Variety (April 1964)

a oy . fe . . . . . . . te bd oa . . @. ed . eta! “: > : el ote . .t = 7 . Lo : : : 4 ao j woe oo : ta: : . . ! re i . Yqe reqdrgye ' Va tat ” Hollywood, “April ‘14. ‘ eee oS Herewith’ ‘the. winners ‘in: “the vote covering 1963" eli-. ...gibles .for..theAcademy of : Motion Picture ‘Arts. &. Sci-~ ‘ences :Oscar. statuettes. .These . were. presented: in’ ceres -monies. from: the .west. coast. telecast over. ABC. Separately, : -the: program Atself a3 ‘feviewed.. in: this i issue’ s television: department... : . 3 vo “BEST MOTION. PICTURE OF THE YEAR” “tem. Jones,” “AD: Woodfall’ ‘Production, © United” Artis: Le a gest’ SCREENPLAY—BASED ‘ON. ‘MATERIAL ee / Lopert: Pictures. Tony: Richardson, Producer. | ‘jest FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE. YEAR vel: “FeilericoF Fellini's 8,’ ” A Cineriz: Production x dtaly).. _ « ae a + a BEST. DIRECTOR “Tom Jones”: hopert, Pictures. Tony ‘Richardson. . . Sr re ‘BEST : PERFORMANCE BY AN. ACTOR duction, ‘United Artists. a . 7 BEST PERFORMANCE BY. AN. ACTRESS a “Pairiia: Neal. in: “Hud,” ” * _ Paramount. , as ke a pelt “BEST r SUPPORTING: “ACTOR: ce an Melvyn Douglas: ‘in “Hud ”. a ‘Salem-Dover. Production, a a Paramount. ae = UA Dominates Awards | ae) "United: “Artists, which last year’ “copped: ‘citly a: pair. of. na ste: “Oscars, snapped up. seven. ‘Golden Men this year ‘inthe: .. . .. 36th annual. Academy. derby. | : three: closest. competitors; “Metro, 20th-Fox and Paramount. -.. with’ four--apiece. . ‘Metro's take was augmented. by a SCi-_— Wey lan entific or technical, award, only one: 2 handed out: in current: a a sweepstakes. Cos : -.. -?Two other majors. garnered: ‘one “apiece, ‘Warner Bros: a a for: black-and-white’: art: direction (“‘America, America”™),.: °° ey ; ‘ Columbia, PE ad: at, however, last year’s leader. with. seven .Oscars,-:all’ ‘from. vA“ Bawrence © of . Arabia,” ‘shared... lustre “when: the Irving... oi, ,G. ‘ThalbergMemorial Award. went to. one of: ‘its: Broz: “ One ducers, Sam: ‘Spiegel... a a be t ke é bi ‘ Qn : ’*s wins were. divi e tween. our ea ures, it. of —” * "BEST COSTUME’ DESIGN, COLOR. PICTURE. | -a 20th” Century-Fox “Ltd. -MCL_ Films. S.A.-' 20th’. Cents Fox Columbia Pictures: forcartoon short subject. these “Tom :Jones” grabbed best. ‘picture, best: diréction, 7 *. “Cleopatra,” best ‘screenplay, | best miisic ‘seore: Best actor :award ‘went to Sidney: Poitier for “Lilies of the: Field,” best’ ‘scoring. of: ‘music to. arma La Doute,”. ‘Sound: effects: to: ats. a Mad." ; _(4): World.” “Cleopatra’”’ was responsible. for all of. 20th-Fox’. ‘glean— ° “Ings, | ‘best .color cinematography, art direction and: set® a : decoration, costume designing and: special -effects.. Metro _ turned to “How the: West Was Won” for three of its-nods, .”: ‘put its statue for: best. supporting ‘actréss.:cathe from Mari _ garet; Rutherford'’s matchless ° trouping in: “The V.LP.’s” : +. West” ‘contributed best. Story: andscreenplay, film. edit oh Paes “ing ‘and ‘sound recprding.: a -Paramount’s quarteét. was. dvawnfrom: ‘pair ‘of. pix: ine cluding: three “for “Hud,” :with Patricia Neal and Melvyn =.” * Douglas. capturing. best actress. and. ‘Dest. supporting. actor,” “Hud?” likewise ‘respectively, for. work in. this. ‘film,. * ‘showed. -for.:best: black-and-white. ‘cinematography. . Best: song. “Call: MeIrresistible,” ¢ came from “Papa’ ‘a Delicate Condition.” ‘a Woodfail Production, , oH nited Aste * iis West: Was Won,” toca & Cites. 7 ° It’ far: outdistanced its. a “BEST. SUPPORTING ACTRESS © Margaret Rutherford An: ‘The, V. IP. 's,”" et Golden. “Mayer: re Deo, . age: ay o 6. eae “BEST. STORY AND SCREENPLAY WRITTEN "DIRECTLY FOR. THE SCREEN | ned i ‘The West Was Wen,” “Metro-Goldwyn:Mayer’ & as | Cinerama. Story: and. ‘screenplay. ‘by Jas ames ‘R.. Webb. FROM. ANOTHER MEDIUM. “Tom Jones,” ‘a: Woodfall: Production; ‘United “Astin _Lopert I Pictures. ‘Screenplay. by. John. Osborne. et “s ome . -e oe el, an “BEST FILM. EDITING srama,. Harold Fy Kress. os PALE, ~ ‘BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, COLOR PICTURE : ‘use, Poitier. in “Lilies of The Field, aay Rainbow. Pro: S “Cleopatra,” ‘a 20th:: ‘Century-Fox. Ltd-MCL Films: S:A.“Walwa. Films. 8. A. Production, : Leon: Shamroy,. ‘6 hag. ~ BEST. ACHIEVEMENT. IN. CINEMATOGRAPHY, ae Salem-Dover': Production, ; BLACK-AND-WHITE: On wt : es ”. A Salem Dover Production, Paratiouat. Jamon “Wong ‘Howe. : ee ot se we . BEST ART DIRECTION, ‘COLOR ‘PICTURE — “Cleopatra,” 2-20th Century-Fox: Ltd-MCL ‘Films S.A:-° “Walwa’ Films ‘S.A: Production, 20th: ‘Century-Fox... John” ". Decuir, ‘Jack. Martin: ‘Smith, : “Hilyard: Brown,Herman. Blumenthal, _Elven <Webb,. Maurice Pelling. ‘and Boris. >) Juraga. Set.-Decoration oa ‘ “Walter. mM. Scott, Paul S.: Fox ay and Ray. ‘Moyer. , wi ae < cn ee OA, BEST ART DIRECTION, |. ~ae BLACK-AND-WHITE. PICTURE > "hamerien America,”. an: Athena Enterprises. a ; _Wartier. Bros. Gene Callahan: ~ oo ele, BEST COSTUME DESIGN, _ Pictures. : : Piero Gherardi, ie nae vig . eo . : ee ee _ Walwa: Films ‘S.A: : Production, irene. Sharaf, Vittorio Nino Novarese and’ -Renie, ca eee oe BEST. SONG FiRST ‘USED IN AN. ELIGIBLE “MOTION PICTURE... “cat Me. Inresponsible” from “Papa's s. Delicate Condition, * Amro: Productions, -Paramount. Music. ‘by. James Van. “Heusen. Lyrics by ‘Sammy: Cahn.” | “BEST. SCORING OF: MUSIC—ADAPTATION | -OR TREATMENT 7 (FOR ‘WHICH ‘ONLY. THE : ADAPTER AND/ OR MUSIC DIRECTOR SHALL. BE“ ELIGIBLE). ° . “tema La. Douce,” ‘a Mitisch-Phalarix Productioi, ‘United’ Artists. Andre: Previn. Sear cies vet 20th Century-Fox, | = "BLACK-AND-WHITE PICTURE : . a. A “Federico. Fellini's 8¥4,"" x. Cineriz: ’ Préduetion, ethane OUTSTANDING. ACHIEVEMENT | IN MUSIC. aN ‘CONNECTION ‘WITH: MOTION PICTURES “(BEST MUSIO SCORE—SUBSTANTIALLY ORIGINAL. weer: FOR: _ WHICH. ONLY THE COMPOSER ‘SHALL BB ELIGIBLE), " hem Jeaiea,” a “Woodfall . Production, ‘United Artists. Lopert: Pictures. ‘John. Addison... | “oe ®. 1 BEST “ACHIEVEMENT IN. SOUND a Aipew “The | West. Was Won,” Metro-Goldwyn-Maye?. _ Studio: Sound Department.. ‘Franklin’ E.. Milton, Sound * ae a ‘BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EFFECTS ate a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Werld,” a Casey Production, “United Artists. Walter G. Eliott. BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ‘SPECIAL EFF ECTS. tra,” a 20th. “Century-Fox. “Ltd -MCL._ Films .S.A.« ‘: Walwa. Filme S. A. ‘Production, 20th: Century-Fox. Emil: Kosa, Sr. . a ; . no, *. ee * i. ,; BEST ACHIEVEMENT. IN DOCUMENTARY "(FEATURES) . “Robert Frost .-: A Lover's Quarrel. With The Werld.” ~ WGBH | Edueational: Foundation, ‘Robert Hughes, _, Producer. , (SHORT: SUBJ ECTS). a “Chagall, " “Kaatboac’ Film Enterprises, ‘Ltd Flag. Films, _, Simon. Schiffrin, Producer: | _— . *. * * a: a . od "BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SHORT. SUBJECTS: oo CLIVE. ACTION SUBJECTS) * 7 aw Occurrence ‘At. Owl Creek Bridge,” Filras Du Cen~ taure-Filmartic, Cappagariff-Janus' ‘Films. Paul De Roubaix and. Marcel: Ichae, ‘Producers. as (CARTOON SUBJECTS) the Critic?” “Pinto® ‘Crossbow |: ‘Productions, ‘Columbia, : Ernest ‘Pintoff, Producer, oe No Hersholt, or r Class I and a car Hollywood, April 14, Keademy ‘of Motion. Picture Arts -& Sciences this year | made: only. a: single: technical award,: entirely bypassing ” both. ‘Class..T. and: Class: II to ‘hand out. a Class WI Scientific or. ‘Technical _Award.. Nod goes. to. Douglas A. Shearer and -. A: Arnold ‘Gillespie. of Metro for the en © gineering of an. improved’. “Background. Process. Projec tion. System... -.. ‘Board Of . Governors;: ‘on: récommendation ‘of the. ‘Com~ gnittee,. ordinarily: makes at: least one and. usually several Class Il” awards,although no. Class ¥ award ‘has been vo made since 1957. Last year. four’ Class. II and. two Class “JIT awards were distributed, the: previous year. three "Class: I and. two. Class TIT awards. 7 | Governors: this. year. ‘also. are completely bypassing. the gnnual Jean Hersholt ‘Humanitarian, ‘Award. and all Special. Awards, according to .an Academy n. Sole _ special | vote of ‘any kind: was the Irving G. ‘Thalberg _ Memorial. Award, which -went to. Sam ‘Spiegel... a ‘This marks. ‘only. the’ ‘second. time that: the Hersholt. 7 “Honor has. been ‘skipped. since’ it. was established in ~ 1957; when Y:.Frank. Freeman copped ‘prize. None was handed out. in 1959. Last ‘year, : ‘Steve _ Broldy. 1 received » the award,” i” m TATSE Stu Mechanis Local52. | of Brethren From ul Accepts 45 Commended ‘yt Toll ‘Last Monday night's: “Oscar” a re ” show. on. ABC-TV .was: the. ob-) |-: ject. of. some. “promotion from a "am -unusual. source—the RKO ~ | Do, ~ General. -Phonevision ‘tol 9p. Lip UR fa! -. mechanics. ‘Local: 52’. and. Nassau': Suffolk: stagehands ‘Local -340.:are -? to Michael. Myerberg’s Long. Island .../ Studios.. The :-first pie to be. -made ~ . there under: ‘the merger, in fact the 'first.to go since Iast’ summer when: “The World.of. Henry Orient” was] “" -made: there, :will..soon. begin. Fréd]Coe. will put. his. filmization -of :the: “Bitects. of the ‘merger -. between} -. International ‘Alliance of Theatrical: Stage Employees..New York studio “ poginning. ‘to. be. felt at52: So far the .‘Tocal “has admitted .45 new members: to. its’ ranks. -from‘ -340;} “these men of course continuing. ‘to “hold 340. cards separately. for: legit work, ” “This. swelling ‘of thé. ranks: iwas. “anticipated, ‘naturally; after. the: “merger was. passed. The way it. was. set up340.-men: were | enabled: to join. 52 for :film. work at a con: * .siderably-reduced:. initiation.“ fee}. --i::thereby allowing them .te .work.on .: -pix..throughout New.. York, .Nassau |’ and’, Suffolk: ‘instead. of just the. -7 <* latter two-/areas, ‘while continuing arn with legit in. ‘Nassau-Suffolk. . Also. a predicted. side effect. of. the. merger was its’: being. an. aid _ Broadway... Glick «A> ' Thousand “Clowns”: into. production.Starting}. May At, with Anteriors | at’: : Fhe by .52 crack without contracts.. ‘offices. Mare” | Saland filed. ’ Studio: ‘and. locations | ‘in: Gotham.) One. of the things the. merger did} “Was. ‘to.. remove jurisdictional -bar-}. riers. between New York and Long|.’. Island,. thus: eliminating. travel time|™ charges and _so.on,.:and this is seen}: as. ‘fostering ‘the “Clowns”. start. “Another . membership ‘develop ment at :52 ‘has been. the admission{-. within recent: weeks of 12/newsreel|.. -|soundmen: and: ‘electricians.. These} ‘men. are: employees ‘of the news|: ‘units at ABC-TV, NBC-TV, UPL ‘and |“ ‘WCBS. With the 340 men:.and| | these, 52’s.ranks have been swelled} by 57:-new men in the-pastcouple} : ‘of weeks: and: this ‘is: quite: a step} in ‘an “era ‘of continued. labor ‘re-|. ‘luctance ‘fo. open: its..doors,-espe-| cially in-the-overall : ‘theatrical: field, to number ~ of. new. men. Expansion | is: .cited: “by «some: labor|”. observers. as a ‘mark of. -growing| °°. progressiveness. .within:. that local] .. and ‘perhaps the. parent: IATSE in|” general, . although ‘there are still). some mighty. tough union nuts. to Premiere” ‘Productions: Inc... has been“ formed to eonduct a‘ -busi-} ness. producing: . “motion. pictures | _ eration: in Hartford. The. toll outfit” ‘seit “out ry -| | «special ‘mailing | piece to its a * 5,000 clients advising them. to: “tune in ‘the. ‘competitive web to _ itv:. ‘supplenients newspapers, be. the: policy: i in 1964 as. well.” Jack Ir. Vice. R: Zanuck . Hollywood, ‘April: 14. |-approve: -all . advertising, . -| tion ‘and. ‘publicity released -in' con On Producers: Guild : "y ack: Watner Jr. has. been. elected ‘to. directorate” Of. the~ Sereen, ‘Producers . ‘Guild; : “succeeding Richard | Zanuck in -three-year~ term ‘which | still: has two. to. go... cas a : ' Zanuck. resigned’ due. ‘to. pressure | and. recordings, with’ New. ‘York of ‘work’ as ‘20th-Fox studio Pro a duction: head, ° Te A “Motion: Picture. Assn: of. Araeri-a ea’s-Advertising ‘Code Administra-' tion reviewed, during 1963,: some’ 77,657 nits. of advertising, public watch the-Oscar presentations. iy and exploitation material. “The mailer -was backed up by -| . full-page ‘ads' in: the’. weekend . of.. Hartford ~After: plugging . _ ‘the. ABC event, : the notice. _ listed” a group ot pix nominat— ed for: awards.-and ‘noted . that: “| all of these pictures: were .. _geen. at” ‘home. on: ‘Subscription: TV,” continuing: ‘that such’ will” _ Lesser-known partner. of. indus ‘try’s . Production -Code _Adminz istration;: the fact that ACA must, : _promo; nection .. with. all ‘ code-approved films, is: still news to many people. ‘Michael’ Linden, Ad ‘Code ‘ Ad ‘ministrator; believes that. the de: partment is: ‘unique in one respect. ‘|“It is remarkable. that the major. | companies, in an ‘industry handling. =| nearly $1.5 billion annually. in con|". } sumer: expenditures” in the -U.. S,; | should continue: to. submit yolun-. tarily all oftheir ad and Promo|: : tion. material: to . their. Sself-regula‘tory: body.” is: ‘unfortunate ‘that onlyorganized : ‘and responsible ‘segments * of the industry...are: required ‘to ‘submit: their’ advertising for. code. review. " “Tf all: motion ‘Pie-| ture.. advertising -had“'to meet. our -Standards,; I’m sure. that ‘complaints ‘He feels,.also; that: it |. ‘and. clearance. about: ; film. ‘advertising . "would diminish rapidly.”. _MPAA . s acquainting ad. d depart ménts“Of ‘American. newspapers with the code with the hope that they'll eventually. ‘accept, with lit tle concern, gode-approved. ads. . +Exhibitors. are urged tospotlight: ‘the. .code-approved. insignia | when © ‘placing: ads. AAC’s. work in 1963; -because of fewer ‘pictures, ads, posters and. other: accessories . totaled | 5,861,. which. was 14% ‘less than the 6,817. Feviewed in 1962. ‘Rejected and revised materials in these categories total 8.22%, an. increase. which, ‘according to Linden, reflects the ‘difficult advertising problems involved in # in today’s: adult s: adult ‘market, | Up Frank Diaz, raak Diaz, Ex-Usher ‘Los Angeles, April 14. ; “Frank. ‘Diaz, who. started his career as:: an. usher with Pacific ‘Drive-In: Theatres, .has been appointed South. California division Manager of. circuit.. He. will work. ‘under supervision of Pat R. Notaro, “circuit director of operations and ‘spend most of his. time in the field ‘directing district. managers. He most recently was field supervisor. of ‘snack bars, “moving up: to new. Post. oye