The 40th Academy Awards | 1968
The complete list of Academy Awards nominees for 1968. We have had 23 different categories and 47 different movies nominated in this year of academy awards. Amongst all the movies, there were 14 distinct movies awarded. In the Heat of the Night is the most-awarded movie of this year with 7 Oscars nominations and 5 awards. In the Heat of the Night won this year's Best Picture.
- Categories
- 23
- Nominees
- 47
- Winners
- 14
1968 Oscars Recap
Here is a recap of all the 23 categories in 1968.
- A Place to Stand
- Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Best Cinematography
- Camelot
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Camelot
- Best Costume Design
- Camelot
- Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment
- Closely Watched Trains
- Best Foreign Language Film
- Cool Hand Luke
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Doctor Dolittle
- Best Effects, Special Effects
- Doctor Dolittle
- Best Music, Original Song
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
- In the Heat of the Night
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- In the Heat of the Night
- Best Film Editing
- In the Heat of the Night
- Best Picture
- In the Heat of the Night
- Best Sound
- In the Heat of the Night
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- The Anderson Platoon
- Best Documentary, Features
- The Box
- Best Short Subject, Cartoons
- The Dirty Dozen
- Best Effects, Sound Effects
- The Graduate
- Best Director
- The Redwoods
- Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Best Music, Original Music Score
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 19678.0/10·95%+
- 19678.0/10·87%+
- 19678.1/10·100%
- 19677.8/10·72%+
- 19677.8/10·88%+
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 19678.1/10·100%
- 19677.8/10·72%+
- 19677.8/10·88%+
- 19677.7/10·80%
- 19677.8/10·88%+
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 19677.8/10·72%+
- 19678.0/10·87%+
- 19677.8/10·96%
- 19677.2/10·67%
- 19677.8/10·88%+
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 19677.8/10·88%+
- 19677.8/10·72%+
- 19676.9/10·83%+
- 19678.0/10·87%+
- 19677.0/10·85%
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- 19676.5/10·41%
- 19676.2/10·27%+
- 19677.8/10·72%+
- 19677.1/10
- 19676.9/10·83%+
Best Cinematography
- 19677.8/10·88%+
- 19676.5/10·41%
- 19676.2/10·27%+
- 19677.9/10·83%
- 19678.0/10·87%+
Best Costume Design
- 19676.5/10·41%
- 19677.8/10·88%+
- 19676.8/10·50%
- 19677.1/10
- 19676.9/10·83%+
Best Director
- 19678.0/10·87%+
- 19677.8/10·88%+
- 19678.0/10·95%+
- 19677.9/10·83%
- 19677.8/10·72%+
Best Documentary, Features
- 19676.9/10
- 19657.0/10
- 19677.7/10
- 19677.5/10·100%
- 19677.6/10
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- 19676.6/10
- 19677.1/10
- 19678.1/10
- 19675.1/10
- 19676.3/10
Best Effects, Sound Effects
- 19677.7/10·80%
- 19678.0/10·95%+
Best Effects, Special Effects
- 19676.2/10·27%+
- 19676.4/10
Best Film Editing
- 19678.0/10·95%+
- 19676.2/10
- 19676.2/10·27%+
- 19677.8/10·72%+
- 19677.7/10·80%
Best Foreign Language Film
- 19667.7/10·100%
- 19676.5/10
- 19677.3/10
- 19677.9/10
- 19676.5/10
Best Music, Original Music Score
- 19676.9/10·83%+
- 19678.1/10·100%
- 19676.2/10·27%+
- 19677.2/10·64%
- 19677.9/10·83%
Best Music, Original Song
- 19676.2/10·27%+
- 19675.9/10
- 19675.1/10·25%
- 19677.6/10·88%
- 19676.9/10·83%+
Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment
- 19676.5/10·41%
- 19676.2/10·27%+
- 19677.8/10·72%+
- 19676.9/10·83%+
- 19676.1/10·35%
Best Picture
- 19678.0/10·95%+
- 19677.8/10·88%+
- 19676.2/10·27%+
- 19677.8/10·72%+
- 19678.0/10·87%+
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
- 19676.0/10
- 1967N/A/10
- 19677.1/10
Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects
- 19677.1/10
- 19667.8/10
- 19677.3/10
- 19677.6/10
Best Sound
- 19678.0/10·95%+
- 19676.5/10·41%
- 19676.2/10·27%+
- 19677.7/10·80%
- 19676.9/10·83%+
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- 19678.0/10·95%+
- 19678.1/10·100%
- 19677.9/10·83%
- 19678.0/10·87%+
- 19676.5/10·100%
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
- 19677.8/10·72%+
- 19677.8/10·88%+
- 19676.3/10·100%
- 19667.4/10·85%
- 19677.5/10·82%