40th Annual Academy Awards
April 10, 1968
(Show postponed 2 days for the funeral of
Dr. Martin Luther King)

The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles

Your Host: Bob Hope
Televised over ABC
Welcoming remarks and introduction of Bob Hope:Academy President Gregory Peck
Sound:Carol Channing
Supporting Actor:Patty Duke
Oscar®'s first decade:Katharine Hepburn (on film)
Cinematography:Dustin Hoffman & Katharine Ross
Short Subjects:MacDonald Carey & Diahann Carroll
Letter from Gen. William Westmoreland commending the USO, read by Martha Raye
Documentary Awards:Robert Morse & Barbara Rush
Oscar®'s second decade:Olivia De Havilland (on film)
Costume Design:Eva Marie Saint
Honorary Award to Arthur Freed:Bob Hope
Special Visual Effects:Natalie Wood
Sound Effects:Richard Crenna & Elke Sommer
Supporting Actress:Walter Matthau
Oscar®'s third decade:Princess Grace of Monaco (on film)
Film Editing:Dame Edith Evans
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:Rosalind Russell
Foreign Film:Danny Kaye
Art Direction:Rock Hudson & Shirley Jones
Scoring Awards:Angie Dickinson & Gene Kelly
Oscar®'s fourth decade:Anne Bancroft (on film)
Song:Barbra Streisand
Leslie Bricusse was not present at the ceremony. Sammy Davis Jr. accepted the Award on his behalf.
Thalberg Award:Robert Wise
Alfred Hitchcock's entire acceptance speech: "Thank you... very much."
Director:Leslie Caron
Writing Awards:Claire Bloom & Rod Steiger
Original screenplay winner William Rose was not present at the ceremony. Stanley Kramer accepted the Award on his behalf.
Actor:Audrey Hepburn
Actress:Sidney Poitier
Katharine Hepburn was not present at the ceremony. George Cukor accepted the Award on her behalf.
Best Picture:Julie Andrews
"The Bare Necessities"-- Louis Armstrong
"The Eyes of Love"-- Lainie Kazan
"The Look of Love"-- Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66
"Talk to the Animals"-- Sammy Davis, Jr.
"Thoroughly Modern Millie"-- Angela Lansbury & The Ronald Field Dancers

Rod Steiger, Estelle Parsons and George Kennedy with their Oscars® for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor
(Katharine Hepburn was filming in France.)
Elmer Bernstein (with presenter Angie Dickinson) and his Oscar® for
Best Original Score
Director Jirí Menzel poses with the Award for Best Foreign Language Film and presenter Danny Kaye.
Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (c., with presenters Angie Dickinson and Gene Kelly) and their Oscars® for Best Adapted Score
Sammy Davis, Jr., (performer) and Barbra Streisand (presenter) with the Oscar® for Best Song
Show Producer:Arthur Freed
Telecast Produced and Directed for ABC:Richard Dunlap
Musical Director:Elmer Bernstein