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
George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck— American Graffiti
Ingmar Bergman— Cries and Whispers
Steve Shagan— Save the Tiger
Melvin Frank, Jack Rose— A Touch of Class
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner
William Peter Blatty
The Exorcist
Robert Towne— The Last Detail
James Bridges— The Paper Chase
Alvin Sargent— Paper Moon
Waldo Salt, Norman Wexler— Serpico
Music
Best Original Dramatic Score
Winner
Marvin Hamlisch
The Way We Were
John Williams— Cinderella Liberty
Georges Delerue— The Day of the Dolphin
Jerry Goldsmith— Papillon
John Cameron— A Touch of Class
Best Score (Adaptation)
Winner
Marvin Hamlisch
The Sting
André Previn, Herbert Spencer, Andrew Lloyd Webber— Jesus Christ Superstar
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, John Williams— Tom Sawyer
Best Original Song
Winner
"The Way We Were" — Marvin Hamlisch, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
The Way We Were
“Nice To Be Around” — John Williams, Paul Williams— Cinderella Liberty
“Live and Let Die” — Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney— Live and Let Die
“Love” — George Bruns, Floyd Huddleston— Robin Hood
“All That Love Went To Waste” — George Barrie, Sammy Cahn— A Touch of Class
“The Way We Were” — Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman— The Way We Were
Technical
Best Cinematography
Winner
Sven Nykvist
Cries and Whispers
Owen Roizman— The Exorcist
Jack Couffer— Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Robert Surtees— The Sting
Harry Stradling Jr.— The Way We Were
Best Film Editing
Winner
William Reynolds
The Sting
Verna Fields, Marcia Lucas— American Graffiti
Ralph Kemplen— The Day of the Jackal
Jordan Leondopoulos, Bud Smith, Evan Lottman, Norman Gay— The Exorcist
Frank P. Keller, James Galloway— Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Art Direction & Costume
Best Art Direction
Winner
Henry Bumstead, James Payne
The Sting
Gianni Quaranta, Lorenzo Mongiardino, Carmela Patrono— Brother Sun Sister Moon
Bill Malley, Jerry Wunderlich— The Exorcist
Philip Jefferies, Robert de Vestel— Tom Sawyer
Stephen Grimes, William Kiernan— The Way We Were
Best Costume Design
Winner
Edith Head
The Sting
Marik Vos— Cries and Whispers
Piero Tosi— Ludwig
Donfeld— Tom Sawyer
Dorothy Jeakins, Moss Mabry— The Way We Were
Documentary & Short Films
Best Animated Short
Winner
Frank Film
Frank Mouris — rapid-fire collage animation
Nick Bosustow, David Adams— The Legend of John Henry
Emanuele Luzzati, Giulio Gianini— Pulcinella
Best Documentary Feature
Winner
The Great American Cowboy
Keith Merrill
John D. Goodell— Always a New Beginning
Bengt von zur Muehlen— Battle of Berlin
Alex Grasshoff— Journey to the Outer Limits
Gertrude Ross Marks, Edmund F. Penney— Walls of Fire
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
The House on Chelouche Street
L'Invitation
The Pedestrian
Turkish Delight