47th Academy Awards

47th Academy Awards

Date	April 8, 1975
Site	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles
Hosted by	Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine and Frank Sinatra
Produced by	Howard W. Koch
Directed by	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

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 88th 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 and nominees

Francis Ford Coppola, Best Director winner

Art Carney, Best Actor winner

Ellen Burstyn, Best Actress winner

Robert De Niro, Best Supporting Actor winner

Ingrid Bergman, Best Supporting Actress winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger ().^[1]^[2]


Best Picture	Best Director
The Godfather Part II – Francis Ford Coppola, Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos, producers Chinatown – Robert Evans, producer The Conversation – Francis Ford Coppola, producer Lenny – Marvin Worth, producer The Towering Inferno – Irwin Allen, producer	Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Part II John Cassavetes – A Woman Under the Influence Bob Fosse – Lenny Roman Polanski – Chinatown François Truffaut – Day for Night
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Art Carney – Harry and Tonto* as Harry Coombes** Albert Finney – Murder on the Orient Express as Hercule Poirot Dustin Hoffman – Lenny as Lenny Bruce Jack Nicholson – Chinatown as J.J. "Jake" Gittes Al Pacino – The Godfather Part II as Michael Corleone	*Ellen Burstyn – Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore* as Alice Hyatt** Diahann Carroll – Claudine as Claudine Price Faye Dunaway – Chinatown as Evelyn Cross Mulwray Valerie Perrine – Lenny as Honey Bruce Gena Rowlands – A Woman Under the Influence as Mabel Longhetti
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Robert De Niro – The Godfather Part II* as Vito Corleone** Fred Astaire – The Towering Inferno as Claiborne Jeff Bridges – Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Lightfoot Michael V. Gazzo – The Godfather Part II as Frankie "Five Angels" Pentangeli Lee Strasberg – The Godfather Part II as Hyman Roth	*Ingrid Bergman – Murder on the Orient Express* as Greta Ohlsson** Valentina Cortese – Day for Night as Severine Madeline Kahn – Blazing Saddles as Lili von Shtupp Diane Ladd – Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as Florence "Flo" Castleberry Talia Shire – The Godfather Part II as Constanzia "Connie" Corleone
Best Original Screenplay	Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material
Chinatown – Robert Towne Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore – Robert Getchell The Conversation – Francis Ford Coppola Day for Night – François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman and Jean-Louis Richard Harry and Tonto – Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld	The Godfather Part II – Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo based on the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz – Mordecai Richler and Lionel Chetwynd based on the novel by Mordecai Richler Lenny – Julian Barry based on his play Murder on the Orient Express – Paul Dehn based on the novel by Agatha Christie Young Frankenstein – Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Best Documentary Feature	Best Documentary Short Subject
Hearts and Minds – Peter Davis Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman – Judy Collins and Jill Godmilow The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art – Herbert Kline The 81st Blow – Haim Gouri The Wild and the Brave – Eugene S. Jones	Don't – Robin Lehman City Out of Wilderness Exploreatorium John Muir's High Sierra Naked Yoga
Best Live Action Short Film	Best Animated Short Film
One-Eyed Men Are Kings – Paul Claudon and Edmond Sechan Climb – Dewitt Jones The Concert – Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin Planet Ocean – George V. Casey The Violin – Andrew Welsh and George Pastic	Closed Mondays – Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner The Family That Dwelt Apart – Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall Hunger – Peter Foldes and René Jodoin Voyage to Next – John Hubley and Faith Hubley Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! – Wolfgang Reitherman
Best Original Dramatic Score	Best Original Song Score and Adaptation
The Godfather Part II – Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola Chinatown – Jerry Goldsmith Murder on the Orient Express – Richard Rodney Bennett Shanks – Alex North The Towering Inferno – John Williams	The Great Gatsby – Adaptation Score by Nelson Riddle The Little Prince – Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; Adaptation Score by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley Phantom of the Paradise – Song Score by Paul Williams; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton
Best Original Song	Best Sound
*"We May Never Love Like This Again" — The Towering Inferno* • Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn** "Benji's Theme (I Feel Love)" — Benji • Music by Euel Box • Lyrics by Betty Box "Blazing Saddles" — Blazing Saddles • Music by John Morris • Lyrics by Mel Brooks "Wherever Love Takes Me" — Gold • Music by Elmer Bernstein • Lyrics by Don Black "Little Prince" — The Little Prince • Music by Frederick Loewe • Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner	Earthquake – Ronald Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe, Sr. Chinatown – Charles Grenzbach and Larry Jost The Conversation – Walter Murch and Art Rochester The Towering Inferno – Theodore Soderberg and Herman Lewis Young Frankenstein – Richard Portman and Gene Cantamessa
Best Foreign Language Film	Best Costume Design
Amarcord – Italy Cats' Play – Hungary The Deluge – Poland Lacombe, Lucien – France The Truce – Argentina	The Great Gatsby – Theoni V. Aldredge Chinatown – Anthea Sylbert Daisy Miller – John Furniss The Godfather Part II – Theadora Van Runkle Murder on the Orient Express – Tony Walton
Best Art Direction	Best Cinematography
The Godfather Part II – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham: Set Decoration: George R. Nelson Chinatown – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby R. Levitt Earthquake – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Frank R. McKelvy The Island at the Top of the World – Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter H. Tyler and Al Roelofs; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman The Towering Inferno – Art Direction: William J. Creber and Ward Preston; Set Decoration: Raphael Bretton	The Towering Inferno – Joseph F. Biroc and Fred J. Koenekamp Chinatown – John A. Alonzo Earthquake – Philip Lathrop Lenny – Bruce Surtees Murder on the Orient Express – Geoffrey Unsworth
Best Film Editing
The Towering Inferno — Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress Blazing Saddles — John C. Howard and Danford Greene Chinatown — Sam O'Steen Earthquake — Dorothy Spencer The Longest Yard — Michael Luciano

Academy Honorary Award

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Arthur B. Krim

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 and performers

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Name	Role
Simms, HankHank Simms	Announcer for the 47th Academy Awards
Mirisch, WalterWalter Mirisch (AMPAS President)	Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony
O'Neal, RyanRyan O'Neal and Tatum O'Neal	Explained the voting rules to the public and presented the award for Best Supporting Actor
Coppola, Francis FordFrancis Ford Coppola	Received the award for Best Supporting Actor on behalf of Robert de Niro
McDowall, RoddyRoddy McDowall and Brenda Vaccaro	Presenters of the Short Subjects Awards
Hutton, LaurenLauren Hutton and Danny Thomas	Presenters of the Documentary Awards
Bergman, IngridIngrid Bergman	Presenter of the Honorary Award to Jean Renoir
Hope, BobBob Hope	Presenter of the Special Achievement Award to Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson and Albert Whitlock for their work in Earthquake
Kelly, GeneGene Kelly	Presenter of the award for Best Original Song
Bottoms, JosephJoseph Bottoms and Deborah Raffin	Presenters of the award for Best Sound
Wayne, JohnJohn Wayne	Presenter of the Honorary Award to Howard Hawks
Carroll, DiahannDiahann Carroll and Johnny Green	Presenters of the Music Awards
Bacall, LaurenLauren Bacall	Presenter of the award for Best Costume Design
Falk, PeterPeter Falk and Katharine Ross	Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Blakely, SusanSusan Blakely and O.J. Simpson	Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction
Voight, JonJon Voight and Raquel Welch	Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography
Carey, MacdonaldMacdonald Carey and Jennifer O'Neill	Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing
George, SusanSusan George and Jack Valenti	Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Sinatra, FrankFrank Sinatra	Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Arthur J. Krim
Hawn, GoldieGoldie Hawn and Robert Wise	Presenters of the award for Best Director
Michener, JamesJames Michener	Presenter of the awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay
Jackson, GlendaGlenda Jackson	Presenter of the award for Best Actor
Lemmon, JackJack Lemmon	Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Beatty, WarrenWarren Beatty	Presenter of the award for Best Picture

Performers

Name	Role	Performed
Green, JohnnyJohnny Green	Musical arranger Conductor	Orchestral
Laine, FrankieFrankie Laine	Performer	"Blazing Saddles" from Blazing Saddles
Jones, JackJack Jones	Performer	“Little Prince” from The Little Prince
Franklin, ArethaAretha Franklin	Performer	"Wherever Love Takes Me" from Gold
Frankie Laine, Jack Jones and Aretha Franklin	Performers	"We May Never Love Like This Again" from The Towering Inferno and "Benji's Theme (I Feel Love)" from Benji
Sinatra, FrankFrank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Hope and Academy Awards Orchestra	Performers	"That's Entertainment!"

References

↑ The Official Academy Awards® Database
↑ "The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2011-10-02.

Academy Awards

Awards of Merit

Special awards

Governors Awards	Academy Honorary Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Academy Scientific and Technical Awards	Academy Award of Merit (non-competitive) Scientific and Engineering Award Technical Achievement Award John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Student Awards	Student Academy Award

Former awards

Merit Awards	Assistant Director Dance Direction Director of a Comedy Picture Engineering Effects Short Subject, Two-reel Short Subject, Comedy Short Subject, Novelty Story Title Writing Unique and Artistic Quality of Production
Special Awards	Academy Juvenile Award Special Achievement Academy Award

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Footnotes

‡ Dates and years listed for each ceremony were the eligibility period of film release in Los Angeles County, California. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period was from August to July. For the 6th ceremony held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932 to December 31, 1933. Since the 7th ceremony held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31.

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