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Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is among the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremonies in the world.
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Pick of the Litter 1966
(1966) Unrated 
One day in the life of a cart-driver in the bustling city of Dakar. As the small details and cumulative indignities of his life compound, the film achieves a haunting and precise sense of outrage that grows organically out of the near-documentary images. Doesn't aspire to the same richness and ... more
One day in the life of a cart-driver in the bustling city of Dakar. As the small details and cumulative indignities of his life compound, the film achieves a haunting and precise sense of outrage that grows organically out of the near-documentary images. Doesn't aspire to the same richness and ... more
(1966) R
Nichols debuts as a director in this biting Edward Albee play. A teacher and his wife (Segal and Dennis) are invited to the home of a burned-out professor and his foul-mouthed, bitter, yet seductive wife (Burton and Taylor). The guests get more than dinner, as the evening deteriorates into brutal ... more
Nichols debuts as a director in this biting Edward Albee play. A teacher and his wife (Segal and Dennis) are invited to the home of a burned-out professor and his foul-mouthed, bitter, yet seductive wife (Burton and Taylor). The guests get more than dinner, as the evening deteriorates into brutal ... more
(1966) Unrated
The first feature-length film by Senegal's Ousmane Sembene tells the tragic, inevitable story of a young Senegalese maid's forced exile when her white employers want to use her as a servant at their home in the south of France. The film that is most often cited as marking the birth ... more
The first feature-length film by Senegal's Ousmane Sembene tells the tragic, inevitable story of a young Senegalese maid's forced exile when her white employers want to use her as a servant at their home in the south of France. The film that is most often cited as marking the birth ... more
(1966) Unrated
A famous actress turns mute and is treated by a talkative nurse at a secluded cottage. As their relationship turns increasingly tense, the women's personalities begin to merge. Memorable, unnerving--and atypically avant garde--fare from cinema giant Bergman. First of several collaborations between the director and leading lady Ullman. In Swedish ... more
A famous actress turns mute and is treated by a talkative nurse at a secluded cottage. As their relationship turns increasingly tense, the women's personalities begin to merge. Memorable, unnerving--and atypically avant garde--fare from cinema giant Bergman. First of several collaborations between the director and leading lady Ullman. In Swedish ... more
(1966) Unrated
A controversial, widely banned political allegory, considered a masterpiece from the Czech new wave. A picnic/lawn party deteriorates into brutality, fascist intolerance and persecution. Many Czech film makers, some banned at the time, appear. Based on a story by Ester Krumbachova, who also co-wrote the screenplay. In Czech with English ... more
A controversial, widely banned political allegory, considered a masterpiece from the Czech new wave. A picnic/lawn party deteriorates into brutality, fascist intolerance and persecution. Many Czech film makers, some banned at the time, appear. Based on a story by Ester Krumbachova, who also co-wrote the screenplay. In Czech with English ... more
Achievement in Visual Effects
Nominees:
No Nominees Under this category
Adapted Score
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Achievement in Sound
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
Robert Shaw for A Man for All SeasonsJames Mason for Georgy Girl Mako for The Sand PebblesGeorge Segal for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Best Picture of the year
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Achievement in film editing
Achievement in Art Direction (Color)
Achievement in directing
Best Original Score
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominees:
Jocelyn Lagarde for HawaiiGeraldine Page for You're a Big Boy NowWendy Hiller for A Man for All SeasonsVivien Merchant for Alfie
Achievement in Cinematography (Black & White)
Achievement in Sound Effects Editing
Nominees:
No Nominees Under this category
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Achievement in Art Direction (Black & White)
Best Adapted screenplay
Achievement in Costume Design (Color)
Achievement in Cinematography (Color)
Achievement in Costume Design (Black & White)
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