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Academy Awards

45th edition

  • March 27, 1973
  • United States

The 45th Academy Awards were presented Tuesday, March 27, 1973, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, honoring the best films of 1972. The ceremonies were presided over by Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston, and Rock Hudson.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
The Godfather Albert S. Ruddy - as producer(s) Winner
Cabaret Cy Feuer - as producer(s)
Deliverance John Boorman - as producer(s)
The Emigrants Bengt Forslund - as producer(s)
Sounder Robert B. Radnitz - as producer(s)
Best Director
Cabaret Bob Fosse Winner
Deliverance John Boorman
The Emigrants Jan Troell
The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola
Sleuth Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Godfather Marlon Brando Winner
Sleuth Michael Caine
Sleuth Laurence Olivier
The Ruling Class Peter O'Toole
Sounder Paul Winfield
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cabaret Liza Minnelli Winner
Lady Sings the Blues Diana Ross
Travels with My Aunt Maggie Smith
Sounder Cicely Tyson
The Emigrants Liv Ullmann
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Cabaret Joel Grey Winner
The Heartbreak Kid Eddie Albert
The Godfather James Caan
The Godfather Robert Duvall
The Godfather Al Pacino
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Butterflies Are Free Eileen Heckart Winner
The Heartbreak Kid Jeannie Berlin
Pete 'n' Tillie Geraldine Page
Fat City Susan Tyrrell
The Poseidon Adventure Shelley Winters
Best Original Screenplay
The Candidate Jeremy Larner Winner
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
Lady Sings the Blues Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe, Terence McCloy
Murmur of the Heart Louis Malle
Young Winston Carl Foreman
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo Winner
Cabaret Jay Presson Allen
The Emigrants Bengt Forslund, Jan Troell
Pete 'n' Tillie Julius J. Epstein
Sounder Lonne Elder III
Best International Feature Film
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Luis Buñuel Winner
The Dawns Here Are Quiet Stanislav Rostotsky
I Love You Rosa Moshé Mizrahi
My Dearest Senorita Jaime de Armiñán
The New Land Jan Troell
Best Documentary Feature Film
Marjoe Sarah Kernochan, Howard Smith Winner
Ape and Super-Ape Bert Haanstra
Malcolm X Arnold Perl, Marvin Worth
Manson Robert Hendrickson, Laurence Merrick
The Silent Revolution Eckehard Munck
Best Original Score
Limelight Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch, Larry Russell Winner
Images John Williams
Napoleon and Samantha Buddy Baker
The Poseidon Adventure John Williams
Sleuth John Addison
Best Cinematography
Cabaret Geoffrey Unsworth Winner
1776 Harry Stradling Jr.
Butterflies Are Free Charles Lang
The Poseidon Adventure Harold E. Stine
Travels with My Aunt Douglas Slocombe
Best Film Editing
Cabaret David Bretherton Winner
Deliverance Tom Priestley
The Godfather William H. Reynolds, Peter Zinner
The Hot Rock Fred W. Berger, Frank P. Keller
The Poseidon Adventure Harold F. Kress
Best Sound
Cabaret David Hildyard, Robert Knudson Winner
Butterflies Are Free Charles T. Knight, Arthur Piantadosi
The Candidate Gene Cantamessa, Richard Portman
The Godfather Bud Grenzbach, Christopher Newman, Richard Portman
The Poseidon Adventure Herman Lewis, Theodore Soderberg
Best Original Song Score
Cabaret Ralph Burns Winner
Lady Sings the Blues Gil Askey
Man of La Mancha Laurence Rosenthal
Best Original Song
The Poseidon Adventure Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha - "The Morning After" Winner
Ben Walter Scharf, Don Black - "Ben"
The Little Ark Fred Karlin, Marsha Karlin - "Come Follow, Follow Me"
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Maurice Jarre, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman - "Marmalade, Molasses & Honey"
The Stepmother Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster - "Strange Are the Ways of Love"
Best Production Design
Cabaret Hans Jürgen Kiebach, Rolf Zehetbauer, Herbert Strabel Winner
Lady Sings the Blues Carl Anderson, Reg Allen
The Poseidon Adventure William Creber, Raphaël Bretton
Travels with My Aunt John Box, Robert W. Laing, Gil Parrondo
Young Winston Donald M. Ashton, Geoffrey Drake, John Graysmark, William Hutchinson, Peter James
Best Costume Design
Travels with My Aunt Anthony Powell Winner
The Godfather Anna Hill Johnstone
Lady Sings the Blues Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch, Bob Mackie
The Poseidon Adventure Paul Zastupnevich
Young Winston Anthony Mendleson
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream Richard Barclay Winner
Frog Story Ray Gideon, Ron Satlof
Solo David Adams
Best Documentary Short Film
This Tiny World Charles Huguenot van der Linden, Martina Huguenot van der Linden Winner
Hundertwasser's Rainy Day Peter Schamoni
K-Z Giorgio Treves
Selling Out Tadeusz Jaworski
The Tide of Traffic Humphrey Swingler
Best Animated Short Film
A Christmas Carol Richard Williams Winner
Kama Sutra Rides Again Bob Godfrey
Tup Tup Nedeljko Dragic
Honorary Award
Charles S. Boren - leader for 38 years of the industry's enlightened labor relations and architect of its policy of non-discrimination. With the respect and affection of all who work in films. Winner
Edward G. Robinson - who achieved greatness as a player, a patron of the arts and a dedicated citizen... in sum, a Renaissance man. From his friends in the industry he loves. Winner
Special Achievement Award
The Poseidon Adventure L. B. Abbott, A. D. Flowers - for visual effects. Winner
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Rosalind Russell Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Cabaret 8
  • The Godfather 3
  • The Poseidon Adventure 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Cabaret 10
  • The Godfather 10
  • The Poseidon Adventure 9
  • Lady Sings the Blues 5
  • The Emigrants 4
  • Sleuth 4
  • Sounder 4
  • Travels with My Aunt 4
  • Butterflies Are Free 3
  • Deliverance 3
  • Young Winston 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • The Godfather 3 / 10
  • The Poseidon Adventure 2 / 9
  • Lady Sings the Blues 0 / 5
  • The Emigrants 0 / 4
  • Sleuth 0 / 4
  • Sounder 0 / 4
  • Travels with My Aunt 1 / 4
  • Deliverance 0 / 3
  • Young Winston 0 / 3
  • Cabaret 8 / 10
  • Butterflies Are Free 1 / 3

Only one nomination

33 movies:
  • 1776
  • Ape and Super-Ape
  • Ben
  • A Christmas Carol
  • The Dawns Here Are Quiet
  • Fat City
  • Frog Story
  • The Hot Rock
  • Hundertwasser's Rainy Day
  • I Love You Rosa
  • Images
  • K-Z
  • Kama Sutra Rides Again
  • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
  • Limelight
  • The Little Ark
  • Malcolm X
  • Man of La Mancha
  • Manson
  • Marjoe
  • Murmur of the Heart
  • My Dearest Senorita
  • Napoleon and Samantha
  • The New Land
  • Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream
  • The Ruling Class
  • Selling Out
  • The Silent Revolution
  • Solo
  • The Stepmother
  • This Tiny World
  • The Tide of Traffic
  • Tup Tup

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