Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
Save the Tiger

Nominated

Robert Redford
Robert Redford
The Sting
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Last Tango in Paris
Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Serpico
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
The Last Detail
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
John Houseman
John Houseman
The Paper Chase

Nominated

Vincent Gardenia
Vincent Gardenia
Bang the Drum Slowly
Jason Miller
Jason Miller
The Exorcist
Randy Quaid
Randy Quaid
The Last Detail
Jack Gilford
Jack Gilford
Save the Tiger
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson
A Touch of Class

Nominated

Marsha Mason
Marsha Mason
Cinderella Liberty
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
The Exorcist
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
The Way We Were
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Tatum O'Neal
Tatum O'Neal
Paper Moon

Nominated

Linda Blair
Linda Blair
The Exorcist
Madeline Kahn
Madeline Kahn
Paper Moon
Candy Clark
Candy Clark
American Graffiti
Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Winner
The Sting
The Sting
Henry Bumstead
James W. Payne

Nominated

The Exorcist
The Exorcist
Bill Malley
Jerry Wunderlich
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
Philip M. Jefferies
Robert De Vestel
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Lorenzo Mongiardino
Gianni Quaranta
Carmelo Patrono
The Way We Were
The Way We Were
Stephen B. Grimes
William Kiernan
Best Cinematography
Winner
Cries & Whispers
Cries & Whispers
Sven Nykvist

Nominated

The Sting
The Sting
Robert Surtees
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jack Couffer
The Way We Were
The Way We Were
Harry Stradling Jr.
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
Owen Roizman
Best Costume Design
Winner
The Sting
The Sting
Edith Head

Nominated

Ludwig
Ludwig
Piero Tosi
Cries & Whispers
Cries & Whispers
Marik Vos-Lundh
The Way We Were
The Way We Were
Dorothy Jeakins
Moss Mabry
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
Donfeld
Best Director
Winner
George Roy Hill
George Roy Hill
The Sting

Nominated

Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Cries & Whispers
William Friedkin
William Friedkin
The Exorcist
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci
Last Tango in Paris
George Lucas
George Lucas
American Graffiti
Best Documentary, Features
Winner
The Great American Cowboy
The Great American Cowboy
Kieth Merrill

Nominated

Walls of Fire
Walls of Fire
Gertrude Ross Marks
Edmund Penney
Battle of Berlin
Battle of Berlin
Bengt von zur Mühlen
Journey to the Outer Limits
Journey to the Outer Limits
Alexander Grasshoff
Always a New Beginning
Always a New Beginning
John D. Goodell
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner
Princeton: A Search for Answers
Princeton: A Search for Answers
Julian Krainin
DeWitt Sage

Nominated

Background
Background
Carmen D'Avino
Christo's Valley Curtain
Christo's Valley Curtain
Albert Maysles
David Maysles
Four Stones for Kanemitsu
Four Stones for Kanemitsu
Terry Sanders
Paisti ag obair
Paisti ag obair
Louis Marcus
Best Film Editing
Winner
The Sting
The Sting
William Reynolds

Nominated

American Graffiti
American Graffiti
Verna Fields
Marcia Lucas
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Frank P. Keller
James Galloway
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
Ralph Kemplen
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
Jordan Leondopoulos
Bud S. Smith
Evan A. Lottman
Norman Gay
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
Day for Night
Day for Night

Nominated

The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian
The Invitation
The Invitation
The House on Chelouche Street
The House on Chelouche Street
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
Winner
The Way We Were
The Way We Were
Marvin Hamlisch

Nominated

A Touch of Class
A Touch of Class
John Cameron
The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphin
Georges Delerue
Papillon
Papillon
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinderella Liberty
Cinderella Liberty
John Williams
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
The Way We Were
The Way We Were
Marvin Hamlisch
Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman

Nominated

Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die
Paul McCartney
Linda McCartney
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
George Bruns
Floyd Huddleston
Cinderella Liberty
Cinderella Liberty
John Williams
Paul Williams
A Touch of Class
A Touch of Class
George Barrie
Sammy Cahn
Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation
Winner
The Sting
The Sting
Marvin Hamlisch

Nominated

Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
André Previn
Herbert W. Spencer
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
John Williams
Best Picture
Winner
The Sting
The Sting
Tony Bill
Michael Phillips
Julia Phillips

Nominated

The Exorcist
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
A Touch of Class
A Touch of Class
Melvin Frank
American Graffiti
American Graffiti
Francis Ford Coppola
Gary Kurtz
Cries & Whispers
Cries & Whispers
Ingmar Bergman
Best Short Subject, Animated Films
Winner
Frank Film
Frank Film
Frank Mouris

Nominated

Pulcinella
Pulcinella
Emanuele Luzzati
Giulio Gianini
The Legend of John Henry
The Legend of John Henry
Nick Bosustow
David Adams
Best Short Subject, Live Action Films
Winner
The Bolero
The Bolero
Allan Miller
William Fertik

Nominated

Life Times Nine
Life Times Nine
Pen Densham
John Watson
Clockmaker
Clockmaker
Richard Gayer
Best Sound
Winner
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
Robert Knudson
Christopher Newman

Nominated

The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphin
Richard Portman
Larry Jost
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase
Donald O. Mitchell
Larry Jost
The Sting
The Sting
Ronald Pierce
Robert R. Bertrand
Paper Moon
Paper Moon
Richard Portman
Les Fresholtz
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Winner
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty

Nominated

The Last Detail
The Last Detail
Robert Towne
Serpico
Serpico
Waldo Salt
Norman Wexler
Paper Moon
Paper Moon
Alvin Sargent
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase
James Bridges
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced
Winner
The Sting
The Sting
David S. Ward

Nominated

American Graffiti
American Graffiti
George Lucas
Gloria Katz
Willard Huyck
A Touch of Class
A Touch of Class
Melvin Frank
Jack Rose
Cries & Whispers
Cries & Whispers
Ingmar Bergman
Save the Tiger
Save the Tiger
Steve Shagan