The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Marty Pasetta

Release Date:

10 April 1972 (USA)

Plot Keywords:

TV Special | Awards Show | Number In Title

Cast

Ann-Margret	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
Karen Black	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Timothy Bottoms	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Jeff Bridges	...	Himself
Red Buttons	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
James Caan	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
Frank Capra	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Best Director
Leslie Caron	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
The Carpenters	...	Themselves - Performers
Richard Chamberlain	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Charles Chaplin	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Paddy Chayefsky	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay
Philip D'Antoni	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Sammy Davis Jr.	...	Himself - Co-host
Sandy Duncan	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
Jane Fonda	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
William Friedkin	...	Himself - Winner: Best Director
John Gavin	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
Betty Grable	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Music Awards
Joel Grey	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Original Song
Gene Hackman	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Barbara Harris	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Richard Harris	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Helen Hayes	...	Herself - Co-host
Isaac Hayes	...	Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Original Song
Dick Haymes	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Music Awards
Joey Heatherton	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
Richard Jaeckel	...	Himself
Ben Johnson	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sally Kellerman	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan King	...	Himself - Co-Host
Cloris Leachman	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Short Film, Animated & Live Action
Jack Lemmon	...	Himself - Co-Host
Johnny Mathis	...	Himself - Performer
Walter Matthau	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Joe Namath	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Costume Design
Jack Nicholson	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
Jennifer O'Neill	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Charley Pride	...	Himself - Performer
Debbie Reynolds	...	Herself - Performer
Richard Roundtree	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Animated & Live Action
Cybill Shepherd	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Costume Design
Jill St. John	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
Donald Sutherland	...	Himself - Audience Member
Janet Suzman	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Daniel Taradash	...	Himself - Academy President, presenting Honorary Award to Charles Chaplin
Ernest Tidyman	...	Himself - Best Adapted Screenplay Winner
Jack Valenti	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
John Wayne	...	Himself- Presenter
Raquel Welch	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Tennessee Williams	...	Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
Natalie Wood	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Best Director
Michael York	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center - 135 N. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Trivia:

For the only time in the awards' televised history, the Best Picture Award is not given last. Instead, that moment is chosen to present an Honorary Award to Charles Chaplin.

Quotes:

Sammy Davis Jr.: Tonight, the Academy is honoring two films about my people, "Shaft" and "Fiddler on the Roof."

Movie Connections:

References Shaft (1971)

Soundtrack:

All His Children