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Oscars 1972 winners and nominees

The 1972 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

The French Connection
The French Connection (1971)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
GoodWatch score 82
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
GoodWatch score 78
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 88
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

Directing

The French Connection
The French Connection (1971)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 88
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
GoodWatch score 82
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
GoodWatch score 76
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

Actress in a Leading Role

Klute
Klute (1971)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
GoodWatch score 76
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
GoodWatch score 54
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
GoodWatch score 60
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

Actor in a Supporting Role

The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 88
Won
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
GoodWatch score 85
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
GoodWatch score 78
The French Connection
The French Connection (1971)
GoodWatch score 87

Actor in a Leading Role

The French Connection
The French Connection (1971)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
GoodWatch score 76
The Hospital
The Hospital (1971)
GoodWatch score 78
Kotch
Kotch (1971)
GoodWatch score 70
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

Actress in a Supporting Role

The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 88
Won
Carnal Knowledge
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
GoodWatch score 76
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)
GoodWatch score 43
The Go-Between
The Go-Between (1971)
GoodWatch score 86

Writing (Original Screenplay)

The Hospital
The Hospital (1971)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
GoodWatch score 88
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
GoodWatch score 76
Summer of '42
Summer of '42 (1971)
GoodWatch score 69
Klute
Klute (1971)
GoodWatch score 79

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

The French Connection
The French Connection (1971)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 88
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
GoodWatch score 82
The Conformist
The Conformist (1971)
GoodWatch score 89
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
GoodWatch score 83

Foreign Language Film

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
GoodWatch score 73
The Emigrants
The Emigrants (1971)
GoodWatch score 87
Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky (1970)
GoodWatch score 57
The Policeman
The Policeman (1971)
GoodWatch score 71

Documentary Feature Film

The Hellstrom Chronicle
The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
On Any Sunday
On Any Sunday (1971)
GoodWatch score 68
The Ra Expeditions
The Ra Expeditions (1972)
GoodWatch score 73
The Sorrow and the Pity
The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
GoodWatch score 80
Alaska Wilderness Lake
Alaska Wilderness Lake (1971)
GoodWatch score 85

Documentary Short Film

Sentinels of Silence
Sentinels of Silence (1971)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
Art Is...
Art Is... (1971)
GoodWatch score 85
The Numbers Start with the River
The Numbers Start with the River (1971)
GoodWatch score 57
Adventures in Perception
Adventures in Perception (1971)
GoodWatch score 61
Somebody Waiting
Somebody Waiting (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

International Feature Film

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Policeman
The Policeman (1971)
GoodWatch score 71
Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky (1970)
GoodWatch score 57
Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
GoodWatch score 73
The Emigrants
The Emigrants (1971)
GoodWatch score 87

Costume Design

Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
GoodWatch score 60
Won
Death in Venice
Death in Venice (1971)
GoodWatch score 72
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
GoodWatch score 54
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
GoodWatch score 66
What's the Matter with Helen?
What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

Production Design

Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
GoodWatch score 60
Won
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
GoodWatch score 66
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
GoodWatch score 78
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
GoodWatch score 54
The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

Sound

Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
The French Connection
The French Connection (1971)
GoodWatch score 87
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
GoodWatch score 54
Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
GoodWatch score 60
Kotch
Kotch (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

Short Film (Live Action)

Sentinels of Silence
Sentinels of Silence (1971)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
Good Morning
Good Morning (1971)
GoodWatch score 63
The Rehearsal
The Rehearsal (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

Cinematography

Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 88
The French Connection
The French Connection (1971)
GoodWatch score 87
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
GoodWatch score 60
Summer of '42
Summer of '42 (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

Short Film (Animated)

The Crunch Bird
The Crunch Bird (1971)
GoodWatch score 54
Won
The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant (1971)
GoodWatch score 64
Evolution
Evolution (1971)
GoodWatch score 64

Best Original Song Score

Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
GoodWatch score 77
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend (1971)
GoodWatch score 73
Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky (1970)
GoodWatch score 57
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
GoodWatch score 66

Film Editing

The French Connection
The French Connection (1971)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Kotch
Kotch (1971)
GoodWatch score 70
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
GoodWatch score 82
The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
GoodWatch score 68
Summer of '42
Summer of '42 (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Original Dramatic Score

Summer of '42
Summer of '42 (1971)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
GoodWatch score 54
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs (1971)
GoodWatch score 76
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
GoodWatch score 60
Shaft
Shaft (1971)
GoodWatch score 72