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Tom Jones poster
Best PictureTom Jones

36th Academy Awards

The 1963 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1963
Nominations 125
Categories Decided All 28
Top Winner Tom Jones
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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to Tom Jones. The winning leader is Tom Jones with 4 wins. The most nominated title is Tom Jones with 10 nominations. 28 winners named across 28 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. Tom Jones 4 wins10 nominations
  2. Cleopatra 4 wins9 nominations
  3. How the West Was Won 3 wins8 nominations
  4. Hud 3 wins7 nominations
  5. Federico Fellini's 8-1/2 2 wins5 nominations

Best Picture Nominees

The major races

The 1963 ceremony centers on Tom Jones. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 20 nominees in all.

Complete Ceremony Ledger

The winner in every category. Open the full ballot to see every nominee.

Open Full Ballot

26 categories125 records28 winners

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Ceremony Highlights

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 IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD MUSIC (Original Score) MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) MUSIC (Original Song) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III) SHORT FILM (Animated) SHORT FILM (Live Action) SOUND EDITING SOUND MIXING VISUAL EFFECTS WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Screenplay)

Winner Circle

ART DIRECTION (Color)
Cleopatra poster

Art Direction: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard Brown, Herman Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling, Boris Juraga; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox, Ray Moyer

Cleopatra

Film History

Sortable ledger

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