Film Honors: 1963

My own personal choices for the year. They reflect not just necessarily what I think is the best or essential cinema, but perhaps resonate with me or inspire, both at the time, and still today. Subject to alter choices based on viewings.

Sound Design: The Birds

Score Composing: Alex North (Cleopatra)

Actor Support: José Isbert (The Executioner)

Special Effects: Jason and the Argonauts

Actress Support: Patricia Neal (Hud)

Costume Design: The Leopard

Screenwriting Adapted: Norman Krasna (Sunday in New York)

Set Design: Cleopatra

Actor Lead: Tom Courtenay (Billy Liar)

Picture Editing: 8½

Screenwriting Original: Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Brunello Rondi ()

Cinematography: Leon Shamroy (Cleopatra)

Directing: Alfred Hitchcock (The Birds)

Cast Ensemble: The Red Lantern

Actress: Natalie Wood (Love with the Proper Stranger)

Motion Picture: 8½ (Federico Fellini) Italy / France