44th Academy Awards

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44th Academy Awards
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Date Monday, April 10, 1972
Site Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles
Host Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jack Lemmon
Producer Howard W. Koch
Director Marty Pasetta
Highlights
Best Picture The French Connection
Most awards The French Connection (5)
Most nominations Fiddler on the Roof, The French Connection, and The Last Picture Show (8)
TV in the United States
Network NBC

The 44th Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Jack Lemmon. One of the highlights of the evening was the appearance of Betty Grable, battling cancer at the time, who made one of her last public appearances. She appeared along with one of her leading men from the 1940s, singer Dick Haymes, to present the musical scoring awards. Grable died the following year. This was the first time in the history of the Awards in which the nominees were shown on superimposed pictures while being announced.

Winners and nominees

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[1][2]

Best Picture Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Foreign Language Film Best Costume Design
Best Documentary Feature Best Documentary Short
Best Live Action Short Best Animated Short
  • Sentinels of Silence – Robert Amram and Manuel Arango
    • Good Morning – Denny Evans and Ken Greenwald
    • The Rehearsal – Stephen F. Verona
Best Original Score (Dramatic) Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score
Best Original Song Best Sound Mixing
Best Art Direction Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing Best Visual Effects

Honorary Academy Awards

Charlie Chaplin received an honorary award at this ceremony, for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century". Chaplin, who had been living in self-imposed exile in Switzerland for twenty years, came back to the United States to re-market his older films and to receive this award. When introduced to the audience, Chaplin received a twelve-minute standing ovation, the longest in Academy Awards history.

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Presenters and performers

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

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Presenters (in order of appearance)
Name(s) Role
Hank Simms Announcer for the 44th Academy Awards
Daniel Taradash
(AMPAS President)
Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony
Ann-Margret
John Gavin
Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography
Karen Black
Richard Chamberlain
Presenters of the award for Best Visual Effects
Timothy Bottoms
Jennifer O'Neill
Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction
Red Buttons
Jill St. John
Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing
James Caan
Joey Heatherton
Presenters of the award for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short
Frank Capra
Natalie Wood
Presenters of the award for Best Director
Leslie Caron
Jack Valenti
Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Sandy Duncan
Michael York
Presenters of the award for Best Sound Mixing
Betty Grable
Dick Haymes
Presenters of the award for Best Original Score (Dramatic) and Best Score (Adaptation and Original Song)
Joel Grey Presenter of the award for Best Original Song
Tennessee Williams Presenters of the awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay
Gene Hackman
Raquel Welch
Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Richard Harris
Sally Kellerman
Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Cloris Leachman
Richard Roundtree
Presenters of the award for Best Animated Short and Live Action Short
Walter Matthau Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Liza Minnelli Presenter of the award for Best Actor
Joe Namath
Cybill Shepherd
Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design
Jack Nicholson Presenter of the award for Best Picture
Daniel Taradash Presenter of the Academy Honorary Award to Charlie Chaplin

Performers

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Performers (in order of appearance)
Name(s) Role Performed
Henry Mancini Musical arranger Orchestral
Joel Grey Performer "Lights, Camera, Action!"
The Carpenters Performer "Bless the Beasts and Children"
Isaac Hayes Performer "Theme from Shaft"
Johnny Mathis Performer "Life Is What You Make It"
Charley Pride Performer "All His Children"
Debbie Reynolds Performer "The Age of Not Believing"
Academy Awards Chorus Performers "Smile"

See also

References

  1. The Official Acadademy Awards® Database
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