Award ceremony for films of 1965
The 38th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1965, were held on April 18, 1966, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope, and were the first Oscars to be broadcast live in color. Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, attended the ceremony, escorted by actor George Hamilton. 
The most successful films of the year were "The Sound of Music" and "Doctor Zhivago", each with ten nominations and five wins, with the former winning Best Picture. Both films are in the top 10 inflation-adjusted commercially successful films ever made, and both would go on to appear on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the twentieth century.
"The Sound of Music" was the first Best Picture winner without a screenwriting nomination since "Hamlet", and would be the last until "Titanic" at the 70th Academy Awards. "Othello" became the third film (of four to date) to receive four acting nominations without one for Best Picture. William Wyler received the last of his record twelve Best Director nominations for "The Collector".
Awards.
Nominees were announced on February 21, 1966. Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
Multiple nominations and awards.
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Presenters and performers.
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
References.
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