The 31st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1973, were held on January 26, 1974.
George Roy Hill's The Sting, which in April 1974 would win seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, generated a Golden Globe nomination only for Best Screenplay.
Winners and nominees
Film
Best Motion PictureDramaComedy or MusicalThe Exorcist Cinderella Liberty The Day of the Jackal Last Tango in Paris Save the Tiger SerpicoAmerican Graffiti Jesus Christ Superstar Paper Moon Tom Sawyer A Touch of ClassBest Performance in a Motion Picture – DramaActorActressAl Pacino – Serpico as Frank Serpico Robert Blake – Electra Glide in Blue as John Wintergreen Jack Lemmon – Save the Tiger as Harry Stoner Steve McQueen – Papillon as Henri "Papillon" Charrière Jack Nicholson – The Last Detail as Signalman 1st Class Billy L. "Badass" BudduskyMarsha Mason – Cinderella Liberty as Maggie Paul Ellen Burstyn – The Exorcist as Chris MacNeil Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were as Kate Morosky Elizabeth Taylor – Ash Wednesday as Barbara Sawyer Joanne Woodward – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Rita WaldenBest Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or MusicalActorActressGeorge Segal – A Touch of Class as Steve Blackburn Carl Anderson – Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas Iscariot Richard Dreyfuss – American Graffiti as Curt Henderson Ted Neeley – Jesus Christ Superstar as Jesus Christ Ryan O'Neal – Paper Moon as Moses PrayGlenda Jackson – A Touch of Class as Vicky Allesio Yvonne Elliman – Jesus Christ Superstar as Mary Magdalene Cloris Leachman – Charley and the Angel as Nettie Appleby Tatum O'Neal – Paper Moon as Addie Loggins Liv Ullmann – 40 Carats as Ann StanleyBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or MusicalSupporting ActorSupporting ActressJohn Houseman – The Paper Chase as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. Martin Balsam – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Harry Walden Jack Gilford – Save the Tiger as Phil Greene Randy Quaid – The Last Detail as Meadows Max von Sydow – The Exorcist as Father MerrinLinda Blair – The Exorcist as Regan MacNeil Valentina Cortese – Day for Night as Severine Madeline Kahn – Paper Moon as Trixie Delight Kate Reid – A Delicate Balance as Claire Sylvia Sidney – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Mrs. Pritchett OtherBest DirectorBest ScreenplayWilliam Friedkin – The Exorcist Bernardo Bertolucci – Last Tango in Paris Peter Bogdanovich – Paper Moon George Lucas – American Graffiti Fred Zinnemann – The Day of the JackalThe Exorcist – William Peter BlattyCinderella Liberty – Darryl Ponicsan The Day of the Jackal – Kenneth Ross The Sting – David S. Ward A Touch of Class – Melvin Frank and Jack Rose |- !Best Original Score !Best Original Song |- | valign="top" |Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil DiamondBreezy – Michel Legrand Cinderella Liberty – John Williams The Day of the Dolphin – Georges Delerue O Lucky Man! – Alan Price Tom Sawyer – Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman and John Williams | valign="top" |"The Way We Were" (Marvin Hamlisch, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – The Way We Were "All That Love Went to Waste" (George Barrie, Sammy Cahn) – A Touch of Class "Breezy's Song" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – Breezy "Lonely Looking Sky" (Neil Diamond) – Jonathan Livingston Seagull "Rosa Rosa" (Dov Seltzer, Haim Hefer) – Kazablan "Send a Little Love My Way" (Henry Mancini, Hal David) – Oklahoma CrudeBest Foreign FilmBest Documentary FilmThe Pedestrian (West Germany)Alfredo, Alfredo (Italy) Day for Night (France) Kazablan (Israel) State of Siege (France) | valign="top" |Visions of Eight Love The Movies That Made Us The Second Gun WattstaxNew Star of the Year – ActorNew Star of the Year – ActressPaul Le Mat – American Graffiti as John Milner Carl Anderson – Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas Iscariot Robby Benson – Jeremy as Jeremy Jones Kirk Calloway – Cinderella Liberty as Doug Ted Neeley – Jesus Christ Superstar as Jesus ChristTatum O'Neal – Paper Moon as Addie Loggins Linda Blair – The Exorcist as Regan MacNeil Kay Lenz – Breezy as Edith Alice "Breezy" Breezerman Michelle Phillips – Dillinger as Evelyn "Billie" Frechette Barbara Sigel – Time to Run as Michelle
The following films received multiple nominations: NominationsTitle 7The Exorcist6Jesus Christ SuperstarPaper Moon 5A Touch of Class4American GraffitiCinderella Liberty3BreezyThe Day of the JackalSave the TigerSummer Wishes, Winter Dreams2Day for NightJonathan Livingston SeagullKazablanThe Last DetailLast Tango in ParisSerpicoTom SawyerThe Way We Were The following films received multiple wins: WinsTitle4The Exorcist2American GraffitiA Touch of Class
Television Best Television SeriesDramaMusical or Comedy The Waltons
Cannon Columbo Hawkins Mannix Police Story All in the Family
The Carol Burnett Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show Sanford and Son The Sonny & Cher Comedy HourBest Performance in a Television Series DramaActorActress James Stewart – Hawkins as Billy Jim Hawkins
David Carradine – Kung Fu as Kwai Chang Caine Mike Connors – Mannix as Joe Mannix Peter Falk – Columbo as Lt. Columbo Richard Thomas – The Waltons as John-Boy Walton Robert Young – Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Marcus Welby Lee Remick – The Blue Knight as Cassie Walters
Michael Learned – The Waltons as Olivia Walton Julie London – Emergency! as Nurse Dixie McCall Emily McLaughlin – General Hospital as Nurse Jessie Brewer Susan Saint James – McMillan & Wife as Sally McMillan Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or ComedyActorActress Jack Klugman – The Odd Couple as Oscar Madison
Alan Alda – M*A*S*H as Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce Dom DeLuise – Lotsa Luck as Stanley Belmont Redd Foxx – Sanford and Son as Fred G. Sanford Carroll O'Connor – All in the Family as Archie Bunker Cher – The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour as Various Characters (TIE) Jean Stapleton – All in the Family as Edith Bunker (TIE)
Bea Arthur – Maude as Maude Findlay Carol Burnett – The Carol Burnett Show as Various Characters Mary Tyler Moore – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mary RichardsBest Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries or Television FilmSupporting ActorSupporting Actress McLean Stevenson – M*A*S*H as Lt. Col. Henry Braymore Blake, M.D.
Ed Asner – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Lou Grant Will Geer – The Waltons as Zebulon Walton Harvey Korman – The Carol Burnett Show as Various Characters Strother Martin – Hawkins as R.J. Hawkins Rob Reiner – All in the Family as Michael Stivic Ellen Corby – The Waltons as Esther Walton
Gail Fisher – Mannix as Peggy Fair Valerie Harper – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Rhoda Morgenstern Sally Struthers – All in the Family as Gloria Stivic Loretta Swit – M*A*S*H as Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan
The following programs received multiple nominations: NominationsTitle5All in the FamilyThe Waltons4The Mary Tyler Moore Show3The Carol Burnett ShowHawkinsMannixM*A*S*H2ColumboSanford and SonThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour The following programs received multiple wins: WinsTitle2All in the FamilyThe Waltons
Cecil B. DeMille Award Bette Davis
References IMdb 1974 Golden Globe Awards