Movie Awards - Oscars 1972

Best Supporting Actor

Best Director

Best Original Screenplay

The Hospital

1h43m • Comedy-drama • George C. Scott & Diana Rigg

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Summer of '42 PG

1h44m • Romantic comedy-drama • Jennifer O'Neill & Gary Grimes

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Sunday Bloody Sunday

1h50m • Drama • Peter Finch & Glenda Jackson

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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion R(Italian title "Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra...")

1h52m • Criminal drama • Gian Maria Volontè & Florinda Bolkan

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Klute R

1h54m • Dramatic thriller • Jane Fonda & Donald Sutherland

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Best Adapted Screenplay

8.3

The French Connection R

1h44m • Action thriller • Gene Hackman & Fernando Rey

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The Last Picture Show R13+

1h58m • Drama • Timothy Bottoms & Jeff Bridges

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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis R(Italian title "Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini")

1h34m • War drama • Lino Capolicchio & Dominique Sanda

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A Clockwork Orange R16+RR18ARR

2h17m • Science-fiction • Malcolm McDowell & Patrick Magee

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The Conformist R(Italian, French, Latin title "Il Conformista")

1h55m • Dramatic thriller • Jean-Louis Trintignant & Stefania Sandrelli

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Best Cinematography

9.7

Fiddler on the Roof GPG

3h01m • Musical • Topol & Norma Crane

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The Last Picture Show R13+

1h58m • Drama • Timothy Bottoms & Jeff Bridges

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9.0

Summer of '42 PG

1h44m • Romantic comedy-drama • Jennifer O'Neill & Gary Grimes

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The French Connection R

1h44m • Action thriller • Gene Hackman & Fernando Rey

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8.0

Nicholas and Alexandra

3h03m • War drama • Michael Jayston & Janet Suzman

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Best Film Editing

8.3

The French Connection R

1h44m • Action thriller • Gene Hackman & Fernando Rey

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9.4

A Clockwork Orange R16+RR18ARR

2h17m • Science-fiction • Malcolm McDowell & Patrick Magee

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Summer of '42 PG

1h44m • Romantic comedy-drama • Jennifer O'Neill & Gary Grimes

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The Andromeda Strain G

2h11m • Sci-fi, mystery • Arthur Hill & David Wayne

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Kotch PG

1h53m • Comedy-drama • Walter Matthau & Deborah Winters

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Best Music in a Drama

9.0

Summer of '42 PG

1h44m • Romantic comedy-drama • Jennifer O'Neill & Gary Grimes

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Mary, Queen of Scots PG-13G

2h08m • History-based drama • Vanessa Redgrave & Glenda Jackson

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Shaft R

1h40m • Action thriller • Richard Roundtree & Moses Gunn

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Nicholas and Alexandra

3h03m • War drama • Michael Jayston & Janet Suzman

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Straw Dogs R13+

1h53m • Dramatic thriller • Dustin Hoffman & Susan George

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Best Original Song

8.0

Shaft R

"Theme from Shaft"

1h40m • Action thriller • Richard Roundtree & Moses Gunn

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Bless the Beasts & Children

"Bless the Beasts and the Children"

1h49m • Drama • Bill Mumy & Barry Robins

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks G

"The Age of Not Believing"

2h10m • Fantasy adventure • Angela Lansbury & David Tomlinson

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Sometimes a Great Notion PG

"All His Children"

1h53m • Action drama • Paul Newman & Henry Fonda

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Kotch PG

"Life Is What You Make It"

1h53m • Comedy-drama • Walter Matthau & Deborah Winters

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Best Visual Effects

7.0

Bedknobs and Broomsticks G

2h10m • Fantasy adventure • Angela Lansbury & David Tomlinson

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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

1h40m • Fantasy adventure • Victoria Vetri & Robin Hawdon

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Best Art Design

8.0

Nicholas and Alexandra

3h03m • War drama • Michael Jayston & Janet Suzman

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Fiddler on the Roof GPG

3h01m • Musical • Topol & Norma Crane

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Mary, Queen of Scots PG-13G

2h08m • History-based drama • Vanessa Redgrave & Glenda Jackson

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The Andromeda Strain G

2h11m • Sci-fi, mystery • Arthur Hill & David Wayne

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks G

2h10m • Fantasy adventure • Angela Lansbury & David Tomlinson

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Best Costume Design

8.0

Nicholas and Alexandra

3h03m • War drama • Michael Jayston & Janet Suzman

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Mary, Queen of Scots PG-13G

2h08m • History-based drama • Vanessa Redgrave & Glenda Jackson

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What's the Matter with Helen? RG

1h41m • Musical thriller • Debbie Reynolds & Shelley Winters

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Death in Venice PGGR

2h10m • Fantasy drama • Dirk Bogarde & Romolo Valli

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Bedknobs and Broomsticks G

2h10m • Fantasy adventure • Angela Lansbury & David Tomlinson

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Best Sound Mixing

9.7

Fiddler on the Roof GPG

3h01m • Musical • Topol & Norma Crane

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Mary, Queen of Scots PG-13G

2h08m • History-based drama • Vanessa Redgrave & Glenda Jackson

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The French Connection R

1h44m • Action thriller • Gene Hackman & Fernando Rey

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7.0

Diamonds Are Forever PGPG

2h00m • Sci-fi thriller • Sean Connery & Jill St. John

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Kotch PG

1h53m • Comedy-drama • Walter Matthau & Deborah Winters

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Best Documentary

The Hellstrom Chronicle

1h30m • Documentary by Walon Green & Ed Spiegel

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The Ra Expeditions

1h46m • Documentary by Lennart Ehrenborg & Thor Heyerdahl

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Alaska Wilderness Lake

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On Any Sunday

1h36m • Documentary by Bruce Brown

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Le Chagrin et la pitié (French/Eng.sub.)

4h25m • War documentary by Marcel Ophüls

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Best Foreign Movie

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis R(Italian title "Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini")

1h34m • War drama • Lino Capolicchio & Dominique Sanda

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The Emigrants PG(Swedish, English title "Utvandrarna")

2h31m • Drama • Max Von Sydow & Liv Ullmann

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The Policeman (Hebrew title "Ha-Shoter Azulai")

1h27m • Comedy-drama • Shaike Ophir & Zaharira Harifai

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Dodes'ka-den (Japanese)

2h20m • Drama • Yoshitaka Zushi & Kin Sugai

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Tchaikovsky (Russian title "Chaykovskiy")

2h37m • Drama • Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy & Antonina Shuranova

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Oscars

Best Movie

Best Actor

Gene Hackman

Walter Matthau

George C. Scott

Peter Finch

Topol

Best Actress

Jane Fonda

Julie Christie

Vanessa Redgrave

Glenda Jackson

Janet Suzman

Best Supporting Actor

Ben Johnson

Jeff Bridges

Roy Scheider

Richard Jaeckel

Leonard Frey

Best Supporting Actress

Cloris Leachman

Ellen Burstyn

Ann-Margret

Barbara Harris

Margaret Leighton

Best Director

William Friedkin

Norman Jewison

Peter Bogdanovich

Stanley Kubrick

John Schlesinger

Best Original Screenplay

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion R(Italian title "Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra...")

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis R(Italian title "Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini")

The Conformist R(Italian, French, Latin title "Il Conformista")

Best Cinematography

Best Film Editing

Best Music in a Drama

Best Original Song

Best Visual Effects

Best Art Design

Best Costume Design

Best Sound Mixing

Best Documentary

Le Chagrin et la pitié (French/Eng.sub.)

Best Foreign Movie

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis R(Italian title "Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini")

The Emigrants PG(Swedish, English title "Utvandrarna")

The Policeman (Hebrew title "Ha-Shoter Azulai")

Dodes'ka-den (Japanese)

Tchaikovsky (Russian title "Chaykovskiy")