'Oliver'! is best movie
Katy Hepburn wins third Oscar
HOLLYWOOD (UPI)
Katherine Hepburn broke all
Academy Award records
by winning her third Oscar last
night in a tie with Barbra
Streisand who won the statuette
in her first movie.
It was the first tie among actresses in the 41-year history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Miss Hepburn won her third award for her performance as Eleanor of Aquitaine in "The Lion in Winter."
Tying in the vote was Miss Streisand who portrayed Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl," reprising the part that made her a star on Broadway.
Surprise winner
Cliff Robertson was the surprise winner as best actor of the year for his performance as an imbecile in "Charly."
Robertson played a succession of mediocre roles in second-rate movies until his portrayal "Charly" who, through surgery, fulfills his mental capacities, only to realize he will soon slide back to his former idiocey.
Best picture of the year was "Oliver!" which won six awards, but whose stars failed to win individual acting honors.
Oldtime vaudevillian
Jack Albertson, an oldtime vaudevillian, won the best supporting actor award for his role of a defeated modern husband in "The Subject Was Roses."
Ruth Gordon, a writer-turned actress won the Oscar for best supporting actress as the wacky but evil neighbor in "Rosemary's Baby," "I can't tell you how encouragin' this is," she said on receiving the award.
Robertson upset such favorites as Peter O'Toole and Ron Moody in "The Lion in Winter" and "Oliver!" respectively. He had never been nominated before.
Best directing honors went to Sir Carol Reed of England for "Oliver!" It was Reed's third nomination. He previously was nominated for "The Third Man" in 1950, and "The Fallen Idol" in 1949.
Miss Hepburn and Miss Streisand's tie was unparalleled among nominated actresses. It was only the second time in the history of the 41-year-old academy that a performer had won best acting laurels in two successive years as Miss Hepburn did last year with "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner."
Louise Rainer won two years running in 1936 and 1937 for "The Great Ziegfeld" and "The Good Earth."
Nominations record
Miss Hepburn also set a record for nominations with 11, more than any other screen actress.
The only other tie among performers in the Oscar balloting was in the 1932 presentation when the late Wallace Beery and Frederick March tied for best performance by an actor.
March won for his dual role in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Beery won the award for his performance_in "The Champ."
Albertson worked his way through vaudeville and burlesque to Broadway and finally the movies in scores of pictures taking second billing to everyone from Elvis Presley to Jack Lemmon.
His role as the husband of Patricia Neal in "The Subject Was Roses," displayed the common man's inability to cope with the tempo of contemporary life in fast-moving America.
1965 Contender
Miss Gordon won the award after losing a previous nomination in the same category in 1965 when her performance in "Inside Daisy Clover" gave her a nomination.
She was nominated three
Rock Chalk now open to lure independents
Independents are assured a place in Rock Chalk if three skits are submitted, Tom Moore, KU-Y adviser, said vesterdav.
The change is an effort to widen the appeal of Rock Chalk, Moore said. This does not lessen the chances of the Greeks either, but merely makes the opportunity equal, Moore added.
Barry Albin, Topeka junior, said the independents are being given a greater chance to
participate in Rock Chalk partly in hopes it will generate more campus interest.
"If independents are assured a place, there will be more groups interested and the competition may be better," Albin said.
Moore said some person have told him the show's quality would be hampered by this move, but Moore said he felt the increased competition could improve it.
Books on Negro history are displayed in Watson
Books written by such noted black historians as Carver Woodson, W. E. B. DuBois and John Hope Franklin are featured along with contemporary works by Martin L. King and Eldridge Cleaver.
"A representative of the BSU first asked for a separate reading room for Negro literature," said Frank Aydelotte, the librarian who set up the display. "This fragmenting the library is against University policy. Instead, we got together the display," Aydelotte said.
A collection of books on Negro history is on display on the second floor of Watson Library.
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times as a screen writer: for "A Double Life," 1947; "Adam's Rib" 1950; and "Pat and Mike," 1952.
Best achievement in art direction was won by John Box and Terence Marsh for the striking visual effects of the musical, "Oliver!" which won 11 nominations, more than any other film.
The display of Afro-American writings was initiated by KU's Black Student Union (BSU).
Through the display, Aydelotte said the library and the history department are bringing Negro history books to the attention of students.
"Young Americans" won the golden statuette for the best achievement in documentary production produced by Robert Cohn and Alex Grasshoff who accepted for the dozen young singers in the film.
Bibliographies and research guides will be printed as reference sources. These lists, which will be available at the reference desk, will note all the books in the library from slavery to present time.
Other winners
"Every week we will feature a new book concerning Negroes, to bring it to the attention of the student." Aydelotte said. The books will be publicized on the bulletin board in the general reading room of the library.
Winner of the award for best short subjects was Saul Bass" "Why Man Creates."
The Oscar for best set decoration went to Vernon Dixon and Ken Muggleston of "Oliver!" Best costume design award went to Danilo Donati for "Romeo and Juliet."
A special award for makeup was given John Chambers for his remarkable work on "Planet of the Apes."
Best achievement in sound went to "Oliver!" while the Oscar for cinematography was won by Pasqualino De Santis for "Romeo and Juliet."
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