Academy Awards
44th edition
- April 10, 1972
- United States
United StatesThe 44th Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jack Lemmon. One of the highlights of the evening was one of the last public appearances of Betty Grable, who died the following year. She appeared alongside one of her leading men from the 1940s, singer Dick Haymes, to present the musical scoring awards. This was the first time in Awards history that the nominees were shown in superimposed pictures while being announced. Around seventy-five million viewers watched the ceremony.
Awards
Statistics
Most Awarded
2 or more wins- The French Connection 5
- Fiddler on the Roof 3
- The Last Picture Show 2
- Nicholas and Alexandra 2
- Sentinels of Silence 2
Most Nominated
3 or more nominations- Fiddler on the Roof 8
- The French Connection 8
- The Last Picture Show 8
- Nicholas and Alexandra 6
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks 5
- Mary, Queen of Scots 5
- A Clockwork Orange 4
- Kotch 4
- Summer of '42 4
- Sunday Bloody Sunday 4
Most Unluckiest
wins / nominations- The Last Picture Show 2 / 8
- Fiddler on the Roof 3 / 8
- Mary, Queen of Scots 0 / 5
- Nicholas and Alexandra 2 / 6
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1 / 5
- A Clockwork Orange 0 / 4
- Kotch 0 / 4
- Sunday Bloody Sunday 0 / 4
- The French Connection 5 / 8
- Summer of '42 1 / 4
Only one nomination
- Adventures in Perception
- Alaska Wilderness Lake
- Art Is...
- Bless the Beasts & Children
- The Boy Friend
- Carnal Knowledge
- The Conformist
- The Crunch Bird
- Death in Venice
- Diamonds Are Forever
- Dodes'ka-den
- The Emigrants
- Evolution
- The Go-Between
- Good Morning
- The Hellstrom Chronicle
- Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
- McCabe & Mrs. Miller
- The Numbers Start with the River
- On Any Sunday
- The Policeman
- The Ra Expeditions
- The Rehearsal
- The Selfish Giant
- Somebody Waiting
- The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France
- Straw Dogs
- What's the Matter with Helen?
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
- Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
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