1975 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

49 films were recognised at the 1975 Academy Awards, across 22 categories. 12 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was The Godfather Part II, with 6 awards, ahead of The Towering Inferno with 3. The categories below run from Actor, Actor in a Supporting Role and Actress 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

Actor

Harry and Tonto(1974)
Art Carney
Winner
Chinatown(1974)
Jack Nicholson
Lenny(1974)
Dustin Hoffman
Murder on the Orient Express(1974)
Albert Finney
The Godfather Part II(1974)
Al Pacino

Actor in a Supporting Role

The Godfather Part II(1974)
Robert De Niro
Winner
The Godfather Part II(1974)
Michael V. Gazzo
The Godfather Part II(1974)
Lee Strasberg
The Towering Inferno(1974)
Fred Astaire
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot(1974)
Jeff Bridges

Actress

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore(1974)
Ellen Burstyn
Winner
A Woman Under the Influence(1974)
Gena Rowlands
Chinatown(1974)
Faye Dunaway
Claudine(1974)
Diahann Carroll
Lenny(1974)
Valerie Perrine

Actress in a Supporting Role

Murder on the Orient Express(1974)
Ingrid Bergman
Winner
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore(1974)
Diane Ladd
Blazing Saddles(1974)
Madeline Kahn
Day for Night(1973)
Valentina Cortese
The Godfather Part II(1974)
Talia Shire

Art Direction

The Godfather Part II(1974)
Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
Winner
Chinatown(1974)
Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby Levitt
Earthquake(1974)
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Frank McKelvy
The Island at the Top of the World(1974)
Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter Tyler, Al Roelofs; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
The Towering Inferno(1974)
Art Direction: William Creber, Ward Preston; Set Decoration: Raphael Bretton

Best Picture

The Godfather Part II(1974)
Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos, Co-Producers
Winner
Chinatown(1974)
Robert Evans, Producer
Lenny(1974)
Marvin Worth, Producer
The Conversation(1974)
Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Co-Producer
The Towering Inferno(1974)
Irwin Allen, Producer

Cinematography

The Towering Inferno(1974)
Fred Koenekamp, Joseph Biroc
Winner
Chinatown(1974)
John A. Alonzo
Earthquake(1974)
Philip Lathrop
Lenny(1974)
Bruce Surtees
Murder on the Orient Express(1974)
Geoffrey Unsworth

Costume Design

The Great Gatsby(1974)
Theoni V. Aldredge
Winner
Chinatown(1974)
Anthea Sylbert
Daisy Miller(1974)
John Furness
Murder on the Orient Express(1974)
Tony Walton
The Godfather Part II(1974)
Theadora Van Runkle

Directing

The Godfather Part II(1974)
Francis Ford Coppola
Winner
A Woman Under the Influence(1974)
John Cassavetes
Chinatown(1974)
Roman Polanski
Day for Night(1973)
Francois Truffaut
Lenny(1974)
Bob Fosse

Documentary (Feature)

Hearts and Minds(1974)
Peter Davis and Bert Schneider, Producers
Winner
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman(1974)
Judy Collins and Jill Godmilow, Producers
The 81st Blow(1974)
Jacquot Ehrlich, David Bergman and Haim Gouri, Producers
The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art(1974)
Herbert Kline, Producer
The Wild and the Brave(1974)
Natalie R. Jones and Eugene S. Jones, Producers

Film Editing

The Towering Inferno(1974)
Harold F. Kress, Carl Kress
Winner
Blazing Saddles(1974)
John C. Howard, Danford Greene
Chinatown(1974)
Sam O'Steen
Earthquake(1974)
Dorothy Spencer
The Longest Yard(1974)
Michael Luciano

International Feature Film

Amarcord(1973)
Italy
Winner
Cat's Play(1974)
Hungary
Lacombe, Lucien(1974)
France
The Deluge(1974)
Poland
The Truce(1974)
Argentina

Music (Original Dramatic Score)

The Godfather Part II(1974)
Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola
Winner
Chinatown(1974)
Jerry Goldsmith
Murder on the Orient Express(1974)
Richard Rodney Bennett
Shanks(1974)
Alex North
The Towering Inferno(1974)
John Williams

Music (Song)

The Towering Inferno(1974)
We May Never Love Like This Again in "The Towering Inferno" Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Winner
Benji(1974)
Benji's Theme (I Feel Love) in "Benji" Music by Euel Box; Lyrics by Betty Box
Blazing Saddles(1974)
Blazing Saddles in "Blazing Saddles" Music by John Morris; Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Gold(1974)
Wherever Love Takes Me in "Gold" Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Don Black
The Little Prince(1974)
Little Prince in "The Little Prince" Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner

Short Film (Animated)

Closed Mondays(1974)
Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner, Producers
Winner
Hunger(1974)
Peter Foldes and René Jodoin, Producers
The Family That Dwelt Apart(1973)
Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall, Producers
Voyage to Next(1974)
Faith Hubley and John Hubley, Producers
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too(1974)
Wolfgang Reitherman, Producer

Short Film (Live Action)

One-Eyed Men Are Kings(1974)
Paul Claudon and Edmond Sechan, Producers
Winner
Climb(1974)
Dewitt Jones, Producer
Planet Ocean(1974)
George V. Casey, Producer
The Concert(1974)
Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin, Producers
The Violin(1974)
Andrew Welsh and George Pastic, Producers

Sound

Earthquake(1974)
Ronald Pierce, Melvin Metcalfe, Sr.
Winner
Chinatown(1974)
Bud Grenzbach, Larry Jost
The Conversation(1974)
Walter Murch, Arthur Rochester
The Towering Inferno(1974)
Theodore Soderberg, Herman Lewis
Young Frankenstein(1974)
Richard Portman, Gene Cantamessa

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Chinatown(1974)
Robert Towne
Winner
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore(1974)
Robert Getchell
Day for Night(1973)
Francois Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman
Harry and Tonto(1974)
Paul Mazursky, Josh Greenfeld
The Conversation(1974)
Francis Ford Coppola

Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material)

The Godfather Part II(1974)
Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
Winner
Lenny(1974)
Julian Barry
Murder on the Orient Express(1974)
Paul Dehn
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz(1974)
Screenplay by Mordecai Richler; Adaptation by Lionel Chetwynd
Young Frankenstein(1974)
Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks

Documentary (Short Subject)

City Out of Wilderness(1974)
Francis Thompson, Producer
Exploratorium(1974)
Jon Boorstin, Producer
John Muir's High Sierra(1974)
Dewitt Jones and Lesley Foster, Producers
Naked Yoga(1974)
Ronald S. Kass and Mervyn Lloyd, Producers

Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)

The Great Gatsby(1974)
Adaptation Score by Nelson Riddle
Winner
Phantom of the Paradise(1974)
Song Score by Paul Williams; Adaptation Score by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton
The Little Prince(1974)
Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; Adaptation Score by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley

Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)

Earthquake(1974)
Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, Albert Whitlock
Winner