1974 Golden Globes: Winners and Nominees

62 films were recognised at the 1974 Golden Globe Awards, across 24 categories. 18 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was The Exorcist, with 4 awards, ahead of The Waltons (Waltons, The) with 2. The categories below run from Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Original Score - Motion Picture and Best Original Song - Motion Picture 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 Motion Picture - Drama

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Jonathan Livingston Seagull(1973)
Neil Diamond
Winner
Breezy(1973)
Michel Legrand
Cinderella Liberty(1973)
John Williams
O Lucky Man!(1973)
Alan Price
The Day of the Dolphin(1973)
Tom Sawyer(1973)
Richard M. Sherman

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

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

M*A*S*H(1972)
Winner
All in the Family(1971)
Hawkins(1973)
Strother Martin
The Carol Burnett Show(1967)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The)(1970)
Ed Asner
The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Will Geer

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

Hawkins(1973)
James Stewart
Winner
Columbo(1971)
Kung Fu(1972)
David Carradine
Mannix(1967)
Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)
Robert Young
The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Richard Thomas

Best Television Series - Drama

The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Waltons, The
Winner
Cannon(1971)
Columbo(1971)
Hawkins(1973)
Mannix(1967)
Police Story(1973)

Documentary

Visions of Eight(1973)
Winner
Love(1973)
Love(1971)
The Movies That Made Us(1973)
Movies That Made Us, The
The Second Gun(1973)
Second Gun, The
Wattstax(1973)

Best Director - Motion Picture

The Exorcist(1973)
Winner
American Graffiti(1973)
George Lucas
Last Tango in Paris(1972)
Bernardo Bertolucci
Paper Moon(1973)
Peter Bogdanovich
The Day of the Jackal(1973)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Serpico(1973)
Al Pacino
Winner
Electra Glide in Blue(1973)
Robert Blake
Papillon(1973)
Steve McQueen
Save the Tiger(1973)
Jack Lemmon
The Last Detail(1973)

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

A Touch of Class(1973)
Winner
American Graffiti(1973)
Richard Dreyfuss
Jesus Christ Superstar(1973)
Carl Anderson
Jesus Christ Superstar(1973)
Ted Neely
Paper Moon(1973)
Ryan O’Neal

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

The Paper Chase(1973)
Winner
Save the Tiger(1973)
Jack Gilford
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams(1973)
Martin Balsam
The Exorcist(1973)
The Last Detail(1973)

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

The Odd Couple(1970)
Jack Klugman
Winner
All in the Family(1971)
Lotsa Luck(1973)
Dom De Luise
M*A*S*H(1972)
Sanford and Son(1972)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Cinderella Liberty(1973)
Marsha Mason
Winner
Ash Wednesday(1973)
Elizabeth Taylor
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams(1973)
Joanne Woodward
The Exorcist(1973)
The Way We Were(1973)

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

A Touch of Class(1973)
Winner
40 Carats(1973)
Liv Ullmann
Charley and the Angel(1973)
Cloris Leachman
Jesus Christ Superstar(1973)
Yvonne Elliman
Paper Moon(1973)
Tatum O’Neal

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

The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Ellen Corby
Winner
All in the Family(1971)
M*A*S*H(1972)
Mannix(1967)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The)(1970)
Valerie Harper

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

The Exorcist(1973)
Winner
A Delicate Balance(1973)
Kate Reid
Day for Night(1973)
Valentina Cortese
Paper Moon(1973)
Madeline Kahn
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams(1973)
Sylvia Sidney

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

The Blue Knight(1973)
Lee Remick
Winner
Emergency!(1972)
Julie London
General Hospital(1963)
Emily McLaughlin
McMillan & Wife(1971)
The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Michael Learned

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

All in the Family(1971)
Winner
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour(1971)
Cher
Winner
Maude(1972)
The Carol Burnett Show(1967)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The)(1970)
Mary Tyler Moore

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

The Exorcist(1973)
Winner
A Touch of Class(1973)
Cinderella Liberty(1973)
Darryl Ponicsan
The Day of the Jackal(1973)
The Sting(1973)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

All in the Family(1971)
Winner
Sanford and Son(1972)
The Carol Burnett Show(1967)
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

New Star Of The Year - Actor

American Graffiti(1973)
Paul Le Mat
Winner
Cinderella Liberty(1973)
Kirk Calloway
Jeremy(1973)
Robby Benson
Jesus Christ Superstar(1973)
Carl Anderson
Jesus Christ Superstar(1973)
Ted Neely

New Star Of The Year - Actress

Paper Moon(1973)
Tatum O’Neal
Winner
Breezy(1973)
Kay Lenz
Dillinger(1973)
Michelle Phillips
The Exorcist(1973)
Time to Run(1973)
Barbara Sigel

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