# The 10 most shocking Oscar snubs of the 1960s

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-10-most-shocking-oscar-snubs-of-the-1960s/
- Published: 2026-10-29T14:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T10:18:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-most-shocking-oscars-snubs-of-the-1960s/
- Topics: Elections, Entertainment, Film, Music, Politics, Space, Technology

## Key points

- The article lists ten notable Oscar omissions from the 1960s.
- It argues *2001: A Space Odyssey* deserved a Best Picture nomination.
- Sidney Poitier’s performance in *In the Heat of the Night* is highlighted.

## Summary

The article highlights ten films and performances from the 1960s that it argues were overlooked by the Oscars. It presents the omissions as evidence that, despite some recognition of changing filmmaking and controversial works, Academy voters had significant blind spots.

Among the examples discussed are *2001: A Space Odyssey*, which won for visual effects but missed a Best Picture nomination, and Akira Kurosawa’s crime drama *High and Low*. The article also questions Sidney Poitier’s lack of a Best Actor win for *In the Heat of the Night* in 1967, when co-star Rod Steiger won; it notes the Academy’s limited recognition of French New Wave films and spaghetti westerns.

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