Oscar Legacy: Academy Awards Ceremonies from 1960–1969

1969

41st Awards

Monday, April 14, 1969, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Host: None

Best Picture of 1968: “Oliver!”

1968

40th Awards

Wednesday, April 10, 1968 (postponed from April 8), at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Host: Bob Hope

Best Picture of 1967: “In the Heat of the Night”

1967

39th Awards

Monday, April 10, 1967, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Host: Bob Hope

Best Picture of 1966: “A Man for All Seasons”

1966

38th Awards

Monday, April 18, 1966, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (first telecast in color)

Host: Bob Hope

Best Picture of 1965: “The Sound of Music”

1965

37th Awards

Monday, April 5, 1965, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Host: Bob Hope

Best Picture of 1964: “My Fair Lady”

1964

36th Awards

Monday, April 13, 1964, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Host: Jack Lemmon

Best Picture of 1963: “Tom Jones”

1963

35th Awards

Monday, April 8, 1963, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Host: Frank Sinatra

Best Picture of 1962: “Lawrence of Arabia”

1962

34th Awards

Monday, April 9, 1962, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Host: Bob Hope

Best Picture of 1961: “West Side Story”

1961

33rd Awards

Monday, April 17, 1961, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Host: Bob Hope

Best Picture of 1960: “The Apartment”

1960

32nd Awards

Monday, April 4, 1960, at the RKO Pantages Theatre

Host: Bob Hope

Best Picture of 1959: “Ben-Hur”