46th Academy Awards
| 46th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | April 2, 1974 |
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles |
| Hosted by | John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds, David Niven |
| Produced by | Jack Haley, Jr. |
| Directed by | Marty Pasetta |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | The Sting |
| Most awards | The Sting (7) |
| Most nominations | The Exorcist and The Sting (10) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | NBC |
| Duration | 3 hours, 23 minutes |
The 46th Academy Awards were presented on April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds and David Niven.
While David Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor to present the award for Best Picture, a streaker named Robert Opel ran out from backstage, a moment which showed David Niven's natural aplomb as he quickly quipped about the man's "shortcomings".
Winners and nominees
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Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1]
Streaking incident
The 46th Academy Awards ceremony is perhaps best remembered as the ceremony in which a streaker named Robert Opel ran across the stage naked while flashing a peace sign with his hand. In response, host David Niven jokingly quipped, "The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings." [2][3] In 2001, this incident was voted[citation needed] as the most memorable Oscar moment in history, coming in first over Marlon Brando's 1972 boycott of the 45th Academy Awards, in which he nominated Sacheen Littlefeather to explain why he would not be coming to collect his Oscar for The Godfather.
Other notable events
- First-time nominee George Lucas made his debut at the Academy Awards with his nostalgic teen drama American Graffiti. It was nominated for Best Picture (Francis Ford Coppola and Gary Kurtz), Director & Original Screenplay (Lucas), Editor (Marcia Lucas), and Candy Clark for Best Supporting Actress.
- Jack Lemmon won his second career Oscar that night; his first was for 1955's Mister Roberts. As he accepted the award, he announced that "In recent years, especially, there has been a great deal of criticism about this award. And probably, a great deal of that criticism is very justified; I would just like to say that, whether it is justified or not, I think it is one hell of a honor and I am thrilled, and I thank you all, very, very much."
- Katharine Hepburn made her first and only appearance at the ceremony to present The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to her longtime friend Lawrence Weingarten. Whenever she won an Oscar, she always had either the presenter or another person associated with her film accept it on her behalf. Upon taking the stage, she received a standing ovation, to which she replied "I'm living proof that a person can wait forty-one years to be unselfish."
- Coincidentally, Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor and Connie Stevens, who were all ex-wives of Eddie Fisher's, each appeared in some form.
- This was Susan Hayward's last public appearance before she died of brain cancer in 1975.
- At 10 years, 148 days of age, Tatum O'Neal won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Paper Moon. She became the youngest winner of an Oscar, a feat unmatched to this day.
- During the ceremony, the whole in memoriam tribute was for legendary producer Samuel Goldwyn, who had died at age 94, three months prior to the event. He is the only person to have an Academy Awards ceremony dedicated solely to him.
- Longtime film veteran/comedian Groucho Marx was presented with an Honorary Academy Award for his contributions to the cinema.
- Julia Phillips became the first female producer to win for Best Picture.
- With Tatum O'Neal being 10 years old and John Houseman being 71 years old, this was the biggest age gap ever for 2 acting wins.
Multiple nominations and awards
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These films had multiple nominations:
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The following films received multiple awards.
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Presenters and performers
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
Presenters
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Hank Simms | Announcer for the 46th Academy Awards |
| Walter Mirisch (AMPAS President) | Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony |
| Linda Blair Billy Dee Williams |
Presenters of the Short Subjects Awards |
| James Caan Raquel Welch |
Presenters of the Documentary Awards |
| Jack Valenti | Presenter of the Honorary Award to Henri Langlois |
| Candice Bergen Marcel Marceau |
Presenters of the award for Best Sound |
| Richard Benjamin Paula Prentiss |
Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing |
| Alfred Hitchcock | Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Lew Wasserman |
| Sylvia Sidney Paul Winfield |
Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration |
| Peter Falk Twiggy |
Presenters of the award for Best Costume Design |
| Peter Lawford Cicely Tyson |
Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography |
| Yul Brynner | Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| Donald O'Connor Debbie Reynolds |
Presenters of the award for Best Adapted Score |
| Cher Henry Mancini |
Presenters of the award for Best Original Dramatic Score |
| Marsha Mason Neil Simon |
Presenter of the award for Best Original Screenplay |
| Angie Dickinson Jason Miller |
Presenters of the award for Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Ann-Margret Burt Bacharach |
Presenters of the award for Best Original Song |
| Ernest Borgnine Cybill Shepherd |
Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Charles Bronson Jill Ireland |
Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Shirley MacLaine Walter Matthau |
Presenter of the award for Best Director |
| Katharine Hepburn | Presenter of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
| Jack Lemmon | Presenter of the Honorary Award to Groucho Marx |
| Susan Hayward Charlton Heston |
Presenters of the award for Best Actress |
| Liza Minnelli Gregory Peck |
Presenters of the award for Best Actor |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Presenter of the award for Best Picture |
Performers
| Name | Role | Performed |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Mancini | Musical arranger Conductor |
Orchestral |
| Liza Minnelli | Performer | "Oscar" |
| Academy Awards Chorus | Performers | "Thank You Very Much" from Scrooge during the Academy Awards' 45th Anniversary montage |
| Dyan Cannon | Performer | "All the Love That Went to Waste" from A Touch of Class |
| Connie Stevens | Performer | "Live and Let Die" from Live and Let Die |
| Jodie Foster Johnny Whitaker |
Performers | "Love" from Robin Hood |
| Peggy Lee | Performer | "The Way We Were" from The Way We Were |
| Telly Savalas | Performer | "You're So Nice to Be Around" from Cinderella Liberty |
| Academy Awards Orchestra | Performers | “Hooray for Hollywood” (orchestral) during the closing credits |
See also
- 31st Golden Globe Awards
- 1973 in film
- 16th Grammy Awards
- 25th Primetime Emmy Awards
- 26th Primetime Emmy Awards
- 27th British Academy Film Awards
- 28th Tony Awards
References
- ^ "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^ Boyer Sagert, Kelly (2007). The 1970s. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 129. ISBN 0-313-33919-8.
- ^ Frawley, Frawley (2004). And the stars spoke back. Scarecrow Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-8108-5157-1.
