47th Academy Awards

47th Academy Awards
Date Tuesday, April 8, 1975
Site Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles
Host Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Frank Sinatra
Producer Howard W. Koch
Director Marty Pasetta
Highlights
Best Picture The Godfather Part II
Most awards The Godfather Part II (6)
Most nominations Chinatown and The Godfather Part II (11)
TV in the United States
Network NBC
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The 47th Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1975 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, and Frank Sinatra. This was the last year NBC aired the ceremonies before ABC secured broadcasting rights, which they still hold to this day.

The success of The Godfather Part II was notable; it received twice as many Oscars as its predecessor (six) and duplicated its feat of three Best Supporting Actor nominations (as of the 87th Academy Awards, the last film to receive three nominations in a single acting category). Between the two of them, father and son Carmine and Francis Ford Coppola won four awards, with Carmine winning for Best Original Score (with Nino Rota) and Francis for Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay (with Mario Puzo).

This was the only Oscars where all nominees in one category were released by the same studio: all five Best Costume Design nominations were for films released by Paramount Pictures.

Winners & Nominees

Winners are highlighted in bold.[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 Animated Short Film Best Live Action Short Film
  • One-Eyed Men Are Kings - Paul Claudon, Edmond Sechan
    • Climb - Dewitt Jones
    • The Concert - Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin
    • Planet Ocean - George V. Casey
    • The Violin - Andrew Welsh and George Pastic
Best Documentary (Short Subject) Best Documentary
Best Cinematography Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design Best Sound
Best Film Editing Best Original Song
Best Original Dramatic Score Best Original Song Score and Adaptation

Academy Honorary Award

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Multiple nominations and awards

These films had multiple nominations:

  • 11 nominations: Chinatown and The Godfather Part II
  • 8 nominations: The Towering Inferno
  • 6 nominations: Lenny and Murder on the Orient Express
  • 4 nominations: Earthquake
  • 3 nominations: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Blazing Saddles, The Conversation and Day for Night
  • 2 nominations: The Great Gatsby, Harry and Tonto, The Little Prince, A Woman Under the Influence and Young Frankenstein

The following films received multiple awards.

  • 6 wins: The Godfather Part II
  • 3 wins: The Towering Inferno
  • 2 wins: The Great Gatsby

Presenters

Performers

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Official Academy Awards® Database
  2. ↑ "The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-02.