1968 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

45 films were recognised at the 1968 Academy Awards, across 23 categories. 13 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was In the Heat of the Night, with 5 awards, ahead of Camelot with 3. The categories below run from Actor, Actor in a Supporting Role and Actress to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Actor

In the Heat of the Night(1967)
Rod Steiger
Winner
Bonnie and Clyde(1967)
Warren Beatty
Cool Hand Luke(1967)
Paul Newman
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(1967)
Spencer Tracy
The Graduate(1967)
Dustin Hoffman

Actor in a Supporting Role

Cool Hand Luke(1967)
George Kennedy
Winner
Bonnie and Clyde(1967)
Gene Hackman
Bonnie and Clyde(1967)
Michael J. Pollard
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(1967)
Cecil Kellaway
The Dirty Dozen(1967)
John Cassavetes

Actress

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(1967)
Katharine Hepburn
Winner
Bonnie and Clyde(1967)
Faye Dunaway
The Graduate(1967)
Anne Bancroft
The Whisperers(1967)
Dame Edith Evans
Wait Until Dark(1967)
Audrey Hepburn

Actress in a Supporting Role

Bonnie and Clyde(1967)
Estelle Parsons
Winner
Barefoot in the Park(1967)
Mildred Natwick
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(1967)
Beah Richards
The Graduate(1967)
Katharine Ross
Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967)
Carol Channing

Art Direction

Camelot(1967)
Art Direction: John Truscott, Edward Carrere; Set Decoration: John W. Brown
Winner
Doctor Dolittle(1967)
Art Direction: Mario Chiari, Jack Martin Smith, Ed Graves; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(1967)
Art Direction: Robert Clatworthy; Set Decoration: Frank Tuttle
The Taming of the Shrew(1967)
Art Direction: Renzo Mongiardino, John DeCuir, Elven Webb, Giuseppe Mariani; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni, Luigi Gervasi
Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967)
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, George C. Webb; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol

Best Picture

In the Heat of the Night(1967)
Walter Mirisch, Producer
Winner
Bonnie and Clyde(1967)
Warren Beatty, Producer
Doctor Dolittle(1967)
Arthur P. Jacobs, Producer
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(1967)
Stanley Kramer, Producer
The Graduate(1967)
Lawrence Turman, Producer

Cinematography

Bonnie and Clyde(1967)
Burnett Guffey
Winner
Camelot(1967)
Richard H. Kline
Doctor Dolittle(1967)
Robert Surtees
In Cold Blood(1967)
Conrad Hall
The Graduate(1967)
Robert Surtees

Costume Design

Camelot(1967)
John Truscott
Winner
Bonnie and Clyde(1967)
Theadora Van Runkle
The Happiest Millionaire(1967)
Bill Thomas
The Taming of the Shrew(1967)
Irene Sharaff, Danilo Donati
Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967)
Jean Louis

Directing

The Graduate(1967)
Mike Nichols
Winner
Bonnie and Clyde(1967)
Arthur Penn
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(1967)
Stanley Kramer
In Cold Blood(1967)
Richard Brooks
In the Heat of the Night(1967)
Norman Jewison

Documentary (Feature)

The Anderson Platoon(1967)
Pierre Schoendoerffer, Producer
Winner
A King's Story(1965)
Jack Le Vien, Producer
A Time for Burning(1967)
William C. Jersey, Producer
Festival(1967)
Murray Lerner, Producer
Harvest(1967)
Carroll Ballard, Producer

Film Editing

In the Heat of the Night(1967)
Hal Ashby
Winner
Beach Red(1967)
Frank P. Keller
Doctor Dolittle(1967)
Samuel E. Beetley, Marjorie Fowler
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(1967)
Robert C. Jones
The Dirty Dozen(1967)
Michael Luciano

Music (Original Music Score)

Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967)
Elmer Bernstein
Winner
Cool Hand Luke(1967)
Lalo Schifrin
Doctor Dolittle(1967)
Leslie Bricusse
Far from the Madding Crowd(1967)
Richard Rodney Bennett
In Cold Blood(1967)
Quincy Jones

Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment)

Camelot(1967)
Alfred Newman, Ken Darby
Winner
Doctor Dolittle(1967)
Lionel Newman, Alexander Courage
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(1967)
DeVol
Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967)
Andre Previn, Joseph Gershenson
Valley of the Dolls(1967)
John Williams

Music (Song)

Doctor Dolittle(1967)
Talk To The Animals in "Doctor Dolittle" Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Winner
Banning(1967)
The Eyes Of Love in "Banning" Music by Quincy Jones; Lyrics by Bob Russell
Casino Royale(1967)
The Look Of Love in "Casino Royale" Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Hal David
The Jungle Book(1967)
The Bare Necessities in "The Jungle Book" Music and Lyrics by Terry Gilkyson
Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967)
Thoroughly Modern Millie in "Thoroughly Modern Millie" Music and Lyrics by James Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn