Doctor Zhivago

19653h 20mEnglish

Drama Romance War

Accolades

5Oscar

Wins

5Golden Globe

Wins

1Cannes

Nomination

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Synopsis

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

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Details

Genres

DramaRomanceWar

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

10

Wins

17

Nominations

5 Oscar · 5 Golden Globe

Won

Art Direction (Color) · Art Direction: John Box, Terry Marsh; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni
Best Director - Motion Picture · David Lean
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Best Original Score - Motion Picture · Maurice Jarre
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama · Omar Sharif
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture · Robert Bolt
Cinematography (Color) · Freddie Young
Costume Design (Color) · Phyllis Dalton
Music (Music Score--substantially original) · Maurice Jarre
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) · Robert Bolt

Full award breakdown

1966

Academy Awards

5Wins

10Noms

◆ Won

Art Direction (Color)

Art Direction: John Box, Terry Marsh; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni

1966

◆ Won

Cinematography (Color)

Freddie Young

1966

◆ Won

Costume Design (Color)

Phyllis Dalton

1966

◆ Won

Music (Music Score--substantially original)

Maurice Jarre

1966

◆ Won

Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)

Robert Bolt

1966

Nom

Actor in a Supporting Role

Tom Courtenay

1966

Nom

Best Picture

Carlo Ponti, Producer

1966

Nom

Directing

David Lean

1966

Nom

Film Editing

Norman Savage

1966

Nom

Sound

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studio Sound Department, A. W. Watkins, Sound Director; and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director

1966

1966

Golden Globes

5Wins

6Noms

◆ Won

Best Director - Motion Picture

David Lean

1966

◆ Won

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Doctor Zhivago

1966

◆ Won

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Maurice Jarre

1966

◆ Won

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Omar Sharif

1966

◆ Won

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Robert Bolt

1966

Nom

New Star Of The Year - Actress

Geraldine Chaplin

1966

1966

Cannes Film Festival

0Wins

1Noms

Nom

In Competition - Feature films

David LEAN

1966

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Cast

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Dr. Yuri Zhivago

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Lara Antipova

Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Tonya Gromeko

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Viktor Komarovsky

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov

Siobhán McKenna

Siobhán McKenna

Anna

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Alexander Gromeko

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