Awards & Winners

1972 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1972 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 45th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

45th Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Picture

Albert S. Ruddy

Honored for : The Godfather

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bengt Forslund The Emigrants
Robert B. Radnitz Sounder
John Boorman Deliverance
Cy Feuer Cabaret
Albert S. Ruddy The Godfather
Academy Award for Best Director

Bob Fosse

Honored for : Cabaret

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Boorman Deliverance
Jan Troell The Emigrants
Francis Ford Coppola The Godfather
Bob Fosse Cabaret
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Sleuth
Academy Award for Best Actress

Liza Minnelli

Honored for : Cabaret
(Role: Sally Bowles)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Diana Ross Lady Sings the Blues
Role: Billie Holiday
Maggie Smith Travels with My Aunt
Role: Aunt Augusta
Cicely Tyson Sounder
Role: Rebecca Morgan
Liv Ullmann The Emigrants
Role: Kristina
Liza Minnelli Cabaret
Role: Sally Bowles
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Richard Williams

Honored for : A Christmas Carol

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Williams A Christmas Carol
Bob Godfrey Kama Sutra Rides Again
Nedeljko Dragic Tup Tup
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

David Bretherton

Honored for : Cabaret

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Bretherton Cabaret
Tom Priestley Deliverance
William H. Reynolds The Godfather
Peter Zinner The Godfather
Frank P. Keller The Hot Rock
Fred W. Berger The Hot Rock
Harold F. Kress The Poseidon Adventure
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Joel Grey

Honored for : Cabaret
(Role: The Master of Ceremonies)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Duvall The Godfather
Role: Tom Hagen
Eddie Albert The Heartbreak Kid
Role: Mr. Corcoran
James Caan The Godfather
Role: Sonny Corleone
Joel Grey Cabaret
Role: The Master of Ceremonies
Al Pacino The Godfather
Role: Michael Corleone
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Eileen Heckart

Honored for : Butterflies Are Free
(Role: Mrs. Baker)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Shelley Winters The Poseidon Adventure
Susan Tyrrell Fat City
Geraldine Page Pete 'n' Tillie
Jeannie Berlin The Heartbreak Kid
Eileen Heckart Butterflies Are Free
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn

Honored for : The Morning After
(The Poseidon Adventure)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Al Kasha The Morning After
The Poseidon Adventure
Joel Hirschhorn The Morning After
The Poseidon Adventure
Fred Karlin Come Follow, Follow Me
The Little Ark
Megan Wells-Stagg Karlin Come Follow, Follow Me
The Little Ark
Walter Scharf Ben
Ben
Don Black Ben
Ben
Maurice Jarre Marmalade, Molasses and Honey
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Alan Bergman Marmalade, Molasses and Honey
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Marilyn Bergman Marmalade, Molasses and Honey
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Sammy Fain Strange Are the Ways of Love
The Stepmother
Paul Francis Webster Strange Are the Ways of Love
The Stepmother
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Honored for : Cabaret

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Nominee Nominated Work
Geoffrey Unsworth Cabaret
Charles Lang Butterflies Are Free
Harold E. Stine The Poseidon Adventure
Harry Stradling Jr. 1776
Douglas Slocombe Travels with My Aunt
Academy Award for Best Actor

Marlon Brando

Honored for : The Godfather
(Role: Don Vito Corleone, Mr. Brando refused the award)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Caine Sleuth
Role: Milo Tindale
Laurence Olivier Sleuth
Role: Andrew Wyke
Peter O'Toole The Ruling Class
Role: Jack, 14th Earl of Gurney
Paul Winfield Sounder
Role: Nathan Lee Morgan
Marlon Brando The Godfather
Role: Don Vito Corleone
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Jeremy Larner

Honored for : The Candidate

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carl Foreman Young Winston
Louis Malle Murmur of the Heart
Suzanne de Passe Lady Sings the Blues
Chris Clark Lady Sings the Blues
Terence McCloy Lady Sings the Blues
Jean-Claude Carrière The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Luis Buñuel The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Jeremy Larner The Candidate
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch, Larry Russell

Honored for : Limelight

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Nominee Nominated Work
Charlie Chaplin Limelight
Raymond Rasch Limelight
Larry Russell Limelight
John Williams Images
Buddy Baker Napoleon and Samantha
John Williams The Poseidon Adventure
John Addison Sleuth
Sleuth was named as nominee after the exclusion of The Godfather score and a re-balloting process.
Nino Rota The Godfather
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. After nominations, it was later pointed out that portions of the score and the main theme were composed by Rota for his score to the 1958 Italian film, Fortunella. The Music Branch was given this information and re-balloted to determine the fifth nomination.
Academy Award for Best Production Design

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gil Parrondo Travels with My Aunt
Robert W. Laing Travels with My Aunt
John Box Travels with My Aunt
Reg Allen Lady Sings the Blues
Carl Anderson Lady Sings the Blues
Herbert Strabel Cabaret
Rolf Zehetbauer Cabaret
Hans Jürgen Kiebach Cabaret
William J. Creber The Poseidon Adventure
Raphaël Bretton The Poseidon Adventure
Donald M. Ashton Young Winston
John Graysmark Young Winston
Peter James Young Winston
Geoffrey Drake Young Winston
William Hutchinson Young Winston
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Anthony Powell

Honored for : Travels with My Aunt

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anna Hill Johnstone The Godfather
Anthony Mendleson Young Winston
Bob Mackie Lady Sings the Blues
Ray Aghayan Lady Sings the Blues
Norma Koch Lady Sings the Blues
Paul Zastupnevich The Poseidon Adventure
Anthony Powell Travels with My Aunt
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Sarah Kernochan, Howard Smith

Honored for : Marjoe

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Smith Marjoe
Sarah Kernochan Marjoe
Bert Haanstra Ape and Super-Ape
Marvin Worth Malcolm X
Arnold Perl Malcolm X
Robert Hendrickson Manson
Laurence Merrick Manson
Eckehard Munck The Silent Revolution
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

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Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Huguenot van der Linden This Tiny World
Martina Huguenot van der Linden This Tiny World
Peter Schamoni Hundertwasser's Rainy Day
Giorgio Treves K-Z
Humphrey Swingler The Tide of Traffic
Tadeusz Jaworski Selling Out
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Luis Buñuel

Honored for : The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
(Country: France; in French)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Luis Buñuel The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Country: France; in French
Stanislav Rostotsky The Dawns Here Are Quiet
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian
Moshé Mizrahi I Love You Rosa
Country: Israel; in Hebrew
Jaime de Armiñán My Dearest Senorita
Country: Spain; in Spanish
Jan Troell The New Land
Country: Sweden; in Swedish
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

David Hildyard, Robert Knudson

Honored for : Cabaret

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Knudson Cabaret
David Hildyard Cabaret
Arthur Piantadosi Butterflies Are Free
Charles T. Knight Butterflies Are Free
Richard Portman The Candidate
Gene Cantamessa The Candidate
Charles Grenzbach The Godfather
Richard Portman The Godfather
Chris Newman The Godfather
Theodore Soderberg The Poseidon Adventure
Herman Lewis The Poseidon Adventure
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola

Honored for : The Godfather

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lonne Elder III Sounder
Jan Troell The Emigrants
Bengt Forslund The Emigrants
Mario Puzo The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola The Godfather
Julius J. Epstein Pete 'n' Tillie
Jay Presson Allen Cabaret
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score

Ralph Burns

Honored for : Cabaret

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ralph Burns Cabaret
Gil Askey Lady Sings the Blues
Laurence Rosenthal Man of La Mancha
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Richard Barclay

Honored for : Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Barclay Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream
Ron Satlof Frog Story
Raynold Gideon Frog Story
David Adams Solo
Academy Honorary Award

Charles S. Boren

(Leader for 38 years of the industry's enlightened labor relations and architect of its policy of non-discrimination. With the respect and affection of all who work in films.)
Academy Honorary Award

Edward G. Robinson

(who achieved greatness as a player, a patron of the arts and a dedicated citizen...in sum, a Renaissance man. From his friends in the industry he loves.)
Special Achievement Academy Award

L. B. Abbott, A.D. Flowers

Honored for : The Poseidon Adventure
(Visual Effects)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Photo Research Division of Kollmorgen Corporation, PSC Technology Inc., Acme Products Division

(for the Spectra Film Gate Photometer for motion picture printers)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Carter Equipment Co., Inc., Ramtronics

(for the RAMtronics light-valve photometer for motion picture printers)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

David Degenkolb, Harry Larson, Manfred Michelson, Fred Scobey

(for the development of a computerized motion picture printer and process control system)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Jiro Mukai, Ryusho Hirose, Wilton R. Holm

(for development of the Canon Macro Zoom Lens for motion picture photography)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Philip V. Palmquist, Leonard L. Olson, Peter Clark

(for development of the Nextel simulated blood for motion picture color photography)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

E.H. Geissler, G.M. Berggren

(for engineering of the Ultra-Vision Motion Picture Theater Projection System)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Joseph E. Bluth

(For research and development in the field of electronic photography and transfer of video tape to motion picture film.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Edward H. Reichard, Howard T. LaZare, Edward Efron

(For the engineering of a computerized light valve monitoring system for motion picture printing.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Panavision

(For the development and engineering of the Panaflex motion picture camera.)