0 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁( M ond ay ) ▁The ▁A FT RA ▁strike ▁was ▁settled ▁just ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 9 th ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁ceremony ▁to ▁be ▁held , ▁hosted ▁by ▁Bob ▁Hope ▁and ▁tele cast ▁at ▁ 1 0 : 0 0 ▁pm ▁on ▁ABC . ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁went ▁to ▁A ▁Man ▁for ▁All ▁Se asons ▁for ▁Best ▁Picture , ▁Best ▁Director ▁( F red ▁Z inn eman ), ▁and ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁( Paul ▁Sc of ield ). ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Taylor ▁won ▁the ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁award ▁for ▁Who ' s ▁Af raid ▁of ▁Virginia ▁W ool f ?. ▁ ▁Or al ▁arguments ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁land mark ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁case ▁L oving ▁v . ▁Virginia , ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Virginia ' s ▁stat ut ory ▁scheme ▁to ▁prevent ▁mar ri ages ▁between ▁persons ▁sole ly ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁ra cial ▁class ifications . ▁ ▁Two ▁att or ne ys ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁( AC L U ), ▁Philip ▁Hir sch kop ▁and ▁Bernard ▁S . ▁C ohen , ▁appeared ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Richard ▁L oving , ▁a ▁white ▁man , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁M ild red ▁J eter ▁L oving , ▁an ▁African - American ▁woman . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁would ▁rule ▁un anim ously ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Lov ings ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁and ▁inter ra cial ▁marriage ▁would ▁become ▁legal ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States .