Awards & Winners

1964 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1964 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 37th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

37th Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Picture

Jack Warner

Honored for : My Fair Lady

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Cacoyannis Zorba the Greek
Bill Walsh Mary Poppins
Walt Disney Mary Poppins
Stanley Kubrick Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Hal B. Wallis Becket
Jack Warner My Fair Lady
Academy Award for Best Actor

Rex Harrison

Honored for : My Fair Lady
(Role: Professor Henry Higgins)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anthony Quinn Zorba the Greek
Role: Alexis Zorba
Peter Sellers Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Role: Group Captain Lionel Mandrake/President Muffley/Dr. Strangelove
Rex Harrison My Fair Lady
Role: Professor Henry Higgins
Peter O'Toole Becket
Role: King Henry II
Richard Burton Becket
Role: Thomas Becket
Academy Award for Best Director

George Cukor

Honored for : My Fair Lady

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Cacoyannis Zorba the Greek
Peter Glenville Becket
Stanley Kubrick Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Robert Stevenson Mary Poppins
George Cukor My Fair Lady
Academy Award for Best Actress

Julie Andrews

Honored for : Mary Poppins
(Role: Mary Poppins)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Debbie Reynolds The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Kim Stanley Séance on a Wet Afternoon
Sophia Loren Marriage Italian Style
Anne Bancroft The Pumpkin Eater
Julie Andrews Mary Poppins
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Friz Freleng, David DePatie

Honored for : The Pink Phink

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Nominee Nominated Work
David DePatie The Pink Phink
Friz Freleng The Pink Phink
William L. Snyder How to Avoid Friendship
William L. Snyder Here's Nudnik
National Film Board of Canada Christmas Cracker
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Cotton Warburton

Honored for : Mary Poppins

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cotton Warburton Mary Poppins
Anne V. Coates Becket
Ted J. Kent Father Goose
Michael Luciano Hush\u2026 Hush, Sweet Charlotte
William H. Ziegler My Fair Lady
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Peter Ustinov

Honored for : Topkapi
(Role: Arthur Simpson)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Edmond O'Brien Seven Days in May
Role: Senator Raymond Clark
John Gielgud Becket
Role: King Louis VII of France
Peter Ustinov Topkapi
Role: Arthur Simpson
Stanley Holloway My Fair Lady
Role: Alfred P. Doolittle
Lee Tracy The Best Man
Role: Art Hockstader
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Lila Kedrova

Honored for : Zorba the Greek
(Role: Madame Hortense)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Agnes Moorehead Hush\u2026 Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Role: Velma Cruther
Grayson Hall The Night of the Iguana
Role: Judith Fellowes
Edith Evans The Chalk Garden
Role: Mrs. St. Maugham
Gladys Cooper My Fair Lady
Role: Mrs. Higgins
Lila Kedrova Zorba the Greek
Role: Madame Hortense
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman

Honored for : Chim Chim Cher-ee
(Mary Poppins)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard M. Sherman Chim Chim Cher-ee
Mary Poppins
Robert B. Sherman Chim Chim Cher-ee
Mary Poppins
Henry Mancini Dear Heart
Dear Heart
Jay Livingston Dear Heart
Dear Heart
Ray Evans Dear Heart
Dear Heart
Frank De Vol Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Mack David Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Jimmy Van Heusen My Kind of Town
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Sammy Cahn My Kind of Town
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Jimmy Van Heusen Where Love Has Gone
Where Love Has Gone
Sammy Cahn Where Love Has Gone
Where Love Has Gone
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Frank Tarloff, S. H. Barnett, Peter Stone

Honored for : Father Goose

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Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Boulanger That Man from Rio
Philippe de Broca That Man from Rio
Ariane Mnouchkine That Man from Rio
Jean-Paul Rappeneau That Man from Rio
Mario Monicelli The Organizer
Furio Scarpelli The Organizer
Agenore Incrocci The Organizer
Orville H. Hampton One Potato, Two Potato
Raphael Hayes One Potato, Two Potato
Alun Owen A Hard Day's Night
Frank Tarloff Father Goose
Peter Stone Father Goose
Academy Award for Best Production Design

George James Hopkins, Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton

Honored for : My Fair Lady

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Martin Smith What a Way to Go!
Ted Haworth What a Way to Go!
Stuart A. Reiss What a Way to Go!
Walter M. Scott What a Way to Go!
William H. Tuntke Mary Poppins
Carroll Clark Mary Poppins
Hal Gausman Mary Poppins
Emile Kuri Mary Poppins
George James Hopkins My Fair Lady
Gene Allen My Fair Lady
Cecil Beaton My Fair Lady
E. Preston Ames The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Hugh Hunt The Unsinkable Molly Brown
George Davis The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Henry Grace The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Maurice Carter Becket
Robert Cartwright Becket
John Bryan Becket
Patrick McLoughlin Becket
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman

Honored for : Mary Poppins

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard M. Sherman Mary Poppins
Robert B. Sherman Mary Poppins
Henry Mancini The Pink Panther
Frank De Vol Hush\u2026 Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Laurence Rosenthal Becket
Dimitri Tiomkin The Fall of the Roman Empire
André Previn My Fair Lady
George Martin A Hard Day's Night
Irwin Kostal Mary Poppins
Nelson Riddle Robin and the Seven Hoods
Robert Armbruster The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Leo Arnaud The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Jack Elliott The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Jack Hayes The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Calvin Jackson The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Leo Shuken The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Cecil Beaton

Honored for : My Fair Lady

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Nominee Nominated Work
Margaret Furse Becket
Morton Haack The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Moss Mabry What a Way to Go!
Edith Head What a Way to Go!
Cecil Beaton My Fair Lady
Tony Walton Mary Poppins
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Honored for : World Without Sun

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jacques-Yves Cousteau World Without Sun
Jack Levin The Finest Hours
Mel Stuart Four Days in November
Jean Aurel 14-18
Bert Haanstra The Human Dutch
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Charles Guggenheim

Honored for : Nine from Little Rock

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Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Guggenheim Nine from Little Rock
Henry Jacobs Breaking the Habit
John Korty Breaking the Habit
Charles Guggenheim Children Without
National Film Board of Canada Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
Geoffrey Scott 140 Days Under the World
Oxley Hughan 140 Days Under the World
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Vittorio De Sica

Honored for : Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
(Country: Italy; in Italian)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Vittorio De Sica Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Country: Italy; in Italian
Bo Widerberg Raven's End
Country: Sweden; in Swedish
Ephraim Kishon Sallah
Country: Israel; in Hebrew
Jacques Demy The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Country: France; in French
Hiroshi Teshigahara Woman in the Dunes
Country: Japan; in Japanese
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

George Groves

Honored for : My Fair Lady
(Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department)

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Groves My Fair Lady
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department
John Cox Becket
Shepperton Studio Sound Department
Waldon O. Watson Father Goose
Universal City Studio Sound Department
Robert O. Cook Mary Poppins
Walt Disney Studio Sound Department
Franklin Milton The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Edward Anhalt

Honored for : Becket

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Anhalt Becket
Terry Southern Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Peter George Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Stanley Kubrick Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Alan Jay Lerner My Fair Lady
Michael Cacoyannis Zorba the Greek
Bill Walsh Mary Poppins
Don DaGradi Mary Poppins
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Edward Schreiber

Honored for : Casals Conducts: 1964

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Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Schreiber Casals Conducts: 1964
Carson Davidson Help! My Snowman\u2019s Burning Down
Robert Clouse The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Eustace Lycett, Hamilton Luske, Peter Ellenshaw

Honored for : Mary Poppins

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Ellenshaw Mary Poppins
Hamilton Luske Mary Poppins
Eustace Lycett Mary Poppins
Jim Danforth 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Norman Wanstall

Honored for : Goldfinger

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Nominee Nominated Work
Norman Wanstall Goldfinger
Robert L. Bratton The Lively Set
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White

Vassilis Photopoulos

Honored for : Zorba the Greek

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Nominee Nominated Work
Vassilis Photopoulos Zorba the Greek
George Davis The Americanization of Emily
Hans Peters The Americanization of Emily
Elliot Scott The Americanization of Emily
Henry Grace The Americanization of Emily
Robert R. Benton The Americanization of Emily
William Glasgow Hush\u2026 Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Raphaël Bretton Hush\u2026 Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Stephen B. Grimes The Night of the Iguana
Cary Odell Seven Days in May
Edward G. Boyle Seven Days in May
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Walter Lassally

Honored for : Zorba the Greek

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Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Lassally Zorba the Greek
Philip H. Lathrop The Americanization of Emily
Milton R. Krasner Fate is the Hunter
Joseph F. Biroc Hush\u2026 Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Gabriel Figueroa The Night of the Iguana
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Harry Stradling

Honored for : My Fair Lady

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Nominee Nominated Work
Harry Stradling My Fair Lady
Geoffrey Unsworth Becket
William H. Clothier Cheyenne Autumn
Edward Colman Mary Poppins
Daniel L. Fapp The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Dorothy Jeakins

Honored for : The Night of the Iguana

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Shoup Kisses for My President
René Hubert The Visit
Dorothy Jeakins The Night of the Iguana
Edith Head A House Is Not a Home
Norma Koch Hush\u2026 Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Academy Honorary Award

William Tuttle

Honored for : 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
(for his outstanding make-up achievement for 7 Faces of Dr. Lao)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Milton Forman, Richard B. Glickman, Daniel J. Pearlman

(for advancements in the design and application to motion picture photography of lighting units using quartz iodine lamps)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Stewart Filmscreen Corporation

(for a seamless translucent Blue Screen for Traveling Matte Color Cinematography)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Anthony Paglia, 20th Century-Fox Studio Mechanical Effects Department

(for an improved method of producing Explosion Flash Effects for motion pictures)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Edward H. Reichard, Carl W. Hauge

(for the design of a Proximity Cue Detector and its application to motion picture printers)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Edward H. Reichard, Carl W. Hauge, Leonard L. Sokolow

(for the design and application to motion picture laboratory practice of a Stroboscopic Scene Tester for color and black-and-white film)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Nelson Tyler

(for the design and construction of an improved Helicopter Camera System)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit)

Petro Vlahos, Wadsworth E. Pohl, Ub Iwerks

(For the conception and perfection of techniques for Color Traveling Matte Composite Cinematography.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Sidney P. Solow, Edward H. Reichard, Carl W. Hauge, Job Sanderson

(For the design and development of a versatile Automatic 35mm Composite Color Printer.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Pierre Angénieux

(For the development of a ten-to-one Zoom Lens for cinematography.)
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

André Previn

Honored for : My Fair Lady
(-\t Scoring of Music-adaptation or treatment)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard M. Sherman Mary Poppins
Robert B. Sherman Mary Poppins
Henry Mancini The Pink Panther
Frank De Vol Hush\u2026 Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Laurence Rosenthal Becket
Dimitri Tiomkin The Fall of the Roman Empire
André Previn My Fair Lady
George Martin A Hard Day's Night
Irwin Kostal Mary Poppins
Nelson Riddle Robin and the Seven Hoods
Robert Armbruster The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Leo Arnaud The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Jack Elliott The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Jack Hayes The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Calvin Jackson The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Leo Shuken The Unsinkable Molly Brown