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Best PictureThe Sound of Music

38th Academy Awards

The 1965 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1965
Nominations 127
Categories Decided All 30
Top Winner Doctor Zhivago
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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to The Sound of Music. The winning leader is Doctor Zhivago with 5 wins. The most nominated title is Doctor Zhivago with 10 nominations. 31 winners named across 30 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. Doctor Zhivago 5 wins10 nominations
  2. The Sound of Music 5 wins10 nominations
  3. Darling 3 wins5 nominations
  4. Ship of Fools 2 wins8 nominations
  5. A Patch of Blue 1 win5 nominations

Best Picture Nominees

The major races

The Sound of Music took Picture; Doctor Zhivago controlled the board. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 20 nominees in all.

Complete Ceremony Ledger

Every winner and nominee in every category, with film, person and review links.

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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 HONORARY AWARD INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD MUSIC (Original Score) MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) MUSIC (Original Song) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class II) SHORT FILM (Animated) SHORT FILM (Live Action) SOUND EDITING SOUND MIXING VISUAL EFFECTS WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Screenplay)

Winner Circle

Sortable ledger

Every nomination from this ceremony as a sortable table, for research that needs the raw record beside the posters and winners above.

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