Oscar Legacy: Academy Awards Ceremonies from 1970–1979
51st Awards
Monday, April 9, 1979, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Host: Johnny Carson
Best Picture of 1978: “The Deer Hunter”
50th Awards
Monday, April 3, 1978, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Host: Bob Hope
Best Picture of 1977: “Annie Hall”
49th Awards
Monday, March 28, 1977, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Hosts: Richard Pryor, Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn, Warren Beatty
Best Picture of 1976: “Rocky”
48th Awards
Monday, March 29, 1976, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Hosts: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, George Segal, Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly
Best Picture of 1975: “One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest”
47th Awards
Tuesday, April 8, 1975, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Hosts: Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Frank Sinatra
Best Picture of 1974: “The Godfather Part II”
46th Awards
Tuesday, April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Hosts: John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds, David Niven
Best Picture of 1973: “The Sting”
45th Awards
Tuesday, March 27, 1973, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Hosts: Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson
Best Picture of 1972: “The Godfather”
44th Awards
Monday, April 10, 1972, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Hosts: Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jack Lemmon
Best Picture of 1971: “The French Connection”
43rd Awards
Thursday, April 15, 1971, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Host: None
Best Picture of 1970: “Patton”
42nd Awards
Tuesday, April 7, 1970, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Host: None
Best Picture of 1969: “Midnight Cowboy”
