American Cinema Editors Awards 1966 Explained

16th ACE Eddie Awards
Award:	ACE Eddie Awards
Presenting Org:	American Cinema Editors
Date:	March 27, 1966
Site:	Coconut Grove, Los Angeles, California
Host:	George Jessel
Director:	Bill Stierwalt
Best Film:	The Sound of Music (editing) The Sound of Music (overall)
Network:	KCOP-TV
Most Wins:	Sound of Music (4)
Most Nominations:	Sound of Music (4)
Last:	15th
Last Link:	American Cinema Editors Awards 1965
Next:	17th
Next Link:	American Cinema Editors Awards 1967

The 16th American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards, which were presented on Sunday, March 27, 1966, at the Coconut Grove, honored the best editors in films and television.^[1] On January 24, 1966, president Gene Fowler announced the nominations. The five categories that were introduced were Best Performance by an Actor, Best Performance by an Actress, Outstanding Television Program of the Year, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Program, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Program.^[2] There were a total of ten awards, upped from six in the previous year.^{[1] [2]} The award ceremony was hosted by actor George Jessel.^[1]

For a second year in a row, the award was broadcast live on television, moving from the Los Angeles affiliate station KABC-TV to KCOP-TV. It aired as an hour-special starting at 8 pm.^{[3] [4]} The broadcast was directed by Bill Stierwalt^[5] and featured music by bandleader Dick Stabile.^[1] The opening song for the award ceremony was "The Song of A.C.E.", written by composer Earle Hagen^{[1] [6]}

Nominees

References:^{[2] [4] [7] [8]}

Film

Best Edited Feature Film	Outstanding Picture of the Year
The Sound of Music – William Reynolds Dear Brigitte – Marjorie Fowler The Flight of the Phoenix – Michael Luciano A Thousand Clowns – Ralph Rosenblum Tokyo Olympiad – Yoshio Ebara	The Sound of Music Doctor Zhivago Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines A Thousand Clowns Tokyo Olympiad
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture
Lee Marvin – Cat Ballou Jack Lemmon – The Great Race Laurence Olivier – Othello Omar Sharif – Doctor Zhivago Oskar Werner – Ship of Fools	Julie Andrews – The Sound of Music Claire Bloom – The Spy Who Came in From The Cold Julie Christie – Darling Simone Signoret – Ship of Fools Vivian Leigh – Ship of Fools
Best Director in a Motion Picture
Robert Wise – The Sound of Music Robert Aldrich – The Flight of the Phoenix David Lean – Doctor Zhivago Sidney Lumet – The Hill Mark Robson – Von Ryan's Express

Television

Best Edited Television Program	Outstanding Television Program of the Year
The Big Valley: "40 Rifles" – Sherman A. Rose A Slice of Sunday – Harry Coswick Rawhide: "Encounter at Boot Hill" – Gene Fowler Jr. I Spy: "The Loser" – Bud Molin Wagon Train: "Silver Lady" – Gene Palmer	Get Smart The Big Valley I Spy The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The Wild Wild West
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Program	Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Program
Bill Cosby – I Spy: "The Loser" Don Adams – Get Smart: "Aboard the Orient Express" Peter Breck – The Big Valley: "Night of the Wolf" Robert Conrad – The Wild Wild West: "The Night of the Howling Light" Roy Thinnes – The Long, Hot Summer: "A Time of Living"	Barbara Stanwyck – The Big Valley: "Boots With My Father's Name" Lucille Ball – The Lucy Show: "The Stuntman" Eartha Kitt – I Spy: "The Loser" Nancy Malone – The Long, Hot Summer: "Hiding Place" Inger Stevens – The Farmer's Daughter: "The Have and to Hold"
Best Director of a Television Program
Virgil Vogel – Bonanza: "The Return" David Alexander – My Favorite Martian: "Goest West Young Man" Earl Bellamy – Gunsmoke: "Malachi" Sutton Roley – Rawhide: "Encounter at BootHill" Roy Thinnes – The Long, Hot Summer: "A Time of Living"

External links

• ACE Award 1966 at the Internet Movie Database

Notes and References

1. Book: Ogilvie, Jack W. . Smith . Fredrick Y. . ACE Second Decade Anniversary Book . A.C.E. Calendar of Events . 1971 . American Cinema Editors, Inc . 39–45 .
2. News: Fowler Announces 'Eddie' Nominations . March 25, 2024 . Los Angeles Evening Citizen News . January 25, 1966 . 10.
3. News: 1966 Eddie Awards TV Announcement – KCOP-TV . March 25, 2024 . The Los Angeles Times . March 27, 1966 . 519.
4. News: 'The Sound fo Music' Tops 'Eddie' Awards: 16th Eddie Awards (1966) . March 25, 2024 . Los Angeles Evening Citizen News . March 28, 1966 . 17.
5. News: Steirwalt to Direct KCOP Telecast of Eddie Awards . March 25, 2024 . The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet . March 20, 1966 . 60.
6. Writer Report . BMI Magazine . July 1966 . 25 . March 25, 2024.
7. Book: Smith . Fredrick Y. . ACE Second Decade Anniversary Book . 1971 . American Cinema Editors "Eddie" Film Editing Awards Winners and Nominees . American Cinema Editors, Inc . 65–67 .
8. News: Roy Thinnes Drops Stethescope . March 26, 2024 . Ventura County Star . October 31, 1971 . 111.