35th Academy Awards

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35th Academy Awards
Date	April 8, 1963
Site	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California
Host	Frank Sinatra
Producer	Arthur Freed
Director	Richard Dunlap

The 35th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1962, were held on April 8, 1963 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Frank Sinatra.

Contents 1 Trivia 2 The Awards 2.1 Feature Films 2.2 Directing 2.3 Acting 2.4 Writing 2.5 Music 3 External links

[edit] Trivia

"Host Frank Sinatra nearly missed the show because he forgot his parking sticker and was turned away from the arrivals area by security guards. He had to park his own car elsewhere and run to the auditorium, barely arriving in time."[1]

[edit] The Awards

[edit] Feature Films

Category	Winner	Producers/Country
Best motion picture	Lawrence of Arabia	Sam Spiegel
Best foreign language film	Les Dimanches de Ville d'Avray	France
Best documentary feature	Black Fox: The True Story of Adolf Hitler	Louis Clyde Stoumen

[edit] Directing

• Achievement in Directing: David Lean for Lawrence of Arabia

[edit] Acting

Category	Winner	Movie
Best actor in a leading role	Gregory Peck	To Kill a Mockingbird
Best actress in a leading role	Anne Bancroft	The Miracle Worker
Best actor in a supporting role	Ed Begley	Sweet Bird of Youth
Best actress in a supporting role	Patty Duke	The Miracle Worker

[edit] Writing

Category	Winner	Movie
Original screenplay	Ennio De Concini; Alfredo Giannetti; Pietro Germi	Divorzio all'italiana
Adapted screenplay	Horton Foote	To Kill a Mockingbird

[edit] Music

• Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score): Lawrence of Arabia - Maurice Jarre
• Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song): Days of Wine and Roses from Days of Wine and Roses - Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

[edit] External links

• The 35th Annual Academy Awards Synopsis at IMDb
• The 35th Annual Academy Awards "Episode" at the Internet Movie Database