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Academy Awards, USA: 1973

Oscar

Date:	27 March
Host:	Carol Burnett; Michael Caine (I); Charlton Heston; Rock Hudson
Location:	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. County Music Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
Notes:	Co-host Charlton Heston had a flat tire on the way to the event and arrived late, moments after Clint Eastwood (a spur-of-the-moment selection) had begun to fill in for him.

Best Picture


Winner:
	Godfather, The (1972) - Albert S. Ruddy
Other Nominees:
	Cabaret (1972) - Cy Feuer Deliverance (1972) - John Boorman Sounder (1972) - Robert B. Radnitz Utvandrarna (1971) - Bengt Forslund

Best Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Godfather, The (1972) - Marlon Brando - Refused to accept the award for the reason that the U.S. and especially Hollywood are discriminating Native American people. Brando did not show up at the ceremony, but instead sent a faked Indian woman named Sacheen Littlefeather who later turned out to be Maria Cruz, a less known Californian actress.
Other Nominees:
	Ruling Class, The (1972) - Peter O'Toole (I) Sleuth (1972) - Michael Caine (I) Sleuth (1972) - Laurence Olivier Sounder (1972) - Paul Winfield

Best Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Cabaret (1972) - Liza Minnelli
Other Nominees:
	Lady Sings the Blues (1972) - Diana Ross (I) Sounder (1972) - Cicely Tyson Travels with My Aunt (1972) - Maggie Smith (I) Utvandrarna (1971) - Liv Ullmann

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Cabaret (1972) - Joel Grey
Other Nominees:
	Godfather, The (1972) - James Caan (I) Godfather, The (1972) - Robert Duvall Godfather, The (1972) - Al Pacino Heartbreak Kid, The (1972) - Eddie Albert

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Butterflies Are Free (1972) - Eileen Heckart
Other Nominees:
	Fat City (1972) - Susan Tyrrell Heartbreak Kid, The (1972) - Jeannie Berlin Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) - Geraldine Page Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) - Shelley Winters

Best Director


Winner:
	Cabaret (1972) - Bob Fosse
Other Nominees:
	Deliverance (1972) - John Boorman Godfather, The (1972) - Francis Ford Coppola Sleuth (1972) - Joseph L. Mankiewicz Utvandrarna (1971) - Jan Troell

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium


Winner:
	Godfather, The (1972) - Mario Puzo; Francis Ford Coppola - Mario Puzo was not present at the awards ceremony. His daughter Dorothy Ann Puzo accepted the award on his behalf.
Other Nominees:
	Cabaret (1972) - Jay Presson Allen Pete 'n' Tillie (1972) - Julius J. Epstein Sounder (1972) - Lonne Elder III Utvandrarna (1971) - Jan Troell; Bengt Forslund

Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced


Winner:
	Candidate, The (1972) - Jeremy Larner
Other Nominees:
	Charme discret de la bourgeoisie, Le (1972) - Luis Bu�uel (screenplay/story); Jean-Claude Carri�re (collaboration) Lady Sings the Blues (1972) - Terence McCloy; Chris Clark (III); Suzanne De Passe Souffle au coeur, Le (1971) - Louis Malle Young Winston (1972) - Carl Foreman (I)

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Cabaret (1972) - Geoffrey Unsworth
Other Nominees:
	1776 (1972) - Harry Stradling Jr. Butterflies Are Free (1972) - Charles Lang (I) Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) - Harold E. Stine Travels with My Aunt (1972) - Douglas Slocombe (I)

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration


Winner:
	Cabaret (1972) - Rolf Zehetbauer; Hans J�rgen Kiebach; Herbert Strabel
Other Nominees:
	Lady Sings the Blues (1972) - Carl Anderson (I); Reg Allen Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) - William J. Creber; Raphael Bretton Travels with My Aunt (1972) - John Box; Gil Parrondo; Robert W. Laing Young Winston (1972) - Donald M. Ashton; Geoffrey Drake; John Graysmark; William Hutchinson (II); Peter James (III)

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Travels with My Aunt (1972) - Anthony Powell (I)
Other Nominees:
	Godfather, The (1972) - Anna Hill Johnstone Lady Sings the Blues (1972) - Bob Mackie; Ray Aghayan; Norma Koch Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) - Paul Zastupnevich Young Winston (1972) - Anthony Mendleson

Best Sound


Winner:
	Cabaret (1972) - Robert Knudson; David Hildyard
Other Nominees:
	Butterflies Are Free (1972) - Arthur Piantadosi; Charles T. Knight Candidate, The (1972) - Richard Portman; Gene S. Cantamessa Godfather, The (1972) - Charles Grenzbach (I); Richard Portman; Christopher Newman (I) Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) - Theodore Soderberg; Herman Lewis

Best Film Editing


Winner:
	Cabaret (1972) - David Bretherton
Other Nominees:
	Deliverance (1972) - Tom Priestley (I) Godfather, The (1972) - William Reynolds (II); Peter Zinner Hot Rock, The (1972) - Frank P. Keller; Fred W. Berger Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) - Harold F. Kress

Best Music, Original Song


Winner:
	Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) - Al Kasha; Joel Hirschhorn - For the song "The Morning After".
Other Nominees:
	Ben (1972) - Walter Scharf (music); Don Black (I) (lyrics) - For the song "Ben". Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The (1972) - Maurice Jarre (I) (music); Alan Bergman (I) (lyrics); Marilyn Bergman - For the song "Marmalade, Molasses & Honey". Little Ark, The (1972) - Fred Karlin (music); Marsha Karlin (lyrics) - For the song "Come Follow, Follow Me". Stepmother, The (1972) - Sammy Fain (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics) - For the song "Strange Are the Ways of Love".

Best Music, Original Dramatic Score


Winner:
	Limelight (1952) - Charles Chaplin; Ray Rasch; Larry Russell (I) - The film was not released in Los Angeles until 1972. Under the Academy rules at the time being, this permitted it to be eligible despite of being 20 years old.
Other Nominees:
	Godfather, The (1972) - Nino Rota - Withdrawn, ineligible: reused Fortunella score Images (1972) - John Williams (I) Napoleon and Samantha (1972) - Buddy Baker (I) Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) - John Williams (I) Sleuth (1972) - John Addison (I)

Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation


Winner:
	Cabaret (1972) - Ralph Burns
Other Nominees:
	Lady Sings the Blues (1972) - Gil Askey Man of La Mancha (1972) - Laurence Rosenthal (I)

Best Short Subject, Animated Films


Winner:
	Christmas Carol, A (1971) (TV) - Richard Williams (I)
Other Nominees:
	Kama Sutra Rides Again (1972) - Bob Godfrey Tup Tup (1972) - Nedeljko Dragic

Best Short Subject, Live Action Films


Winner:
	Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream (1972) - Richard Barclay (I)
Other Nominees:
	Frog Story (1972) - Ron Satlof; Raynold Gideon Solo (1972) - David Adams (VIII)

Best Documentary, Short Subjects


Winner:
	Deze kleine wereld (1972) - Charles Huguenot van der Linden; Martina Huguenot van der Linden
Other Nominees:
	Hundertwassers Regentag (1971) - Peter Schamoni K-Z (1972) - Giorgio Treves Selling Out (1972) - Tadeusz Jaworski (I) Tide of Traffic, The (1972) - Humphrey Swingler

Best Documentary, Features


Winner:
	Marjoe (1972) - Howard Smith (II); Sarah Kernochan
Other Nominees:
	Bij de beesten af (1972) - Bert Haanstra Malcolm X (1972) - Marvin Worth; Arnold Perl Manson (1973) - Robert Hendrickson; Laurence Merrick Silent Revolution, The (1972) - Eckehard Munck

Best Foreign Language Film


Winner:
	Charme discret de la bourgeoisie, Le (1972) - France
Other Nominees:
	A zori zdes tikhie (1972) - Soviet Union Ani Ohev Otach Rosa (1972) - Israel Mi querida señorita (1972) - Spain Nybyggarna (1972) - Sweden

Honorary Award


Awarded to:
	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. 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. - Posthumously. Robinson died 2 months before the ceremony, after the award was voted on. His widow Jane Robinson (II) accepted the award on his behalf.

Special Achievement Award


Awarded to:
	Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) - L.B. Abbott; A.D. Flowers - For visual effects.

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


Awarded to:
	Rosalind Russell

Academy Award of Merit


Winner:
	- Not awarded.

Scientific and Engineering Award


Winners:
	Panavision, Inc. - For the development and engineering of the Panaflex motion picture camera. Joseph E. Bluth - For research and development in the field of electronic photography and transfer of video tape to motion picture film. Edward H. Reichard (Consolidated Film Industries); Howard T. LaZare (Consolidated Film Industries); Edward Efron (IBM) - For the engineering of a computerized light valve monitoring system for motion picture printing.

Technical Achievement Award


Winners:
	Carter Equipment Co., Inc.; Ramtronics - For the Ramtronics light-valve photometer for motion picture printers. Photo Research Division of Kollmorgen Corp.; PSC Technology Inc., Acme Products Division - For the Spectra Film Gate Photometer for motion picture printers. David Degenkolb (DeLuxe General Inc.); Harry Larson (DeLuxe General Inc.); Manfred Michelson (DeLuxe General Inc.); Fred Scobey (II) (DeLuxe General Inc.) - For the development of a computerized motion picture printer and process control system. E.H. Geissler (Wil-Kin Inc.); G.M. Berggren (Wil-Kin Inc.) - For engineering of the Ultra-Vision Motion Picture Theater Projection System. Jiro Mukai (Canon, Inc.); Ryusho Hirose (Canon, Inc.); Wilton R. Holm (AMPTP Motion Picture and Television Research Center) - For development of the Canon Macro Zoom Lens for motion picture photography. Philip V. Palmquist (3M Company); Leonard L. Olson (3M Company); Frank P. Clark (AMPTP Motion Picture and Television Research Center) - For development of the Nextel simulated blood for motion picture color photography.