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Oscar Race

Leading the other nominees in
the 41st annual Academy Awards
race is Katharine Hepburn who was
nominated last Monday for a record
11th time. Twice a recipient of an
Academy Award, Miss Hepburn was
nominated for her role in 'The Lion
in Winter,' and is now ahead of
Bette Davis for most Oscar nominations.

Sharing the spotlight with Miss
Hepburn is 'Oliver!', the musical
version of 'Oliver Twist', which was
nominated in 11 categories including
best picture of the year.

Miss Hepburn's competition includes
two former award winners,
Patricia Neal, nominated for 'The
Subject Was Roses,' and Joanne
Woodward for 'Rachel, Rachel.'

Miss Neal was considered something
of a sentimental favorite for
her performance, her first since she
recovered from three strokes in
1965 which temporarily impaired
her speech and ability to walk. She
won her Oscar for 'Hud.'

Barbra Streisand's performance
in her first movie, 'Funny Girl,'
earned her a nomination. The fifth
nominee was Vanessa Redgrave in
'Isadora.'

None of the five best-actor
candidates has previously won.
Peter O'Toole, selected for 'The
Lion in Winter,' had been nominated
twice previously. Alan Arkin,
chosen for 'The Heart is a
Lonely Hunter,' had been nominated
once before.

Also nominated for best actor
were Ron Moody ('Oliver!'), Cliff
Robertson('Charly') and Alan Bates
for 'The Fixer.'

Best supporting actress nominees
were Lynn Carlin ('Faces'),
Ruth Gordon ('Rosemary's Baby'),
Sondra Locke ('The Heart is a
Lonely Hunter'), Kay Medford
('Funny Girl') and Estelle Parsons
('Rachel, Rachel'), who won last
year's category for 'Bonnie and
Clyde.'

Jack Wild ('Oliver!'), Jack Albertson
('The Subject Was Roses'),
Seymor Cassel ('Faces'), Daniel
Massey ('Star'), and Gene Wilder
('The Producers'), were nominated
for best supporting actor.

Nominated for best director
were Sir Carol Reed ('Oliver'), Gillo
Pontecorvo ('The Battle of Algiers'),
Franco Zeffirelli ('Romeo
and Juliet'), Anthony Harvey ('The
Lion in Winter'), and Stanley
Kubrick for '2001: A Space
Odyssey.'

'Funny Girl,' 'The Lion in
Winter,' 'Rachel, Rachel' and
'Romeo and Juliet' were nominated
for best picture, along with 'Oliver!'

The awards will be presented
April 14 at the Dorothy Chandler
Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music
Center.