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1975

WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor
Winner
Art Carney
Harry and Tonto
Nominees
Albert Finney
Murder on the Orient Express
Nominees
Dustin Hoffman
Lenny
Nominees
Jack Nicholson
Chinatown
Nominees
Al Pacino
The Godfather Part II
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Robert De Niro
The Godfather Part II
Nominees
Fred Astaire
The Towering Inferno
Nominees
Jeff Bridges
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Nominees
Michael V. Gazzo
The Godfather Part II
Nominees
Lee Strasberg
The Godfather Part II
Actress
Winner
Ellen Burstyn
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Nominees
Diahann Carroll
Claudine
Nominees
Faye Dunaway
Chinatown
Nominees
Valerie Perrine
Lenny
Nominees
Gena Rowlands
A Woman under the Influence
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Ingrid Bergman
Murder on the Orient Express
Nominees
Valentina Cortese
Day for Night
Nominees
Madeline Kahn
Blazing Saddles
Nominees
Diane Ladd
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Nominees
Talia Shire
The Godfather Part II
Art Direction
Winner
The Godfather Part II
Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
Nominees
Chinatown
Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby Levitt
Nominees
Earthquake
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Frank McKelvy
Nominees
The Island at the Top of the World
Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter Tyler, Al Roelofs; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
Nominees
The Towering Inferno
Art Direction: William Creber, Ward Preston; Set Decoration: Raphael Bretton
Cinematography
Winner
The Towering Inferno
Fred Koenekamp, Joseph Biroc
Nominees
Chinatown
John A. Alonzo
Nominees
Earthquake
Philip Lathrop
Nominees
Lenny
Bruce Surtees
Nominees
Murder on the Orient Express
Geoffrey Unsworth
Costume Design
Winner
The Great Gatsby
Theoni V. Aldredge
Nominees
Chinatown
Anthea Sylbert
Nominees
Daisy Miller
John Furness
Nominees
The Godfather Part II
Theadora Van Runkle
Nominees
Murder on the Orient Express
Tony Walton
Directing
Winner
The Godfather Part II
Francis Ford Coppola
Nominees
Chinatown
Roman Polanski
Nominees
Day for Night
Francois Truffaut
Nominees
Lenny
Bob Fosse
Nominees
A Woman under the Influence
John Cassavetes
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Hearts and Minds
Peter Davis and Bert Schneider, Producers
Nominees
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman
Judy Collins and Jill Godmilow, Producers
Nominees
The Challenge...A Tribute to Modern Art
Herbert Kline, Producer
Nominees
The 81st Blow
Jacquot Ehrlich, David Bergman and Haim Gouri, Producers
Nominees
The Wild and the Brave
Natalie R. Jones and Eugene S. Jones, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Don't
Robin Lehman, Producer
Nominees
City Out of Wilderness
Francis Thompson, Producer
Nominees
Exploratorium
Jon Boorstin, Producer
Nominees
John Muir's High Sierra
Dewitt Jones and Lesley Foster, Producers
Nominees
Naked Yoga
Ronald S. Kass and Mervyn Lloyd, Producers
Film Editing
Winner
The Towering Inferno
Harold F. Kress, Carl Kress
Nominees
Blazing Saddles
John C. Howard, Danford Greene
Nominees
Chinatown
Sam O'Steen
Nominees
Earthquake
Dorothy Spencer
Nominees
The Longest Yard
Michael Luciano
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Amarcord
Italy
Nominees
Cats' Play
Hungary
Nominees
The Deluge
Poland
Nominees
Lacombe, Lucien
France
Nominees
The Truce
Argentina
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
Arthur B. Krim
Music (Original Dramatic Score)
Winner
The Godfather Part II
Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola
Nominees
Chinatown
Jerry Goldsmith
Nominees
Murder on the Orient Express
Richard Rodney Bennett
Nominees
Shanks
Alex North
Nominees
The Towering Inferno
John Williams
Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)
Winner
The Great Gatsby
Adaptation Score by Nelson Riddle
Nominees
The Little Prince
Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; Adaptation Score by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley
Nominees
Phantom of the Paradise
Song Score by Paul Williams; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton
Music (Song)
Winner
The Towering Inferno
We May Never Love Like This Again in "The Towering Inferno" Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Nominees
Benji
Benji's Theme (I Feel Love) in "Benji" Music by Euel Box; Lyrics by Betty Box
Nominees
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles in "Blazing Saddles" Music by John Morris; Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Nominees
The Little Prince
Little Prince in "The Little Prince" Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Nominees
Gold
Wherever Love Takes Me in "Gold" Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Don Black
Best Picture
Winner
The Godfather Part II
Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos, Co-Producers
Nominees
Chinatown
Robert Evans, Producer
Nominees
The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Co-Producer
Nominees
Lenny
Marvin Worth, Producer
Nominees
The Towering Inferno
Irwin Allen, Producer
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Closed Mondays
Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner, Producers
Nominees
The Family That Dwelt Apart
Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall, Producers
Nominees
Hunger
Peter Foldes and René Jodoin, Producers
Nominees
Voyage to Next
Faith Hubley and John Hubley, Producers
Nominees
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Wolfgang Reitherman, Producer
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
One-Eyed Men Are Kings
Paul Claudon and Edmond Sechan, Producers
Nominees
Climb
Dewitt Jones, Producer
Nominees
The Concert
Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin, Producers
Nominees
Planet Ocean
George V. Casey, Producer
Nominees
The Violin
Andrew Welsh and George Pastic, Producers
Sound
Winner
Earthquake
Ronald Pierce, Melvin Metcalfe, Sr.
Nominees
Chinatown
Bud Grenzbach, Larry Jost
Nominees
The Conversation
Walter Murch, Arthur Rochester
Nominees
The Towering Inferno
Theodore Soderberg, Herman Lewis
Nominees
Young Frankenstein
Richard Portman, Gene Cantamessa
Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)
Winner
Earthquake
Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, Albert Whitlock
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Winner
Chinatown
Robert Towne
Nominees
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Robert Getchell
Nominees
The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola
Nominees
Day for Night
Francois Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman
Nominees
Harry and Tonto
Paul Mazursky, Josh Greenfeld
Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material)
Winner
The Godfather Part II
Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
Nominees
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Screenplay by Mordecai Richler; Adaptation by Lionel Chetwynd
Nominees
Lenny
Julian Barry
Nominees
Murder on the Orient Express
Paul Dehn
Nominees
Young Frankenstein
Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks

0-9

The 81st Blow
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Jacquot Ehrlich, David Bergman and Haim Gouri, Producers

A

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
3 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actress - Ellen Burstyn
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Diane Ladd
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) - Robert Getchell
Amarcord
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Foreign Language Film - Italy
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Judy Collins and Jill Godmilow, Producers
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material) - Screenplay by Mordecai Richler; Adaptation by Lionel Chetwynd

B

Benji
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Song) - Benji's Theme (I Feel Love) in "Benji" Music by Euel Box; Lyrics by Betty Box
Blazing Saddles
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Madeline Kahn
  • Film Editing - John C. Howard, Danford Greene
  • Music (Song) - Blazing Saddles in "Blazing Saddles" Music by John Morris; Lyrics by Mel Brooks

C

Cats' Play
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Hungary
The Challenge...A Tribute to Modern Art
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Herbert Kline, Producer
Chinatown
11 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Writing (Original Screenplay) - Robert Towne
  • Actor - Jack Nicholson
  • Actress - Faye Dunaway
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby Levitt
  • Cinematography - John A. Alonzo
  • Costume Design - Anthea Sylbert
  • Directing - Roman Polanski
  • Film Editing - Sam O'Steen
  • Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Jerry Goldsmith
  • Best Picture - Robert Evans, Producer
  • Sound - Bud Grenzbach, Larry Jost
City Out of Wilderness
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Francis Thompson, Producer
Claudine
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress - Diahann Carroll
Climb
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Dewitt Jones, Producer
Closed Mondays
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Film (Animated) - Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner, Producers
The Concert
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin, Producers
The Conversation
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Best Picture - Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Co-Producer
  • Sound - Walter Murch, Arthur Rochester
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) - Francis Ford Coppola

D

Daisy Miller
1 NOMINATION
  • Costume Design - John Furness
Day for Night
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Valentina Cortese
  • Directing - Francois Truffaut
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) - Francois Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman
The Deluge
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Poland
Don't
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Short Subject) - Robin Lehman, Producer

E

Earthquake
5 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
  • * Sound - Ronald Pierce, Melvin Metcalfe, Sr.
  • * Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects) - Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, Albert Whitlock
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Frank McKelvy
  • Cinematography - Philip Lathrop
  • Film Editing - Dorothy Spencer
Exploratorium
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Jon Boorstin, Producer

F

The Family That Dwelt Apart
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall, Producers

G

The Godfather Part II
10 NOMINATIONS, 6 WINS
  • * Actor in a Supporting Role - Robert De Niro
  • * Art Direction - Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
  • * Directing - Francis Ford Coppola
  • * Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola
  • * Best Picture - Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos, Co-Producers
  • * Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material) - Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
  • Actor - Al Pacino
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Michael V. Gazzo, Lee Strasberg
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Talia Shire
  • Costume Design - Theadora Van Runkle
Gold
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Song) - Wherever Love Takes Me in "Gold" Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Don Black
The Great Gatsby
2 WINS, 2 NOMINATIONS
  • * Costume Design - Theoni V. Aldredge
  • * Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation) - Adaptation Score by Nelson Riddle

H

Harry and Tonto
2 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actor - Art Carney
  • Writing (Original Screenplay) - Paul Mazursky, Josh Greenfeld
Hearts and Minds
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Feature) - Peter Davis and Bert Schneider, Producers
Hunger
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Peter Foldes and René Jodoin, Producers

I

The Island at the Top of the World
1 NOMINATION
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter Tyler, Al Roelofs; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman

J

John Muir's High Sierra
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Dewitt Jones and Lesley Foster, Producers

L

Lacombe, Lucien
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - France
Lenny
6 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor - Dustin Hoffman
  • Actress - Valerie Perrine
  • Cinematography - Bruce Surtees
  • Directing - Bob Fosse
  • Best Picture - Marvin Worth, Producer
  • Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material) - Julian Barry
The Little Prince
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation) - Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; Adaptation Score by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley
  • Music (Song) - Little Prince in "The Little Prince" Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
The Longest Yard
1 NOMINATION
  • Film Editing - Michael Luciano

M

Murder on the Orient Express
6 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actress in a Supporting Role - Ingrid Bergman
  • Actor - Albert Finney
  • Cinematography - Geoffrey Unsworth
  • Costume Design - Tony Walton
  • Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Richard Rodney Bennett
  • Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material) - Paul Dehn

N

Naked Yoga
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Ronald S. Kass and Mervyn Lloyd, Producers

O

One-Eyed Men Are Kings
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Film (Live Action) - Paul Claudon and Edmond Sechan, Producers

P

Phantom of the Paradise
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation) - Song Score by Paul Williams; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton
Planet Ocean
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - George V. Casey, Producer

S

Shanks
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Alex North

T

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Jeff Bridges
The Towering Inferno
8 NOMINATIONS, 3 WINS
  • * Cinematography - Fred Koenekamp, Joseph Biroc
  • * Film Editing - Harold F. Kress, Carl Kress
  • * Music (Song) - We May Never Love Like This Again in "The Towering Inferno" Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Fred Astaire
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: William Creber, Ward Preston; Set Decoration: Raphael Bretton
  • Music (Original Dramatic Score) - John Williams
  • Best Picture - Irwin Allen, Producer
  • Sound - Theodore Soderberg, Herman Lewis
The Truce
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Argentina

V

The Violin
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Andrew Welsh and George Pastic, Producers
Voyage to Next
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Faith Hubley and John Hubley, Producers

W

The Wild and the Brave
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Natalie R. Jones and Eugene S. Jones, Producers
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Wolfgang Reitherman, Producer
A Woman under the Influence
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actress - Gena Rowlands
  • Directing - John Cassavetes

Y

Young Frankenstein
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Sound - Richard Portman, Gene Cantamessa
  • Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material) - Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks
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