White) ART DIRECTION (Color) Best Picture CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) COSTUME DESIGN (Black-and-White) COSTUME DESIGN (Color) Best Director DOCUMENTARY (Feature) DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) FILM EDITING INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD MUSIC (Original Score) MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) MUSIC (Original Song) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class II) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III) SHORT FILM (Animated) SHORT FILM (Live Action) SOUND MIXING VISUAL EFFECTS WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Screenplay)

Winner Circle

A category-by-category winner roll call generated directly from the ceremony ledger.

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