If I Picked the Oscars (1962)

These are my Oscar picks for the 1962 Academy Awards.  (Actual Winner)

Best Visual Effects: The Longest Day (The Longest Day)

Best Film Editing: Lawrence of Arabia (Lawrence of Arabia)

Best Costume Design, Color: The Music Man (The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm)

Best Costume Design, B&W: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?)

Best Cinematography, Color: Lawrence of Arabia (Lawrence of Arabia)

Best Cinematography, B&W: To Kill a Mockingbird (The Longest Day)

Best Art Direction, Color: Lawrence of Arabia (Lawrence of Arabia)

Best Art Direction, B&W: To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird)

Best Sound Recording: The Music Man (Lawrence of Arabia)

Best Original Song: Days of Wine and Roses (Days of Wine and Roses)

Best Adaptation or Treatment Score: The Music Man (The Music Man)

Best Original Score: Lawrence of Arabia (Lawrence of Arabia)

Best Adapted Screenplay: To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird)

Best Original Screenplay: Last Year at Marienbad (Divorce, Italian Style)

Best Supporting Actress: Mary Badham for To Kill a Mockingbird (Patty Duke for The Miracle Worker)

Best Supporting Actor: Omar Sharif for Lawrence of Arabia (Ed Begley for Sweet Bird of Youth)

Best Actress: Bette Davis for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Anne Bancroft for The Miracle Worker)

Best Actor: Gregory Peck for To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck)

Best Director: David Lean for Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean)

Best Picture: Lawrence of Arabia (Lawrence of Arabia)

Multiple Winners: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (2), The Music Man (3), To Kill a Mockingbird (5), Lawrence of Arabia (7).

Quite widespread this time around.  Lawrence of Arabia, though, it over 4 hours long and is not reccomended to watch when on NBC or something, because you'll be there all day.

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