Academy Award Winning Movies of the 1960s
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1966
Screenplay based on Material from another medium
Movie:Doctor Zhivago
Summary: Virgil Tibbs is a hiladelphia Homicide detective. He goes to see his mother in the rural south. He is arrested when a rich white man is found dead, and Tibbs' being black is enough reason to be blamed. When his identity is established, his boss offers his services to the small town sherif who has little experience with murder investigations. As the two policemen learn how to work together, they begin to make progress on the crime.
Main Characters:
- Sidney Poitier.............Virgil Tibbs
- Rod Steiger.................Bill Gillespie
- Warren Oates...............Sam Wood
Director: Norman Jewison
Produced by: John Ball and Stirling Silliphant
Other nominees:
- Cool Hand Luke
- The Graduate
- In Cold Blood
- Ulysses
Guess Who is Comming to Dinner
Screenplay written directly for the screen
Summary: A wealthy white family is informed that their daughter's intended is coming to meet them, and he's black. Scripted in the late 60s, the idea of a bi-racial marriage was still fairly shocking. To smooth this over, the son-in-law to be is a prince. He's a doctor who lives in Switzerland and intends to take their daughter there to live. Set in California, it's not quite a return to Selma, Alabama, but was controversial in its day. This was the last Hepburn-Tracey Movie and the last film Spencer Tracey made before his death.
Main Characters:
- Spencer Tracey...............Matt Drayton
- Sidney Poitier.................John Wade Prentice
- Katharine Hepburn.........Christina Drayton
Produced by: Columbia Pictures
Written by: William Rose
Other nominees:
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Divorce American Style
- La guerre est finie
- Two for the Road
