46th Academy Awards
| 46th Academy Awards | |
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| Date | April 2, 1974 |
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles |
| Hosted by | John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds, David Niven |
| Produced by | Jack Haley, Jr. |
| Directed by | Marty Pasetta |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | The Sting |
| Most awards | The Sting (7) |
| Most nominations | The Exorcist and The Sting (10) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | NBC |
| Duration | 3 hours, 23 minutes |
The 46th Academy Awards were presented on April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds and David Niven.
While David Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor to present the award for Best Picture, a streaker named Robert Opel ran out from backstage, a moment which showed David Niven's natural aplomb as he quickly quipped about the man's "shortcomings".
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (
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The 46th Academy Awards ceremony is perhaps best remembered as the ceremony in which a streaker named Robert Opel ran across the stage naked while flashing a peace sign with his hand. In response, host David Niven jokingly quipped, "The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings." In 2001, this incident was voted as the most memorable Oscar moment in history, coming in first over Marlon Brando's 1972 boycott of the 45th Academy Awards, in which he nominated Sacheen Littlefeather to explain why he would not be coming to collect his Oscar for The Godfather.
These films had multiple nominations:
The following films received multiple awards.
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
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