1974 ceremony · films of 1973

The 46th Oscars

99 nominations in 21 categories.

Nominations and wins

The night's big films

Winners first

Every category

Best Picture

The Sting
Tony Bill, Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers
A Touch of Class
Melvin Frank, Producer
American Graffiti
Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Gary Kurtz, Co-Producer
Cries & Whispers
Ingmar Bergman, Producer
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty, Producer

Best Director

Best Actor

Announced as Actor

Jack Lemmon · Harry Stoner
Save the Tiger
Marlon Brando · Paul
Last Tango in Paris
Al Pacino · Frank Serpico
Serpico
Jack Nicholson · Signalman First Class Buddusky
The Last Detail
Robert Redford · Johnny Hooker
The Sting

Best Actress

Announced as Actress

Glenda Jackson · Vicki Allessio
A Touch of Class
Marsha Mason · Maggie Paul
Cinderella Liberty
Joanne Woodward · Rita Walden
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Ellen Burstyn · Chris MacNeil
The Exorcist
Barbra Streisand · Katie Morosky
The Way We Were

Best Supporting Actor

John Houseman · Professor Kingsfield
The Paper Chase
Vincent Gardenia · Dutch Schnell
Bang the Drum Slowly
Jack Gilford · Phil Greene
Save the Tiger
Jason Miller · Father Damian Karras
The Exorcist
Randy Quaid · Meadows
The Last Detail

Best Supporting Actress

Tatum O'Neal · Addie Loggins
Paper Moon
Candy Clark · Debbie
American Graffiti
Madeline Kahn · Trixie Delight
Paper Moon
Sylvia Sidney · Mrs. Pritchett
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Linda Blair · Regan MacNeil
The Exorcist

Best Original Screenplay

Announced as Writing (Story and Screenplay--Based On Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Announced as Writing (Screenplay--Based On Material From Another Medium)

Best International Feature

Announced as Foreign Language Film

Day for Night
France
The House on Chelouche Street
Israel
The Invitation
Switzerland
The Pedestrian
West Germany
Turkish Delight
The Netherlands

Best Production Design

The Sting
Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: James Payne
James W. Payne
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Art Direction: Lorenzo Mongiardino, Gianni Quaranta; Set Decoration: Carmelo Patrono
The Exorcist
Art Direction: Bill Malley; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
The Way We Were
Art Direction: Stephen Grimes; Set Decoration: William Kiernan
Stephen B. Grimes
Tom Sawyer
Art Direction: Philip Jefferies; Set Decoration: Robert de Vestel
Philip M. Jefferies Robert De Vestel

Best Costume Design

Best Original Score

Announced as Music (Original Dramatic Score)

Best Song Score or Adaptation Score

Announced as Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)

The Sting
Adaptation Score by Marvin Hamlisch
Jesus Christ Superstar
Adaptation Score by Andre Previn, Herbert Spencer and Andrew Lloyd Webber
André Previn Herbert W. Spencer
Tom Sawyer
Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Adaptation Score by John Williams

Best Original Song

Announced as Music (Song)

The Way We Were · The Way We Were
Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
A Touch of Class · All That Love Went To Waste
Music by George Barrie; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Cinderella Liberty · Nice To Be Around
Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Paul Williams
Live and Let Die · Live And Let Die
Music and Lyrics by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
Robin Hood · Love
Music by George Bruns; Lyrics by Floyd Huddleston

Best Sound

Announced as Sound

The Exorcist
Robert Knudson, Chris Newman
Christopher Newman
Paper Moon
Richard Portman, Les Fresholtz
The Day of the Dolphin
Richard Portman, Lawrence O. Jost
Larry Jost
The Paper Chase
Donald O. Mitchell, Lawrence O. Jost
Larry Jost
The Sting
Ronald K. Pierce, Robert Bertrand
Ronald Pierce Robert R. Bertrand

Best Documentary Short

Princeton: A Search for Answers
Julian Krainin and DeWitt L. Sage, Jr., Producers
DeWitt Sage
Background
Carmen D'Avino, Producer
Christo's Valley Curtain
Albert Maysles and David Maysles, Producers
Four Stones for Kanemitsu
Terry Sanders and June Wayne, Producers
Paisti ag obair
Louis Marcus, Producer

Best Animated Short

Announced as Short Subject (Animated)

Frank Film
Frank Mouris, Producer
Pulcinella
Emanuele Luzzati and Giulio Gianini, Producers
The Legend of John Henry
Nick Bosustow and David Adams, Producers

Best Live Action Short

Announced as Short Subject (Live Action)

The Bolero
Allan Miller and William Fertik, Producers
Clockmaker
Richard Gayer, Producer
Life Times Nine
Pen Densham and John Watson, Producers

Not competitive

Honorary and special awards

Honorary Award

Groucho Marx
To Groucho Marx in recognition of his brilliant creativity and for the unequalled achievements of the Marx Brothers in the art of motion picture comedy.
Henri Langlois
To Henri Langlois for his devotion to the art of film, his massive contributions in preserving its past and his unswerving faith in its future.

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Lawrence Weingarten

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Lew Wasserman