"Doctor Zhivago" wins 5 Golden Globes 1965

David Lean's historical-romance drama Doctor Zhivago, set during WWI and the Russian Civil War, took home five Golden Globes at the 23rd annual ceremony February 28, 1965.  It won all categories for which it was nominated. It was by far the biggest winner of the night.

Doctor Zhivago won Best Picture - Drama.  Omar Sharif won Best Actor for his work in the titular role.  David Lean won Best Director.  Maurice Jarre won for Best Original Score, beating Henry Mancini for his work on The Great Race. Robert Bolt won for Best Screenplay.  

The only other movie to win more than one award was The Sound of Music, who won two of four nominations.  It won Best Film - Musical or Comedy and Julie Andrews won Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.  Robert Wise was nominated for Best Director but lost to Lean.  Peggy Wood was nominated for Best Supporting Actress but lost to Ruth Gordon.  

The Great Race, one of my favorites, received four nominations, but failed to win any awards. 

Cross-dressing wins Golden Globe Awards 1983

Two movies, in which the main character dresses up as the opposite sex, won four Golden Globes and were nominated for several more at the 40th annual celebration January 29, 1983.  

Tootsie, which starred Dustin Hoffman posing as an actress to land a role in a soap opera, won Best Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical.  Dustin Hoffman won Best Actor.  Jessica Lange won Best Supporting Actress.  Sydney Pollack was nominated for Best Director. Larry Gelbart and Murray Shisgal were nominated for Best Screenplay.

Julie Andrews won for Best Actress for her portrayal as a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman in Victor/Victoria.  The movie was nominated for Best Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical but lost to Tootsie. Robert Preston was nominated for Best Actor. Lesley Anne-Warren was nominated for Supporting Actress. Henry Mancini was nominated for Best Original Score but lost to John Williams.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial won Best Motion Picture-Drama and John Williams won for Best Original Score. Steven Spielberg was nominated for Best Director and Melissa Mathison was nominated for Best Screenplay. Henry Thomas was nominated for New Star of the Year-Male. 

The fabulous Dolly Parton received a nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her work in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. 

"The Sound of Music" released 1965

One of the most successful movies of all time, The Sound of Music, was released April 1, 1965.  It starred Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, in the story of the Von Trapp family in the days before WWII.

It won 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture, and two Golden Globes, for Best Picture and Best Actress for Julie Andrews.

"Mary Poppins" wins 5 Academy Awards 1965

Walt Disney's bround-breaking motion picture Mary Poppins took home five Academy Awards on April 5, 1965, being nominated for thirteen, the most for any movie that year.  It won for Best Actress for Julie Andrews, Best Song for Chim Chim Cher-ee, Best Music Score - Substantially Original, Best Film Editing and Best Special Visual Effects.

It had been nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium; Best Scoring of Music - Adaption or Treatment; Best Sound; Best Art Direction, Color; Best Cinematography, Color, and;Best Costume Design, Color.

My Fair Lady was nominated for 12 Oscars and took home eight.  Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte was nominated for seven, including Best Supporting Actress for Agnes Moorehead, but did not win any.  Ms. Moorehead was robbed.

My favorite movies 1963-1967

1963 The Birds with Tippi Heddrin and Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy with Veronica Cartwright.



1964 Mary Poppins: starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke




1965 The Sound of Music: starring Julie Andews and Christopher Plummer




1966 The Trouble with Angels starring Rosalind Russell and Mary Wickes




1967 Walt Disney's the Jungle Book starring Phil Harris and Sebastian Cabot.

Happy birthday, Dame Julie Andrews!

The gigantically talented and beautiful Dame Julie Andrews turns 80 today!   She won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in "Mary Poppins".  The soundtrack to "Mary Poppins" won a Grammy the same year.   Although she initiated the role of Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady" on stage, studio execs at Warner Brothers didn't think she had enough film experience and cast Audrey Hepburn for the movie.  "My Fair Lady" took home 8 Oscars that night but wasn't even nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, which went to Dame Julie Andrews for "Mary Poppins".  Gotta watch that karma!