47th Academy Awards | |
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Date | April 8, 1975 |
Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles |
Hosted by | Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Frank Sinatra |
Produced by | Howard W. Koch |
Directed by | Marty Pasetta |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | The Godfather Part II |
Most awards | The Godfather Part II (6) |
Most nominations | Chinatown and The Godfather Part II (11) |
TV in the United States | |
Network | NBC |
The 47th Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1975 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, and Frank Sinatra. This was the last year NBC aired the ceremonies before ABC secured broadcasting rights, which they still hold to this day.
The success of The Godfather Part II 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 88th Academy Awards, 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 Score (with Nino Rota) and Francis for Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay (with Mario Puzo).
This was the only Oscars where all nominees in one category were released by the same studio: all five Best Costume Design nominations were for films released by Paramount Pictures.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger ().