Rich Picks
19731975

Awards & Top Films

1974

Historical Award Archive

Before Rich Picks — Award selections for 1974 were not recorded. The categories below show nominees and winners from other award organizations.
WonNominee

Top 10 Films of 1974

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ChinatownNo award data
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The Little PrinceNo award data
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The Towering InfernoNo award data
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BenjiNo award data
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A Woman Under The InfluenceNo award data
6
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Scenes From a MarriageNo award data
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The Longest YardNo award data
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The DoveNo award data
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Harry & TontoNo award data
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The Three MusketeersNo award data

Film

Live-Action Feature

Lacombe, Lucien
Producer: Louis Malle
BAFTA
The Godfather Part II
Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, and co–producers
Oscar
The Longest Yard
Globe
Chinatown
Producers: Robert Evans and Roman Polanski
OscarNBRBAFTA
Lenny
Producer: Marvin Worth
OscarNBR
Murder on the Orient Express
Producer: Sidney Lumet
NBRBAFTA
The Conversation
Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, co-producer, and Fred Roos
OscarNBR
The Last Detail
Producer: Hal Ashby
NBRBAFTA
The Three Musketeers
GlobeNBR
A Woman Under The Influence
NBR
Daisy Miller
NBR
Harry & Tonto
Globe
Harry and Tonto
NBR
The Front Page
Globe
The Little Prince
Globe
The Towering Inferno
Producer: Irwin Allen
Oscar
Thieves Like Us
NBR

International Feature

Amarcord
Producer: Federico Fellini
GlobeNBR
Scenes From a Marriage
Producer: Ingmar Bergman
Globe
Lacombe, Lucien
Producer: Louis Malle
Globe
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Producer: Ted Kotcheff
Globe
The Mad Adventures of 'Rabbi' Jacob
Producer: Gérard Oury
Globe

Documentary

Cree Hunters of Mistassini
BAFTA
Companero: Victor Jara of Chile
BAFTA
Leprosy
BAFTA

Directing & Editing

Directing

Roman Polanski
Chinatown
OscarGlobeDGA
Francis Ford Coppola
The Conversation
GlobeNBRDGA
Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part II
OscarGlobeDGA
The Great Gatsby
Adapted by Nelson Riddle
Oscar
The Godfather Part II
Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
Oscar
Lacombe and Lucien
France
Oscar
The Godfather Part II
Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo based on the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Oscar
Art Carney
Harry and Tonto
Oscar
Amarcord
Italy
Oscar
The Towering Inferno
John Williams
Oscar
The Towering Inferno
Joseph Biroc and Fred J. Koenekamp
Oscar
Albert Finney
Murder on the Orient Express
Oscar
The Godfather Part II
Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola
Oscar
One-Eyed Men Are Kings
Paul Claudon and Edmond Séchan
Oscar
Hearts and Minds
Peter Davis and Bert Schneider
Oscar
Chinatown
Robert Towne
Oscar
Don't
Robin Lehman
Oscar
Earthquake
Ronald Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe Sr.
Oscar
"We May Never Love Like This Again"
The Towering Inferno • Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Oscar
The Great Gatsby
Theoni V. Aldredge
Oscar
Closed Mondays
Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner
Oscar
Bob Fosse
Lenny
OscarGlobeDGA
John Cassavetes
A Woman Under The Influence
OscarGlobe
Shanks
Alex North
Oscar
Ellen Burstyn
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Oscar
The Violin
Andrew Welsh and George Pastic
Oscar
Chinatown
Anthea Sylbert
Oscar
The Truce
Argentina
Oscar
Earthquake
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Frank R. McKelvy
Oscar
The Island at the Top of the World
Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter H. Tyler and Al Roelofs; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
Oscar
Chinatown
Art Direction: Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby R. Levitt
Oscar
The Towering Inferno
Art Direction: William J. Creber and Ward Preston; Set Decoration: Raphaël Bretton
Oscar
"Benji's Theme (I Feel Love)"
Benji • Music by Euel Box • Lyrics by Betty Box
Oscar
Madeline Kahn
Blazing Saddles
Oscar
"Blazing Saddles"
Blazing Saddles • Music by John Morris • Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Oscar
Lenny
Bruce Surtees
Oscar
Chinatown
Bud Grenzbach and Larry Jost
Oscar
Diahann Carroll
Claudine
Oscar
François Truffaut
Day for Night
Oscar
Climb
Dewitt Jones
Oscar
John Muir's High Sierra
Dewitt Jones and Lesley Foster
Oscar
The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola
Oscar
City Out of Wilderness
Francis Thompson
Oscar
Day
François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman and Jean-Louis Richard
Oscar
Young Frankenstein
Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Oscar
Murder on the Orient Express
Geoffrey Unsworth
Oscar
Planet Ocean
George V. Casey
Oscar
"Wherever Love Takes Me"
Gold • Music by Elmer Bernstein • Lyrics by Don Black
Oscar
The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art
Herbert Kline
Oscar
Cats' Play
Hungary
Oscar
The 81st Blow
Jacques Ehrlich, David Bergman and Haim Gouri
Oscar
Chinatown
Jerry Goldsmith
Oscar
Chinatown
John A. Alonzo
Oscar
Daisy Miller
John Furniss
Oscar
Voyage to Next
John Hubley and Faith Hubley
Oscar
Exploratorium
Jon Boorstin
Oscar
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman
Judy Collins and Jill Godmilow
Oscar
Lenny
Julian Barry based on his play
Oscar
The Concert
Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin
Oscar
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Mordecai Richler and Lionel Chetwynd based on the novel by Mordecai Richler
Oscar
Sidney Lumet
Murder on the Orient Express
DGA
The Wild and the Brave
Natalie R. Jones and Eugene S. Jones
Oscar
Murder on the Orient Express
Paul Dehn based on the novel by Agatha Christie
Oscar
Harry and Tonto
Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld
Oscar
Hunger
Peter Foldes and René Jodoin
Oscar
Earthquake
Philip H. Lathrop
Oscar
The Deluge
Poland
Oscar
Young Frankenstein
Richard Portman and Gene Cantamessa
Oscar
Murder on the Orient Express
Richard Rodney Bennett
Oscar
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Robert Getchell
Oscar
Naked Yoga
Ronald S. Kass and Mervyn Lloyd
Oscar
The Little Prince
Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; Adapted by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley
Oscar
Phantom of the Paradise
Song Score by Paul Williams; Adapted by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton
Oscar
"Little Prince"
The Little Prince • Music by Frederick Loewe • Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Oscar
Fred Astaire
The Towering Inferno
Oscar
The Godfather Part II
Theadora Van Runkle
Oscar
The Towering Inferno
Theodore Soderberg and Herman Lewis
Oscar
Jeff Bridges
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Oscar
Murder on the Orient Express
Tony Walton
Oscar
The Conversation
Walter Murch and Arthur Rochester
Oscar
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Wolfgang Reitherman
Oscar
The Family That Dwelt Apart
Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall
Oscar

Editing

Walter Murch and Richard Chew
The Conversation
BAFTA
Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress
The Towering Inferno
Oscar
Sam O'Steen
Chinatown
OscarBAFTA
17th Grammy Awards
17th Grammy Awards
Oscar
26th Primetime Emmy Awards
26th Primetime Emmy Awards
Oscar
27th Primetime Emmy Awards
27th Primetime Emmy Awards
Oscar
28th British Academy Film Awards
28th British Academy Film Awards
Oscar
29th Tony Awards
29th Tony Awards
Oscar
32nd Golden Globe Awards
32nd Golden Globe Awards
Oscar
Arthur B. Krim
Arthur B. Krim
Oscar
John C. Howard and Danford Greene
Blazing Saddles
Oscar
Dorothy Spencer
Earthquake
Oscar
Anne V. Coates
Murder on the Orient Express
BAFTA
Michael Luciano
The Longest Yard
Oscar
John Victor Smith
The Three Musketeers
BAFTA

Acting

Actor in a Leading Role

Al Pacino
The Godfather Part II
GlobeBAFTA
Serpico
GlobeNBRBAFTA
Jack Nicholson
Chinatown
GlobeBAFTA
The Last Detail
GlobeBAFTA
Gene Hackman
The Conversation
GlobeNBRBAFTA
Dustin Hoffman
Lenny
GlobeBAFTA
Albert Finney
Murder on the Orient Express
BAFTA
James Caan
The Gambler
Globe

Actress in a Leading Role

Gena Rowlands
A Woman Under The Influence
NBR
Joanne Woodward
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
BAFTA
Faye Dunaway
Chinatown
BAFTA
Cicely Tyson
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
BAFTA
Barbra Streisand
The Way We Were
BAFTA

Actor in a Supporting Role

Holger Löwenadler
Lacombe, Lucien
NBR
John Gielgud
Murder on the Orient Express
BAFTA
John Huston
Chinatown
BAFTA
Adam Faith
Stardust
BAFTA
Randy Quaid
The Last Detail
BAFTA

Actress in a Supporting Role

Valerie Perrine
Lenny
NBRBAFTA
Sylvia Sidney
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
NBRBAFTA
Ingrid Bergman
Murder on the Orient Express
BAFTA
Cindy Williams
American Graffiti
BAFTA
Sylvia Syms
The Tamarind Seed
BAFTA

Writing

Screenplay (Original)

Robert Towne
Chinatown
OscarGlobeWGA
Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, and Alan Uger
Blazing Saddles
WGA
Francis Ford Coppola
The Conversation
OscarGlobeWGA
John Cassavetes
A Woman Under The Influence
GlobeWGA
Robert Getchell
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
OscarWGA
Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld
Harry and Tonto
OscarWGA
Joseph Walsh
California Split
WGA
Tina Pine and Lester Pine
Claudine
WGA
François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, and Suzanne Schiffman
Day for Night
Oscar
Brian De Palma
Phantom of the Paradise
WGA
Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part II
Globe
Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood, and Matthew Robbins
The Sugarland Express
WGA
Stirling Silliphant
The Towering Inferno
Globe

Screenplay (Adapted)

Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
The Godfather Part II
GlobeWGA
Robert Towne
Chinatown
Globe
Mordecai Richler and Lionel Chetwynd
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
WGA
John Cassavetes
A Woman Under The Influence
Globe
Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch
Conrack
WGA
Julian Barry
Lenny
WGA
Francis Ford Coppola
The Conversation
Globe
Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond
The Front Page
WGA
David Giler and Lorenzo Semple Jr.
The Parallax View
WGA
Peter Stone
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
WGA
Stirling Silliphant
The Towering Inferno
Globe
Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder
Young Frankenstein
WGA

Visual

Cinematography

Douglas Slocombe
The Great Gatsby
BAFTA
John A. Alonzo
Chinatown
BAFTA
Geoffrey Unsworth
Murder on the Orient Express
BAFTA
David Watkin
The Three Musketeers
BAFTA
Geoffrey Unsworth
Zardoz
BAFTA

Art Direction

John Box
The Great Gatsby
Production design: John Box
BAFTA
Richard Sylbert
Chinatown
Production design: Richard Sylbert
BAFTA
Tony Walton
Murder on the Orient Express
Production design: Tony Walton
BAFTA
Brian Eatwell
The Three Musketeers
Production design: Brian Eatwell
BAFTA

Costuming

Theoni V. Aldredge
The Great Gatsby
BAFTA
Anthea Sylbert
Chinatown
BAFTA
Tony Walton
Murder on the Orient Express
BAFTA
Yvonne Blake
The Three Musketeers
BAFTA

Sound & Music

Original Score

Richard Rodney Bennett
Murder on the Orient Express
BAFTA
Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
The Little Prince
Globe
Jerry Goldsmith
Chinatown
GlobeBAFTA
Carmine Coppola
The Godfather Part II
GlobeBAFTA
John Williams
Earthquake
Globe
Francis Lai
La bonne année
BAFTA
Paul Williams
Phantom of the Paradise
Globe
Mikis Theodorakis
Serpico
BAFTA
Michel Legrand
The Three Musketeers
BAFTA

Original Song

Unknown Song
Benji
Music & lyrics: Betty Box and Euel Box
Globe
Unknown Song
Claudine
Music & lyrics: Curtis Mayfield
Globe
Unknown Song
The Dove
Music & lyrics: Don Black and John Barry
Globe
Unknown Song
The Little Prince
Music & lyrics: Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
Globe
Unknown Song
The Towering Inferno
Music & lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Globe

Sound Mixing

Art Rochester, Walter Murch, and Nat Boxer
The Conversation
BAFTA
Melvin Metcalfe Sr. and Ronald Pierce
Earthquake
BAFTA
John W. Mitchell and Gordon McCallum
Gold
BAFTA
Chris Newman, Robert Knudson, Frederick Brown, and Jean-Louis Ducarme
The Exorcist
BAFTA

Sound Editing

Art Rochester, Walter Murch, and Nat Boxer
The Conversation
BAFTA
Melvin Metcalfe Sr. and Ronald Pierce
Earthquake
BAFTA
John W. Mitchell and Gordon McCallum
Gold
BAFTA
Chris Newman, Robert Knudson, Frederick Brown, and Jean-Louis Ducarme
The Exorcist
BAFTA