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* Best Picture - Albert S. Ruddy, Producer * Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola Actor in a Supporting Role - James Caan, Robert Duvall, Al Pacino
The 45th Academy Awards were presented Tuesday, March 27, 1973, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, honoring the best films of 1972. The ceremonies were presided over by Carol Burnett , Michael Caine , Charlton Heston , and Rock Hudson .
Aug 31, 2012 · "The Godfather" producer Albert S. Ruddy winning the Oscar® for Best Picture at the 45th Annual Academy Awards® in 1973. Introduced by Rock Hudson and presen...
Feb 5, 2014 · 46th Academy Awards (1973): Nominees and Winners – Cinema Sight by Wesley Lovell. BEST PICTURE. American Graffiti – Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Kurtz. Cries and Whispers – Ingmar Bergman. The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty. The Sting – Tony Bill, Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips. A Touch of Class – Melvin Frank. DIRECTING.
Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Winner. Marlon Brando. The Godfather. Brando did not attend the ceremony, choosing instead to have himself represented by Sacheen Littlefeather (a.k.a. Maria Cruz), a Native American Californian actress.
The Best Picture winner had ten nominations and seven wins - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay (David S. Ward), Best Art/Set Direction, Best Music Score Adaptation (Marvin Hamlisch, who adapted Scott Joplin's piano rag tunes), Best Film Editing, and Best Costume Design (Edith Head with her 8th and final costuming Oscar).
The Godfather. 1972 2h 55m R. 9.2 (2M) Rate. 100 Metascore. The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. Director Francis Ford Coppola Stars Marlon Brando Al Pacino James Caan. Best Picture. Best Actor (Marlon Brando) Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. 2.
