The year 1966 in film involved some significant events. A Man for All Seasons won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Top-grossing films
North America
The top ten 1966 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Outside North America
The highest-grossing 1966 films in countries outside North America.
Events
October 19 – Gulf and Western Industries acquire Paramount Pictures. November – Seven Arts Productions reach agreement to acquire Warner Bros. for $32 million, later forming a new company Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. December 15 – Entertainment pioneer Walt Disney, best known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, breakthroughs in the field of animation, filmmaking, theme park design and other achievements, dies at the age of 65. He died while he was producing The Jungle Book, The Happiest Millionaire, and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day; the last three films under his personal supervision.
Awards
Academy Awards:
Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons – Highland, Columbia
Best Director: Fred Zinnemann – A Man for All Seasons
Best Actor: Paul Scofield – A Man for All Seasons
Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Best Supporting Actor: Walter Matthau – The Fortune Cookie Best Supporting Actress: Sandy Dennis – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Best Foreign Language Film: A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme), directed by Claude Lelouch, France
BAFTA Film Awards:
Best Film from any Source: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Best British film: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Golden Globe Awards:
Drama: Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons Best Actor: Paul Scofield – A Man for All Seasons Best Actress: Anouk Aimée – A Man and a Woman
Comedy or Musical: Best Picture: The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming Best Actor: Alan Arkin – The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming Best Actress: Lynn Redgrave – Georgy Girl
Other
Best Supporting Actor: Richard Attenborough – The Sand Pebbles
Best Supporting Actress: Jocelyne LaGarde – Hawaii
Best Director: Fred Zinnemann – A Man for All Seasons
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme), directed by Claude Lelouch, France Signore & Signori (The Birds, the Bees and the Italians), directed by Pietro Germi, Italy
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, Location: Italy
Silver Ribbon
Best Actor winner in Questa volta parliamo di uomini (This Time Let's Talk about Men): Nino Manfredi Nominee in The 10th Victim: Marcello Mastroianni A third nominee was not determined. Best Actress winner in La fuga: Giovanna Ralli Nominees in Juliet of the Spirits: Giulietta Masina and in The Mandrake: Rosanna Schiaffino Best Supporting Actor winner in I Knew Her Well: Ugo Tognazzi Nominees in The Mandrake: Totò and Romolo Valli Best Supporting Actress winner in Juliet of the Spirits: Sandra Milo Nominee in Made in Italy Anna Magnani A third nominee was not determined. Best Director winner in I Knew Her Well: Antonio Pietrangeli Nominees in Fists in the Pocket: Marco Bellocchio and in Juliet of the Spirits: Federico Fellini Best Foreign Director winner in The Servant: Joseph Losey Nominees in Hamlet (1964 film): Grigori Kozintsev and in King and Country: Joseph Losey Best Screenplay winner in I Knew Her Well: Ettore Scola, Antonio Pietrangeli and Ruggero Maccari Nominees in Fists in the Pocket: Marco Bellocchio and in Sandra: Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enrico Medioli, Luchino Visconti Best Cinematography, B/W winner in Sandra: Armando Nannuzzi Best Cinematography, Color winner in Juliet of the Spirits: Gianni Di Venanzo. In memory of. Best Costume Design winner in Juliet of the Spirits: Piero Gherardi Best Score winner in Seven Golden Men: Armando Trovajoli Best Producer - Short Film winner in Con il cuore fermo Sicilia: Clodio Cinematografica Best Short Film winner in Antonio Ligabue, pittore: Raffaele Andreassi Best Original Story winner in Fists in the Pocket: Marco Bellocchio Nominees in I Knew Her Well: Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola, Antonio Pietrangeli and in Seven Golden Men: Marco Vicario Best Producer winner in Seven Golden Men: Marco Vicario Nominee in Fists in the Pocket: Enzo Doria A third nominee was not determined. Best Production Design winner in Juliet of the Spirits: Piero Gherardi.
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): The Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia di Algeri), directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, Algeria / Italy
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): Cul-de-sac, directed by Roman Polanski, United Kingdom