Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: James Payne
1973 film yearAcademy Awards archive
The Sting Oscar Nominations & Wins
The Sting has 10 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 7 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
Adaptation Score by Marvin Hamlisch
1973 film yearTony Bill, Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers
1973 film yearAll 10 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1973 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientRobert Redford Johnny Hooker | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1973 | Art Direction Credited nominee / recipientArt Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: James Payne | Win recorded |
| Film year1973 | Cinematography Credited nominee / recipientRobert Surtees | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1973 | Costume Design Credited nominee / recipientEdith Head | Win recorded |
| Film year1973 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientGeorge Roy Hill | Win recorded |
| Film year1973 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Reynolds | Win recorded |
| Film year1973 | Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) Credited nominee / recipientAdaptation Score by Marvin Hamlisch | Win recorded |
| Film year1973 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientTony Bill, Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers | Win recorded |
| Film year1973 | Sound Mixing Credited nominee / recipientRonald K. Pierce, Robert Bertrand | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1973 | Original Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientDavid S. Ward | Win recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare The Sting with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.
Best Actor 1973 film year · Ceremony 46
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Art Direction 1973 film year · Ceremony 46
- Brother Sun Sister MoonNomineeArt Direction: Lorenzo Mongiardino, Gianni Quaranta; Set Decoration: Carmelo Patrono
- The ExorcistNomineeArt Direction: Bill Malley; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
- The Sting This film★ WinnerArt Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: James Payne
- Tom SawyerNomineeArt Direction: Philip Jefferies; Set Decoration: Robert de Vestel
- The Way We WereNomineeArt Direction: Stephen Grimes; Set Decoration: William Kiernan
Cinematography 1973 film year · Ceremony 46
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- The Sting This filmNominee
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Costume Design 1973 film year · Ceremony 46
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- The Sting This film★ Winner
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- The Way We WereNomineeDorothy Jeakins, Moss Mabry
Best Director 1973 film year · Ceremony 46
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- The Sting This film★ Winner
Film Editing 1973 film year · Ceremony 46
- American GraffitiNomineeVerna Fields, Marcia Lucas
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- The ExorcistNomineeJordan Leondopoulos, Bud Smith, Evan Lottman, Norman Gay
- Jonathan Livingston SeagullNomineeFrank P. Keller, James Galloway
- The Sting This film★ Winner
Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) 1973 film year · Ceremony 46
- Jesus Christ SuperstarNomineeAdaptation Score by Andre Previn, Herbert Spencer and Andrew Lloyd Webber
- The Sting This film★ WinnerAdaptation Score by Marvin Hamlisch
- Tom SawyerNomineeSong Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Adaptation Score by John Williams
Best Picture 1973 film year · Ceremony 46
- American GraffitiNomineeFrancis Ford Coppola, Producer; Gary Kurtz, Co-Producer
- Cries and WhispersNomineeIngmar Bergman, Producer
- The ExorcistNomineeWilliam Peter Blatty, Producer
- The Sting This film★ WinnerTony Bill, Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers
- A Touch of ClassNomineeMelvin Frank, Producer
Sound Mixing 1973 film year · Ceremony 46
- The Day of the DolphinNomineeRichard Portman, Lawrence O. Jost
- The Exorcist★ WinnerRobert Knudson, Chris Newman
- The Paper ChaseNomineeDonald O. Mitchell, Lawrence O. Jost
- Paper MoonNomineeRichard Portman, Les Fresholtz
- The Sting This filmNomineeRonald K. Pierce, Robert Bertrand
Original Screenplay 1973 film year · Ceremony 46
- American GraffitiNomineeGeorge Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck
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- Nominee
- The Sting This film★ Winner
- A Touch of ClassNomineeMelvin Frank, Jack Rose
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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