- 1974 Oscars were presented on April 5, 1975 at the Dorothy
Chandler Pavilion
- co-Hosts: Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Shirley
MacLaine
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| 1974
Nominees and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
Chinatown, Robert Evans, producer (Paramount) |
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The Conversation, Francis Ford Coppola, producer
(Paramount) |
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The Godfather Part II, Francis Ford Coppola,
producer; Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos, co-producers
(Paramount) |
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Lenny, Marvin Worth, producer (United Artists) |
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The Towering Inferno, Irwin Allen, producer (Twentieth
Century-Fox/Warner Bros.) |
| Best Actor |
Art Carney, Harry and Tonto |
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Albert Finney, Murder on the Orient Express |
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Dustin Hoffman, Lenny |
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Jack Nicholson, Chinatown |
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Al Pacino, The Godfather Part II |
| Best Actress |
Ellen Burstyn, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
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Diahann Carroll, Claudine |
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Faye Dunaway, Chinatown |
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Valerie Perrine, Lenny |
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Gena Rowlands, A Woman Under the Influence |
| Actor in a Supporting Role |
Fred Astaire, The Towering Inferno |
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Jeff Bridges, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot |
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Robert De Niro, The Godfather Part II |
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Michael V. Gazzo, The Godfather Part II |
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Lee Strasberg, The Godfather Part II |
| Actress in a Supporting Role |
Ingrid Bergman, Murder on the Orient Express |
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Valentina Cortese, Day for Night |
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Madeline Kahn, Blazing Saddles |
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Diane Ladd, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
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Talia Shire, The Godfather Part II |
| Directing |
John Cassavetes, A Woman Under the Influence |
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Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II |
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Bob Fosse, Lenny |
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Roman Polanski, Chinatown |
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François Truffaut, Day for Night |
| Writing |
| Original Screenplay |
Francis Ford Coppola, The Conversation |
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Robert Getchell, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
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Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld, Harry and
Tonto |
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Robert Towne, Chinatown |
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François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard and Suzanne
Schiffman, Day for Night |
| Screenplay Adapted From Other Material |
Julian Barry, Lenny |
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Paul Dehn, Murder on the Orient Express |
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Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo, The
Godfather Part II |
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Mordecai Richler, screenplay; Lionel Chetwynd,
adaptation, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz |
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Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks, Young Frankenstein |
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| Cinematography |
John A. Alonzo, Chinatown |
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Fred Koenekamp and Joseph Biroc, The Towering
Inferno |
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Philip Lathrop, Earthquake |
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Bruce Surtees, Lenny |
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Geoffrey Unsworth, Murder on the Orient Express |
| Art Direction |
William Creber and Ward Preston, art direction; Raphael
Bretton, set decoration, The Towering Inferno |
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Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter Tyler and
Al Roelofs, art direction; Hal Gausman, set decoration,
The Island at the Top of the World |
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Alexander Golitzen and E. Preston Ames, art direction;
Frank McKelvy, set decoration, Earthquake |
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Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell, art direction;
Ruby Levitt, set decoartion, Chinatown |
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Dean Tavoularis and Angelo Graham, art direction;
George R. Nelson, set decoration, The Godfather Part
II |
| Sound |
Bud Grenzbach and Larry Jost, Chinatown |
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Walter Murch and Arthur Rochester, The Conversation |
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Ronald Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe, Sr., Earthquake |
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Richard Portman and Gene Cantamessa, Young Frankenstein |
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Theodore Soderberg and Herman Lewis, The Towering
Inferno |
| Music |
| Song |
“Benji's Theme” (I Feel Love), Benji, Euel
Box, music; Betty Box, lyrics |
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“Blazing Saddles,” Blazing Saddles, John
Morris, music; Mel Brooks, lyrics |
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“Little Prince,” The Little Prince, Frederick
Loewe, music; Alan Jay Lerner, Iyrics |
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“We May Never Love Like This Again,” The
Towering Inferno, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn,
music and Iyrics |
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“Wherever Love Takes Me,” Gold, Elmer Bernstein,
music; Don Black, Iyrics |
| Original Dramatic Score |
Richard Rodney Bennett, Murder on the Orient
Express |
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Jerry Goldsmith, Chinatown |
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Alex North, Shanks |
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Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola, The Godfather
Part II |
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John Williams, The Towering Inferno |
| Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation
or Scoring: Adaptation |
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, song; Angela
Morley and Douglas Gamley, adaptation, The Little
Prince |
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Nelson Riddle, adaptation, The Great Gatsby |
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Paul Williams, song; George Aliceson Tipton and
Paul Williams, adaptation, Phantom of the Paradise |
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| Film Editing |
John C. Howard and Danford Greene, Blazing Saddles |
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Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress, The Towering Inferno |
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Michael Luciano, The Longest Yard |
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Sam O'Steen, Chinatown |
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Dorothy Spencer, Earthquake |
| Costume Design |
Theoni V. Aldredge, The Great Gatsby |
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John Furness, Daisy Miller |
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Anthea Sylbert, Chinatown |
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Theadora Van Runkle, The Godfather Part II |
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Tony Walton, Murder on the Orient Express |
| Short Films |
| Animated |
Closed Mondays (Will Vinton and Bob
Gardiner, producers; Lighthouse Productions) |
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The Family That Dwelt Apart (Yvon Mallette
and Robert Verrall, producers; National Film Board
of Canada) |
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Hunger (Peter Foldes and René Jodoin, producers;
National Film Board of Canada) |
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Voyage to Next (Faith Hubley and John Hubley,
producers; Hubley Studios) |
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Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (Wolfgang
Reitherman, producer; Walt Disney Productions) |
| Live Action |
Climb (Dewitt Jones, producer; Dewitt Jones
Productions) |
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The Concert (Julian and Claude Chagrin,
producers; The Black and White Colour Film Company,
Ltd.) |
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One-Eyed Men Are Kings (Paul Claudon
and Edmond Sechan, producers; C.A.P.A.C. Productions) |
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Planet Ocean (George V. Casey, producer;
Graphic Films) |
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The Violin (Andrew Welsh and George Pastic,
producers; Sincinkin, Ltd.) |
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| Documentary |
| Short Subject |
City Out of Wilderness (Francis Thompson,
producer; Francis Thompson Inc.) |
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Don't (Robin Lehman, producer; R. A.
Films) |
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Exploratorium (Jon Boorstin, producer;
Jon Boorstin Production) |
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John Muir's High Sierra (Dewitt Jones and
Lesley Foster, producers; Dewitt Jones Productions) |
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Naked Yoga (Ronald S. Kass and Mervyn Lloyd,
producers; Filmshop Production) |
| Feature |
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman (Judy
Collins and Jill Godmilow, producers; Rocky Mountain
Productions) |
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The Challenge . . .A Tribute to Modern Art
(Herbert Kline, producer; World View Production) |
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The 81st Blow (Jacquot Ehrlich, David Bergman
and Haim Gouri, producers; Ghetto Fighters House
Film) |
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Hearts and Minds (Touchstone-Audjeff-BBS
Production; Howard Zucker/Henry Jaglom-Rainbow Pictures
Presentation) |
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The Wild and the Brave (E.S.J. Productions
in association with Tomorrow Entertainment Inc.
and Jones/Howard Ltd.) |
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| Foreign Language Film |
Amarcord, Italy |
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Cats' Play, Hungary |
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The Deluge, Poland |
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Lacombe, Lucien, France |
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The Truce, Argentina |
| Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award |
Arthur B. Krim |
| Honorary Awards |
To Howard Hawks, a master American filmmaker
whose creative efforts hold a distinguished place in world
cinema |
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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 |
| Visual Effects |
Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson and Albert
Whitlock, Earthquake |
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