The 44th edition of the Academy Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was held on 00 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, United States, awarding the best films of the year 1971. The ceremony was presented by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr. y Jack Lemmon.
The movie with the most nominations at the Academy Awards 1972 was The French Connection with 8 nominations and The film that won the most awards was The French Connection, winning 5 of the 8 nominations.
Discover all the data and statistics about the Academy AwardsTo below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 1972 Academy Awards.
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What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1972?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1972 was The French Connection
Best Picture
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1972?
The director who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1972 was William Friedkin, for the film The French Connection
Best Director
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1972?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1972 was Gene Hackman, for the movie The French Connection
Best Leading Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1972?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1972 was Jane Fonda, for the movie Klute
Best Leading Actress
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1972?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1972 was Ben Johnson, for the movie The Last Picture Show
Best Supporting Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1972?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1972 was Cloris Leachman, for the movie The Last Picture Show
Best Supporting Actress
What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 1972?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 1972 was Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography
Best Score - Drama or Comedy
Best Score – Adaptation or Treatment
Best Song
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Sound
Best Short Film
Best Documentary Feature
General summary of nominations and awards (Films)
| Film | Nominations | Awards | |
| The French Connection | 8 | 5 | |
| The Fiddler on the Roof | 8 | 3 | |
| The Last Picture Show | 8 | 2 | |
| Nicholas and Alexandra | 6 | 2 | |
| Bedknobs & Broomsticks | 5 | 1 | |
| Mary, Queen of Scots | 5 | 0 | |
| Summer of '42 | 4 | 1 | |
| Kotch | 4 | 0 | |
| A Clockwork Orange | 4 | 0 | |
| Sunday, Bloody Sunday | 4 | 0 | |
| Klute | 2 | 1 | |
| The Hospital | 2 | 1 | |
| Shaft | 2 | 1 | |
| The Garden of the Finzi-Continis | 2 | 1 | |
| Sometimes a Great Notion | 2 | 0 | |
| Tchaikovsky (Chaykovskiy) | 2 | 0 | |
| The Andromeda Strain | 2 | 0 |
