Awards
| Category/Organization | 29th Golden Globe Awards February 6, 1972 |
26th BAFTA Awards February 26, 1973 |
44th Academy Awards April 10, 1972 |
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| Drama | Musical or Comedy | |||
| Best Film | The French Connection | Fiddler on the Roof | Cabaret | The French Connection |
| Best Director | William Friedkin The French Connection |
Bob Fosse Cabaret |
William Friedkin The French Connection |
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| Best Actor | Gene Hackman The French Connection |
Chaim Topol Fiddler on the Roof |
Gene Hackman The French Connection |
Gene Hackman The French Connection |
| Best Actress | Jane Fonda Klute |
Twiggy The Boy Friend |
Liza Minnelli Cabaret |
Jane Fonda Klute |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ben Johnson The Last Picture Show |
Ben Johnson The Last Picture Show |
Ben Johnson The Last Picture Show |
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| Best Supporting Actress | Cloris Leachman The Last Picture Show |
Cloris Leachman The Last Picture Show |
Cloris Leachman The Last Picture Show |
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| Best Screenplay, Original | The Hospital Paddy Chayefsky |
The Hospital Paddy Chayefsky |
The Hospital Paddy Chayefsky |
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| Best Screenplay, Adapted | The Last Picture Show Peter Bogdanovich and Larry McMurtry |
The French Connection Ernest Tidyman |
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| Best Score | Shaft Isaac Hayes |
The Godfather Nino Rota |
Shaft Isaac Hayes |
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Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- The Go-Between, directed by Joseph Losey, United Kingdom
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy / W. Germany
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