Best of 1974
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1. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,358,975 | Gross: $57.30M
BEST PICTURE
The Godfather: Part II
Chinatown
The Conversation
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
Murder on the Orient Express
A Woman Under the Influence
Fear Eats the Soul (Angst essen Seele auf)
The Phantom of Liberty (Le fantôme de la liberté)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
2. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,358,975 | Gross: $57.30M
BEST DIRECTOR
Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather: Part II
Roman Polanski - Chinatown
Francis Ford Coppola - The Conversation
Mel Brooks - Blazing Saddles
Mel Brooks - Young Frankenstein
John Cassavetes - A Woman Under the Influence
Martin Scorsese - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
3. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,358,975 | Gross: $57.30M
BEST ACTOR
Al Pacino - The Godfather: Part II
Jack Nicholson - Chinatown
Gene Hackman - The Conversation
Art Carney - Harry and Tonto
Gene Wilder - Young Frankenstein
Peter Falk - A Woman Under the Influence
Albert Finney - Murder on the Orient Express
4. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
R | 155 min | Drama, Romance
Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands
Votes: 28,548 | Gross: $13.34M
BEST ACTRESS
Gena Rowlands - A Woman Under the Influence
Diahann Carroll - Claudine
Ellen Burstyn - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Brigitte Mira - Fear Eats the Soul (Angst essen Seele auf)
Mia Farrow - The Great Gatsby
5. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,358,975 | Gross: $57.30M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert De Niro - The Godfather: Part II
John Cazale - The Godfather: Part II
Harvey Korman - Blazing Saddles
Michael V. Gazzo - The Godfather: Part II
John Huston - Chinatown
Lee Strasberg - The Godfather: Part II
Bruce Dern - The Great Gatsby
6. Chinatown (1974)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez
Votes: 348,519
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Faye Dunaway - Chinatown
Madeline Kahn - Blazing Saddles
Diane Ladd - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Diane Keaton - The Godfather: Part II
Talia Shire - The Godfather: Part II
Cloris Leachman - Young Frankenstein
Ingrid Bergman - Murder on the Orient Express
7. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,358,975 | Gross: $57.30M
BEST CASTING
The Godfather: Part II
Chinatown
Murder on the Orient Express
The Towering Inferno
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
The Conversation
Young Frankenstein
8. Chinatown (1974)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez
Votes: 348,519
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Chinatown
Blazing Saddles
The Conversation
Fear Eats the Soul (Angst essen Seele auf)
A Woman Under the Influence
The Phantom of Liberty (Le fantôme de la liberté)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
9. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,358,975 | Gross: $57.30M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Godfather: Part II
Young Frankenstein
Murder on the Orient Express
The Great Gatsby
The Towering Inferno
10. Blazing Saddles (1974)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Western
In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman
Votes: 151,864 | Gross: $119.50M
BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Blazing Saddles
Murder on the Orient Express
Young Frankenstein
The Man with the Golden Gun
Chinatown
The Towering Inferno
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
11. Chinatown (1974)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez
Votes: 348,519
BEST EDITING
Chinatown
The Conversation
The Towering Inferno
The Godfather: Part II
Blazing Saddles
The Man with the Golden Gun
Murder on the Orient Express
12. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,358,975 | Gross: $57.30M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Godfather: Part II
Chinatown
Young Frankenstein
Murder on the Orient Express
The Great Gatsby
The Towering Inferno
The Conversation
13. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,358,975 | Gross: $57.30M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Godfather: Part II
The Great Gatsby
Murder on the Orient Express
The Man with the Golden Gun
Chinatown
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
14. The Great Gatsby (1974)
PG | 144 min | Drama, Romance
A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.
Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black
Votes: 26,759 | Gross: $6.74M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Great Gatsby
Murder on the Orient Express
Chinatown
The Godfather: Part II
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
The Towering Inferno
15. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,358,975 | Gross: $57.30M
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
The Godfather: Part II
Murder on the Orient Express
Young Frankenstein
The Great Gatsby
The Towering Inferno
Blazing Saddles
Chinatown
16. The Towering Inferno (1974)
PG | 165 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway
Votes: 48,031 | Gross: $116.00M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Towering Inferno
The Man with the Golden Gun
Young Frankenstein
17. The Godfather Part II (1974)
R | 202 min | Crime, Drama
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
Votes: 1,358,975 | Gross: $57.30M
BEST SCORE
The Godfather: Part II
Blazing Saddles
Chinatown
Murder on the Orient Express
The Towering Inferno
The Conversation
The Man with the Golden Gun
18. The Great Gatsby (1974)
PG | 144 min | Drama, Romance
A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.
Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black
Votes: 26,759 | Gross: $6.74M
BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
The Great Gatsby
Claudine
19. Blazing Saddles (1974)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Western
In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman
Votes: 151,864 | Gross: $119.50M
BEST SONG
Blazing Saddles - "Blazing Saddles"
The Towering Inferno - "We May Never Love Like This Again"
Claudine - "Make Yours a Happy Home"
Claudine - "To Be Invisible"
The Man With the Golden Gun - "The Man With the Golden Gun"
Claudine - "Mr. Welfare Man"
20. Blazing Saddles (1974)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Western
In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman
Votes: 151,864 | Gross: $119.50M
BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Blazing Saddles
21. The Conversation (1974)
PG | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 121,248 | Gross: $4.42M
BEST SOUND
The Conversation
The Towering Inferno
The Man with the Golden Gun
Young Frankenstein
Chinatown
Blazing Saddles
Murder on the Orient Express
22. The Towering Inferno (1974)
PG | 165 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway
Votes: 48,031 | Gross: $116.00M
BEST SOUND EDITING
The Towering Inferno
The Man With the Golden Gun
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
The Conversation
23. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
PG | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin, while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams
Votes: 112,749 | Gross: $20.97M
BEST STUNTS
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Towering Inferno
Blazing Saddles
24. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A lonely widow meets a much younger Moroccan worker in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann
Votes: 23,739
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Fear Eats the Soul (Angst essen Seele auf)
The Phantom of Liberty (Le fantôme de la liberté)
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