25th British Academy Film Awards (1972)
· 11 categories · 15 nominations
Awards season
1972 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
4 award ceremonies from February to April 1972, with 121 nominations and 20 winners. Fiddler on the Roof won the most, 4 awards at 2 ceremonies. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.
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Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1972
Fiddler on the Roof won 4 awards from 15 nominations at the 1972 ceremonies. The Last Picture Show was next with 3 wins. The logos show where each film won.
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Fiddler on the Roof 4 / 151971 · Drama, Romance · 4 wins from 15 nominations -
The Last Picture Show 3 / 151971 · Drama · 3 wins from 15 nominations -
Nicholas and Alexandra 2 / 121971 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 12 nominations -
Summer of '42 2 / 111971 · Drama, Romance · 2 wins from 11 nominations -
Shaft 2 / 61971 · Action, Thriller · 2 wins from 6 nominations -
Klute 2 / 51971 · Mystery, Thriller · 2 wins from 5 nominations -
The Hospital 2 / 51971 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 5 nominations -
A Clockwork Orange 1 / 81971 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 1 win from 8 nominations -
Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1 / 61971 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1 win from 6 nominations -
Carnal Knowledge 1 / 41971 · Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1972
Jane Fonda and Ben Johnson each won 2 awards. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
Month by month
Every 1972 Award Ceremony
4 ceremonies in date order from February to April 1972. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
February 1972 Award Ceremonies
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29th Golden Globe Awards (1972)· 16 categories · 51 nominations
March 1972 Award Ceremony
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24th Directors Guild of America Awards (1972)· 1 category · 3 nominations · Winners not recorded
April 1972 Award Ceremony
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44th Academy Awards (1972)· 18 categories · 52 nominations
1 ceremony has no winners in the database yet.
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98 years of results, from 1929 to 2026. The busiest season is 2025, with 19 ceremonies; 1972 has 4. Each year collects its ceremonies, top prizes and biggest winners.
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FAQ
1972 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person and every ceremony of 1972, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1972?
Fiddler on the Roof (1971) won the most awards at the 1972 ceremonies: 4 wins from 15 nominations, at the Golden Globes and the Oscars. The Last Picture Show was next with 3 wins.
About Fiddler on the Roof Who won the most awards in 1972?
Jane Fonda and Ben Johnson each won 2 awards in 1972, the most of anyone named in a category.
Jane Fonda's awards Which award ceremonies took place in 1972?
The database has 4 ceremonies for 1972: 25th British Academy Film Awards, 29th Golden Globe Awards, 24th Directors Guild of America Awards and 44th Academy Awards.