Awards and was nominated for five more. It also earned Elizabeth Taylor a Guinness World Record for the most costume changes in a film (65). This record was eclipsed in 1968 by Julie Andrews with 125 costume changes in the film Star!. 20th Century Fox mistakenly submitted Roddy McDowall to the Motion Picture Academy for consideration as Best Actor, rather than as Best Supporting Actor, for the Academy Awards. The Academy deemed his role ineligible for a leading actor category and told the studio it was too late to submit him in the correct category because the nomination ballots had already been sent to the printers. 20th Century Fox then published an open apology to McDowall in trade papers, stating, "We feel it is important that the industry realize that your electric performance as Octavian in Cleopatra, which was unanimously singled out by the critics as one of the best supporting performances by an actor this year, is not eligible for a nomination in that category... due to a regrettable error on the part of 20th Century Fox." See also List of American films of 1963 Roman Republic Ancient Egypt Ptolemaic dynasty Sword-and-sandal Lists of historical films List of films set in ancient Rome Asterix and Cleopatra References Bibliography External links 1963 films 1960s biographical drama films 1960s historical romance films 1963 romantic drama films 20th Century Fox films American biographical drama films American epic films American historical drama films American historical romance films American romantic drama films Depictions of Augustus on film Depictions of Cleopatra on film Depictions of Julius Caesar on film Depictions of Mark Antony on film Cultural depictions of Germanicus Drama films based on actual events 1960s English-language films Films based on Antony and Cleopatra Films based on multiple works Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz Films produced by Walter Wanger Films scored by Alex North Films set in ancient Alexandria Films set in ancient Egypt Films set in ancient Rome Films set in the 1st century BC Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films shot in Almería Films shot in Egypt Films shot in Los Angeles County, California Films shot in Naples Films shot in Rome Films that won the Best Costume Design Academy Award Films that won the Best Visual Effects Academy Award Films with screenplays by Sidney Buchman Films with screenplays by Ranald MacDougall Films with screenplays by Joseph