1974 (47th Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1974. The symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations and winners from that year.

Best Picture

Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount. Robert Evans, Producer.

The Conversation, A Directors Company Production; Paramount. Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Co-Producer.

The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount. Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos, Co-Producers.

Lenny, Marvin Worth Production; United Artists. Marvin Worth, Producer.

The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox/Warner Bros. Irwin Allen, Producer.

Best Actor

Art Carney in Harry and Tonto, 20th Century-Fox.

Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express, G.W. Films, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (UK, USA)

Dustin Hoffman in Lenny, Marvin Worth Production; United Artists.

Jack Nicholson in Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount.

Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount.

Best Actress

Ellen Burstyn in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Warner Bros.

Diahann Carroll in Claudine, Third World Cinema Productions in association with Joyce Selznick and Tina Pine; 20th Century-Fox.

Faye Dunaway in Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount.

Valerie Perrine in Lenny, Marvin Worth Production; United Artists.

Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence, Faces International Films Production.

Actor in a Supporting Role

Fred Astaire in The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox/Warner Bros.

Jeff Bridges in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Malpaso Company Film Production; United Artists.

Robert De Niro in The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount.

Michael V. Gazzo in The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount.

Lee Strasberg in The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount.

Actress in a Supporting Role

Ingrid Bergman in Murder on the Orient Express, G.W. Films, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (UK, USA)

Valentina Cortese in Day for Night, Les Films Du Carrosse-P.E.C.F. (Paris)-P.I.C. (Rome) Production; Warner Bros. (France, Italy)

Madeline Kahn in Blazing Saddles, Warner Bros.

Diane Ladd in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Warner Bros.

Talia Shire in The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount.

Directing

Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount. Roman Polanski.

Day for Night, Les Films Du Carrosse-P.E.C.F. (Paris)-P.I.C. (Rome) Production; Warner Bros. (France, Italy) Francois Truffaut.

The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount. Francis Ford Coppola.

Lenny, Marvin Worth Production; United Artists. Bob Fosse.

A Woman Under the Influence, Faces International Films Production. John Cassavetes.

Art Direction-Set Decoration

Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount. Art direction by Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell; set decoration by Ruby Levitt.

Earthquake, Universal-Mark Robson-Filmakers Group Production; Universal. Art direction by Alexander Golitzen and E. Preston Ames; set decoration by Frank McKelvy.

The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount. Art direction by Dean Tavoularis and Angelo Graham; set decoration by George R. Nelson.

The Island at the top of the World, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. Art direction by Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter Tyler and Al Roelofs; set decoration by Hal Gausman.

The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox/Warner Bros. Art direction by William Creber and Ward Preston; set decoration by Raphael Bretton.

Cinematography

Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount. John A. Alonzo.

Earthquake, Universal-Mark Robson-Filmakers Group Production; Universal. Philip Lathrop.

Lenny, Marvin Worth Production; United Artists. Bruce Surtees.

Murder on the Orient Express, G.W. Films, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (UK, USA) Geoffrey Unsworth.

The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox/Warner Bros. Fred Koenekamp and Joseph Biroc.

Costume Design

Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount. Anthea Sylbert.

Daisy Miller, A Directors Company Production; Paramount. John Furness.

The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount. Theadora Van Runkle.

The Great Gatsby, David Merrick Production; Paramount. Theoni V. Aldredge.

Murder on the Orient Express, G.W. Films, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (UK, USA) Tony Walton.

Documentary

(Feature)

Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman, Rocky Mountain Productions. Judy Collins and Jill Godmilow, Producers.

The Challenge . . . A Tribute to Modern Art, World View Production. Herbert Kline, Producer.

The 81st Blow, Ghetto Fighters House Film. (Israel) Jacquot Ehrlich, David Bergman and Haim Gouri, Producers.

Hearts and Minds, Touchstone-Audjeff-BBS Production; Howard Zucker/Henry Jaglom-Rainbow Pictures Presentation. Peter Davis and Bert Schneider, Producers.

The Wild and the Brave, E.S.J. Productions in association with Tomorrow Entertainment Inc. & Jones/Howard Ltd. Natalie R. Jones and Eugene S. Jones, Producers.

(Short Subject)

City out of Wilderness, Francis Thompson Inc. Francis Thompson, Producer.

Don’t, R.A. Films. Robin Lehman, Producer.

Exploratorium, Jon Boorstin Production. Jon Boorstin, Producer.

John Muir’s High Sierra, Dewitt Jones Productions. Dewitt Jones and Lesley Foster, Producers.

Naked Yoga, Filmshop Production. (UK) Ronald S. Kass and Mervyn Lloyd, Producers.

Film Editing

Blazing Saddles, Warner Bros. John C. Howard and Danford Greene.

Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount. Sam O’Steen.

Earthquake, Universal-Mark Robson-Filmakers Group Production; Universal. Dorothy Spencer.

The Longest Yard, Albert S. Ruddy Production; Paramount. Michael Luciano.

The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox/Warner Bros. Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress.

Foreign Language Film

Amarcord, F.C. (Rome) - P.E.C.F. (Paris) Production; New World Pictures. (Italy, France)

Cats’ Play, Hunnia Studio Production. (Hungary)

The Deluge, Film Polski Production. (Poland, Soviet Union)

Lacombe, Lucien, NEF-UPF (Paris)-Vides Film (Rome)-Hallelujah Film (Munich) Production. (France, Italy, West Germany)

The Truce, Tamames-Zemborain Production. (Argentina)

Music

(Original Dramatic Score)

Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount. Jerry Goldsmith.

The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount. Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola.

Murder on the Orient Express, G.W. Films, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (UK, USA) Richard Rodney Bennett.

Shanks, William Castle Enterprises Production; Paramount. Alex North.

The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox/Warner Bros. John Williams.

(Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)

The Great Gatsby, David Merrick Production; Paramount. Adaptation score by Nelson Riddle.

The Little Prince, Stanley Donen Enterprises, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (UK, USA) Song score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; adaptation score by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley.

Phantom of the Paradise, Harbor Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Song score by Paul Williams; adaptation score by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton.

(Song)

Benji’s Theme (I Feel Love) from Benji, Mulberry Square. Music by Euel Box; lyrics by Betty Box.

Blazing Saddles from Blazing Saddles, Warner Bros. Music by John Morris; lyrics by Mel Brooks.

Little Prince from The Little Prince, Stanley Donen Enterprises, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (UK, USA) Music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner.

We May Never Love Like This Again from The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox/Warner Bros. Music and lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn.

Wherever Love Takes Me from Gold, Avton Film Productions, Ltd.; Allied Artists. (UK) Music by Elmer Bernstein; lyrics by Don Black.

Short Films

(Animated)

Closed Mondays, Lighthouse Productions. Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner, Producers.

The Family That Dwelt Apart, National Film Board of Canada. (Canada) Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall, Producers.

Hunger, National Film Board of Canada. (Canada) Peter Foldes and René Jodoin, Producers.

Voyage to Next, Hubley Studios. Faith Hubley and John Hubley, Producers.

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, Walt Disney Productions. Wolfgang Reitherman, Producer.

(Live Action)

Climb, Dewitt Jones Productions. Dewitt Jones, Producer.

The Concert, The Black and White Colour Film Company, Ltd. (UK) Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin, Producers.

One-Eyed Men Are Kings, C.A.P.A.C. Productions (Paris). (France) Paul Claudon and Edmond Sechan, Producers.

Planet Ocean, Graphic Films. George V. Casey, Producer.

The Violin, Sincinkin, Ltd. Production. (Canada) Andrew Welsh and George Pastic, Producers.

Sound

Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount. Bud Grenzbach and Larry Jost.

The Conversation, A Directors Company Production; Paramount. Walter Murch and Arthur Rochester.

Earthquake, Universal-Mark Robson-Filmakers Group Production; Universal. Ronald Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe, Sr.

The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen Production; 20th Century-Fox/Warner Bros. Theodore Soderberg and Herman Lewis.

Young Frankenstein, Gruskoff/Venture Films-Crossbow Productions-Jouer, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. Richard Portman and Gene Cantamessa.

Special Achievement Award

(Visual Effects)

Earthquake, Universal-Mark Robson-Filmakers Group Production; Universal. Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson and Albert Whitlock.

Writing

(Original Screenplay)

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Warner Bros. Robert Getchell.

Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount. Robert Towne.

The Conversation, A Directors Company Production; Paramount. Francis Ford Coppola.

Day for Night, Les Films Du Carrosse-P.E.C.F. (Paris)-P.I.C. (Rome) Production; Warner Bros. (France, Italy) Francois Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard and Suzanne Schiffman.

Harry and Tonto, 20th Century-Fox. Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld.

(Screenplay Adapted from Other Material)

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, International Cinemedia Centre, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (Canada) Screenplay by Mordecai Richler; adaptation by Lionel Chetwynd.

The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount. Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzzo.

Lenny, Marvin Worth Production; United Artists. Julian Barry.

Murder on the Orient Express, G.W. Films, Ltd. Production; Paramount. (UK, USA) Paul Dehn.

Young Frankenstein, Gruskoff/Venture Films-Crossbow Productions-Jouer, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox. Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks.

Honorary Award

To Howard Hawks—A master American filmmaker whose creative efforts hold a distinguished place in world cinema. [ [Statuette]]

To Jean Renoir—A genius who, with grace, responsibility and enviable devotion through silent film, sound film, feature, documentary and television, has won the world’s admiration. [ [Statuette]]

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Arthur B. Krim

Scientific or Technical Award

(Class II)

To Joseph D. Kelly of Glen Glenn Sound for the design of new audio control consoles which have advanced the state of the art of sound recording and rerecording for motion picture production.

To The Burbank Studios Sound Department for the design of new audio control consoles engineered and constructed by the Quad-Eight Sound Corporation.

To Samuel Goldwyn Studios Sound Department for the design of a new audio control console engineered and constructed by the Quad-Eight Sound Corporation.

To Quad-Eight Sound Corporation for the engineering and construction of new audio control consoles designed by The Burbank Studios Sound Department and by the Samuel Goldwyn Studios Sound Department.

To Waldon O. Watson, Richard J. Stumpf, Robert J. Leonard and the Universal City Studios Sound Department for the development and engineering of the Sensurround System for motion picture presentation.

(Class III)

To The Elemack Company, Rome, Italy, for the design and development of their Spyder camera dolly.

To Louis Ami of Universal City Studios for the design and construction of a reciprocating camera platform used when photographing special visual effects for motion pictures.