1968 in film

The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as two highly successful musical films, Funny Girl and Oliver!, the former earning Barbra Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress (an honour she shared with Katharine Hepburn for her role in The Lion in Winter) and the latter winning both the Best Picture and Best Director awards.

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Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1968 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1968
RankTitleDistributorDomestic rentals
1 Funny Girl Columbia $24,900,000[1]
2 2001: A Space Odyssey MGM $21,500,000[1]
3 The Odd Couple Paramount $20,000,000[1]
4 Bullitt Warner Bros. $19,000,000[1]
5 Oliver! Columbia $16,800,000[1]
6 Planet of the Apes 20th Century $15,000,000[1]
7 Rosemary's Baby Paramount $15,000,000[1]
8 Romeo and Juliet Paramount $14,500,000[1]
9 Yours, Mine and Ours United Artists $11,500,000[1]
10 The Lion in Winter AVCO Embassy $10,006,000[2]

Events

Awards

Category/Organization26th Golden Globe Awards
January 22, 1969
41st Academy Awards
March 21, 1969
22nd BAFTA Awards
April 14, 1969
DramaComedy or Musical
Best FilmThe Lion in WinterOliver!The Graduate
Best DirectorPaul Newman
Rachel, Rachel
Carol Reed
Oliver!
Mike Nichols
The Graduate
Best ActorPeter O'Toole
The Lion in Winter
Ron Moody
Oliver!
Cliff Robertson
Charly
Spencer Tracy
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Best ActressJoanne Woodward
Rachel, Rachel
Barbra Streisand
Funny Girl
Katharine Hepburn
The Lion in Winter
Barbra Streisand
Funny Girl
Katharine Hepburn
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Lion in Winter
Best Supporting ActorDaniel Massey
Star
Jack Albertson
The Subject Was Roses
Ian Holm
The Bofors Gun
Best Supporting ActressRuth Gordon
Rosemary's Baby
Billie Whitelaw
Twisted Nerve
Charlie Bubbles
Best Screenplay, AdaptedStirling Silliphant
Charly
James Goldman
The Lion in Winter
Buck Henry and Calder Willingham
The Graduate
Best Screenplay, OriginalMel Brooks
The Producers
Best Original ScoreAlex North
The Shoes of the Fisherman
John Barry
The Lion in Winter
Johnny Green
Oliver!
John Barry
The Lion in Winter
Best Original Song"The Windmills of Your Mind"
The Thomas Crown Affair
N/A
Best Foreign Language FilmWar and PeaceN/A

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): canceled due to events of May 1968

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos (Artists under the Big Top: Perplexed), directed by Alexander Kluge, West Germany

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Ole dole doff (Who Saw Him Die?), directed by Jan Troell, Sweden

Films released

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Notable films released in 1968

Note: U.S. releases unless stated.

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References

  1. Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 358–359. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  2. Top 20 Films of 1968 by Domestic Revenue
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