Academy Awards 1973
Overview of all award-winning films
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The 1973 Academy Awards took place on March 27, 1973 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles . It was the 45th Annual Academy Awards . In the year of the award, films from the previous year are always recognized, in this case the films from 1972.
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| Movie | N | A. |
| Cabaret | 10 | 8th |
| The Godfather | 10 | 3 |
| Poseidon's journey into hell | 8th | 1 |
| Lady Sings the Blues | 5 | 0 |
| The year without a father | 4th | 0 |
| Emigrants | 4th | 0 |
| Murder with small mistakes | 4th | 0 |
| Traveling with my aunt | 4th | 1 |
| Everyone is the first to die | 3 | 0 |
| The young lion | 3 | 0 |
| Butterflies are free | 3 | 1 |
| Bill McKay - The candidate | 2 | 1 |
| The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie | 2 | 1 |
| Peter and Tillie | 2 | 0 |
| Change of horses on the wedding night | 2 | 0 |
Moderation
Carol Burnett , Michael Caine , Charlton Heston and Rock Hudson hosted the Academy Awards.
Winners and nominations
Best movie
presented by Clint Eastwood
The Godfather (The Godfather) - Albert S. Ruddy
- Everyone dies when they die (Deliverance) - John Boorman
- Cabaret - Cy fire
- The year without a father (sounder) - Robert B. Radnitz
- Emigrants (Utvandrarna) - Bengt Forslund
Best director
presented by Julie Andrews and George Stevens
- John Boorman - Everyone's First to Die (Deliverance)
- Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather (The Godfather)
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Murder with Small Mistakes (Sleuth)
- Jan Troell - Emigrants (Utvandrarna)
Best Actor
presented by Roger Moore and Liv Ullmann
Marlon Brando - The Godfather (The Godfather)
- Michael Caine - Murder with Small Flaws (Sleuth)
- Peter O'Toole - The Ruling Class
- Laurence Olivier - Murder with Small Mistakes (Sleuth)
- Paul Winfield - The Year Without a Father (Sounder)
Brando declined to accept the award and sent the Native American activist Dingen Littlefeather to the event.
Best main actress
presented by Gene Hackman and Raquel Welch
- Diana Ross - Lady Sings the Blues
- Maggie Smith - Travels with My Aunt (Travels with My Aunt)
- Cicely Tyson - The Year Without a Father (Sounder)
- Liv Ullmann - Emigrants (Utvandrarna)
Best supporting actor
presented by James Coburn and Diana Ross
- Eddie Albert - Change of Horses on Wedding Night (The Heartbreak Kid)
- James Caan - The Godfather (The Godfather)
- Robert Duvall - The Godfather (The Godfather)
- Al Pacino - The Godfather (The Godfather)
The best supporting actress
presented by Robert Duvall and Cloris Leachman
Eileen Heckart - Butterflies Are Free (Butterflies Are Free)
- Jeannie Berlin - Changing Horses on Wedding Night (The Heartbreak Kid)
- Geraldine Page - Peter and Tillie (Pete 'n' Tillie)
- Susan Tyrrell - Fat City
- Shelley Winters - The Poseidon Adventure (The Poseidon Adventure)
Best adapted script
presented by Jack Lemmon
Francis Ford Coppola , Mario Puzo - Der Pate (The Godfather)
- Jay Presson Allen - Cabaret
- Lonne Elder III - The Year Without a Father (Sounder)
- Julius J. Epstein - Peter and Tillie (Pete 'n' Tillie)
- Bengt Forslund , Jan Troell - Emigrants (Utvandrarna)
Best original script
presented by Jack Lemmon
Jeremy Larner - Bill McKay - The Candidate
- Luis Buñuel , Jean-Claude Carrière - The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie (Le Charme discret de la Bourgeoisie)
- Chris Clark , Suzanne De Passe , Terence McCloy - Lady Sings the Blues
- Carl Foreman - The Young Lion (Young Winston)
- Louis Malle - Heart Fibrillation (Le Souffle au coeur)
Best camera
presented by Candice Bergen and Billy Dee Williams
- Charles Lang - Butterflies Are Free (Butterflies Are Free)
- Douglas Slocombe - Travels with My Aunt (Travels with My Aunt)
- Harold E. Stine - The Poseidon Adventure (The Poseidon Adventure)
- Harry Stradling junior - 1776 - Rebellion and Love (1776)
Best production design
presented by Greer Garson and Laurence Harvey
Hans Jürgen Kiebach , Herbert Strabel , Rolf Zehetbauer - Cabaret
- Reg Allen , Carl Anderson - Lady Sings the Blues
- Don Ashton , Geoffrey Drake , John Graysmark , William Hutchinson , Peter James - The Young Lion (Young Winston)
- John Box , Robert W. Laing , Gil Parrondo - Travels with My Aunt (Travels with My Aunt)
- Raphael Bretton , William J. Creber - The Poseidon Adventure (The Poseidon Adventure)
Best costume design
presented by Marisa Berenson and Michael Caine
Anthony Powell - Travels with My Aunt (Travels with My Aunt)
- Ray Aghayan , Norma Koch , Bob Mackie - Lady Sings the Blues
- Anna Hill Johnstone - The Godfather (The Godfather)
- Anthony Mendleson - The Young Lion (Young Winston)
- Paul Zastupnevich - The Poseidon Adventure (The Poseidon Adventure)
Best cut
presented by John Gavin and Katharine Ross
- Fred W. Berger , Frank P. Keller - Four Weird Birds (The Hot Rock)
- Harold F. Kress - The Poseidon Adventure (The Poseidon Adventure)
- Tom Priestley - Everyone's Dying First (Deliverance)
- William H. Reynolds , Peter Zinner - Der Pate (The Godfather)
Best tone
presented by Eddie Albert and Edward Albert
David Hildyard , Robert Knudson - Cabaret
- Gene Cantamessa , Richard Portman - Bill McKay - The Candidate
- Charles Grenzbach , Christopher Newman , Richard Portman - Der Pate (The Godfather)
- Charles T. Knight , Arthur Piantadosi - Butterflies Are Free (Butterflies Are Free)
- Herman Lewis , Theodore Soderberg - The Poseidon Adventure (The Poseidon Adventure)
Best Score (Original Dramatic Score)
presented by Dyan Cannon and Burt Reynolds
Charles Chaplin , Ray Rasch , Larry Russell - spotlight (Limelight)
- John Addison - Murder With Small Flaws (Sleuth)
- Buddy Baker - Escape into the Wild (Napoleon and Samantha)
- John Williams - The Poseidon Adventure (The Poseidon Adventure)
- John Williams - Mirror Images (Images)
Best Score (Original Song Score)
presented by Dyan Cannon and Burt Reynolds
- Gil Askey - Lady Sings the Blues
- Laurence Rosenthal - The Man of La Mancha (Man of La Mancha)
Best song
presented by Sonny Bono and Cher
"The Morning After" from The Poseidon Adventure (The Poseidon Adventure) - Joel Hirschhorn , Al Kasha
- " Ben " from Ben - Don Black , Walter Scharf
- "Come Follow, Follow Me" from When the Dykes Break (The Little Ark) - Fred Karlin , Marsha Karlin
- "Marmalade, Molasses & Honey" from That Was Roy Bean (The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean) - Alan Bergman , Marilyn Bergman , Maurice Jarre
- "Strange Are the Ways of Love" from The Stepmother - Sammy Fain , Paul Francis Webster
Best animated short film
presented by Bea Arthur and Peter Boyle
A Christmas Carol - Richard Williams
Best short film
presented by Bea Arthur and Peter Boyle
Norman Rockwell's World… An American Dream - Richard Barclay
Best Documentary (Short Film)
presented by Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood
Deze kleine wereld - Charles Huguenot van der Linden , Martina Huguenot van der Linden
- Hundertwasser's rainy day - Peter Schamoni
- Concentration camp - Giorgio Treves
- Selling Out - Tadeusz Jaworski
- The Tide of Traffic - Humphrey Swingler
Best documentary
presented by Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood
Marjoe - Sarah Kernochan , Howard Smith
- Eat and be eaten (Bij de beesten af) - Bert Haanstra
- Malcolm X - Arnold Perl , Marvin Worth
- Manson - Robert Hendrickson , Laurence Merrick
- The Silent Revolution - Eckehard Munck
Best foreign language film
presented by Elke Sommer and Jack Valenti
The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie (Le Charme discret de la Bourgeoisie) , France - Luis Buñuel
- Ani Ohev Otach Rosa , Israel - Moshé Mizrahi
- The New Land (Nybyggarna) , Sweden - Jan Troell
- At dawn it is still quiet (A sori sdes tichije) , Soviet Union - Stanislaw Rostozki
- My beloved Miss (Mi querida señorita) , Spain - Jaime de Armiñán
Prizes of honor
Honorary Oscar
Special Achievement Award
- LB Abbott , AD Flowers for Best Visual Effects in Poseidon Inferno ( The Poseidon Adventure )
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Academy Award of Merit
nominated but not awarded:
Scientific and Engineering Award
Technical Achievement Award
- Photo Research Division of Kollmorgen Corp. , PSC Technology Inc. , Acme Products Division
- Carter Equipment Co., Inc. , Ramtronics
- David Degenkolb , Harry Larson , Manfred Michelson , Fred Scobey
- Jiro Mukai , Ryusho Hirose , Wilton R. Holm
- Philip V. Palmquist , Leonard L. Olson , Frank P. Clark
- EH Geissler , GM Berggren
literature
- Norbert Stresau : The Oscar. All award-winning films, directors and actors since 1929 . 3rd, updated edition. Heyne-Filmbibliothek, No. 198. Heyne, Munich 1996, 607 pages, ISBN 3-453-07872-1
- Hans-Jürgen Kubiak: The Oscar Films. The best films from 1927/28 to 2004. The best non-English language films from 1947 to 2004. The best animated films from 2001 to 2004 . Schüren, Marburg 2005, ISBN 3-89472-386-6
Web links
- Academy Awards 1973 in theInternet Movie Database(English)