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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 1968
Commissar
(1968
Before the Soviet Union ended up in the ashcan of history, this film was labeled as "treason" and shelved in Red Russia. Now, even Americans can view the story of a female Soviet soldier who becomes pregnant during the civil war of 1922. The Soviet military has no policy regarding ... more
Rosemary's Baby
(1968)  R
A young woman, innocent and religious, and her husband, ambitious and agnostic, move into a new apartment. Soon the woman is pregnant, but she begins to realize that she has fallen into a coven of witches and warlocks, and that they claim the child as the antichrist. Gripping and powerful, ... more
The Lion in Winter
(1968)  PG
Medieval monarch Henry II and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, match wits over the succession to the English throne and much else in this fast-paced film version of James Goldman's play. The family, including three grown sons, and visiting royalty are united for the Christmas holidays fraught with tension, rapidly ... more
2001: A Space Odyssey
(1968
Space voyage to Jupiter turns chaotic when a computer, HAL 9000, takes over. Seen by some as a mirror of man's historical use of machinery and by others as a grim vision of the future, the special effects and music are still stunning. Critically acclaimed and well accepted by some, ... more
Petulia
(1968)  R
Overlooked, offbeat drama about a flighty woman who spites her husband by dallying with a sensitive, recently divorced surgeon. Classic '60s document and cult favorite offers great performance from the appealing Christie, with Scott fine as the vulnerable surgeon. On-screen performances by the Grateful Dead and Big Brother. Among idiosyncratic ... more

Academy Awards: The Oscars 1968
 
 
The Lion in Winter
Best Adapted screenplay
 
 
 

 
Cliff Robertson
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
 
 
 

 
Oliver!
Best Picture of the year
 
 
 

 
Barbra Streisand
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
 
 
 

 
The Thomas Crown Affair
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
 
 
 

 
Rosemary's Baby
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
 
 
 

 
2001: A Space Odyssey
Achievement in Visual Effects
 

Nominees:
No Nominees Under this category
 
 

 
Bullitt
Achievement in film editing
 
(Winner) Bullitt
(1968) PG 
 
 

 
The Producers
Best Story and Screenplay
 
 
 

 
The Subject Was Roses
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
 
 
 

 
War and Peace
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
 
(Winner) War and Peace
(1968)  

Nominees:
Stolen Kisses
(1968) Unrated 
The Firemen's Ball
(1968) Unrated 
 
 

 
Romeo and Juliet
Achievement in cinematography
 
(Winner) Romeo and Juliet
(1968) PG \"\"
 
 

 
Romeo and Juliet
Achievement in Costume Design
 
 
 

 
The Lion in Winter
Best Original Score
 
 
 

 
 
Katharine Hepburn
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
 
 
 

 
Oliver!
Adapted Score
 
(Winner) Oliver!
(1968) G \"\"

Nominees:
Star!
(1968)  
 
 

 
Oliver!
Achievement in Art Direction
 
 
 

 
Oliver!
Achievement in Sound
 
(Winner) Oliver!
(1968) G \"\"
 
 


 
 
 
 
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