The 46th Academy Awards (1973): Nominees and Winners

NOMINATIONS

AWARDS

  • 10
  • 10
  • 6
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
  • The Exorcist
  • The Sting
  • The Way We Were
  • American Graffiti
  • Cries and Whispers
  • A Touch of Class
  • Paper Moon
  • Cinderella Liberty
  • The Last Detail
  • The Paper Chase
  • Save the Tiger
  • Tom Sawyer
  • 7
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • The Sting
  • The Exorcist
  • The Way We Were
  • The Bolero
  • Cries and Whispers
  • Day for Night
  • Frank Film
  • The Great American Cowboy
  • The Paper Chase
  • Paper Moon
  • Princeton: A Search for Answers
  • Save the Tiger
  • A Touch of Class
  • NOMINATION/WIN TALLY LEGEND
  • Best Picture winner
  • Best Picture nominee
  • Nominations are listed for all films receiving 3 or more

PICTURE (Best Picture)

  • American Graffiti - Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Kurtz
  • Cries and Whispers - Ingmar Bergman
  • The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty
  • The Sting - Tony Bill, Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips
  • A Touch of Class - Melvin Frank

DIRECTING

  • American Graffiti - George Lucas
  • Cries and Whispers - Ingmar Bergman
  • The Exorcist - William Friedkin
  • Last Tango in Paris - Bernardo Bertolucci
  • The Sting - George Roy Hill

ACTOR

  • Marlon Brando - Last Tango in Paris
  • Jack Lemmon - Save the Tiger
  • Jack Nicholson - The Last Detail
  • Al Pacino - Serpico
  • Robert Redford - The Sting

ACTRESS

  • Ellen Burstyn - The Exorcist
  • Glenda Jackson - A Touch of Class
  • Marsha Mason - Cinderella Liberty
  • Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
  • Joanne Woodward - Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

SUPPORTING ACTOR (Actor in a Supporting Role)

  • Vincent Gardenia - Bang the Drum Slowly
  • Jack Gilford - Save the Tiger
  • John Houseman - The Paper Chase
  • Jason Miller - The Exorcist
  • Randy Quaid - The Last Detail

SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Actress in a Supporting Role)

  • Linda Blair - The Exorcist
  • Candy Clark - American Graffiti
  • Madeline Kahn - Paper Moon
  • Tatum O'Neal - Paper Moon
  • Sylvia Sidney - Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

  • The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty
  • The Last Detail - Robert Towne
  • The Paper Chase - James Bridges
  • Paper Moon - Alvin Sargent
  • Serpico - Waldo Salt, Norman Wexler

STORY AND SCREENPLAY (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)

  • American Graffiti - George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck
  • Cries and Whispers - Ingmar Bergman
  • Save the Tiger - Steve Shagan
  • The Sting - David S. Ward
  • A Touch of Class - Melvin Frank, Jack Rose

SONG

  • "All That Love Went To Waste" - A Touch of Class - Music by George Barrie; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • "Live and Let Die" - Live and Let Die - Music, Lyrics by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
  • "Love" - Robin Hood - Music by George Bruns; Lyrics by Floyd Huddleston
  • "Nice To Be Around" - Cinderella Liberty - Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Paul Williams
  • "The Way We Were" - The Way We Were - Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman

ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE

  • Cinderella Liberty - John Williams
  • The Day of the Dolphin - Georges Delerue
  • Papillon - Jerry Goldsmith
  • A Touch of Class - John Cameron
  • The Way We Were - Marvin Hamlisch

SCORING (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)

  • Jesus Christ Superstar - Adaptation Score by Andre Previn, Herbert Spencer, Andrew Lloyd Webber
  • The Sting - Adaptation Score by Marvin Hamlisch
  • Tom Sawyer - Song Score by Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman; Adaptation Score by John Williams

FILM EDITING

  • American Graffiti - Verna Fields, Marcia Lucas
  • The Day of the Jackal - Ralph Kemplen
  • The Exorcist - Jordan Leondopoulos, Bud Smith, Evan Lottman, Norman Gay
  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Frank P. Keller, James Galloway
  • The Sting - William Reynolds

CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Cries and Whispers - Sven Nykvist
  • The Exorcist - Owen Roizman
  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Jack Couffer
  • The Sting - Robert Surtees
  • The Way We Were - Harry Stradling Jr.

ART DIRECTION

  • Brother Sun Sister Moon - Art Direction: Lorenzo Mongiardino, Gianni Quaranta; Set Decoration: Carmelo Patrono
  • The Exorcist - Art Direction: Bill Malley; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
  • The Sting - Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: James Payne
  • Tom Sawyer - Art Direction: Philip Jefferies; Set Decoration: Robert de Vestel
  • The Way We Were - Art Direction: Stephen Grimes; Set Decoration: William Kiernan

COSTUME DESIGN

  • Cries and Whispers - Marik Vos
  • Ludwig - Piero Tosi
  • The Sting - Edith Head
  • Tom Sawyer - Donfeld
  • The Way We Were - Dorothy Jeakins, Moss Mabry

SOUND

  • The Day of the Dolphin - Richard Portman, Lawrence O. Jost
  • The Exorcist - Robert Knudson, Chris Newman
  • The Paper Chase - Donald O. Mitchell, Lawrence O. Jost
  • Paper Moon - Richard Portman, Les Fresholtz
  • The Sting - Ronald K. Pierce, Robert Bertrand

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

  • Day for Night - France
  • The House on Chelouche Street - Israel
  • L'Invitation - Switzerland
  • The Pedestrian - West Germany
  • Turkish Delight - The Netherlands

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

  • Always a New Beginning - John D. Goodell
  • Battle of Berlin - Bengt von zur Muehlen
  • The Great American Cowboy - Kieth Merrill
  • Journey to the Outer Limits - Alex Grasshoff
  • Walls of Fire - Gertrude Ross Marks, Edmund F. Penney

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

  • Background - Carmen D'Avino
  • Children at Work (Paisti Ag Obair) - Louis Marcus
  • Christo's Valley Curtain - Albert Maysles, David Maysles
  • Four Stones for Kanemitsu - Terry Sanders, June Wayne
  • Princeton: A Search for Answers - Julian Krainin, DeWitt L. Sage Jr.

SHORT SUBJECT (Animated)

  • Frank Film - Frank Mouris
  • The Legend of John Henry - Nick Bosustow, David Adams
  • Pulcinella - Emanuele Luzzati, Giulio Gianini

SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)

  • The Bolero - Allan Miller, William Fertik
  • Clockmaker - Richard Gayer
  • Life Times Nine - Pen Densham, John Watson

HONORARY AWARDS

  • To Groucho Marx in recognition of his brilliant creativity and for the unequalled achievements of the Marx Brothers in the art of motion picture comedy.
  • 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.

IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD

  • Lawrence Weingarten

JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD

  • Lew Wasserman

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE II (Plaque)

  • To JOACHIM GERB and ERICH KASTNER of The Arnold and Richter Company for the development and engineering of the Arriflex 35BL motion picture camera. [Camera]
  • To HAROLD A. SCHEIB, CLIFFORD H. ELLIS and ROGER W. BANKS of Research Products Incorporated for the concept and engineering of the Model 2101 optical printer for motion picture optical effects. [Laboratory]
  • To WILLIAM W. VALLIANT of PSC Technology Inc., HOWARD F. OTT of Eastman Kodak Company, and GERRY DIEBOLD of The Richmark Camera Service Inc. for the development of a liquid-gate system for motion-picture printers. [Laboratory]
  • To MAGNA-TECH ELECTRONIC CO., INC. for the engineering and development of a high-speed re-recording system for motion picture production. [Sound]

SCIENTIFIC AND/OR TECHNICAL AWARD - TYPE III (Certificate)

  • To RICHARD H. VETTER of Todd-AO Corporation for the design of an improved anamorphic focusing system for motion picture photography. [Lenses and Filters]
  • To ROSCO LABORATORIES, INC. for the technical advances and the development of a complete system of light-control materials for motion picture photography. [Lenses and Filters]