Awards & Winners

1974 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominees of 1974 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 1975 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards and 47th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

Check Academy Awards winners & nominees for 1974 award ceremonies 1975 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards and 47th Academy Awards.
1975 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards 47th Academy Awards

1975 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards »

Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Elemack Company

(for the design and development of their Spyder camera dolly)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Louis Ami

(for the design and construction of a reciprocating camera platform used when photographing special visual effects for motion pictures)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Joseph D. Kelly

(For the design of new audio control consoles which have advanced the state of the art of sound recording and rerecording for motion picture production. [Sound])
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

The Burbank Studios

(Sound Department, For the design of new audio control consoles engineered and constructed by the Quad-Eight Sound Corporation. [Sound])
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department

(Sound Department, For the design of a new audio control console engineered and constructed by the Quad-Eight Sound Corporation. [Sound])
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Quad-Eight Sound Corporation

(For the engineering and construction of new audio control consoles designed by The Burbank Studios Sound Department and by the Samuel Goldwyn Studios Sound Department. [Sound])
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Waldon O. Watson, Richard J. Stumpf, Robert J. Leonard, Universal City Studio Sound Department

(For the development and engineering of the Sensurround System for motion picture presentation. [Sound])

47th Academy Awards »

Academy Award for Best Picture

Gray Frederickson, Fred Roos, Francis Ford Coppola

Honored for : The Godfather Part II

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Irwin Allen The Towering Inferno
Marvin Worth Lenny
Francis Ford Coppola The Conversation
Fred Roos The Conversation
Robert Evans Chinatown
Fred Roos The Godfather Part II
Francis Ford Coppola The Godfather Part II
Gray Frederickson The Godfather Part II
Academy Award for Best Actor

Art Carney

Honored for : Harry and Tonto
(Role: Harry)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dustin Hoffman Lenny
Role: Lenny Bruce
Jack Nicholson Chinatown
Role: J.J. Gittes
Al Pacino The Godfather Part II
Role: Michael Corleone
Albert Finney Murder on the Orient Express
Role: Hercule Poirot
Art Carney Harry and Tonto
Role: Harry
Academy Award for Best Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Honored for : The Godfather Part II

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bob Fosse Lenny
John Cassavetes A Woman Under the Influence
Francis Ford Coppola The Godfather Part II
Roman Polanski Chinatown
François Truffaut Day for Night
Academy Award for Best Actress

Ellen Burstyn

Honored for : Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
(Role: Alice Hyatt)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Faye Dunaway Chinatown
Role: Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Valerie Perrine Lenny
Role: Honey Bruce
Gena Rowlands A Woman Under the Influence
Role: Mabel Longhetti
Diahann Carroll Claudine
Role: Claudine
Ellen Burstyn Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Role: Alice Hyatt
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Will Vinton, Bob Gardiner

Honored for : Closed Mondays

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Will Vinton Closed Mondays
Bob Gardiner Closed Mondays
Yvon Mallette The Family That Dwelt Apart
Robert Verrall The Family That Dwelt Apart
Peter Foldes Hunger
René Jodoin Hunger
Faith Hubley Voyage to Next
John Hubley Voyage to Next
Wolfgang Reitherman Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Harold F. Kress, Carl Kress

Honored for : The Towering Inferno

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Harold F. Kress The Towering Inferno
Carl Kress The Towering Inferno
John C. Howard Blazing Saddles
Danford B. Greene Blazing Saddles
Sam O'Steen Chinatown
Dorothy Spencer Earthquake
Michael Luciano The Longest Yard
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Robert De Niro

Honored for : The Godfather Part II
(Role: Vito Corleone)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lee Strasberg The Godfather Part II
Role: Hyman Roth
Michael V. Gazzo The Godfather Part II
Role: Frankie Pentangeli
Jeff Bridges Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Role: Lightfoot
Robert De Niro The Godfather Part II
Role: Vito Corleone
Fred Astaire The Towering Inferno
Role: Harlee Claiborne
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Ingrid Bergman

Honored for : Murder on the Orient Express
(Role: Greta Ohlsson)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Talia Shire The Godfather Part II
Role: Connie Corleone
Diane Ladd Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Role: Flo
Madeline Kahn Blazing Saddles
Role: Lili Von Shtupp
Valentina Cortese Day for Night
Ingrid Bergman Murder on the Orient Express
Role: Greta Ohlsson
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn

Honored for : We May Never Love Like This Again
(The Towering Inferno)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Euel Box Benji's Theme (I Feel Love)
Benji
Betty Box Benji's Theme (I Feel Love)
Benji
Al Kasha We May Never Love Like This Again
The Towering Inferno
Joel Hirschhorn We May Never Love Like This Again
The Towering Inferno
John Morris Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
Mel Brooks Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
Frederic Loewe Little Prince
The Little Prince
Alan Jay Lerner Little Prince
The Little Prince
Elmer Bernstein Wherever Love Takes Me
Gold
Don Black Wherever Love Takes Me
Gold
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Fred Koenekamp, Joseph F. Biroc

Honored for : The Towering Inferno

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joseph F. Biroc The Towering Inferno
Fred Koenekamp The Towering Inferno
John A. Alonzo Chinatown
Philip H. Lathrop Earthquake
Bruce Surtees Lenny
Geoffrey Unsworth Murder on the Orient Express
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Robert Towne

Honored for : Chinatown

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Josh Greenfeld Harry and Tonto
Paul Mazursky Harry and Tonto
Jean-Louis Richard Day for Night
François Truffaut Day for Night
Suzanne Schiffman Day for Night
Francis Ford Coppola The Conversation
Robert Getchell Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Robert Towne Chinatown
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo

Honored for : The Godfather Part II

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Dehn Murder on the Orient Express
Lionel Chetwynd The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Mordecai Richler The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Mel Brooks Young Frankenstein
Gene Wilder Young Frankenstein
Julian Barry Lenny
Francis Ford Coppola The Godfather Part II
Mario Puzo The Godfather Part II
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola

Honored for : The Godfather Part II

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nino Rota The Godfather Part II
Carmine Coppola The Godfather Part II
Jerry Goldsmith Chinatown
Richard Rodney Bennett Murder on the Orient Express
Alex North Shanks
John Williams The Towering Inferno
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Dean Tavoularis, George R. Nelson, Angelo P. Graham

Honored for : The Godfather Part II

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walter H. Tyler The Island at the Top of the World
John B. Mansbridge The Island at the Top of the World
Hal Gausman The Island at the Top of the World
Peter Ellenshaw The Island at the Top of the World
Al Roelofs The Island at the Top of the World
Frank R. McKelvy Earthquake
E. Preston Ames Earthquake
Alexander Golitzen Earthquake
Dean Tavoularis The Godfather Part II
Angelo P. Graham The Godfather Part II
George R. Nelson The Godfather Part II
William J. Creber The Towering Inferno
Ward Preston The Towering Inferno
Raphaël Bretton The Towering Inferno
Richard Sylbert Chinatown
W. Stewart Campbell Chinatown
Ruby R. Levitt Chinatown
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Peter Davis, Bert Schneider

Honored for : Hearts and Minds

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Davis Hearts and Minds
Bert Schneider Hearts and Minds
Judy Collins Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman
Jill Godmilow Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman
Herbert Kline The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art
Jacques Ehrlich The 81st Blow
David Bergman The 81st Blow
Haim Gouri The 81st Blow
Natalie R. Jones The Wild and the Brave
Eugene S. Jones The Wild and the Brave
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Robin Lehman

Honored for : Don't

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robin Lehman Don't
Francis Thompson City Out of Wilderness
Jon Boorstin Exploratorium
Dewitt Jones John Muir's High Sierra
Lesley Foster John Muir's High Sierra
Ron Kass Naked Yoga
Mervyn Lloyd Naked Yoga
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Federico Fellini

Honored for : Amarcord
(Country: Italy; in Italian)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Federico Fellini Amarcord
Country: Italy; in Italian
Károly Makk Cats' Play
Country: Hungary; in Hungarian
Jerzy Hoffman The Deluge
Country: Poland; in Polish
Louis Malle Lacombe, Lucien
Country: France; in French and German
Sergio Renán The Truce
Country: Argentina; in Spanish
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Edmond Séchan, Paul Claudon

Honored for : One-Eyed Men Are Kings

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Claudon One-Eyed Men Are Kings
Edmond Séchan One-Eyed Men Are Kings
Dewitt Jones Climb
Julian Chagrin The Concert
Claude Chagrin The Concert
George Casey Planet Ocean
Andrew Welsh The Violin
George Pastic The Violin
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Ronald Pierce, Melvin Metcalfe, Sr.

Honored for : Earthquake

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Herman Lewis The Towering Inferno
Richard Portman Young Frankenstein
Gene Cantamessa Young Frankenstein
Ronald Pierce Earthquake
Melvin Metcalfe, Sr. Earthquake
Charles Grenzbach Chinatown
Larry Jost Chinatown
Walter Murch The Conversation
Art Rochester The Conversation
Theodore Soderberg The Towering Inferno
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score

Nelson Riddle

Honored for : The Great Gatsby

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nelson Riddle The Great Gatsby
Alan Jay Lerner The Little Prince
Frederic Loewe The Little Prince
Angela Morley The Little Prince
Douglas Gamley The Little Prince
Paul Williams Phantom of the Paradise
George Tipton Phantom of the Paradise
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Theoni V. Aldredge

Honored for : The Great Gatsby

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Theadora Van Runkle The Godfather Part II
Theoni V. Aldredge The Great Gatsby
Tony Walton Murder on the Orient Express
Anthea Sylbert Chinatown
John Furniss Daisy Miller
Academy Honorary Award

Howard Hawks

(A master American filmmaker whose creative efforts hold a distinguished place in world cinema.)
Academy Honorary Award

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)
Special Achievement Academy Award

Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, Albert Whitlock

Honored for : Earthquake
(Visual Effects)