The 30th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1972, were held on January 28, 1973.
Background Marlon Brando wished not to be nominated in any category. A survey of fifty-three countries excluding the United States found him as the most favorite actor.
Winners and nominees Film Best Motion PictureDramaComedy or MusicalThe Godfather Deliverance Frenzy The Poseidon Adventure SleuthCabaret Avanti! Butterflies Are Free 1776 Travels with My AuntBest Performance in a Motion Picture – DramaActorActressMarlon Brando – The Godfather as Vito Corleone Michael Caine – Sleuth as Milo Tindle Laurence Olivier – Sleuth as Andrew Wyke Al Pacino – The Godfather as Michael Corleone Jon Voight – Deliverance as EdLiv Ullmann – The Emigrants as Kristina Diana Ross – Lady Sings the Blues as Billie Holiday Cicely Tyson – Sounder as Rebecca Morgan Trish Van Devere – One Is a Lonely Number as Aimee Brower Tuesday Weld – Play It as It Lays as Maria Wyeth Joanne Woodward – The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds as Beatric HunsdorferBest Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or MusicalActorActress Jack Lemmon – Avanti! as Wendell Armbruster Edward Albert – Butterflies Are Free as Don Baker Charles Grodin – The Heartbreak Kid as Lenny Cantrow Walter Matthau – Pete 'n' Tillie as Pete Peter O'Toole – Man of La Mancha as Don Quixote de la Mancha / Miguel de CervantesLiza Minnelli – Cabaret as Sally Bowles Carol Burnett – Pete 'n' Tillie as Tillie Goldie Hawn – Butterflies Are Free as Jill Tanner Juliet Mills – Avanti! as Pamela Piggott Maggie Smith – Travels with My Aunt as Augusta BertramBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or MusicalSupporting ActorSupporting ActressJoel Grey – Cabaret as Master of Ceremonies James Caan – The Godfather as Sonny Corleone James Coco – Man of La Mancha as Sancho Panza Alec McCowen – Travels with My Aunt as Henry Pulling Clive Revill – Avanti! as Carlo CarlucciShelley Winters – The Poseidon Adventure as Belle Rosen Marisa Berenson – Cabaret as Natalia Landauer Jeannie Berlin – The Heartbreak Kid as Lila Kolodny Helena Kallianiotes – Kansas City Bomber as Jackie Burdette Geraldine Page – Pete 'n' Tillie as Gertrude OtherBest DirectorBest ScreenplayFrancis Ford Coppola – The Godfather John Boorman – Deliverance Bob Fosse – Cabaret Alfred Hitchcock – Frenzy Billy Wilder – Avanti!The Godfather – Francis Ford Coppola and Mario PuzoAvanti! – I. A. L. Diamond and Billy Wilder Cabaret – Jay Presson Allen Deliverance – James Dickey Frenzy – Anthony Shaffer The Heartbreak Kid – Neil Simon |- !Best Original Score !Best Original Song. |- | valign="top" |The Godfather – Nino RotaFrenzy – Ron Goodwin The Getaway – Quincy Jones Lady Sings the Blues – Michel Legrand The Poseidon Adventure – John Williams | valign="top" |"Ben" (Don Black, Walter Scharf) – Ben "Carry Me" (Bob Alcivar, Randy McNeill) – Butterflies Are Free "Dueling Banjos" (Arthur Smith, Eric Weissberg) – Deliverance "Marmalade, Molasses and Honey" (Maurice Jarre, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean "Mein Herr" (John Kander, Frank Ebb) – Cabaret "Money, Money" (John Kander, Frank Ebb) – Cabaret "The Morning After" (Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn) – The Poseidon Adventure "Take Me Home" (Johnny Mandel, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – Molly and Lawless JohnBest Foreign Film (English Language)Best Foreign Film (Foreign Language)Young Winston Images Living Free The Ruling Class Zee and Co.The Emigrants (Sweden)The New Land (Sweden)Cries and Whispers (Sweden) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (France) Mirage (Peru) Roma (Italy) |- !New Star of the Year – Actor !New Star of the Year – Actress |- | valign="top" |Edward Albert – Butterflies Are Free as Don BakerFrederic Forrest – When the Legends Die as Tom Black Bull Kevin Hooks – Sounder as David Lee Michael Sacks – Slaughterhouse-Five as Billy Pilgrim Simon Ward – Young Winston as Winston Churchill | valign="top" |Diana Ross – Lady Sings the Blues as Billie HolidaySian Barbara Allen – You'll Like My Mother as Kathleen Marisa Berenson – Cabaret as Natalia Landauer Mary Costa – The Great Waltz as Jetty Treffz Madeline Kahn – What's Up, Doc? as Eunice Burns Victoria Principal – The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as Maria Elena |- ! colspan=2 | Best Documentary Film |- | colspan=2 style="vertical-align:top;" |Elvis on Tour Walls of Fire Marjoe Russia Sapporo Winter Olympic Games
The following films received multiple nominations: NominationsTitle 9Cabaret 7The Godfather 6Avanti!5Butterflies Are FreeDeliverance4FrenzyThe Poseidon Adventure3The Heartbreak KidLady Sings the BluesPete 'n' TillieSleuthTravels with My Aunt2The EmigrantsThe Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanMan of La ManchaSounderYoung Winston The following films received multiple wins: WinsTitle5The Godfather3Cabaret2The Emigrants
Television Best Television SeriesDramaMusical or ComedyColumbo America Mannix Medical Center The WaltonsAll in the Family M*A*S*H The Mary Tyler Moore Show Maude The Sonny & Cher Comedy HourBest Performance in a Television Series DramaActorActress Peter Falk – Columbo as Lt. Columbo Mike Connors – Mannix as Joe Mannix William Conrad – Cannon as Frank Cannon Chad Everett – Medical Center as Dr. Joe Gannon David Hartman – The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Dr. Paul Hunter Robert Young – Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Marcus Welby Gail Fisher – Mannix as Peggy Fair Ellen Corby – The Waltons as Esther Walton Anne Jeffreys – The Delphi Bureau as Sybil Van Lowreen Michael Learned – The Waltons as Olivia Walton Peggy Lipton – The Mod Squad as Julie Barnes Susan Saint James – McMillan & Wife as Sally McMillan Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or ComedyActorActress Redd Foxx – Sanford and Son as Fred G. Sanford Alan Alda – M*A*S*H as Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce Bill Cosby – The New Bill Cosby Show as Various Characters Paul Lynde – The Paul Lynde Show as Paul Simms Carroll O'Connor – All in the Family as Archie Bunker Flip Wilson – The Flip Wilson Show as Various Characters Jean Stapleton – All in the Family as Edith Bunker Julie Andrews – The Julie Andrews Hour as Various Characters 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 James Brolin – Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Steven Kiley Ed Asner – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Lou Grant Ted Knight – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Ted Baxter Harvey Korman – The Carol Burnett Show as Various Characters Rob Reiner – All in the Family as Michael Stivic Ruth Buzzi – Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Various Characters Susan Dey – The Partridge Family as Laurie Partridge Valerie Harper – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Rhoda Morgenstern Vicki Lawrence – The Carol Burnett Show as Various Characters Audra Lindley – Bridget Loves Bernie as Amy Fitzgerald Sally Struthers – All in the Family as Gloria Stivic Elena Verdugo – Marcus Welby, M.D. as Consuelo LopezBest Miniseries or Television Film That Certain Summer Footsteps The Glass House Kung Fu A War of Children
The following programs received multiple nominations: NominationsTitle5All in the FamilyThe Mary Tyler Moore Show3The Carol Burnett ShowMannixMarcus Welby, M.D.The Waltons2ColumboM*A*S*HMaudeMedical Center The following programs received multiple wins: WinsTitle2All in the FamilyColumbo
Cecil B. DeMille Award Samuel Goldwyn
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