The 44th Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jack Lemmon. One of the highlights of the evening was one of the last public appearances of Betty Grable, who died the following year. She appeared alongside one of her leading men from the 1940s, singer Dick Haymes, to present the musical scoring awards. This was the first time in Awards history that the nominees were shown in superimposed pictures while being announced. Around seventy-five million viewers watched the ceremony.
Winners and nominees
Awards Nominations announced on February 22, 1972. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Select "1971" in the "Award Year(s)" drop-down menu and press "Search".
The French Connection – Philip D'Antoni, producerA Clockwork Orange – Stanley Kubrick, producer Fiddler on the Roof – Norman Jewison, producer The Last Picture Show – Stephen J. Friedman, producer Nicholas and Alexandra – Sam Spiegel, producer | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|William Friedkin – The French Connection Stanley Kubrick – A Clockwork Orange Norman Jewison – Fiddler on the Roof Peter Bogdanovich – The Last Picture Show John Schlesinger – Sunday Bloody SundayGene Hackman – The French Connection as Det. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle Peter Finch – Sunday Bloody Sunday as Dr. Daniel Hirsch Walter Matthau – Kotch as Joseph P. Kotcher George C. Scott – The Hospital as Dr. Herbert "Herb" Bock Chaim Topol – Fiddler on the Roof as TevyeJane Fonda – Klute as Bree Daniels Julie Christie – McCabe & Mrs. Miller as Constance Miller Glenda Jackson – Sunday Bloody Sunday as Alex Greville Vanessa Redgrave – Mary, Queen of Scots as Mary, Queen of Scots Janet Suzman – Nicholas and Alexandra as Empress AlexandraBen Johnson – The Last Picture Show as Sam the Lion Jeff Bridges – The Last Picture Show as Duane Jackson Leonard Frey – Fiddler on the Roof as Motel Kamzoil Richard Jaeckel – Sometimes a Great Notion as Joe Ben Stamper Roy Scheider – The French Connection as Det. Buddy 'Cloudy' RussoCloris Leachman – The Last Picture Show as Ruth Popper Ann-Margret – Carnal Knowledge as Bobbie Ellen Burstyn – The Last Picture Show as Lois Farrow Barbara Harris – Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? as Allison Densmore Margaret Leighton – The Go-Between as Mrs. MaudsleyThe Hospital – Paddy Chayefsky Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – Elio Petri and Ugo Pirro Klute – Andy Lewis and Dave Lewis Summer of '42 – Herman Raucher Sunday Bloody Sunday – Penelope GilliattThe French Connection – Ernest Tidyman based on the book by Robin Moore A Clockwork Orange – Stanley Kubrick based on the novel by Anthony Burgess The Conformist – Bernardo Bertolucci based on the novel Il Conformista by Alberto Moravia The Garden of the Finzi-Continis – Vittorio Bonicelli and Ugo Pirro based on the novel by Giorgio Bassani The Last Picture Show – Peter Bogdanovich and Larry McMurtry based on the novel by Larry McMurtry The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Italy) in Italian – Vittorio De Sica Dodes'ka-den (Japan) in Japanese – Akira Kurosawa The Emigrants (Sweden) in Swedish – Jan Troell The Policeman (Israel) in Hebrew – Ephraim Kishon Tchaikovsky (USSR) in Russian – Igor TalankinThe Hellstrom Chronicle – Walon Green Alaska Wilderness Lake – Alan Landsburg On Any Sunday – Bruce Brown Ra – Lennart Ehrenborg and Thor Heyerdahl The Sorrow and the Pity – Marcel OphülsSentinels of Silence – Robert Amram and Manuel Arango Adventures in Perception – Han van Gelder Art Is... – Julian Krainin and DeWitt L. Sage Jr. The Numbers Start with the River – Donald Wrye Somebody Waiting – Sherwood Omens, Hal Riney and Dick SniderSentinels of Silence – Robert Amram and Manuel Arango Good Morning – Denny Evans and Ken Greenwald The Rehearsal – Stephen F. VeronaThe Crunch Bird – Ted Petok Evolution – Michael Mills The Selfish Giant – Peter Sander and Murray ShostakSummer of '42 – Michel Legrand Mary, Queen of Scots – John Barry Nicholas and Alexandra – Richard Rodney Bennett Shaft – Isaac Hayes Straw Dogs – Jerry FieldingFiddler on the Roof – Adapted by John Williams Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Adapted by Irwin Kostal; Song Score by The Sherman Brothers: Robert B. and Richard M. The Boy Friend – Adapted by Peter Maxwell Davies and Peter Greenwell Tchaikovsky – Adapted by Dimitri Tiomkin Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory – Adapted by Walter Scharf; Song Score by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley "Theme from Shaft" from Shaft – Music and Lyrics by Isaac Hayes "The Age of Not Believing" from Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Music and Lyrics by Robert Sherman and Richard Sherman "All His Children" from Sometimes a Great Notion – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman "Bless the Beasts and Children" from Bless the Beasts and Children – Music and Lyrics by Perry Botkin Jr. and Barry De Vorzon "Life Is What You Make It" from Kotch – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Johnny MercerFiddler on the Roof – David Hildyard and Gordon K. McCallum Diamonds Are Forever – Gordon K. McCallum, John W. Mitchell and Alfred J. Overton The French Connection – Christopher Newman and Theodore Soderberg Kotch – Richard Portman and Jack Solomon Mary, Queen of Scots – John Aldred and Bob JonesNicholas and Alexandra – Art Direction: Ernest Archer, John Box, Jack Maxsted and Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon The Andromeda Strain – Art Direction: Boris Leven and William H. Tuntke; Set Decoration: Ruby R. Levitt Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw and John B. Mansbridge; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman and Emile Kuri Fiddler on the Roof – Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle and Michael Stringer; Set Decoration: Peter Lamont Mary, Queen of Scots – Art Direction: Terence Marsh and Robert Cartwright; Set Decoration: Peter HowittFiddler on the Roof – Oswald Morris The French Connection – Owen Roizman The Last Picture Show – Robert Surtees Nicholas and Alexandra – Freddie Young Summer of '42 – Robert SurteesNicholas and Alexandra – Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Bill Thomas Death in Venice – Piero Tosi Mary, Queen of Scots – Margaret Furse What's the Matter with Helen? – Morton HaackThe French Connection – Gerald B. Greenberg The Andromeda Strain – Stuart Gilmore (posthumous nomination) and John W. Holmes A Clockwork Orange – Bill Butler Kotch – Ralph E. Winters Summer of '42 – Folmar BlangstedBedknobs and Broomsticks – Danny Lee, Eustace Lycett and Alan Maley When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth – Jim Danforth and Roger Dicken
Honorary Award
To Charles Chaplin for the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century. Chaplin, who had been living in self-imposed exile in Switzerland for twenty years, went back to the United States to re-market his older films and to receive this award. When introduced to the audience, Chaplin received a twelve-minute standing ovation, the longest in Academy Awards history.
Films with multiple wins and nominations
+ Films that received multiple nominationsNominationsFilm8 Fiddler on the Roof The French Connection The Last Picture Show6 Nicholas and Alexandra5 Bedknobs and Broomsticks Mary, Queen of Scots4 A Clockwork Orange Kotch Summer of '42 Sunday Bloody Sunday2 The Andromeda Strain The Garden of the Finzi-Continis The Hospital Klute Sentinels of Silence Shaft Sometimes a Great Notion Tchaikovsky
+ Films that received multiple awardsAwardsFilm5 The French Connection3 Fiddler on the Roof2 The Last Picture Show Nicholas and Alexandra Sentinels of Silence
Presenters and performers Presenters (in order of appearance) Name(s) Role Announcer for the 44th Academy Awards (AMPAS President) Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremonyJohn Gavin Presenters of the award for Best CinematographyRichard Chamberlain Presenters of the award for Best Special Visual EffectsJennifer O'Neill Presenters of the award for Best Art DirectionJill St. John Presenters of the award for Best Film EditingJoey Heatherton Presenters of the award for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short SubjectNatalie Wood Presenters of the award for Best DirectorJack Valenti Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language FilmMichael York Presenters of the award for Best SoundDick Haymes Presenters of the award for Best Original Score (Dramatic) and Best Score (Adaptation and Original Song) Presenter of the award for Best Original Song Presenter of the awards for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium and Best Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or PublishedRaquel Welch Presenters of the award for Best Supporting ActressSally Kellerman Presenters of the award for Best Supporting ActorRichard Roundtree Presenters of the award for Best Animated Short Subject and Live Action Short Subject Presenter of the award for Best Actress Presenter of the award for Best ActorCybill Shepherd Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design Presenter of the award for Best Picture Presenter of the Academy Honorary Award to Charlie Chaplin
Performers (in order of appearance) Name(s) Role Performed Musical arranger Orchestral Performer "Lights, Camera, Action!" Performer "Bless the Beasts and Children" Performer "Theme from Shaft" Performer "Life Is What You Make It" Performer "All His Children" Performer "The Age of Not Believing" Performers "Smile"
See also 29th Golden Globe Awards 1971 in film 14th Grammy Awards 23rd Primetime Emmy Awards 24th Primetime Emmy Awards 25th British Academy Film Awards 26th Tony Awards
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