| Best Picture |
American Graffiti, Francis Ford Coppola, producer;
Gary Kurtz, co-producer (Universal) |
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Cries and Whispers, Ingmar Bergman, producer
(New World Pictures) |
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The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty, producer
(Warner Bros.) |
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The Sting, Tony Bill, Michael Phillips and
Julia Phillips, producers (Universal) |
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A Touch of Class, Melvin Frank, producer (Avco
Embassy) |
| Best Actor |
Marlon Brando, Last Tango in Paris |
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Jack Lemmon, Save the Tiger |
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Jack Nicholson, The Last Detail |
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Al Pacino, Serpico |
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Robert Redford, The Sting |
| Best Actress |
Ellen Burstyn, The Exorcist |
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Glenda Jackson, A Touch of Class |
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Marsha Mason, Cinderella Liberty |
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Barbra Streisand, The Way We Were |
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Joanne Woodward, Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams |
| Actor in a Supporting Role |
Vincent Gardenia, Bang the Drum Slowly |
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Jack Gilford, Save the Tiger |
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John Houseman, The Paper Chase |
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Jason Miller, The Exorcist |
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Randy Quaid, The Last Detail |
| Actress in a Supporting Role |
Linda Blair, The Exorcist |
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Candy Clark, American Graffiti |
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Madeline Kahn, Paper Moon |
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Tatum O'Neal, Paper Moon |
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Sylvia Sidney, Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams |
| Directing |
Ingmar Bergman, Cries and Whispers |
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Bernardo Bertolucci, Last Tango in Paris |
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William Friedkin, The Exorcist |
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George Roy Hill, The Sting |
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George Lucas, American Graffiti |
| Writing |
| Screenplay Based on Material From Another Medium |
William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist |
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James Bridges, The Paper Chase |
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Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler, Serpico |
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Alvin Sargent, Paper Moon |
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Robert Towne, The Last Detail |
| Original Screenplay |
Ingmar Bergman, Cries and Whispers |
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Melvin Frank and Jack Rose, A Touch of Class |
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George Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck, American
Grafitti |
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Steve Shagan, Save the Tiger |
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David S. Ward, The Sting |
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| Cinematography |
Jack Couffer, Jonathan Livingston Seagull |
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Sven Nykvist, Cries and Whispers |
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Owen Roizman, The Exorcist |
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Harry Stradling, Jr., The Way We Were |
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Robert Surtees, The Sting |
| Art Direction |
Henry Bumstead, art direction; James Payne, set decoration,
The Sting |
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Stephen Grimes, art direction; William Kiernan, set
decoration, The Way We Were |
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Philip Jefferies, art direction; Robert de Vestel, set
decoration, Tom Sawyer |
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Bill Malley, art direction; Jerry Wunderlich, set decoration,
The Exorcist |
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Lorenzo Mongiardino and Gianni Quaranta, art direction;
Carmelo Patrono, set decoration, Brother Sun Sister
Moon |
| Sound |
Robert Knudson and Chris Newman, The Exorcist |
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Donald O. Mitchell and Lawrence O. Jost, The Paper
Chase |
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Ronald K. Pierce and Robert Bertrand, The Sting |
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Richard Portman and Les Fresholtz, Paper Moon |
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Richard Portman and Lawrence O. Jost, The Day of
the Dolphin |
| Music |
| Song |
“All That Love Went to Waste,” A Touch of Class,
George Barrie, music; Sammy Cahn, lyrics |
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“Live and Let Die,” Live and Let Die, Paul
McCartney and Linda McCartney, music and lyrics |
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“Love,” Robin Hood, George Bruns, music;
Floyd Huddleston, lyrics |
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“Nice to Be Around,” Cinderella Liberty,
John Williams, music; Paul Williams, lyrics |
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“The Way We Were,” The Way We Were,
Marvin Hamlisch, music; Alan and Marilyn Bergman,
lyrics |
| Original Dramatic Score |
John Cameron, A Touch of Class |
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Georges Delerue, The Day of the Dolphin |
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Jerry Goldsmith, Papillon |
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Marvin Hamlisch, The Way We Were |
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John Williams, Cinderella Liberty |
| Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation
or Scoring: Adaptation |
Marvin Hamlisch, The Sting |
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André Previn, Herbert Spencer and Andrew Lloyd
Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar |
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Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, song;
John Williams, adaptation, Tom Sawyer |
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| Film Editing |
Verna Fields and Marcia Lucas, American Graffiti |
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Frank P. Keller and James Galloway, Jonathan Livingston
Seagull |
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Ralph Kemplen, The Day of the Jackal |
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Jordan Leondopoulos, Bud Smith, Evan Lottman and Norman
Gay, The Exorcist |
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William Reynolds, The Sting |
| Costume Design |
Donfeld, Tom Sawyer |
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Edith Head, The Sting |
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Dorothy Jeakins and Moss Mabry, The Way We Were |
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Piero Tosi, Ludwig |
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Marik Vos, Cries and Whispers |
| Short Subjects |
| Animated |
Frank Film (Frank Mouris, producer;
Frank Mouris Production) |
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The Legend of John Henry (Nick Bosustow
and David Adams, producers; Bosustow-Pyramid Films
Production) |
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Pulcinella (Emanuele Luzzati and Guilio
Gianini, producers; Luzzati-Gianini Production) |
| Live Action |
The Bolero (Allan Miller and William
Fertik, producers; Allan Miller Production) |
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Clockmaker (Richard Gayer, producer; James
Street Productions) |
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Life Times Nine (Pen Densham and John Watson,
producers; Insight Productions) |
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| Documentary |
| Short Subject |
Background (Carmen D'Avino, producer; D'Avino
and Fucci-Stone Productions) |
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Children at Work (Paisti Ag Obair) (Louis
Marcus, producer; Gael-Linn Films) |
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Christo's Valley Curtain (Albert Maysles
and David Maysles, producers; Maysles Films Production) |
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Four Stones for Kanemitsu (Terry Sanders
and June Wayne, producers; Tamarind Production) |
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Princeton: A Search for Answers (Julian
Krainin and DeWitt L. Sage, Jr., producers; Krainin-Sage
Productions) |
| Feature |
Always a New Beginning (John D. Goodell,
producer; Goodell Motion Pictures) |
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Battle of Berlin (Bengt von zur Muehlen,
producer; Chronos Film GmbH) |
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The Great American Cowboy (Keith Merrill,
producer; Keith Merrill Associates-Rodeo Film Productions) |
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Journey to the Outer Limits (Alex Grasshoff,
producer; National Geographic Society and Wolper
Productions) |
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Walls of Fire (Gertrude Ross Marks and
Edmund F. Penney, producers; Mentor Productions) |
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| Foreign Language Film |
Day for Night, France |
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The House of Chelouche Street, Israel |
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L'Invitation, Switzerland |
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The Pedestrian, Federal Republic of Germany—West |
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Turkish Delight, Netherlands |
| Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
Lawrence Weingarten |
| Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award |
Lew Wasserman |
| Honorary Awards: |
To Henri Langlois for his devotion to the art
of film, his massive contributions in preserving its past
and his unswerving faith in its future |
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To Groucho Marx in recognition of his brilliant
creativity and for the unequalled acheivements of the
Marx Brothers in the art of motion picture comedy |