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1968 (41st Annual Awards)
Nominations by Film

Listed below are the films nominated for Academy Awards in 1968. Beneath each film are the categories for which the film was nominated. TheWinner marker&origin=noms-by-film symbol appears next to those categories it ultimately won. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations by film for that year.

The Battle of Algiers, Igor Film-Casbah Film Production; Allied Artists. (Italy, Algeria)

Directing. Gillo Pontecorvo.
Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen). Franco Solinas and Gillo Pontecorvo.

The Boys of Paul Street, Bohgros Films-Mafilm Studio I Production. (Hungary, USA)

Foreign Language Film.

Bullitt, Solar Production; Warner Bros.-Seven Arts.

Winner markerFilm Editing. Frank P. Keller.
Sound. Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Department.

Charly, American Broadcasting Companies-Selmur Pictures Production; Cinerama.

Winner markerBest Actor. Cliff Robertson.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Warfield Productions, Ltd.; United Artists. (UK, USA)

Music (Song [Original for the Picture]). “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”. Music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.

The Dove, Coe-Davis Limited; Schoenfeld Film Distributing Corporation.

Short Subjects (Live Action). George Coe, Sidney Davis and Anthony Lover, Producers.

Duo, National Film Board of Canada; Columbia. (Canada)

Short Subjects (Live Action).

Faces, John Cassavetes Production; Walter Reade-Continental Distributing.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Seymour Cassel.
Actress in a Supporting Role. Lynn Carlin.
Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen). John Cassavetes.

A Few Notes on Our Food Problem, United States Information Agency.

Documentary (Feature). James Blue, Producer.

Finian’s Rainbow, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts.

Music (Score of a Musical Picture—original or adaptation). Adaptation score by Ray Heindorf.
Sound. Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Department.

The Firemen’s Ball, Barrandov Film Studios Production. (Czechoslovakia, Italy)

Foreign Language Film.

The Fixer, John Frankenheimer-Edward Lewis Productions; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK)

Best Actor. Alan Bates.

For Love of Ivy, American Broadcasting Companies-Palomar Pictures International Production; Cinerama.

Music (Song [Original for the Picture]). “For Love of Ivy”. Music by Quincy Jones; lyrics by Bob Russell.

The Fox, Raymond Stross-Motion Pictures International Production; Claridge Pictures. (Canada)

Music (Original Score—for a motion picture [not a musical]). Lalo Schifrin.

Funny Girl, Rastar Productions; Columbia.

Best Picture. Ray Stark, Producer.
Winner markerBest Actress. Barbra Streisand.
Actress in a Supporting Role. Kay Medford.
Cinematography. Harry Stradling.
Film Editing. Robert Swink, Maury Winetrobe and William Sands.
Music (Score of a Musical Picture—original or adaptation). Adaptation score by Walter Scharf.
Music (Song [Original for the Picture]). “Funny Girl”. Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Bob Merrill.
Sound. Columbia Studio Sound Department.

The Girl with the Pistol, Documento Film Production. (Italy)

Foreign Language Film.

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts.

Best Actor. Alan Arkin.
Actress in a Supporting Role. Sondra Locke.

Hot Millions, Mildred Freed Alberg Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA)

Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen). Ira Wallach and Peter Ustinov.

The House That Ananda Built, Films Division, Government of India. (India)

Documentary (Short Subject). Fali Bilimoria, Producer.

The House That Jack Built, National Film Board of Canada; Columbia. (Canada)

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Wolf Koenig and Jim MacKay, Producers.

Ice Station Zebra, Filmways Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Cinematography. Daniel L. Fapp.
Special Visual Effects. Hal Millar and J. McMillan Johnson.

Isadora, Robert and Raymond Hakim-Universal, Ltd. Production; Universal. (UK, France)

Best Actress. Vanessa Redgrave.

Journey into Self, Western Behavioral Sciences Institute.

Winner markerDocumentary (Feature). Bill McGaw, Producer.

The Legendary Champions, Turn of the Century Flights.

Documentary (Feature). William Cayton, Producer.

The Lion in Winter, Haworth Productions, Ltd.; Avco Embassy. (UK, USA)

Best Picture. Martin Poll, Producer.
Best Actor. Peter O’Toole.
Winner markerBest Actress. Katharine Hepburn.
Directing. Anthony Harvey.
Costume Design. Margaret Furse.
Winner markerMusic (Original Score—for a motion picture [not a musical]). John Barry.
Winner markerWriting (Screenplay—based on material from another medium). James Goldman.

The Magic Pear Tree, Murakami-Wolf Films; Bing Crosby Productions.

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Jimmy Murakami, Producer.

The Odd Couple, Howard W. Koch Production; Paramount.

Film Editing. Frank Bracht.
Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium). Neil Simon.

Oliver!, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK)

Winner markerBest Picture. John Woolf, Producer.
Best Actor. Ron Moody.
Actor in a Supporting Role. Jack Wild.
Winner markerDirecting. Carol Reed.
Winner markerArt Direction-Set Decoration. Art direction by John Box and Terence Marsh; set decoration by Vernon Dixon and Ken Muggleston.
Cinematography. Oswald Morris.
Costume Design. Phyllis Dalton.
Film Editing. Ralph Kemplen.
Winner markerMusic (Score of a Musical Picture—original or adaptation). Adaptation score by John Green.
Winner markerSound. Shepperton Studio Sound Department.
Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium). Vernon Harris.

Other Voices, DHS Films.

Documentary (Feature). David H. Sawyer, Producer.

Planet of the Apes, Apjac Productions; 20th Century-Fox.

Costume Design. Morton Haack.
Music (Original Score—for a motion picture [not a musical]). Jerry Goldsmith.

Prelude, The Prelude Company; Excelsior Distributing.

Short Subjects (Live Action). John Astin, Producer.

The Producers, Sidney Glazier Production; Avco Embassy.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Gene Wilder.
Winner markerWriting (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen). Mel Brooks.

Rachel, Rachel, Kayos Production; Warner Bros.-Seven Arts.

Best Picture. Paul Newman, Producer.
Best Actress. Joanne Woodward.
Actress in a Supporting Role. Estelle Parsons.
Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium). Stewart Stern.

The Revolving Door, Vision Associates Production for The American Foundation Institute of Corrections.

Documentary (Short Subject). Lee R. Bobker, Producer.

Robert Kennedy Remembered, Guggenheim Productions; National General Pictures.

Winner markerShort Subjects (Live Action). Charles Guggenheim, Producer.

Romeo and Juliet, B.H.E. Film-Verona Production-Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica S.p.A. Production; Paramount. (UK, Italy)

Best Picture. Anthony Havelock-Allan and John Brabourne, Producers.
Directing. Franco Zeffirelli.
Winner markerCinematography. Pasqualino De Santis.
Winner markerCostume Design. Danilo Donati.

Rosemary’s Baby, William Castle Enterprises Production; Paramount.

Winner markerActress in a Supporting Role. Ruth Gordon.
Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium). Roman Polanski.

The Shoes of the Fisherman, George Englund Productions; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Art Direction-Set Decoration. George W. Davis and Edward Carfagno.
Music (Original Score—for a motion picture [not a musical]). Alex North.

A Space to Grow, Office of Economic Opportunity for Project Upward Bound.

Documentary (Short Subject). Thomas P. Kelly, Jr., Producer.

Star!, Robert Wise Production; 20th Century-Fox.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Daniel Massey.
Art Direction-Set Decoration. Art direction by Boris Leven; set decoration by Walter M. Scott and Howard Bristol.
Cinematography. Ernest Laszlo.
Costume Design. Donald Brooks.
Music (Score of a Musical Picture—original or adaptation). Adaptation score by Lennie Hayton.
Music (Song [Original for the Picture]). “Star!”. Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; lyrics by Sammy Cahn.
Sound. 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department.

Stolen Kisses, Les Films du Carrosse-Les Productions Artistes Associes Production. (France)

Foreign Language Film.

The Subject Was Roses, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Best Actress. Patricia Neal.
Winner markerActor in a Supporting Role. Jack Albertson.

The Thomas Crown Affair, Mirisch-Simkoe-Solar Production; United Artists.

Music (Original Score—for a motion picture [not a musical]). Michel Legrand.
Winner markerMusic (Song [Original for the Picture]). “The Windmills of Your Mind”. Music by Michel Legrand; lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.

2001: A Space Odyssey, Polaris Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK, USA)

Directing. Stanley Kubrick.
Art Direction-Set Decoration. Tony Masters, Harry Lange and Ernie Archer.
Winner markerSpecial Visual Effects. Stanley Kubrick.
Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen). Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.

War and Peace, Mosfilm Studios Production; Walter Reade-Continental Distributing. (Soviet Union)

Art Direction-Set Decoration. Art direction by Mikhail Bogdanov and Gennady Myasnikov; set decoration by G. Koshelev and V. Uvarov.
Winner markerForeign Language Film.

A Way out of the Wilderness, John Sutherland Productions.

Documentary (Short Subject). Dan E. Weisburd, Producer.

Why Man Creates, Saul Bass & Associates.

Winner markerDocumentary (Short Subject). Saul Bass, Producer.

Wild in the Streets, American International Pictures.

Film Editing. Fred Feitshans and Eve Newman.

Windy Day, Hubley Studios; Paramount.

Short Subjects (Cartoons). John Hubley and Faith Hubley, Producers.

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista.

Winner markerShort Subjects (Cartoons). Walt Disney, Producer.

Young Americans, The Young Americans Production.

Documentary (Feature). Robert Cohn and Alex Grasshoff, Producers.

The Young Girls of Rochefort, Mag Bodard-Gilbert de Goldschmidt-Parc Film-Madeleine Films Production; Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. (France)

Music (Score of a Musical Picture—original or adaptation). Music and adaptation score by Michel Legrand; lyrics by Jacques Demy.