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Oscars 1975 Winners & Nominees

The 47th Academy Awards (1975) took place on April 8, 1975. The Godfather: Part II won Best Picture and 5 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 17 categories is below.

All 17 categories Most wins
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Best Picture
The Godfather: Part II
Headline winners

Oscars 1975: The Winners

The Godfather: Part II won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Francis Ford Coppola (Best Director), Art Carney (Best Actor) and Ellen Burstyn (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The Godfather: Part II (1974) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

The Godfather: Part II

1974 · Drama, Thriller, Crime · $48M worldwide

6 wins from 11 nominations at the 47th Academy Awards (1975)

  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Director
  • Best Music (Original Dramatic Score)
  • Best Writing (Screenplay Adapted from Other Material)

Michael Corleone struggles to maintain power and legitimacy for his family in 1958, facing challenges from rivals and internal conflicts. The film also explores his father Vito's journey as a young immigrant in New York City, depicting his rise from poverty to prominence in the criminal underworld during 1917. These interwoven narratives reveal the origins of the Corleone empire and the sacrifices made to secure its future, examining themes of family, loyalty, and the corrupting influence of power.

About The Godfather: Part II
Scoreboard

Oscars 1975: Which Films Won the Most

The Godfather: Part II won 6 awards from 11 nominations. 8 films won at least once, while Lenny went home empty-handed from 6 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Godfather: Part II (1974) movie poster
    The Godfather: Part II 6 / 11
    1974 · Drama, Thriller · 6 wins from 11 nominations
  2. The Towering Inferno (1974) movie poster
    The Towering Inferno 3 / 8
    1974 · Action, Drama · 3 wins from 8 nominations
  3. Earthquake (1974) movie poster
    Earthquake 2 / 5
    1974 · Action, Drama · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  4. The Great Gatsby (1974) movie poster
    The Great Gatsby 2 / 2
    1974 · Drama, Romance · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  5. Chinatown (1974) movie poster
    Chinatown 1 / 11
    1974 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 11 nominations
  6. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) movie poster
    Murder on the Orient Express 1 / 6
    1974 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 6 nominations
  7. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) movie poster
    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1 / 3
    1974 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  8. Harry and Tonto (1974) movie poster
    Harry and Tonto 1 / 2
    1974 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  9. Lenny (1974) movie poster
    Lenny 0 / 6
    1974 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 6 nominations
  10. Blazing Saddles (1974) movie poster
    Blazing Saddles 0 / 3
    1974 · Comedy, Western · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 17 Oscars 1975 Categories: Winners & Nominees

17 categories and 69 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

17 categories · 69 nominations

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Oscars 1975 Best Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)

Official name: Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation -or- Scoring: Adaptation)

2 nominees

Oscars 1975 Special Achievement Award (Visual Effects)

1 nominee
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1975 Winners

Drama led with 64 nominations across 16 films and won 17. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 17 wins · 64 nominations · 27%
  2. Thriller 12 wins · 39 nominations · 31%
  3. Crime 8 wins · 30 nominations · 27%
  4. Mystery 2 wins · 20 nominations · 10%
  5. Action 5 wins · 13 nominations · 38%
  6. Comedy 1 win · 12 nominations · 8%
  7. Romance 4 wins · 11 nominations · 36%
  8. Biography 0 wins · 6 nominations · 0%
  9. Adventure 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  10. Western 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
1975 season

How the Rest of the 1975 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1975, with the winner of each top prize. The Godfather: Part II also won the top prize at one of them.

All 1975 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 1975: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 47th Academy Awards (1975), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 47th Academy Awards (1975)?

The Godfather: Part II (1974) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Chinatown, The Conversation, Lenny and The Towering Inferno.

About The Godfather: Part II

Which film won the most awards at the 47th Academy Awards (1975)?

The Godfather: Part II (1974) won the most: 6 awards from 11 nominations. The Towering Inferno was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 47th Academy Awards (1975)?

The Godfather: Part II (1974) and Chinatown (1974) led with 11 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 47th Academy Awards (1975)?

Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather: Part II. Best Actor: Art Carney for Harry and Tonto. Best Actress: Ellen Burstyn for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Best Supporting Actor: Robert De Niro for The Godfather: Part II. Best Supporting Actress: Ingrid Bergman for Murder on the Orient Express.

When was the 47th Academy Awards (1975)?

The 47th Academy Awards (1975) took place on April 8, 1975. The database has 17 categories and 69 nominations for it.