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Academy awards [1972 year (45 th)]


1972 year (45 th)


Best motion picture of the year

The Godfather

Nomination :

Sounder
Cabaret
Utvandrarna
Deliverance


Performance by an actor in a leading role

Marlon BrandoThe Godfather

Nomination :

Peter O'TooleThe Ruling Class
Laurence OlivierSleuth
Michael CaineSleuth
Paul WinfieldSounder


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Liza MinnelliCabaret

Nomination :

Cicely TysonSounder
Liv UllmannUtvandrarna
Diana RossLADY SINGS THE BLUES
Maggie SmithTravels with My Aunt


Best Supporting Actor

Joel GreyCabaret

Nomination :

Robert DuvallThe Godfather
Eddie AlbertTHE HEARTBREAK KID
Al PacinoThe Godfather
James CaanThe Godfather


Best Supporting Actress

Eileen HeckartBUTTERFLIES ARE FREE

Nomination :

Jeannie BerlinTHE HEARTBREAK KID
Susan TyrrellFat City
Shelley WintersThe Poseidon Adventure
Geraldine PagePete 'n' Tillie


Achievement in cinematic direction

Bob FosseCabaret

Nomination :

John BoormanDeliverance
Joseph L. MankiewiczSleuth
Jan TroellUtvandrarna
Francis Ford CoppolaThe Godfather


Writing Original Screenplay

Jeremy LarnerThe Candidate

Nomination :

Luis Buñuel/Luis BunuelThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Louis MalleMurmur of the Heart
LADY SINGS THE BLUES
Jean-Claude Carrière/Jean-Claude CarriereThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Carl ForemanYoung Winston


Best Cinematography

Geoffrey UnsworthCabaret

Nomination :

Harry Stradling Jr.1776
Charles Lang/Charles Lang Jr./Charles B. Lang Jr./Charles B. LangBUTTERFLIES ARE FREE
Harold E. StineThe Poseidon Adventure
Douglas SlocombeTravels with My Aunt


Best Original Song

Joel HirschhornThe Poseidon Adventure

Al KashaThe Poseidon Adventure

Nomination :

Walter ScharfBen
Don BlackBen
Marilyn BergmanThe Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean
Alan BergmanThe Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean
Maurice JarreThe Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean


Original Dramatic Score

Ralph BurnsCabaret

Charles Chaplin(Charlie Chaplin)Limelight

Nomination :

Laurence RosenthalMan of La Mancha
Buddy BakerNapoleon and Samantha
LADY SINGS THE BLUES
John WilliamsImages
Nino RotaThe Godfather
John WilliamsThe Poseidon Adventure
John AddisonSleuth


Visual Effects

L.B.AbbottThe Poseidon Adventure


Best Sound

David HildyardCabaret

Robert Knudson/Buzz KnudsenCabaret

Nomination :

Christopher NewmanThe Godfather
Gene S. Cantamessa /Gene CantamesaThe Candidate
Richard Portman /Dick Portman /Richard R. PortmanThe Candidate
BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE
Richard Portman /Dick Portman /Richard R. PortmanThe Godfather
Theodore SoderbergThe Poseidon Adventure


Best Production Design

Rolf ZehetbauerCabaret

Nomination :

William J. CreberThe Poseidon Adventure
Carl AndersonLADY SINGS THE BLUES
Geoffrey DrakeYoung Winston
Donald M. Ashton/Don AshtonYoung Winston
John BoxTravels with My Aunt
Gil ParrondoTravels with My Aunt
Peter JamesYoung Winston
Raphael BrettonThe Poseidon Adventure
John GraysmarkYoung Winston


Costume Design

Anthony PowellTravels with My Aunt

Nomination :

Anthony MendlesonYoung Winston
Paul ZastupnevichThe Poseidon Adventure
Anna Hill JohnstoneThe Godfather
Ray AghayanLADY SINGS THE BLUES
Bob MackieLADY SINGS THE BLUES


Writing Adapted Screenplay

Mario PuzoThe Godfather

Francis Ford CoppolaThe Godfather

Nomination :

Jan TroellUtvandrarna
Jay Presson AllenCabaret
Julius J. Epstein/Julius EpsteinPete 'n' Tillie
Sounder


Film Editing

David BrethertonCabaret

Nomination :

William ReynoldsThe Godfather
Peter ZinnerThe Godfather
Harold F.KressThe Poseidon Adventure
Frank P. KellerThe Hot Rock
Tom PriestleyDeliverance


Best Foreign Language Film

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

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