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1971
1973
Awards & Top Films
1972
Historical Award Archive
Before Rich Picks
— Award selections for 1972 were not recorded. The categories below show nominees and winners from other award organizations.
Won
Nominee
Top 10 Films of 1972
1
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The Godfather
No award data
2
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Cabaret
No award data
3
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Ben
No award data
4
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The Emigrants
No award data
5
-
Avanti!
No award data
6
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Butterflies Are Free
No award data
7
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The Poseidon Adventure
No award data
8
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Lady Sings the Blues
No award data
9
-
Young Winston
No award data
10
-
Deliverance
No award data
Film
Live-Action Feature
Cabaret
Producers:
Cy Feuer
and
Bob Fosse
Oscar
Globe
NBR
BAFTA
The French Connection
Producer:
William Friedkin
Oscar
NBR
BAFTA
The Godfather
Producer:
Albert S. Ruddy
Oscar
NBR
The Last Picture Show
Producer:
Peter Bogdanovich
Oscar
NBR
BAFTA
1776
Globe
NBR
A Clockwork Orange
Producer:
Stanley Kubrick
Oscar
BAFTA
Deliverance
Producer:
John Boorman
Oscar
NBR
Sounder
Producer:
Robert B. Radnitz
Oscar
NBR
Avanti!
Globe
Butterflies Are Free
Globe
Frenzy
NBR
Man of La Mancha
NBR
The Candidate
NBR
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds
NBR
The Emigrants
Producer:
Bengt Forslund
Oscar
The Ruling Class
NBR
Travels with My Aunt
Globe
International Feature
The Sorrow and the Pity
NBR
Directing & Editing
Directing
Bob Fosse
Cabaret
Oscar
Globe
NBR
DGA
Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather
Oscar
Globe
DGA
Cabaret
Adaptated by Ralph Burns
Oscar
Travels with My Aunt
Anthony Powell
Oscar
Cabaret
Art Direction: Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Rolf Zehetbauer; Set Decoration: Herbert Strabel
Oscar
Eileen Heckart
Butterflies Are Free
Oscar
This Tiny World
Charles Huguenot van der Linden and Martina Huguenot van der Linden
Oscar
Limelight
Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch (posthumously) and Larry Russell
Oscar
Cabaret
David Hildyard and Robert Knudson
Oscar
The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo based on the novel by Puzo
Oscar
Cabaret
Geoffrey Unsworth
Oscar
The Candidate
Jeremy Larner
Oscar
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (France) in French
Luis Buñuel
Oscar
"The Morning After" from The Poseidon Adventure
Music and Lyrics by Joel Hirschhorn and Al Kasha
Oscar
Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream
Richard Barclay
Oscar
A Christmas Carol
Richard Williams
Oscar
Marjoe
Sarah Kernochan and Howard Smith
Oscar
John Boorman
Deliverance
Oscar
Globe
DGA
Paul Winfield
and
Martin Ritt
Sounder
Oscar
DGA
Lady Sings the Blues
Adapted by Gil Askey
Oscar
Man of La Mancha
Adapted by Laurence Rosenthal
Oscar
The Godfather
Anna Hill Johnstone
Oscar
Young Winston
Anthony Mendleson
Oscar
Malcolm X
Arnold Perl (posthumously) and Marvin Worth
Oscar
Travels with My Aunt
Art Direction and Set Decoration: John Box, Robert W. Laing and Gil Parrondo
Oscar
Lady Sings the Blues
Art Direction: Carl Anderson; Set Decoration: Reg Allen
Oscar
Young Winston
Art Direction: Donald M. Ashton, Geoffrey Drake, John Graysmark and William Hutchinson; Set Decoration: Peter James
Oscar
The Poseidon Adventure
Art Direction: William Creber; Set Decoration: Raphaël Bretton
Oscar
Billy Wilder
Avanti!
Globe
The Emigrants
Bengt Forslund and Jan Troell based on the novels The Emigrants and Unto a Good Land by Vilhelm Moberg
Oscar
Ape
and
Super-Ape
Bert Haanstra
Oscar
Kama Sutra Rides Again
Bob Godfrey
Oscar
The Godfather
Bud Grenzbach, Christopher Newman and Richard Portman
Oscar
Napoleon
and
Samantha
Buddy Baker
Oscar
Young Winston
Carl Foreman
Oscar
Butterflies Are Free
Charles Lang
Oscar
Butterflies Are Free
Charles T. Knight and Arthur Piantadosi
Oscar
Lady Sings the Blues
Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe and Terence McCloy
Oscar
Solo
David Adams
Oscar
Travels with My Aunt
Douglas Slocombe
Oscar
The Silent Revolution
Eckehard Munck
Oscar
Susan Tyrrell
Fat City
Oscar
Alfred Hitchcock
Frenzy
Globe
The Candidate
Gene Cantamessa and Richard Portman
Oscar
K-Z
Giorgio Treves
Oscar
The Poseidon Adventure
Harold E. Stine
Oscar
Harry Stradling Jr.
Harry Stradling Jr.
Oscar
The Poseidon Adventure
Herman Lewis and Theodore Soderberg
Oscar
The Tide of Traffic
Humphrey Swingler
Oscar
My Dearest Senorita (Spain) in Spanish
Jaime de Armiñán
Oscar
The New Land (Sweden) in Swedish
Jan Troell
Oscar
Cabaret
Jay Presson Allen based on the musical by Fred Ebb and John Kander and the book by Joe Masteroff
Oscar
Sleuth
John Addison
Oscar
Images
John Williams
Oscar
Pete 'n' Tillie
Julius J. Epstein based on the story Witch's Milk by Peter De Vries
Oscar
Diana Ross
Lady Sings the Blues
Oscar
Sounder
Lonne Elder III based on the novel by William H. Armstrong
Oscar
Murmur of the Heart
Louis Malle
Oscar
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière
Oscar
I Love You Rosa (Israel) in Hebrew
Moshé Mizrahi
Oscar
"Come Follow
and
Follow Me" from The Little Ark
Music by Fred Karlin; Lyrics by Marsha Karlin
Oscar
"Marmalade
,
Molasses & Honey" from The Life
, and
Times of Judge Roy Bean
Music by Maurice Jarre; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Oscar
"Strange Are the Ways of Love" from The Stepmother
Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Oscar
"Ben" from Ben
Music by Walter Scharf; Lyrics by Don Black
Oscar
Tup Tup
Nedeljko Dragić
Oscar
The Godfather
Nino Rota
Oscar
The Poseidon Adventure
Paul Zastupnevich
Oscar
Geraldine Page
Pete 'n' Tillie
Oscar
Hundertwasser's Rainy Day
Peter Schamoni
Oscar
Lady Sings the Blues
Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch and Bob Mackie
Oscar
Frog Story
Ray Gideon and Ron Satlof
Oscar
Manson
Robert Hendrickson and Laurence Merrick
Oscar
George Roy Hill
Slaughterhouse-Five
DGA
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Sleuth
Oscar
The Dawns Here Are Quiet (USSR) in Russian
Stanislav Rostotsky
Oscar
Selling Out
Tadeusz Jaworski
Oscar
Jan Troell
The Emigrants
Oscar
Eddie Albert
The Heartbreak Kid
Oscar
Shelley Winters
The Poseidon Adventure
Oscar
Peter O'Toole
The Ruling Class
Oscar
Maggie Smith
Travels with My Aunt
Oscar
Editing
David Bretherton
Cabaret
Oscar
BAFTA
Gerald B. Greenberg
The French Connection
BAFTA
Tom Priestley
Deliverance
Oscar
BAFTA
15th Grammy Awards
15th Grammy Awards
Oscar
24th Primetime Emmy Awards
24th Primetime Emmy Awards
Oscar
25th Primetime Emmy Awards
25th Primetime Emmy Awards
Oscar
26th British Academy Film Awards
26th British Academy Film Awards
Oscar
27th Tony Awards
27th Tony Awards
Oscar
30th Golden Globe Awards
30th Golden Globe Awards
Oscar
Bill Butler
A Clockwork Orange
BAFTA
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
Oscar
Sacheen Littlefeather
Sacheen Littlefeather
Oscar
Peter Zinner
and
William H. Reynolds
The Godfather
Oscar
Frank P. Keller
and
Fred W. Berger
The Hot Rock
Oscar
Harold F. Kress
The Poseidon Adventure
Oscar
Acting
Actor in a Leading Role
Gene Hackman
The French Connection
Globe
NBR
BAFTA
The Poseidon Adventure
BAFTA
Peter O'Toole
Man of La Mancha
NBR
The Ruling Class
NBR
Marlon Brando
The Godfather
Globe
BAFTA
The Nightcomers
BAFTA
George C. Scott
The Hospital
Globe
BAFTA
They Might Be Giants
BAFTA
Laurence Olivier
Sleuth
Globe
BAFTA
Jon Voight
Deliverance
Globe
Michael Caine
Sleuth
Globe
Al Pacino
The Godfather
Globe
Robert Shaw
Young Winston
BAFTA
Actress in a Leading Role
Liza Minnelli
Cabaret
BAFTA
Cicely Tyson
Sounder
NBR
Stéphane Audran
Le Boucher
BAFTA
Dorothy Tutin
Savage Messiah
BAFTA
Anne Bancroft
Young Winston
BAFTA
Actor in a Supporting Role
Ben Johnson
The Last Picture Show
NBR
BAFTA
Al Pacino
The Godfather
Globe
NBR
Joel Grey
Cabaret
NBR
Ralph Richardson
Lady Caroline Lamb
BAFTA
Max Adrian
The Boy Friend
BAFTA
Robert Duvall
The Godfather
BAFTA
Actress in a Supporting Role
Cloris Leachman
The Last Picture Show
NBR
BAFTA
Marisa Berenson
Cabaret
NBR
BAFTA
Eileen Brennan
The Last Picture Show
BAFTA
Shelley Winters
The Poseidon Adventure
BAFTA
Writing
Screenplay (Original)
Jeremy Larner
The Candidate
Oscar
WGA
Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather
Globe
Robert Benton
,
Buck Henry
, and
David Newman
What's Up, Doc?
WGA
I. A. L. Diamond
Avanti!
Globe
Bad Company
Bad Company
WGA
Jay Presson Allen
Cabaret
Globe
James Dickey
Deliverance
Globe
Anthony Shaffer
Frenzy
Globe
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Get to Know Your Rabbit
WGA
Hammersmith Is Out
Hammersmith Is Out
WGA
Images
Images
WGA
Chris Clark
,
Suzanne de Passe
, and
Terrence McCloy
Lady Sings the Blues
Oscar
Minnie and Moskowitz
Minnie and Moskowitz
WGA
Louis Malle
Murmur of the Heart
Oscar
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
WGA
Luis Buñuel
and
Jean-Claude Carrière
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Oscar
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
WGA
Neil Simon
The Heartbreak Kid
Globe
The War Between Men and Women
The War Between Men and Women
WGA
Carl Foreman
Young Winston
Oscar
Screenplay (Adapted)
Francis Ford Coppola
and
Mario Puzo
The Godfather
Globe
WGA
Jay Presson Allen
Cabaret
Globe
WGA
I. A. L. Diamond
Avanti!
Globe
WGA
James Dickey
Deliverance
Globe
WGA
Neil Simon
The Heartbreak Kid
Globe
WGA
Butterflies Are Free
Butterflies Are Free
WGA
Anthony Shaffer
Frenzy
Globe
Pete 'n' Tillie
Pete 'n' Tillie
WGA
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five
WGA
Sounder
Sounder
WGA
Travels with My Aunt
Travels with My Aunt
WGA
Visual
Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
BAFTA
Geoffrey Unsworth
Cabaret
BAFTA
John Alcott
A Clockwork Orange
BAFTA
Vilmos Zsigmond
Deliverance
BAFTA
Vilmos Zsigmond
Images
BAFTA
Vilmos Zsigmond
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
BAFTA
Ennio Guarnieri
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
BAFTA
Art Direction
Rolf Zehetbauer
Cabaret
Production design:
Rolf Zehetbauer
BAFTA
John Barry
A Clockwork Orange
Production design:
John Barry
BAFTA
Carmen Dillon
Lady Caroline Lamb
Production design:
Carmen Dillon
BAFTA
Geoffrey Drake
and
Donald M. Ashton
Young Winston
Production design:
Geoffrey Drake
and
Donald M. Ashton
BAFTA
Costuming
Anthony Mendleson
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
BAFTA
Anthony Mendleson
Macbeth
BAFTA
Anthony Mendleson
Young Winston
BAFTA
Charlotte Flemming
Cabaret
BAFTA
Anna Hill Johnstone
The Godfather
BAFTA
Sound & Music
Original Score
Nino Rota
The Godfather
Globe
BAFTA
Ron Goodwin
Frenzy
Globe
Richard Rodney Bennett
Lady Caroline Lamb
BAFTA
Michel Legrand
Lady Sings the Blues
Globe
Third Ear Band
Macbeth
BAFTA
Quincy Jones
The Getaway
Globe
John Williams
The Poseidon Adventure
Globe
Alfred Ralston
Young Winston
BAFTA
Original Song
Unknown Song
Ben
Music & lyrics:
Walter Scharf
and
Don Black
Globe
Unknown Song
Butterflies Are Free
Music & lyrics:
Randy McNeill
and
Bob Alcivar
Globe
Unknown Song
Cabaret
Music & lyrics:
John Kander
and
Fred Ebb
Globe
Unknown Song
Deliverance
Music & lyrics:
Arthur Smith
and
Eric Weissberg
Globe
Unknown Song
Molly and Lawless John
Music & lyrics:
Johnny Mandel
,
Alan Bergman
, and
Marilyn Bergman
Globe
Unknown Song
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Music & lyrics:
Molasses
,
Honey
,
Maurice Jarre
,
Alan Bergman
, and
Marilyn Bergman
Globe
Unknown Song
The Poseidon Adventure
Music & lyrics:
Joel Hirschhorn
and
Al Kasha
Globe
Sound Mixing
Robert Knudson
,
Arthur Piantadosi
, and
David Hildyard
Cabaret
BAFTA
Bill Rowe
A Clockwork Orange
BAFTA
Walter Goss
Deliverance
BAFTA
Chris Newman
and
Theodore Soderberg
The French Connection
BAFTA
Sound Editing
Robert Knudson
,
Arthur Piantadosi
, and
David Hildyard
Cabaret
BAFTA
Bill Rowe
A Clockwork Orange
BAFTA
Walter Goss
Deliverance
BAFTA
Chris Newman
and
Theodore Soderberg
The French Connection
BAFTA