1975 ceremony · films of 1974
The 47th Oscars
103 nominations in 21 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
6 of 11
1 of 11
3 of 8
1 of 6
0 of 6
1 of 4
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
- Robert Evans, Producer
- Marvin Worth, Producer
Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Co-Producer- Irwin Allen, Producer
Best Director
Best Actor
Announced as Actor
- Art Carney · Harry
- Jack Nicholson · J. J. Gittes
- Dustin Hoffman · Lenny Bruce
- Albert Finney · Hercule Poirot
- Al Pacino · Michael Corleone
Best Actress
Announced as Actress
- Ellen Burstyn · Alice Hyatt
- Gena Rowlands · Mabel Longhetti
- Faye Dunaway · Evelyn Cross Mulwray
- Diahann Carroll · Claudine
- Valerie Perrine · Honey Bruce
Best Supporting Actor
- Robert De Niro · Vito Corleone
- Michael V. Gazzo · Frankie Pentangeli
- Lee Strasberg · Hyman Roth
- Fred Astaire · Harlee Claiborne
- Jeff Bridges · Lightfoot
Best Supporting Actress
- Ingrid Bergman · Greta Ohlsson
- Madeline Kahn · Lili Von Shtupp
- Valentina Cortese · Severine
- Talia Shire · Connie Corleone
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay Adapted From Other Material)
- Screenplay by Mordecai Richler; Adaptation by Lionel Chetwynd
Best International Feature
Announced as Foreign Language Film
Italy- Hungary
- France
- Poland
- Argentina
Best Documentary Feature
- Peter Davis and Bert Schneider, Producers
- Judy Collins and Jill Godmilow, Producers
- Natalie R. Jones and Eugene S. Jones, Producers
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
- Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
- Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby Levitt
- Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Frank McKelvy
- Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter Tyler, Al Roelofs; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
- Art Direction: William Creber, Ward Preston; Set Decoration: Raphael Bretton
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)
Adaptation Score by Nelson Riddle
- Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; Adaptation Score by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley
Best Original Song
Announced as Music (Song)
- The Towering Inferno · We May Never Love Like This AgainMusic and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Blazing Saddles · Blazing SaddlesMusic by John Morris; Lyrics by Mel Brooks- Gold · Wherever Love Takes MeMusic by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Don Black
- The Little Prince · Little PrinceMusic by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Best Sound
Announced as Sound
Best Documentary Short
- Robin Lehman, Producer
- Francis Thompson, Producer
- Jon Boorstin, Producer
- Dewitt Jones and Lesley Foster, Producers
- Ronald S. Kass and Mervyn Lloyd, Producers
Best Animated Short
- Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner, Producers
- Peter Foldes and René Jodoin, Producers
- Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall, Producers
- Faith Hubley and John Hubley, Producers
Best Live Action Short
- Dewitt Jones, Producer
- Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin, Producers
- Andrew Welsh and George Pastic, Producers
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Honorary Award
- Howard Hawks
To Howard Hawks - A master American filmmaker whose creative efforts hold a distinguished place in world cinema.
- Jean Renoir
To Jean Renoir - a genius who, with grace, responsibility and enviable devotion through silent film, sound film, feature, documentary and television, has won the world's admiration.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Arthur B. Krim