1966 in film

The year 1966 in film involved some significant events. A Man for All Seasons won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Events
Entertainment pioneer Walt Disney, best known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, breakthroughs in the field of animation and theme park design and other achievements, died on 15 December 1966 at the age of 65. He died while he was producing The Jungle Book, The Happiest Millionaire, and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day; the last three films under his personal supervision.

Awards
Academy Awards:

Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons - Highland, Columbia Best Director: Fred Zinnemann - A Man for All Seasons Best Actor: Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons Best Supporting Actor: Walter Matthau - The Fortune Cookie Best Supporting Actress: Sandy Dennis - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Best Foreign Language Film: A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme), directed by Claude Lelouch, France BAFTA Film Awards: Best Film from any Source: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Best British film: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
 * Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Golden Globe Awards: Drama:

Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons Best Actor: Paul Scofield – A Man for All Seasons Best Actress: Anouk Aimée – A Man and a Woman Musical or comedy:

Best Picture: The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming Best Actor: Alan Arkin – The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming Best Actress: Lynn Redgrave – Georgy Girl

Other

Best Director: Fred Zinnemann – A Man for All Seasons Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme), directed by Claude Lelouch, FranceSignore & Signori (The Birds, the Bees and the Italians), directed by Pietro Germi, Italy Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): The Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia di Algeri), directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, Algeria / Italy Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): Cul-de-sac, directed by Roman Polanski, United Kingdom

Notable films released in 1966

 * 1) A Man for All Seasons
 * 2) Alfie
 * 3) Batman

Short Film Series
Looney Tunes (1930–1969) Merrie Melodies (1931–1969) Sylvester the Cat (1944-1966) Speedy Gonzales (1953–1968) Daffy Duck (1937–1968)

Debuts
Michael Douglas - Cast a Giant Shadow Harrison Ford - Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round Bette Midler - Hawaii Helen Mirren - Press for Time Johnny Whitaker - The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming