Best Film
Winner: 'Lacombe, Lucien'
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Poster 'Lacombe, Lucien' |
Nominees:
- 'Chinatown'
- 'The Last Detail'
- 'Murder on the Orient Express'
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Jack Nicholson as J.J. "Jake" Gittes in 'Chinatown' and as Signalman 1st Class Billy "Badass" Buddusky in 'The Last Detail'
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Jack Nicholson as J.J. "Jake" Gittes in 'Chinatown' |
Nominees:
- Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot in 'Murder on the Orient Express'
- Al Pacino as Frank Serpico in 'Serpico'
- Gene Hackman as Harry Caul in 'The Conversation'
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner: Joanne Woodward as Rita Walden in 'Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams'
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Joanne Woodward as Rita Walden in 'Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams' |
Nominees:
- Barbra Streisand as Katie Morosky in 'The Way We Were'
- Cicely Tyson as Jane Pittman in 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'
- Faye Dunaway as Evelyn Cross Mulwray in 'Chinatown'
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: John Gielgud as Edward Beddoes in 'Murder on the Orient Express'
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John Gielgud as Edward Beddoes in 'Murder on the Orient Express' |
Nominees:
- Adam Faith as Mike Menary in 'Stardust'
- John Huston as Noah Cross in 'Chinatown'
- Randy Quaid as Seaman Larry Meadows in 'The Last Detail'
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner: Ingrid Bergman as Greta Ohlsson in 'Murder on the Orient Express'
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Ingrid Bergman as Greta Ohlsson in 'Murder on the Orient Express' |
Nominees:
- Cindy Williams as Laurie Henderson in 'American Graffiti'
- Sylvia Sidney as Mrs. Pritchett in 'Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams'
- Sylvia Syms as Margaret Stephenson in 'The Tamarind Seed'
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Winner: Georgina Hale as Alma Mahler in 'Mahler'
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Georgina Hale as Alma Mahler in 'Mahler' |
Nominees:
- Cleavon Little as Sheriff Bart in 'Blazing Saddles'
- Sissy Spacek as Holly Sargis in 'Badlands'
Best Screenplay
Winner: Robert Towne for 'Chinatown' and 'The Last Detail'
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Poster 'Chinatown' |
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Poster 'The Last Detail' |
Nominees:
- Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor and Alan Uger: 'Blazing Saddles'
- Francis Ford Coppola: 'The Conversation'
- Louis Malle and Patrick Modiano: 'Lacombe, Lucien'
Best Direction
Winner: Roman Polanski for 'Chinatown'
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Poster 'Chinatown' |
Nominees:
- Francis Ford Coppola for 'The Conversation'
- Louis Malle for 'Lacombe, Lucien'
- Sidney Lumet for 'Murder on the Orient Express'
- Sidney Lumet for 'Serpico'
Best Cinematography
Winner: Douglas Slocombe for 'The Great Gatsby'
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Poster 'The Great Gatsby' |
Nominees:
- John A. Alonzo: 'Chinatown'
- Geoffrey Unsworth: 'Murder on the Orient Express'
- David Watkin: 'The Three Musketeers'
- Geoffrey Unsworth: 'Zardoz'