1973 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 99 Academy Award records for the 1973 film year, covering 46 films and including 21 wins.
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Best Picture result
- ★ The StingTony Bill, Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers
5 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history
Acting category results
Leading winning films
Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.
- The Sting
7 wins from 10 award records
- The Exorcist
2 wins from 10 award records
- The Way We Were
2 wins from 6 award records
- A Touch of Class
1 win from 5 award records
- Cries and Whispers
1 win from 5 award records
- Paper Moon
1 win from 4 award records
Category winners
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- ★ Save the Tiger — Harry Stoner
- ★ The Paper Chase — Professor Kingsfield
- ★ A Touch of Class — Vicki Allessio
- ★ Paper Moon — Addie Loggins
- ★ The Way We Were — The Way We Were
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 99 of 99 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ The Sting IMDB — Tony Bill, Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, Producers
- American Graffiti IMDB — Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Gary Kurtz, Co-Producer
- Cries and Whispers IMDB — Ingmar Bergman, Producer
- The Exorcist IMDB — William Peter Blatty, Producer
- A Touch of Class IMDB — Melvin Frank, Producer
Best Actor
- ★ Save the Tiger IMDB — Jack LemmonHarry Stoner
- Last Tango in Paris IMDB — Marlon BrandoPaul
- The Last Detail IMDB — Jack NicholsonSignalman First Class Buddusky
- Serpico IMDB — Al PacinoFrank Serpico
- The Sting IMDB — Robert RedfordJohnny Hooker
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ The Paper Chase IMDB — John HousemanProfessor Kingsfield
- Bang the Drum Slowly IMDB — Vincent GardeniaDutch Schnell
- Save the Tiger IMDB — Jack GilfordPhil Greene
- The Exorcist IMDB — Jason MillerFather Damian Karras
- The Last Detail IMDB — Randy QuaidMeadows
Best Actress
- ★ A Touch of Class IMDB — Glenda JacksonVicki Allessio
- The Exorcist IMDB — Ellen BurstynChris MacNeil
- Cinderella Liberty IMDB — Marsha MasonMaggie Paul
- The Way We Were IMDB — Barbra StreisandKatie Morosky
- Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams IMDB — Joanne WoodwardRita Walden
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Paper Moon IMDB — Tatum O'NealAddie Loggins
- The Exorcist IMDB — Linda BlairRegan MacNeil
- American Graffiti IMDB — Candy ClarkDebbie
- Paper Moon IMDB — Madeline KahnTrixie Delight
- Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams IMDB — Sylvia SidneyMrs. Pritchett
Art Direction
- ★ The Sting IMDB — Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: James Payne
- Brother Sun Sister Moon IMDB — Art Direction: Lorenzo Mongiardino, Gianni Quaranta; Set Decoration: Carmelo Patrono
- The Exorcist IMDB — Art Direction: Bill Malley; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
- Tom Sawyer IMDB — Art Direction: Philip Jefferies; Set Decoration: Robert de Vestel
- The Way We Were IMDB — Art Direction: Stephen Grimes; Set Decoration: William Kiernan
Cinematography
Costume Design
- ★ The Sting IMDB — Edith Head
- Cries and Whispers IMDB — Marik Vos
- Ludwig IMDB — Piero Tosi
- Tom Sawyer IMDB — Donfeld
- The Way We Were IMDB — Dorothy Jeakins, Moss Mabry
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ The Great American Cowboy IMDB — Kieth Merrill, Producer
- Always a New Beginning IMDB — John D. Goodell, Producer
- Battle of Berlin IMDB — Bengt von zur Muehlen, Producer
- Journey to the Outer Limits IMDB — Alex Grasshoff, Producer
- Walls of Fire IMDB — Gertrude Ross Marks and Edmund F. Penney, Producers
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ Princeton: A Search for Answers IMDB — Julian Krainin and DeWitt L. Sage, Jr., Producers
- Background IMDB — Carmen D'Avino, Producer
- Children at Work (Paisti Ag Obair) IMDB — Louis Marcus, Producer
- Christo's Valley Curtain IMDB — Albert Maysles and David Maysles, Producers
- Four Stones for Kanemitsu IMDB — Terry Sanders and June Wayne, Producers
Film Editing
- ★ The Sting IMDB — William Reynolds
- American Graffiti IMDB — Verna Fields, Marcia Lucas
- The Day of the Jackal IMDB — Ralph Kemplen
- The Exorcist IMDB — Jordan Leondopoulos, Bud Smith, Evan Lottman, Norman Gay
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull IMDB — Frank P. Keller, James Galloway
International Feature Film
- ★ Day for Night IMDB — France
- The House on Chelouche Street IMDB — Israel
- L'Invitation IMDB — Switzerland
- The Pedestrian IMDB — West Germany
- Turkish Delight IMDB — The Netherlands
Original Score
Original Song
- ★ The Way We Were IMDB — Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn BergmanThe Way We Were
- A Touch of Class IMDB — Music by George Barrie; Lyrics by Sammy CahnAll That Love Went To Waste
- Live and Let Die IMDB — Music and Lyrics by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartneyLive And Let Die
- Robin Hood IMDB — Music by George Bruns; Lyrics by Floyd HuddlestonLove
- Cinderella Liberty IMDB — Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Paul WilliamsNice To Be Around
Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
- ★ The Sting IMDB — Adaptation Score by Marvin Hamlisch
- Jesus Christ Superstar IMDB — Adaptation Score by Andre Previn, Herbert Spencer and Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Tom Sawyer IMDB — Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Adaptation Score by John Williams
Animated Short Film
- ★ Frank Film IMDB — Frank Mouris, Producer
- The Legend of John Henry IMDB — Nick Bosustow and David Adams, Producers
- Pulcinella IMDB — Emanuele Luzzati and Giulio Gianini, Producers
Live Action Short Film
- ★ The Bolero IMDB — Allan Miller and William Fertik, Producers
- Clockmaker IMDB — Richard Gayer, Producer
- Life Times Nine IMDB — Pen Densham and John Watson, Producers
Sound Mixing
- ★ The Exorcist IMDB — Robert Knudson, Chris Newman
- The Day of the Dolphin IMDB — Richard Portman, Lawrence O. Jost
- The Paper Chase IMDB — Donald O. Mitchell, Lawrence O. Jost
- Paper Moon IMDB — Richard Portman, Les Fresholtz
- The Sting IMDB — Ronald K. Pierce, Robert Bertrand
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ The Exorcist IMDB — William Peter Blatty
- The Last Detail IMDB — Robert Towne
- The Paper Chase IMDB — James Bridges
- Paper Moon IMDB — Alvin Sargent
- Serpico IMDB — Waldo Salt, Norman Wexler
Original Screenplay
- ★ The Sting IMDB — David S. Ward
- American Graffiti IMDB — George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck
- Cries and Whispers IMDB — Ingmar Bergman
- Save the Tiger IMDB — Steve Shagan
- A Touch of Class IMDB — Melvin Frank, Jack Rose
Nominated films and other recorded entries
46 films represented in the 1973 archive selection.
- A Touch of Class
- Always a New Beginning
- American Graffiti
- Background
- Bang the Drum Slowly
- Battle of Berlin
- Brother Sun Sister Moon
- Children at Work (Paisti Ag Obair)
- Christo's Valley Curtain
- Cinderella Liberty
- Clockmaker
- Cries and Whispers
- Day for Night
- Four Stones for Kanemitsu
- Frank Film
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull
- Journey to the Outer Limits
- L'Invitation
- Last Tango in Paris
- Life Times Nine
- Live and Let Die
- Ludwig
- Paper Moon
- Papillon
- Princeton: A Search for Answers
- Pulcinella
- Robin Hood
- Save the Tiger
- Serpico
- Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
- The Bolero
- The Day of the Dolphin
- The Day of the Jackal
- The Exorcist
- The Great American Cowboy
- The House on Chelouche Street
- The Last Detail
- The Legend of John Henry
- The Paper Chase
- The Pedestrian
- The Sting
- The Way We Were
- Tom Sawyer
- Turkish Delight
- Walls of Fire
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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