Academy Story

The Special Effects category was divided into Sound Effects and Special Visual Effects.

For the first time, the Oscars were telecast in color.

Grants were awarded to film-related organizations and colleges for internships, film festivals and other projects, following the establishment of a scholarship program for film students in the mid 1960s. The Oscar ceremony was postponed from April 8 to April 10 out of respect for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who had been assassinated a few days earlier, and whose funeral was held on April 9.

The Oscars were broadcast internationally for the first time; now the show reaches movie fans in over 200 countries. The ceremony was the first major event held at the new Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles County Music Center.