The 44th Academy Awards | 1972
The complete list of Academy Awards nominees for 1972. We have had 22 different categories and 49 different movies nominated in this year of academy awards. Amongst all the movies, there were 13 distinct movies awarded. The French Connection is the most-awarded movie of this year with 8 Oscars nominations and 5 awards. The French Connection won this year's Best Picture.
- Categories
- 22
- Nominees
- 49
- Winners
- 13
1972 Oscars Recap
Here is a recap of all the 22 categories in 1972.
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- Best Effects, Special Visual Effects
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Best Cinematography
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Best Sound
- Klute
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Nicholas and Alexandra
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Nicholas and Alexandra
- Best Costume Design
- Sentinels of Silence
- Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- Sentinels of Silence
- Best Short Subject, Live Action Films
- Shaft
- Best Music, Original Song
- Summer of '42
- Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
- The Crunch Bird
- Best Short Subject, Animated Films
- The French Connection
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- The French Connection
- Best Director
- The French Connection
- Best Film Editing
- The French Connection
- Best Picture
- The French Connection
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
- Best Foreign Language Film
- The Hellstrom Chronicle
- Best Documentary, Features
- The Hospital
- Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced
- The Last Picture Show
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- The Last Picture Show
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 19717.7/10·97%+
- 19717.2/10·100%
- 19717.0/10·86%
- 19718.0/10·83%+
- 19716.6/10·75%
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 19718.0/10·100%+
- 19718.0/10·100%+
- 19718.0/10·83%+
- 19717.0/10·100%
- 19717.7/10·97%+
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 19717.1/10·93%
- 19717.0/10·86%
- 19717.2/10·67%+
- 19717.7/10·84%
- 19717.1/10·80%
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 19718.0/10·100%+
- 19717.0/10·87%
- 19718.0/10·100%+
- 19717.2/10·100%
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- 19717.2/10·67%+
- 19717.1/10·68%
- 19718.0/10·83%+
- 19717.1/10·80%
- 19717.2/10·67%
Best Cinematography
- 19718.0/10·83%+
- 19717.2/10·67%+
- 19717.2/10·79%
- 19717.7/10·97%+
- 19718.0/10·100%+
Best Costume Design
- 19717.2/10·67%+
- 19717.1/10·68%
- 19717.4/10·69%
- 19717.1/10·80%
- 19716.3/10·55%
Best Director
- 19717.7/10·97%+
- 19717.0/10·86%
- 19718.0/10·83%+
- 19718.0/10·100%+
- 19718.3/10·87%
Best Documentary, Features
- 19717.4/10·75%
- 19717.2/10
- 19717.8/10·83%
- 19717.4/10
- 19698.2/10·100%
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- 19717.3/10
- 19726.6/10
- 19728.2/10
- 19727.1/10
- 1971
Best Effects, Special Visual Effects
- 19717.1/10·68%
- 19705.2/10·20%
Best Film Editing
- 19717.7/10·97%+
- 19718.3/10·87%
- 19716.6/10·75%
- 19717.2/10·79%
- 19717.2/10·67%
Best Foreign Language Film
- 19707.4/10·100%
- 19707.4/10·73%
- 19706.6/10
- 19718.0/10·93%
- 19717.5/10
Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
- 19717.2/10·79%
- 19717.1/10·80%
- 19717.2/10·67%+
- 19716.6/10·86%
- 19717.5/10·81%
Best Music, Original Song
- 19716.6/10·86%
- 19717.1/10·68%
- 1971
- 19716.6/10·75%
- 19717.0/10·100%
Best Music, Scoring Adaptation and Original Song Score
- 19718.0/10·83%+
- 19717.1/10·68%
- 19706.6/10
- 19716.9/10·83%
- 19717.8/10·91%
Best Picture
- 19717.7/10·97%+
- 19718.3/10·87%
- 19718.0/10·83%+
- 19717.2/10·67%+
- 19718.0/10·100%+
Best Short Subject, Animated Films
- 19715.3/10
- 19716.3/10
- 19717.3/10
Best Short Subject, Live Action Films
- 19717.3/10
- 19716.8/10
- 19696.5/10
Best Sound
- 19718.0/10·83%+
- 19716.6/10·64%
- 19716.6/10·75%
- 19717.1/10·80%
- 19717.7/10·97%+
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- 19717.7/10·97%+
- 19718.3/10·87%
- 19708.0/10·98%
- 19707.4/10·100%
- 19718.0/10·100%+
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced
- 19717.2/10·100%
- 19708.1/10·100%
- 19717.1/10·93%
- 19717.2/10·79%
- 19717.0/10·86%