Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
The Sting
Tony Bill, Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips, producers
American Graffiti
Cries and Whispers
The Exorcist
A Touch of Class
Best Director
Winner
George Roy Hill
The Sting
Ingmar Bergman— Cries and Whispers
Bernardo Bertolucci— Last Tango in Paris
William Friedkin— The Exorcist
George Lucas— American Graffiti
Acting
Best Actor
Winner
Jack Lemmon
Save the Tiger
Marlon Brando— Last Tango in Paris
Jack Nicholson— The Last Detail
Al Pacino— Serpico
Robert Redford— The Sting
Best Actress
Winner
Glenda Jackson
A Touch of Class
Ellen Burstyn— The Exorcist
Marsha Mason— Cinderella Liberty
Barbra Streisand— The Way We Were
Joanne Woodward— Summer Wishes Winter Dreams
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
John Houseman
The Paper Chase
Vincent Gardenia— Bang the Drum Slowly
Jack Gilford— Save the Tiger
Randy Quaid— The Last Detail
Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Tatum O'Neal
Paper Moon
Linda Blair— The Exorcist
Candy Clark— American Graffiti
Madeline Kahn— Paper Moon
Writing
Best Original Screenplay
Winner
David S. Ward
The Sting
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner
William Peter Blatty
The Exorcist
Music
Best Original Dramatic Score
Winner
Marvin Hamlisch
The Way We Were
Best Score (Adaptation)
Winner
Marvin Hamlisch
The Sting
Best Original Song
Winner
"The Way We Were" — Marvin Hamlisch, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
The Way We Were
Technical
Best Cinematography
Winner
Sven Nykvist
Cries and Whispers
Best Film Editing
Winner
William Reynolds
The Sting
Art Direction & Costume
Best Art Direction
Winner
Henry Bumstead, James Payne
The Sting
Best Costume Design
Winner
Edith Head
The Sting
Documentary & Short Films
Best Animated Short
Winner
Frank Film
Frank Mouris — rapid-fire collage animation
Best Documentary Feature
Winner
The Great American Cowboy
Keith Merrill
Sound & Visual Effects
Best Sound
Winner
Robert Knudson & Chris Newman
The Exorcist
International Film
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
Day for Night
France — Francois Truffaut