Funny Girl Tied with Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter (1968).
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Katharine Hepburn
The Lion in Winter Tied with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl (1968). Hepburn became the third performer to win consecutive awards, and the first to win three awards for lead roles. Anthony Harvey, the film's director, accepted the award on her behalf.
Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick was not present at the awards ceremony. Presenters Diahann Carroll and Burt Lancaster accepted the award on his behalf.
Walt Disney Walt Disney's nomination and award was posthumous, as he died two years prior to the film's release. Wolfgang Reitherman, the film's director, accepted the award on his behalf.
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Windy DayWindy Day
Faith Hubley, John Hubley
La maison de Jean-JacquesLa maison de Jean-Jacques
Bill McGaw Was awarded the Oscar on May 8, 1969 as the runner-up, after the Board of Governors determined 'Young Americans' to be ineligible and vacated its win.
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Other VoicesOther Voices
David H. Sawyer
Legendary ChampionsLegendary Champions
Bill Cayton
Young AmericansYoung Americans
Robert Cohn, Alexander Grasshoff In 1969, the academy took back the golden statuette from documentary winner The Young Americans, because it was found that it had been released too early to be eligible for the 1968 Oscars.
A Few Notes on Our Food ProblemA Few Notes on Our Food Problem