45th Academy Awards
| 45th Academy Awards | |
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| Date | March 27, 1973 |
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles |
| Hosted by | Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson |
| Produced by | Howard W. Koch |
| Directed by | Marty Pasetta |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | The Godfather |
| Most awards | Cabaret (8) |
| Most nominations | Cabaret and The Godfather (10) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | NBC |
| Duration | 2 hours, 38 minutes |
The 45th Academy Awards were presented March 27, 1973, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, honoring the best films of 1972. The ceremonies were presided over by Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston, and Rock Hudson.
The ceremony was marked by Marlon Brando's boycott of the Oscars and his sending of Sacheen Littlefeather to explain why he would not show up to collect his Best Actor award for The Godfather, and by Charlie Chaplin's first competitive Oscar win for Best Original Score for his 20-year-old film Limelight, which was eligible because it did not screen in Los Angeles until 1972. Chaplin had received honorary Academy Awards in 1929 and 1972.
Cabaret, Bob Fosse's adaptation of the Broadway stage musical, set a record for the most Oscars won without winning Best Picture. Best Picture winner The Godfather received only three Academy Awards.
This year was the first time that two African American women received nominations for Best Actress.
This was also the first year when all the Oscar winners were brought out on stage at the end of the ceremony.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (
).
The following 15 films received multiple nominations.
^ A Does not include the one nomination received for Best Foreign Language Film the previous year
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