1973 Golden Globes: Winners and Nominees

77 films were recognised at the 1973 Golden Globe Awards, across 27 categories. 20 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was The Godfather, with 5 awards, ahead of Cabaret with 3. The categories below run from Best Original Song - Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Ben(1972)
Winner
Butterflies Are Free(1972)
Cabaret(1972)
Deliverance(1972)
Molly and Lawless John(1972)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean(1972)
The Poseidon Adventure(1972)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In(1967)
Winner
All in the Family(1971)
Bridget Loves Bernie(1972)
Audra Lindley
Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)
Elena Verdugo
The Carol Burnett Show(1967)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The)(1970)
Valerie Harper
The Partridge Family (Partridge Family, The)(1970)
Susan Dey

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

Columbo(1971)
Winner
Cannon(1971)
William Conrad
Mannix(1967)
Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)
Robert Young
Medical Center(1969)
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors(1969)
David Hartman

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Sanford and Son(1972)
Winner
All in the Family(1971)
Flip (Flip Wilson Show, The)(1970)
Flip Wilson
M*A*S*H(1972)
The New Bill Cosby Show(1972)
Bill Cosby
The Paul Lynde Show(1972)
Paul Lynde

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

The Emigrants(1971)
Winner
Lady Sings the Blues(1972)
Diana Ross
One Is a Lonely Number(1972)
Trish Van Devere
Play It as It Lays(1972)
Tuesday Weld
Sounder(1972)
Cicely Tyson
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds(1972)
Joanne Woodward

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

Mannix(1967)
Winner
Delphi Bureau(1972)
Anne Jeffreys
McMillan & Wife(1971)
The Mod Squad(1968)
The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Ellen Corby
The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Michael Learned

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

The Godfather(1972)
Winner
Avanti!(1972)
I. A. L. Diamond
Cabaret(1972)
Jay Presson Allen
Deliverance(1972)
James Dickey
Frenzy(1972)
Anthony Shaffer
The Heartbreak Kid(1972)

Foreign Film - Foreign Language

The Emigrants(1971)
Winner
The New Land(1972)
Winner
Cries and Whispers(1972)
Mirage(1972)
Roma(1972)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie(1972)

New Star Of The Year - Actress

Lady Sings the Blues(1972)
Diana Ross
Winner
Cabaret(1972)
Marisa Berenson
The Great Waltz(1972)
Mary Costa
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean(1972)
What's Up, Doc?(1972)
Madeline Kahn
You'll Like My Mother(1972)
Sian Barbara Allen

Best Director - Motion Picture

The Godfather(1972)
Winner
Avanti!(1972)
Billy Wilder
Cabaret(1972)
Bob Fosse
Deliverance(1972)
John Boorman
Frenzy(1972)
Alfred Hitchcock

Best Motion Picture - Drama

The Godfather(1972)
Winner
Deliverance(1972)
Frenzy(1972)
Sleuth(1972)
The Poseidon Adventure(1972)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Cabaret(1972)
Winner
1776(1972)
Avanti!(1972)
Butterflies Are Free(1972)
Travels with My Aunt(1972)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

The Godfather(1972)
Winner
Frenzy(1972)
Ron Goodwin
Lady Sings the Blues(1972)
Michel Legrand
The Getaway(1972)
Quincy Jones
The Poseidon Adventure(1972)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

The Godfather(1972)
Winner
Deliverance(1972)
Jon Voight
Sleuth(1972)
Laurence Olivier
Sleuth(1972)
Michael Caine
The Godfather(1972)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Avanti!(1972)
Jack Lemmon
Winner
Butterflies Are Free(1972)
Edward Albert
Man of La Mancha(1972)
Peter O’Toole
Pete 'n' Tillie(1972)
Walter Matthau
The Heartbreak Kid(1972)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)
James Brolin
Winner
All in the Family(1971)
The Carol Burnett Show(1967)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The)(1970)
Ed Asner
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The)(1970)
Ted Knight

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Cabaret(1972)
Joel Grey
Winner
Avanti!(1972)
Clive Revill
Man of La Mancha(1972)
James Coco
The Godfather(1972)
Travels with My Aunt(1972)
Alec McCowen

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Cabaret(1972)
Liza Minnelli
Winner
Avanti!(1972)
Juliet Mills
Butterflies Are Free(1972)
Goldie Hawn
Pete 'n' Tillie(1972)
Carol Burnett
Travels with My Aunt(1972)
Maggie Smith

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

The Poseidon Adventure(1972)
Winner
Cabaret(1972)
Marisa Berenson
Kansas City Bomber(1972)
Helena Kallianiotes
Pete 'n' Tillie(1972)
Geraldine Page
The Heartbreak Kid(1972)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

All in the Family(1971)
Winner
Maude(1972)
The Carol Burnett Show(1967)
The Julie Andrews Hour(1972)
Julie Andrews
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The)(1970)
Mary Tyler Moore

Best Television Series - Drama

Columbo(1971)
Winner
America: A Personal History of the United States(1972)
America
Mannix(1967)
Medical Center(1969)
The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Waltons, The

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

All in the Family(1971)
Winner
M*A*S*H(1972)
Maude(1972)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The)(1970)
Mary Tyler Moore Show, The
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour(1971)
Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, The

Documentary

Elvis on Tour(1972)
Winner
Walls of Fire(1971)
Winner
Marjoe(1972)
Russia(1972)
Sapporo Winter Olympics(1972)

Foreign Film - English Language

Young Winston(1972)
Winner
Images(1972)
Living Free(1972)
The Ruling Class(1972)
Zee and Co.(1972)
X, Y & Zee

New Star Of The Year - Actor

Butterflies Are Free(1972)
Edward Albert
Winner
Slaughterhouse-Five(1972)
Michael Sacks
Sounder(1972)
Kevin Hooks
When the Legends Die(1972)
Frederic Forrest
Young Winston(1972)
Simon Ward

Television Movie

Television Special - Variety Or Musical

The Life of Leonardo da Vinci(1971)
Life of Leonardo Da Vinci, The
Winner
Look Homeward, Angel(1972)
Look Homeward Angel
The Search for the Nile(1971)
Search for the Nile, The

// cookies

A couple of essential cookies keep CineRoll running. Analytics stays off until you turn it on. Privacy policy