Awards & Winners

1963 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1963 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 36th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

36th Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Actress

Patricia Neal

Honored for : Hud
(Role: Alma Brown)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Natalie Wood Love with the Proper Stranger
Role: Angie
Rachel Roberts This Sporting Life
Role: Mrs. Hammond
Shirley MacLaine Irma la Douce
Role: Irma La Douce
Leslie Caron The L-Shaped Room
Role: Jane
Patricia Neal Hud
Role: Alma
Academy Award for Best Actor

Sidney Poitier

Honored for : Lilies of the Field
(Role: Homer Smith)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Albert Finney Tom Jones
Role: Tom Jones
Richard Harris This Sporting Life
Role: Frank Machin
Rex Harrison Cleopatra
Role: Julius Caesar
Paul Newman Hud
Role: Hud Bannon
Sidney Poitier Lilies of the Field
Role: Homer Smith
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

James R. Webb

Honored for : How the West Was Won

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Nominee Nominated Work
Arnold Schulman Love with the Proper Stranger
Nanni Loy The Four Days of Naples
Massimo Franciosa The Four Days of Naples
Vasco Pratolini The Four Days of Naples
Pasquale Festa Campanile The Four Days of Naples
Carlo Bernari The Four Days of Naples
Elia Kazan America America
Brunello Rondi
Ennio Flaiano
Tullio Pinelli
Federico Fellini
James R. Webb How the West Was Won
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Irene Sharaff, Renié, Vittorio Nino Novarese

Honored for : Cleopatra

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Nominee Nominated Work
Edith Head A New Kind of Love
Vittorio Nino Novarese Cleopatra
Renié Cleopatra
Irene Sharaff Cleopatra
Piero Tosi The Leopard
Walter Plunkett How the West Was Won
Donald Brooks The Cardinal
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Robert Hughes

Honored for : Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paul de Roubaix The Link and the Chain
Edgar Anstey Terminus
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. After the nominations were announced, it was discovered that this film was first released prior to the eligibility period, and the nomination was withdrawn.
Robert Hughes Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World
Marshall Flaum The Yanks Are Coming
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Simon Schiffrin

Honored for : Chagall

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Nominee Nominated Work
Simon Schiffrin Chagall
George Stevens Jr. The Five Cities of June
Algernon G. Wlaker The Spirit of America
Edgar Anstey Thirty Million Letters
Mel London To Live Again
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Federico Fellini

Honored for :
(Country: Italy, in Italian, French, English and German)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Federico Fellini
Country: Italy, in Italian, French, English and German
Noboru Nakamura Koto
Country: Japan, in Japanese
Roman Polanski Knife in the Water
Country: Poland, in Polish
Francisco Rovira Beleta Los Tarantos
Country: Spain, in Spanish
Vasilis Georgiadis The Red Lanterns
Country: Greece, in Greek
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Franklin Milton

Honored for : How the West Was Won
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Charles J. Rice Bye Bye Birdie
Columbia Studio Sound Department
Franklin Milton How the West Was Won
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Gordon E. Sawyer It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department
Waldon O. Watson Captain Newman, M.D.
Universal City Studio Sound Department
James Corcoran Cleopatra
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department","Todd-AO Sound Department
Fred Hynes Cleopatra
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department","Todd-AO Sound Department
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Paul de Roubaix, Marcel Ichac

Honored for : An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Miles The Six-Sided Triangle
James Hill The Home Made Car
Ezra R. Baker Koncert
Stuart Walker That's Me
Paul de Roubaix An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Marcel Ichac An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Emil Kosa Jr.

Honored for : Cleopatra

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Nominee Nominated Work
Emil Kosa Jr. Cleopatra
Ub Iwerks The Birds
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Melvyn Douglas

Honored for : Hud
(Role: Homer Bannon)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hugh Griffith Tom Jones
Role: Squire Western
John Huston The Cardinal
Role: Cardinal Glennon
Bobby Darin Captain Newman, M.D.
Role: Corp. Jim Tompkins
Nick Adams Twilight of Honor
Role: Ben Brown
Melvyn Douglas Hud
Role: Homer Bannon
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Margaret Rutherford

Honored for : The V.I.P.s
(Role: Duchess of Brighton)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lilia Skala Lilies of the Field
Role: Mother Maria
Joyce Redman Tom Jones
Role: Mrs. Waters
Edith Evans Tom Jones
Role: Miss Western
Diane Cilento Tom Jones
Role: Molly
Margaret Rutherford The V.I.P.s
Role: Duchess of Brighton
Academy Award for Best Production Design

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roland Anderson Come Blow Your Horn
James W. Payne Come Blow Your Horn
Samuel M. Comer Come Blow Your Horn
Hal Pereira Come Blow Your Horn
George Davis How the West Was Won
William Ferrari How the West Was Won
Addison Hehr How the West Was Won
Henry Grace How the West Was Won
Jack Mills How the West Was Won
Don Greenwood, Jr. How the West Was Won
John DeCuir Cleopatra
Herman A. Blumenthal Cleopatra
Hilyard M. Brown Cleopatra
Maurice Pelling Cleopatra
Elven Webb Cleopatra
Jack Martin Smith Cleopatra
Walter M. Scott Cleopatra
Ray Moyer Cleopatra
Paul S. Fox Cleopatra
Boris Juraga Cleopatra
Ralph W. Brinton Tom Jones
Jocelyn Herbert Tom Jones
Ted Marshall Tom Jones
Josie MacAvin Tom Jones
Gene Callahan The Cardinal
Lyle R. Wheeler The Cardinal
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Leon Shamroy

Honored for : Cleopatra

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leon Shamroy Cleopatra
Leon Shamroy The Cardinal
William H. Daniels How the West Was Won
Milton R. Krasner How the West Was Won
Charles Lang How the West Was Won
Joseph LaShelle How the West Was Won
Joseph LaShelle Irma la Douce
Ernest Laszlo It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Academy Award for Best Director

Tony Richardson

Honored for : Tom Jones

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Martin Ritt Hud
Otto Preminger The Cardinal
Federico Fellini
Tony Richardson Tom Jones
Elia Kazan America America
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Harold F. Kress

Honored for : How the West Was Won

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Harold F. Kress How the West Was Won
Louis R. Loeffler The Cardinal
Dorothy Spencer Cleopatra
Ferris Webster The Great Escape
Frederic Knudtson It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Robert C. Jones It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Gene Fowler Jr. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Academy Award for Best Picture

Tony Richardson

Honored for : Tom Jones

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ralph Nelson Lilies of the Field
Bernard Smith How the West Was Won
Walter Wanger Cleopatra
Elia Kazan America America
Tony Richardson Tom Jones
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Ernest Pintoff

Honored for : The Critic

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Halas Automania 2000
Ernest Pintoff The Critic
Carmen D'Avino Pianissimo
Dušan Vukoti? The Play
Tom Daly My Financial Career
Colin Low My Financial Career
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Walter G. Elliott

Honored for : It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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Nominee Nominated Work
Walter G. Elliott It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Robert L. Bratton A Gathering of Eagles
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

John Osborne

Honored for : Tom Jones

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Poe Lilies of the Field
Harriet Frank Jr. Hud
Irving Ravetch Hud
John Osborne Tom Jones
Serge Bourguignon Sundays and Cybelle
Antoine Tudal Sundays and Cybelle
Richard L. Breen Captain Newman, M.D.
Henry Ephron Captain Newman, M.D.
Phoebe Ephron Captain Newman, M.D.
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White

Gene Callahan

Honored for : America America

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gene Callahan America America
Piero Gherardi
Hal Pereira Hud
Tambi Larsen Hud
Samuel M. Comer Hud
Robert R. Benton Hud
Hal Pereira Love with the Proper Stranger
Roland Anderson Love with the Proper Stranger
Samuel M. Comer Love with the Proper Stranger
Grace Gregory Love with the Proper Stranger
George Davis Twilight of Honor
Paul Groesse Twilight of Honor
Henry Grace Twilight of Honor
Hugh Hunt Twilight of Honor
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

James Wong Howe

Honored for : Hud

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Wong Howe Hud
George J. Folsey The Balcony
Lucien Ballard The Caretakers
Ernest Haller Lilies of the Field
Milton R. Krasner Love with the Proper Stranger
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Piero Gherardi

Honored for :

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Piero Gherardi
Edith Head Love with the Proper Stranger
William Travilla The Stripper
Bill Thomas Toys in the Attic
Edith Head Wives and Lovers
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

John Addison

Honored for : Tom Jones

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
André Previn Irma la Douce
Johnny Green Bye Bye Birdie
Leith Stevens A New Kind of Love
Maurice Jarre Sundays and Cybelle
George Bruns The Sword in the Stone
Alex North Cleopatra
Ken Darby How the West Was Won
Alfred Newman How the West Was Won
Ernest Gold It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
John Addison Tom Jones
Dimitri Tiomkin 55 Days at Peking
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn

Honored for : Call Me Irresponsible
(Papa's Delicate Condition)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jimmy Van Heusen Call Me Irresponsible
Papa's Delicate Condition
Sammy Cahn Call Me Irresponsible
Papa's Delicate Condition
Ernest Gold It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Mack David It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Dimitri Tiomkin So Little Time
55 Days at Peking
Paul Francis Webster So Little Time
55 Days at Peking
Riz Ortolani More (Theme from Mondo Cane)
Mondo Cane
Nino Oliviero More (Theme from Mondo Cane)
Mondo Cane
Norman Newell More (Theme from Mondo Cane)
Mondo Cane
Johnny Mercer Charade
Charade
Henry Mancini Charade
Charade
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Douglas Shearer, A. Arnold Gillespie

(for the engineering of an improved Background Process Projection System)
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

André Previn

Honored for : Irma la Douce
(Scoring of Music-adaptation or treatment)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
André Previn Irma la Douce
Johnny Green Bye Bye Birdie
Leith Stevens A New Kind of Love
Maurice Jarre Sundays and Cybelle
George Bruns The Sword in the Stone
Alex North Cleopatra
Ken Darby How the West Was Won
Alfred Newman How the West Was Won
Ernest Gold It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
John Addison Tom Jones
Dimitri Tiomkin 55 Days at Peking