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Academy Awards, USA 1975

Event held on 08 April 1975 in Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. County Music Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Oscar

Best Picture

Won

The Godfather: Part II (1974), Francis Ford Coppola, Gray Frederickson, Fred Roos

Nominated

Chinatown (1974), Robert Evans

Nominated

The Conversation (1974), Francis Ford Coppola

Nominated

Lenny (1974), Marvin Worth

Nominated

The Towering Inferno (1974), Irwin Allen

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Won

Harry and Tonto (1974), Art Carney

Nominated

Chinatown (1974), Jack Nicholson

Nominated

The Godfather: Part II (1974), Al Pacino

Nominated

Lenny (1974), Dustin Hoffman

Nominated

Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Albert Finney

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Won

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Ellen Burstyn

Nominated

Chinatown (1974), Faye Dunaway

Nominated

Claudine (1974), Diahann Carroll

Nominated

Lenny (1974), Valerie Perrine

Nominated

A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Gena Rowlands

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Won

The Godfather: Part II (1974), Robert De Niro

Nominated

The Godfather: Part II (1974), Michael V. Gazzo

Nominated

The Godfather: Part II (1974), Lee Strasberg

Nominated

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Jeff Bridges

Nominated

The Towering Inferno (1974), Fred Astaire

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Won

Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Ingrid Bergman

Nominated

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Diane Ladd

Nominated

Blazing Saddles (1974), Madeline Kahn

Nominated

The Godfather: Part II (1974), Talia Shire

Nominated

Day for Night (1973), Valentina Cortese

Best Director

Won

The Godfather: Part II (1974), Francis Ford Coppola

Nominated

Chinatown (1974), Roman Polanski

Nominated

Lenny (1974), Bob Fosse

Nominated

Day for Night (1973), François Truffaut

Nominated

A Woman Under the Influence (1974), John Cassavetes

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Won

Chinatown (1974), Robert Towne

Nominated

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Robert Getchell

Nominated

The Conversation (1974), Francis Ford Coppola

Nominated

Harry and Tonto (1974), Paul Mazursky, Josh Greenfeld

Nominated

Day for Night (1973), François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman

Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material

Won

The Godfather: Part II (1974), Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo

Nominated

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), Mordecai Richler, Lionel Chetwynd

Nominated

Lenny (1974), Julian Barry

Nominated

Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Paul Dehn

Nominated

Young Frankenstein (1974), Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks

Best Cinematography

Won

The Towering Inferno (1974), Fred J. Koenekamp, Joseph F. Biroc

Nominated

Chinatown (1974), John A. Alonzo

Nominated

Earthquake (1974), Philip H. Lathrop

Nominated

Lenny (1974), Bruce Surtees

Nominated

Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Geoffrey Unsworth

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

Won

The Godfather: Part II (1974), Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, George R. Nelson

Nominated

Chinatown (1974), Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell, Ruby R. Levitt

Nominated

Earthquake (1974), Alexander Golitzen, E. Preston Ames, Frank R. McKelvy

Nominated

The Island at the Top of the World (1974), Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter H. Tyler, Al Roelofs, Hal Gausman

Nominated

The Towering Inferno (1974), William J. Creber, Ward Preston, Raphael Bretton

Best Costume Design

Won

The Great Gatsby (1974), Theoni V. Aldredge

Nominated

Chinatown (1974), Anthea Sylbert

Nominated

Daisy Miller (1974), John Furniss

Nominated

The Godfather: Part II (1974), Theadora Van Runkle

Nominated

Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Tony Walton

Best Sound

Won

Earthquake (1974), Ronald Pierce, Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.

Nominated

Chinatown (1974), Charles Grenzbach, Larry Jost

Nominated

The Conversation (1974), Walter Murch, Art Rochester

Nominated

The Towering Inferno (1974), Theodore Soderberg, Herman Lewis

Nominated

Young Frankenstein (1974), Richard Portman, Gene S. Cantamessa

Best Film Editing

Won

The Towering Inferno (1974), Harold F. Kress, Carl Kress

Nominated

Blazing Saddles (1974), John C. Howard, Danford B. Greene

Nominated

Chinatown (1974), Sam O'Steen

Nominated

Earthquake (1974), Dorothy Spencer

Nominated

The Longest Yard (1974), Michael Luciano

Best Music, Original Song

Won

The Towering Inferno (1974), Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn

Nominated

Benji (1974), Euel Box, Betty Box

Nominated

Blazing Saddles (1974), John Morris, Mel Brooks

Nominated

The Great Gold Conspiracy (1974), Elmer Bernstein, Don Black

Nominated

The Little Prince (1974), Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner

Best Music, Original Dramatic Score

Won

The Godfather: Part II (1974), Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola

Nominated

Chinatown (1974), Jerry Goldsmith

Nominated

Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Richard Rodney Bennett

Nominated

Shanks (1974), Alex North

Nominated

The Towering Inferno (1974), John Williams

Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation

Won

The Great Gatsby (1974), Nelson Riddle

Nominated

The Little Prince (1974), Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, Angela Morley, Douglas Gamley

Nominated

Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Paul Williams, George Aliceson Tipton

Best Short Film, Animated

Won

Closed Mondays (1974), Will Vinton, Bob Gardiner

Nominated

The Family That Dwelt Apart (1973), Yvon Malette, Robert Verrall

Nominated

Hunger (1974), Peter Foldes, René Jodoin

Nominated

Voyage to Next (1974), Faith Hubley, John Hubley

Nominated

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974), Wolfgang Reitherman

Best Short Film, Live Action

Won

One-Eyed Men Are Kings (1974), Paul Claudon, Edmond Séchan

Nominated

Climb (1974), Dewitt Jones

Nominated

The Concert (1974), Julian Chagrin, Claude Chagrin

Nominated

Planet Ocean (1974), George Casey

Nominated

The Violin (1974), Andrew Welsh, George Pastic

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

Won

Robin Lehman

Nominated

City Out of Wilderness (1974), Francis Thompson

Nominated

Exploratorium (1974), Jon Boorstin

Nominated

John Muir's High Sierra (1974), Dewitt Jones, Lesley Foster

Nominated

Naked Yoga (1974), Ronald S. Kass, Mervyn Lloyd

Best Documentary, Features

Won

Hearts and Minds (1974), Peter Davis, Bert Schneider

Nominated

Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman (1974), Judy Collins, Jill Godmilow

Nominated

The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art (1977), Herbert Kline

Nominated

The 81st Blow (1975), Jacques Ehrlich, David Bergman, Haim Gouri

Nominated

The Wild and the Brave (1974), Natalie R. Jones, Eugene S. Jones

Best Foreign Language Film

Won

Amarcord (1973)

Nominated

Lacombe, Lucien (1974)

Nominated

Cat's Play (1972)

Nominated

The Deluge (1974)

Nominated

The Truce (1974)

Special Achievement Award

Won

Earthquake (1974), Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, Albert Whitlock

Honorary Award

Won

Howard Hawks

Won

Jean Renoir

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Won

Academy Award of Merit

Won

Scientific and Engineering Award

Won

Joseph D. Kelly

Won

Waldon O. Watson, Richard J. Stumpf

Technical Achievement Award

Won

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