Best Picture American Graffiti, Francis Ford Coppola, producer; Gary Kurtz, co-producer (Universal) Cries and Whispers, Ingmar Bergman, producer (New World Pictures) The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty, producer (Warner Bros.) The Sting, Tony Bill, Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, producers (Universal) A Touch of Class, Melvin Frank, producer (Avco Embassy) Best Actor Marlon Brando, Last Tango in Paris Jack Lemmon, Save the Tiger Jack Nicholson, The Last Detail Al Pacino, Serpico Robert Redford, The Sting Best Actress Ellen Burstyn, The Exorcist Glenda Jackson, A Touch of Class Marsha Mason, Cinderella Liberty Barbra Streisand, The Way We Were Joanne Woodward, Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Actor in a Supporting Role Vincent Gardenia, Bang the Drum Slowly Jack Gilford, Save the Tiger John Houseman, The Paper Chase Jason Miller, The Exorcist Randy Quaid, The Last Detail Actress in a Supporting Role Linda Blair, The Exorcist Candy Clark, American Graffiti Madeline Kahn, Paper Moon Tatum O'Neal, Paper Moon Sylvia Sidney, Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Directing Ingmar Bergman, Cries and Whispers Bernardo Bertolucci, Last Tango in Paris William Friedkin, The Exorcist George Roy Hill, The Sting George Lucas, American Graffiti Writing Screenplay Based on Material From Another Medium William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist James Bridges, The Paper Chase Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler, Serpico Alvin Sargent, Paper Moon Robert Towne, The Last Detail Original Screenplay Ingmar Bergman, Cries and Whispers Melvin Frank and Jack Rose, A Touch of Class George Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck, American Grafitti Steve Shagan, Save the Tiger David S. Ward, The Sting Cinematography Jack Couffer, Jonathan Livingston Seagull Sven Nykvist, Cries and Whispers Owen Roizman, The Exorcist Harry Stradling, Jr., The Way We Were Robert Surtees, The Sting Art Direction Henry Bumstead, art direction; James Payne, set decoration, The Sting Stephen Grimes, art direction; William Kiernan, set decoration, The Way We Were Philip Jefferies, art direction; Robert de Vestel, set decoration, Tom Sawyer Bill Malley, art direction; Jerry Wunderlich, set decoration, The Exorcist Lorenzo Mongiardino and Gianni Quaranta, art direction; Carmelo Patrono, set decoration, Brother Sun Sister Moon Sound Robert Knudson and Chris Newman, The Exorcist Donald O. Mitchell and Lawrence O. Jost, The Paper Chase Ronald K. Pierce and Robert Bertrand, The Sting Richard Portman and Les Fresholtz, Paper Moon Richard Portman and Lawrence O. Jost, The Day of the Dolphin Music Song �All That Love Went to Waste,� A Touch of Class, George Barrie, music; Sammy Cahn, lyrics �Live and Let Die,� Live and Let Die, Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, music and lyrics �Love,� Robin Hood, George Bruns, music; Floyd Huddleston, lyrics �Nice to Be Around,� Cinderella Liberty, John Williams, music; Paul Williams, lyrics �The Way We Were,� The Way We Were, Marvin Hamlisch, music; Alan and Marilyn Bergman, lyrics Original Dramatic Score John Cameron, A Touch of Class Georges Delerue, The Day of the Dolphin Jerry Goldsmith, Papillon Marvin Hamlisch, The Way We Were John Williams, Cinderella Liberty Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation Marvin Hamlisch, The Sting Andr� Previn, Herbert Spencer and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, song; John Williams, adaptation, Tom Sawyer Film Editing Verna Fields and Marcia Lucas, American Graffiti Frank P. Keller and James Galloway, Jonathan Livingston Seagull Ralph Kemplen, The Day of the Jackal Jordan Leondopoulos, Bud Smith, Evan Lottman and Norman Gay, The Exorcist William Reynolds, The Sting Costume Design Donfeld, Tom Sawyer Edith Head, The Sting Dorothy Jeakins and Moss Mabry, The Way We Were Piero Tosi, Ludwig Marik Vos, Cries and Whispers Short Subjects Animated Frank Film (Frank Mouris, producer; Frank Mouris Production) The Legend of John Henry (Nick Bosustow and David Adams, producers; Bosustow-Pyramid Films Production) Pulcinella (Emanuele Luzzati and Guilio Gianini, producers; Luzzati-Gianini Production) Live Action The Bolero (Allan Miller and William Fertik, producers; Allan Miller Production) Clockmaker (Richard Gayer, producer; James Street Productions) Life Times Nine (Pen Densham and John Watson, producers; Insight Productions) Documentary Short Subject Background (Carmen D'Avino, producer; D'Avino and Fucci-Stone Productions) Children at Work (Paisti Ag Obair) (Louis Marcus, producer; Gael-Linn Films) Christo's Valley Curtain (Albert Maysles and David Maysles, producers; Maysles Films Production) Four Stones for Kanemitsu (Terry Sanders and June Wayne, producers; Tamarind Production) Princeton: A Search for Answers (Julian Krainin and DeWitt L. Sage, Jr., producers; Krainin-Sage Productions) Feature Always a New Beginning (John D. Goodell, producer; Goodell Motion Pictures) Battle of Berlin (Bengt von zur Muehlen, producer; Chronos Film GmbH) The Great American Cowboy (Keith Merrill, producer; Keith Merrill Associates-Rodeo Film Productions) Journey to the Outer Limits (Alex Grasshoff, producer; National Geographic Society and Wolper Productions) Walls of Fire (Gertrude Ross Marks and Edmund F. Penney, producers; Mentor Productions) Foreign Language Film Day for Night, France The House of Chelouche Street, Israel L'Invitation, Switzerland The Pedestrian, Federal Republic of Germany�West Turkish Delight, Netherlands Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Lawrence Weingarten Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Lew Wasserman Honorary Awards: To Henri Langlois for his devotion to the art of film, his massive contributions in preserving its past and his unswerving faith in its future To Groucho Marx in recognition of his brilliant creativity and for the unequalled acheivements of the Marx Brothers in the art of motion picture comedy

Facts:

• Winners Announced: April 2, 1974
• Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
• Hosts: John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds, David Niven
• Eligibility Year: 1973