| 46th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | April 2, 1974 |
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Hosted by | Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston and 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 |
| Ratings | 44.7 million[1] |
The 46th Academy Awards were presented on Tuesday, April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided over by Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston, and David Niven.
The Sting won 7 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for George Roy Hill. The Exorcist and The Way We Were were the only other films to win multiple awards. Marvin Hamlisch won 3 awards, making him the third person to achieve this feat and, to date, the only person who has won 3 Oscars in one year without winning Best Picture. As of 2025[update], it is the most recent ceremony in which the 3 highest-grossing films of the year were nominated for Best Picture (The Exorcist, The Sting and American Graffiti).
Winners and nominees
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Nominations announced on February 19, 1974. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[2]
Honorary Awards
- To Henri Langlois for his devotion to the art of film, his massive contributions in preserving its past and his unswerving faith in its future.
- To Groucho Marx in recognition of his brilliant creativity and for the unequalled achievements of the Marx Brothers in the art of motion picture comedy.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Awards
Streaking incident
The 46th Academy Awards ceremony is perhaps best remembered as the one 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, "Isn't it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?"[3][4][5] Terrence O'Flaherty, a columnist from San Francisco, responded by saying that "there's only one trouble with streaking—the wrong people usually do it. The ones who should have removed their clothes were Cher Bono, Twiggy and Elizabeth Taylor".[5]
The incident would be referenced 50 years later during the 96th Academy Awards in 2024; host Jimmy Kimmel brought up the streaker and asked the audience, "can you imagine a naked man at the Oscars today?" Eventually, a "nude" John Cena, holding the award envelope for Best Costume Design over his crotch, emerged from backstage.[6][7]
Multiple nominations and awards
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 10 | The Exorcist |
| The Sting | |
| 6 | The Way We Were |
| 5 | American Graffiti |
| Cries and Whispers | |
| A Touch of Class | |
| 4 | Paper Moon |
| 3 | Cinderella Liberty |
| The Last Detail | |
| The Paper Chase | |
| Save the Tiger | |
| Tom Sawyer | |
| 2 | The Day of the Dolphin |
| Jonathan Livingston Seagull | |
| Last Tango in Paris | |
| Serpico | |
| Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 7 | The Sting |
| 2 | The Exorcist |
| The Way We Were |
Presenters and performers
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers:
Presenters
Performers
| Name | Role | Performed |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Mancini | Musical arranger and 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 and 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
References
- ↑ Academy Awards TV Ratings Data, 1953-2008, Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2009 Nielsen Media Research, Inc
- ↑ "The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
- ↑ Boyer Sagert, Kelly (2007). The 1970s. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 129. ISBN 978-0-313-33919-6.
- ↑ Frawley, Frawley (2004). And the stars spoke back. Scarecrow Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-8108-5157-1.
- 1 2 Wallechinsky, David; Wallace, Irving (1975). The People's Almanac. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. p. 847. ISBN 0-385-04060-1.
- ↑ Fienberg, Daniel (March 11, 2024). "Critic's Notebook: Busy and Eclectic Oscars 2024 Telecast Delivers Many Highlights (and a Few Lowlights)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Naked John Cena pays tribute to 50th anniversary of Oscars streaker". EW.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
