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The 45th Academy Awards
| 1973
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Tuesday, March 27, 1973
Honoring movies released in 1972
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Highlights
Best Picture
The Godfather
Albert S. Ruddy
Best Directing
Cabaret
Bob Fosse
Documentary Feature
Marjoe
Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan
Memorable Moments
Francis Ford Coppola and Dorothy Puzo
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Adapted Screenplay winners (Dorothy Puzo accepting for Mario Puzo) for The Godfather
Sacheen Littlefeather
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Appearing for Best Actor winner Marlon Brando
Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey
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Best Actress winner and Supporting Actor winner for Cabaret
WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor
Winner
Marlon Brando
The Godfather
Nominees
Michael Caine
Sleuth
Nominees
Laurence Olivier
Sleuth
Nominees
Peter O'Toole
The Ruling Class
Nominees
Paul Winfield
Sounder
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Joel Grey
Cabaret
Nominees
Eddie Albert
The Heartbreak Kid
Nominees
James Caan
The Godfather
Nominees
Robert Duvall
The Godfather
Nominees
Al Pacino
The Godfather
Actress
Winner
Liza Minnelli
Cabaret
Nominees
Diana Ross
Lady Sings the Blues
Nominees
Maggie Smith
Travels with My Aunt
Nominees
Cicely Tyson
Sounder
Nominees
Liv Ullmann
The Emigrants
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Eileen Heckart
Butterflies Are Free
Nominees
Jeannie Berlin
The Heartbreak Kid
Nominees
Geraldine Page
Pete 'n' Tillie
Nominees
Susan Tyrrell
Fat City
Nominees
Shelley Winters
The Poseidon Adventure
Art Direction
Winner
Cabaret
Art Direction: Rolf Zehetbauer, Jurgen Kiebach; Set Decoration: Herbert Strabel
Nominees
Lady Sings the Blues
Art Direction: Carl Anderson; Set Decoration: Reg Allen
Nominees
The Poseidon Adventure
Art Direction: William Creber; Set Decoration: Raphael Bretton
Nominees
Travels with My Aunt
Art Direction: John Box, Gil Parrondo, Robert W. Laing
Nominees
Young Winston
Art Direction: Geoffrey Drake, Don Ashton, John Graysmark, William Hutchinson; Set Decoration: Peter James
Cinematography
Winner
Cabaret
Geoffrey Unsworth
Nominees
Butterflies Are Free
Charles B. Lang
Nominees
The Poseidon Adventure
Harold E. Stine
Nominees
1776
Harry Stradling, Jr.
Nominees
Travels with My Aunt
Douglas Slocombe
Costume Design
Winner
Travels with My Aunt
Anthony Powell
Nominees
The Godfather
Anna Hill Johnstone
Nominees
Lady Sings the Blues
Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch
Nominees
The Poseidon Adventure
Paul Zastupnevich
Nominees
Young Winston
Anthony Mendleson
Directing
Winner
Cabaret
Bob Fosse
Nominees
Deliverance
John Boorman
Nominees
The Emigrants
Jan Troell
Nominees
The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola
Nominees
Sleuth
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Marjoe
Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan, Producers
Nominees
Ape and Super-Ape
Bert Haanstra, Producer
Nominees
Malcolm X
Marvin Worth and Arnold Perl, Producers
Nominees
Manson
Robert Hendrickson and Laurence Merrick, Producers
Nominees
The Silent Revolution
Eckehard Munck, Producer
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
This Tiny World
Charles Huguenot van der Linden and Martina Huguenot van der Linden, Producers
Nominees
Hundertwasser's Rainy Day
Peter Schamoni, Producer
Nominees
K-Z
Giorgio Treves, Producer
Nominees
Selling Out
Tadeusz Jaworski, Producer
Nominees
The Tide of Traffic
Humphrey Swingler, Producer
Film Editing
Winner
Cabaret
David Bretherton
Nominees
Deliverance
Tom Priestley
Nominees
The Godfather
William Reynolds, Peter Zinner
Nominees
The Hot Rock
Frank P. Keller, Fred W. Berger
Nominees
The Poseidon Adventure
Harold F. Kress
Foreign Language Film
Winner
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
France
Nominees
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Nominees
I Love You Rosa
Israel
Nominees
My Dearest Señorita
Spain
Nominees
The New Land
Sweden
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
Rosalind Russell
Music (Original Dramatic Score)
Winner
Limelight
Charles Chaplin, Raymond Rasch, Larry Russell
Nominees
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John Williams
Nominees
Napoleon and Samantha
Buddy Baker
Nominees
The Poseidon Adventure
John Williams
Nominees
Sleuth
John Addison
Music (Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score)
Winner
Cabaret
Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
Nominees
Lady Sings the Blues
Adaptation Score by Gil Askey
Nominees
Man of La Mancha
Adaptation Score by Laurence Rosenthal
Music (Song—Original for the Picture)
Winner
The Poseidon Adventure
The Morning After in "The Poseidon Adventure" Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Nominees
Ben
Ben in "Ben" Music by Walter Scharf; Lyrics by Don Black
Nominees
The Little Ark
Come Follow, Follow Me in "The Little Ark" Music by Fred Karlin; Lyrics by Marsha Karlin
Nominees
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Marmalade, Molasses & Honey in "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" Music by Maurice Jarre; Lyrics by Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman
Nominees
The Stepmother
Strange Are The Ways Of Love in "The Stepmother" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Best Picture
Winner
The Godfather
Albert S. Ruddy, Producer
Nominees
Cabaret
Cy Feuer, Producer
Nominees
Deliverance
John Boorman, Producer
Nominees
The Emigrants
Bengt Forslund, Producer
Nominees
Sounder
Robert B. Radnitz, Producer
Short Subject (Animated)
Winner
A Christmas Carol
Richard Williams, Producer
Nominees
Kama Sutra Rides Again
Bob Godfrey, Producer
Nominees
Tup Tup
Nedeljko Dragic, Producer
Short Subject (Live Action)
Winner
Norman Rockwell's World...An American Dream
Richard Barclay, Producer
Nominees
Frog Story
Ron Satlof and Ray Gideon, Producers
Nominees
Solo
David Adams, Producer
Sound
Winner
Cabaret
Robert Knudson, David Hildyard
Nominees
Butterflies Are Free
Arthur Piantadosi, Charles Knight
Nominees
The Candidate
Richard Portman, Gene Cantamessa
Nominees
The Godfather
Bud Grenzbach, Richard Portman, Christopher Newman
Nominees
The Poseidon Adventure
Theodore Soderberg, Herman Lewis
Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)
Winner
The Poseidon Adventure
L. B. Abbott, A. D. Flowers
Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)
Winner
The Godfather
Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Nominees
Cabaret
Jay Allen
Nominees
The Emigrants
Jan Troell, Bengt Forslund
Nominees
Pete 'n' Tillie
Julius J. Epstein
Nominees
Sounder
Lonne Elder, III
Writing (Story and Screenplay—based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)
Winner
The Candidate
Jeremy Larner
Nominees
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
"The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" Story and Screenplay by Luis Buñuel; in collaboration with Jean-Claude Carrière
Nominees
Lady Sings the Blues
Terence McCloy, Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe
Nominees
Murmur of the Heart
Louis Malle
Nominees
Young Winston
Carl Foreman
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1776
1 NOMINATION
- Cinematography - Harry Stradling, Jr.
A
Ape and Super-Ape
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Bert Haanstra, Producer
B
Ben
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Song--Original for the Picture) - Ben in "Ben" Music by Walter Scharf; Lyrics by Don Black
Butterflies Are Free
3 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Actress in a Supporting Role - Eileen Heckart
- Cinematography - Charles B. Lang
- Sound - Arthur Piantadosi, Charles Knight
C
Cabaret
10 NOMINATIONS,
8 WINS
- * Actor in a Supporting Role - Joel Grey
- * Actress - Liza Minnelli
- * Art Direction - Art Direction: Rolf Zehetbauer, Jurgen Kiebach; Set Decoration: Herbert Strabel
- * Cinematography - Geoffrey Unsworth
- * Directing - Bob Fosse
- * Film Editing - David Bretherton
- * Music (Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score) - Adaptation Score by Ralph Burns
- * Sound - Robert Knudson, David Hildyard
- Best Picture - Cy Feuer, Producer
- Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Jay Allen
The Candidate
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) - Jeremy Larner
- Sound - Richard Portman, Gene Cantamessa
A Christmas Carol
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Subject (Animated) - Richard Williams, Producer
D
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Deliverance
3 NOMINATIONS
- Directing - John Boorman
- Film Editing - Tom Priestley
- Best Picture - John Boorman, Producer
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Foreign Language Film - France
- Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) - "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" Story and Screenplay by Luis Buñuel; in collaboration with Jean-Claude Carrière
E
The Emigrants
4 NOMINATIONS
- Actress - Liv Ullmann
- Directing - Jan Troell
- Best Picture - Bengt Forslund, Producer
- Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Jan Troell, Bengt Forslund
F
Fat City
1 NOMINATION
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Susan Tyrrell
Frog Story
1 NOMINATION
- Short Subject (Live Action) - Ron Satlof and Ray Gideon, Producers
G
The Godfather
8 NOMINATIONS,
3 WINS
- * Actor - Marlon Brando
- * Best Picture - Albert S. Ruddy, Producer
- * Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
- Actor in a Supporting Role - James Caan, Robert Duvall, Al Pacino
- Costume Design - Anna Hill Johnstone
- Directing - Francis Ford Coppola
- Film Editing - William Reynolds, Peter Zinner
- Sound - Bud Grenzbach, Richard Portman, Christopher Newman
H
The Heartbreak Kid
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actor in a Supporting Role - Eddie Albert
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Jeannie Berlin
The Hot Rock
1 NOMINATION
- Film Editing - Frank P. Keller, Fred W. Berger
Hundertwasser's Rainy Day
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Peter Schamoni, Producer
I
I Love You Rosa
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Israel
images
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Dramatic Score) - John Williams
K
K-Z
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Giorgio Treves, Producer
Kama Sutra Rides Again
1 NOMINATION
- Short Subject (Animated) - Bob Godfrey, Producer
L
Lady Sings the Blues
5 NOMINATIONS
- Actress - Diana Ross
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Carl Anderson; Set Decoration: Reg Allen
- Costume Design - Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch
- Music (Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score) - Adaptation Score by Gil Askey
- Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) - Terence McCloy, Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Song--Original for the Picture) - Marmalade, Molasses & Honey in "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" Music by Maurice Jarre; Lyrics by Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman
Limelight
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Charles Chaplin, Raymond Rasch, Larry Russell
The Little Ark
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Song--Original for the Picture) - Come Follow, Follow Me in "The Little Ark" Music by Fred Karlin; Lyrics by Marsha Karlin
M
Malcolm X
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Marvin Worth and Arnold Perl, Producers
Man of La Mancha
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score) - Adaptation Score by Laurence Rosenthal
Manson
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Robert Hendrickson and Laurence Merrick, Producers
Marjoe
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Feature) - Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan, Producers
Murmur of the Heart
1 NOMINATION
- Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) - Louis Malle
My Dearest Señorita
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Spain
N
Napoleon and Samantha
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Buddy Baker
The New Land
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - Sweden
Norman Rockwell's World...An American Dream
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Subject (Live Action) - Richard Barclay, Producer
P
Pete 'n' Tillie
2 NOMINATIONS
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Geraldine Page
- Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Julius J. Epstein
The Poseidon Adventure
9 NOMINATIONS,
2 WINS
- * Music (Song--Original for the Picture) - The Morning After in "The Poseidon Adventure" Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
- * Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) - L. B. Abbott, A. D. Flowers
- Actress in a Supporting Role - Shelley Winters
- Art Direction - Art Direction: William Creber; Set Decoration: Raphael Bretton
- Cinematography - Harold E. Stine
- Costume Design - Paul Zastupnevich
- Film Editing - Harold F. Kress
- Music (Original Dramatic Score) - John Williams
- Sound - Theodore Soderberg, Herman Lewis
R
The Ruling Class
1 NOMINATION
- Actor - Peter O'Toole
S
Selling Out
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Tadeusz Jaworski, Producer
The Silent Revolution
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Feature) - Eckehard Munck, Producer
Sleuth
3 NOMINATIONS
- Actor - Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier
- Directing - Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Music (Original Dramatic Score) - John Addison
Solo
1 NOMINATION
- Short Subject (Live Action) - David Adams, Producer
Sounder
4 NOMINATIONS
- Actor - Paul Winfield
- Actress - Cicely Tyson
- Best Picture - Robert B. Radnitz, Producer
- Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Lonne Elder, III
The Stepmother
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Song--Original for the Picture) - Strange Are The Ways Of Love in "The Stepmother" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
T
This Tiny World
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Documentary (Short Subject) - Charles Huguenot van der Linden and Martina Huguenot van der Linden, Producers
The Tide of Traffic
1 NOMINATION
- Documentary (Short Subject) - Humphrey Swingler, Producer
Travels with My Aunt
4 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
- * Costume Design - Anthony Powell
- Actress - Maggie Smith
- Art Direction - Art Direction: John Box, Gil Parrondo, Robert W. Laing
- Cinematography - Douglas Slocombe
Tup Tup
1 NOMINATION
- Short Subject (Animated) - Nedeljko Dragic, Producer
Y
Young Winston
3 NOMINATIONS
- Art Direction - Art Direction: Geoffrey Drake, Don Ashton, John Graysmark, William Hutchinson; Set Decoration: Peter James
- Costume Design - Anthony Mendleson
- Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) - Carl Foreman
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