Best Picture

WINNER

The Sting: Tony Bill, Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips
Julia Phillips became the first female producer to win the Best Picture category.

NOMINEES

American Graffiti: Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Kurtz

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Cries & Whispers: Ingmar Bergman

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The Exorcist: William Peter Blatty

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A Touch of Class: Melvin Frank

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

Save the Tiger: Jack Lemmon

NOMINEES

Last Tango in Paris: Marlon Brando

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The Last Detail: Jack Nicholson

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Serpico: Al Pacino

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The Sting: Robert Redford

Best Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

A Touch of Class: Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson was not present at the awards ceremony. The film's writer-director-producer Melvin Frank accepted the award on her behalf.

NOMINEES

The Exorcist: Ellen Burstyn

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Cinderella Liberty: Marsha Mason

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The Way We Were: Barbra Streisand

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Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams: Joanne Woodward

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

The Paper Chase: John Houseman

NOMINEES

Bang the Drum Slowly: Vincent Gardenia

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Save the Tiger: Jack Gilford

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The Exorcist: Jason Miller

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The Last Detail: Randy Quaid

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Paper Moon: Tatum O'Neal
Tatum O'Neal, at age 10, became the youngest winner ever in a competitive category. (Shirley Temple had won an Honorary Award at age 6 in 1935.)

NOMINEES

The Exorcist: Linda Blair

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American Graffiti: Candy Clark

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Paper Moon: Madeline Kahn

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Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams: Sylvia Sidney

Best Director

WINNER

The Sting: George Roy Hill

NOMINEES

Cries & Whispers: Ingmar Bergman

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Last Tango in Paris: Bernardo Bertolucci

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The Exorcist: William Friedkin

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American Graffiti: George Lucas

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

WINNER

The Exorcist: William Peter Blatty

NOMINEES

The Last Detail: Robert Towne

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The Paper Chase: James Bridges

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Paper Moon: Alvin Sargent

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Serpico: Waldo Salt, Norman Wexler

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

WINNER

The Sting: David S. Ward

NOMINEES

American Graffiti: George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck

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Cries & Whispers: Ingmar Bergman

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Save the Tiger: Steve Shagan

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A Touch of Class: Melvin Frank, Jack Rose

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Cries & Whispers: Sven Nykvist

NOMINEES

The Exorcist: Owen Roizman

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull: Jack Couffer

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The Sting: Robert Surtees

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The Way We Were: Harry Stradling Jr.

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

WINNER

The Sting: Henry Bumstead, James W. Payne

NOMINEES

Tom Sawyer: Philip M. Jefferies, Robert De Vestel

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Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Lorenzo Mongiardino, Gianni Quaranta, Carmelo Patrono

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The Exorcist: Bill Malley, Jerry Wunderlich

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The Way We Were: Stephen B. Grimes, William Kiernan

Best Costume Design

WINNER

The Sting: Edith Head

NOMINEES

Cries & Whispers: Marik Vos-Lundh

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Ludwig: Piero Tosi

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Tom Sawyer: Donfeld

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The Way We Were: Dorothy Jeakins, Moss Mabry

Best Sound

WINNER

The Exorcist: Robert Knudson, Christopher Newman

NOMINEES

The Day of the Dolphin: Richard Portman, Larry Jost

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The Paper Chase: Donald O. Mitchell, Larry Jost

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Paper Moon: Richard Portman, Les Fresholtz

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The Sting: Ronald Pierce, Robert R. Bertrand

Best Film Editing

WINNER

The Sting: William Reynolds

NOMINEES

The Exorcist: Evan A. Lottman, Bud S. Smith, Jordan Leondopoulos, Norman Gay

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull: James Galloway, Frank P. Keller

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American Graffiti: Verna Fields, Marcia Lucas

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The Day of the Jackal: Ralph Kemplen

Best Music, Original Song

WINNER

The Way We Were: Marvin Hamlisch (music), Alan Bergman (lyrics), Marilyn Bergman (lyrics)
For the song "The Way We Were".

NOMINEES

A Touch of Class: George Barrie (music), Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
For the song "All That Love Went to Waste".

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Live and Let Die: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
For the song "Live and Let Die".

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Robin Hood: George Bruns (music), Floyd Huddleston (lyrics)
For the song "Love".

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Cinderella Liberty: John Williams (music), Paul Williams (lyrics)
For the song "Nice to Be Around".

Best Music, Original Dramatic Score

WINNER

The Way We Were: Marvin Hamlisch

NOMINEES

Cinderella Liberty: John Williams

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The Day of the Dolphin: Georges Delerue

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Papillon: Jerry Goldsmith

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A Touch of Class: John Cameron

Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation

WINNER

The Sting: Marvin Hamlisch

NOMINEES

Jesus Christ Superstar: André Previn, Herbert W. Spencer, Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Tom Sawyer: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, John Williams

Best Short Subject, Animated Films

WINNER

Frank Film: Frank Mouris

NOMINEES

The Legend of John Henry: Nick Bosustow, David Adams

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Pulcinella: Emanuele Luzzati, Gulio Gianini

Best Short Subject, Live Action Films

WINNER

The Bolero: Alan Miller, William Fertik

NOMINEES

Clockmaker: Richard Gayer

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Life Times Nine: Pen Densham, John Watson

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

WINNER

Princeton: A Search for Answers: Julian Krainin, DeWitt Sage

NOMINEES

Background: Carmen D'Avino

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Paisti ag obair: Louis Marcus

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Christo's Valley Curtain: Albert Maysles, David Maysles

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Four Stones for Kanemitsu: Terry Sanders, June Wayne

Best Documentary, Features

WINNER

The Great American Cowboy: Kieth Merrill

NOMINEES

Always a New Beginning: John D. Goodell

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Battle of Berlin: Bengt von zur Mühlen

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Journey to the Outer Limits: Alexander Grasshoff

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Walls of Fire: Gertrude Ross Marks, Edmund Penney

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER

Day for Night
France.

NOMINEES

The House on Chelouche Street
Israel.

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The Invitation
Switzerland.

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The Pedestrian
West Germany.

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Turkish Delight
Netherlands.

WINNERS

Henri Langlois
For his devotion to the art of film, his massive contributions in preserving its past and his unswerving faith in its future.

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Groucho Marx
In recognition of his brilliant creativity and for the unequaled achievements of the Marx Brothers in the art of motion picture comedy.

WINNER

Lawrence Weingarten

WINNER

Lew Wasserman

WINNER

Not awarded.

WINNERS

Joachim Gerb (Arnold and Richter Company), Erich Kaestner (Arnold and Richter Company)
For the development and engineering of the Arriflex 35BL motion-picture camera.

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(Magna-Tech Electronic Co., Inc.)
For the engineering and development of a high-speed re-recording system for motion-picture production.

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William W. Valliant (PSC Technology Inc.), Howard F. Ott (Eastman Kodak Company), Gerry Diebold (Richmark Camera Service Inc.)
For the development of a liquid-gate system for motion picture printers.

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Harold A. Scheib (Research Products Inc.), Clifford H. Ellis (Research Products Inc.), Roger W. Banks (Research Products Inc.)
For the concept and engineering of the Model 2101 optical printer for motion-picture optical effects.

WINNERS

(Rosco Laboratories, Inc.)
For the technical advances and the development of a complete system of light-control materials for motion-picture photography.

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Richard H. Vetter (Todd-AO Corp.)
For the design of an improved anamorphic focusing system for motion-picture photography.