Films of 1966

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Last Updated: 9/14/25
Total Films: 35
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). These categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

2. The Blue Max
3. Funeral in Berlin
4. This Property Is Condemned
5. Hawaii
Honorable Mentions: Alfie


Best Actor
Richard Burton (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)

2. Michael Caine (Alfie)
3. Stephen Boyd (The Oscar)
4. Michael Caine (Funeral in Berlin)
5. Max von Syndow (Hawaii)
Honorable Mentions: Michael Caine (Gambit), Gert Fröbe (Paris brûle-t-il?), and George Peppard (The Blue Max)


Best Actress
Elizabeth Taylor (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)

2. Lana Turner (Madame X)
3. Natalie Wood (This Property Is Condemned)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Jeremy Kemp (The Blue Max)

2. Milton Berle (The Oscar)
3. Oscar Homolka (Funeral in Berlin)
4. George Segal (Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actress
Sandy Dennis (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)

2. Kate Reid (This Property Is Condemned)
3.
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Mike Nichols (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)

2. John Guillermin (The Blue Max)
3. Russell Rouse (The Oscar)
4. Guy Hamilton (Funeral in Berlin)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Cinematography
Haskell Wexler (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)

2. Christopher Challis (Arabesque)
3. Russell Harlan (Hawaii)
4. Douglas Slocombe (The Blue Max)
5. James Wong Howe (This Property Is Condemned)
Honorable Mentions: Joseph MacDonald (The Sand Pebbles) and Joseph Ruttenberg (The Oscar)


Best Editing
Sam O'Steen (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)

2. Max Benedict (The Blue Max)
3. John Bloom (Funeral in Berlin)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Ernest Lehman (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)

2. Bill Naughton (Alfie)
3. Evan Jones (Funeral in Berlin)
4. Dalton Trumbo and Daniel Taradash (Hawaii)
5. David Pursall, Jack Seddon, and Gerald Hanley (The Blue Max)
Honorable Mentions: Jack Davies and Alvin Sargent (Gambit) and Harlan Ellison, Russell Rouse, and Clarence Greene (The Oscar)


Films Rated '10'
  1. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

  2. The Blue Max

Films Rated '9'
  1. Funeral in Berlin

  2. This Property Is Condemned

  3. Hawaii

Films Rated '8'
  1. Alfie

  2. The Oscar

  3. Gambit

Films Rated '7'
  1. The Sand Pebbles

  2. Ambush Bay

  3. Madame X

Films Rated '6'
  1. The Professionals

  2. Nevada Smith

Films Rated '5'
  1. Arabesque

  2. The Fortune Cookie

  3. Torn Curtain

  4. The Appaloosa

  5. Cast a Giant Shadow

Films Rated '4'
  1. Paris brûle-t-il?

  2. Grand Prix

  3. The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming

  4. Khartoum

Films Rated '3'
  1. Cul-de-sac

  2. Seconds

  3. Blow-Up

  4. Fahrenheit 451

  5. A Man for All Seasons

  6. The Chase

  7. Lost Command

Films Rated '2'
  1. Harper

  2. Our Man Flint

  3. Manos: The Hands of Fate

  4. Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

Films Rated '1'
  1. Return of the Seven

  2. Batman