Awards season
1974 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
4 award ceremonies from January to April 1974, with 112 nominations and 25 winners. The Sting won the most, 8 awards at 2 ceremonies. At the Oscars, The Sting won Best Picture. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.
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- nominations
- 112
- winners
- 25
- top prizes
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Top prizes
The Top Prize at Every 1974 Ceremony
The Sting took the top prize at 2 ceremonies (DGA Awards and Oscars). The other went to The Exorcist (Golden Globes). 1 ceremony has no top prize winner in the database.
Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1974
The Sting won 8 awards from 12 nominations at the 1974 ceremonies. The Exorcist was next with 6 wins. The logos show where each film won.
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The Sting 8 / 121973 · Drama, Comedy · 8 wins from 12 nominations -
The Exorcist 6 / 181973 · Drama, Thriller · 6 wins from 18 nominations -
The Way We Were 3 / 81973 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 8 nominations -
Paper Moon 2 / 101973 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 10 nominations -
The Paper Chase 2 / 41973 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 4 nominations -
The Day of the Jackal 1 / 131973 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 13 nominations -
American Graffiti 1 / 101973 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 10 nominations -
Don't Look Now 1 / 71973 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 7 nominations -
Serpico 1 / 51973 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 5 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1974
Tatum O'Neal, John Houseman and George Roy Hill each won 2 awards. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
Month by month
Every 1974 Award Ceremony
4 ceremonies in date order from January to April 1974. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
January 1974 Award Ceremony
March 1974 Award Ceremonies
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27th British Academy Film Awards (1974)· 13 categories · 19 nominations
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26th Directors Guild of America Awards (1974)· 1 category · 5 nominations
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: The Sting
April 1974 Award Ceremony
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98 years of results, from 1929 to 2026. The busiest season is 2025, with 19 ceremonies; 1974 has 4. Each year collects its ceremonies, top prizes and biggest winners.
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FAQ
1974 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1974, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1974?
The Sting (1973) won the most awards at the 1974 ceremonies: 8 wins from 12 nominations, at the DGA Awards and the Oscars. The Exorcist was next with 6 wins.
About The Sting Who won the most awards in 1974?
Tatum O'Neal, John Houseman and George Roy Hill each won 2 awards in 1974, the most of anyone named in a category.
Tatum O'Neal's awards What won Best Picture at the 1974 Oscars?
The Sting (1973) won Best Picture at the 46th Academy Awards (1974) on April 2, 1974.
1974 Oscar winners Which award ceremonies took place in 1974?
The database has 4 ceremonies for 1974: 31st Golden Globe Awards, 27th British Academy Film Awards, 26th Directors Guild of America Awards and 46th Academy Awards.