37th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1964
The 37th Academy Awards marked the first time three films received 10 or more nominations and introduced the first Best Makeup honorary award.
Key Facts
- Date
- April 5, 1965
- Host
- Bob Hope (14th time hosting)
- Best Picture
- My Fair Lady (dir. George Cukor)
- Best Actress
- Julie Andrews for Mary Poppins
- Most nominations
- Mary Poppins with 13 nominations
- Record losses
- Becket: 1 win from 12 nominations (tied record)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1964 film year produced an unusually strong field, with major studio productions including My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, and Becket each earning 12 or more nominations. Controversy arose over Audrey Hepburn's exclusion from the Best Actress category for My Fair Lady, linked to her replacement of Julie Andrews and the revelation that her singing had been dubbed without her approval.
Held on April 5, 1965, and produced by Joe Pasternak, the ceremony was hosted by Bob Hope for the 14th time. My Fair Lady won Best Picture, while Julie Andrews took Best Actress for Mary Poppins. It was the first occasion in Oscar history that three films each received 12 or more nominations, and William J. Tuttle received an honorary award inaugurating what would later become the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category.
Julie Andrews' win, widely seen as a rebuke to producer Jack Warner's decision to cast Hepburn over her, became one of the most discussed outcomes in Oscar history. Becket tied the record for most losses in a single year with 11, a mark later equalled by several films. The honorary makeup award laid groundwork for a competitive category introduced in 1981.