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April 10, 1972: Site: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles: Hosted by: Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jack Lemmon: Produced by: Howard W. Koch: Directed by: Marty Pasetta: Highlights; Best Picture: The French Connection: Most awards: The French Connection (5) Most nominations: Fiddler on the Roof, The French Connection, and The ...
Best Picture winner The Godfather received three Academy Awards. This year was the first time that two African American women received nominations for Best Actress: Cicely Tyson and Diana Ross. [3] Minnelli accepted her Oscar despite a slight scrape she had incurred while riding a motorcycle. Ross was criticized for running a promotional ad ...
Films with the most nominations without a single win: The Turning Point and The Color Purple (11 nominations each) Film with the most awards without winning Best Picture: Cabaret (1972) won eight Academy Awards from its ten nominations.
The best picture Oscar has marked the epitome of the award-show season for 95 years — where only one film comes out on top. Read on to see all the films that have won best picture thus far.
"Fiddler on the Roof" was nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1972 and received three; "The French Connection" got the Oscar for Best Picture that year. FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via ...
The rival Best Picture nominees in 1974 included Lenny, Chinatown and The Conversation (also directed by Francis Ford Coppola). All would have been worthy winners in other years. 3. Unforgiven (1992)
1972 Academy Awards may refer to: 44th Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1972 45th Academy Awards , the 1973 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1972
If you look at the Best Picture nominees for the 41st Academy Awards, you might be tempted to say, sure, “Oliver!” probably deserved the Oscar. But here’s the rub: Academy voters ...