Ферма «Мадбаунд» Mary J. Blige becomes the first African American woman to receive multiple Oscar nominations in the same year. Additionally, she becomes the first person to be nominated in both a music category and an acting category in the same year.
A Passage to India Peggy Ashcroft was not present at the awards ceremony, as she was attending the funeral of Sir Michael Redgrave. Angela Lansbury accepted the award on her behalf.
Бумажная луна Tatum O'Neal, at age 10, became the youngest winner ever in a competitive category. (Shirley Temple had won an Honorary Award at age 6 in 1935.)
Кто боится Вирджинии Вульф? Sandy Dennis was unable to attend the Academy Awards presentations, because she was working on a new film, Sweet November (1968), being shot in New York. Mike Nichols accepted the award on her behalf.