The 47th Academy Awards were presented Tuesday, April 8, 1975, at the

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, honoring the best films of 1974. The ceremonies were presided over by

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, Shirley MacLaine,

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, and Frank Sinatra. This was the last year NBC aired the ceremonies before

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secured broadcasting rights, which they still hold to this day. The success of ''

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'' 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

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, 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 Dramatic Score (with

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) and Francis for

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, and Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material (with

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

Winners and nominees

Nominees were announced on February 24, 1975. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (). Select "1974" in the "Award Year(s)" drop-down menu and press "Search".

Special Achievement Award

* Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, and Albert Whitlock for the visual effects of ''

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Academy Honorary Award

* Jean Renoir * Howard Hawks

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

* Arthur B. Krim

Multiple nominations and awards

These films had multiple nominations: *11 nominations: '' Chinatown'' and ''

'' *8 nominations: ''

The Towering Inferno ''The Towering Inferno'' is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels '' The Towe ...

'' *6 nominations: '' Lenny'' and ''

Murder on the Orient Express ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a work of detective fiction by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the U ...

'' *4 nominations: ''

'' *3 nominations: '' Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'', '' Blazing Saddles'', ''

The Conversation ''The Conversation'' is a 1974 American mystery thriller film written, produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford, Teri Garr, and Robe ...

'' and '' Day for Night'' *2 nominations: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

Young Frankenstein ''Young Frankenstein'' is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks. The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and Gene Wilder. Wilder also starred in the lead role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor ...

'' The following films received multiple awards. *6 wins: ''

'' *3 wins: ''

'' *2 wins: ''

Presenters and performers

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

Presenters

Performers

References

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Winners and nominees

Special Achievement Award

Academy Honorary Award

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Multiple nominations and awards

Presenters and performers

Presenters

Performers

See also

References