Best of 1972

Best Picture
Cabaret
The Candidate
Deliverance
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Emigrants
Fat City
The Godfather
The Heartbreak Kid
The Ruling Class
Sounder
Best Director
John Boorman, Deliverance
Frances Ford Coppola, The Godfather
Bob Fosse, Cabaret
John Huston, Fat City
Jan Troell, The Emigrants
Best Actor
Marlon Brando, The Godfather
Stacy Keach, Fat City
Peter O’Toole, The Ruling Class
Al Pacino, The Godfather
Laurence Olivier, Sleuth
Best Actress
Goldie Hawn, Butterflies are Free
Liza Minelli, Cabaret
Diana Ross, Lady Sings the Blues
Cicely Tyson, Sounder
Liv Ullmann, The Emigrants
Best Supporting Actor
Eddie Albert, The Heartbreak Kid
James Caan, The Godfather
Robert Duvall, The Godfather
Joel Grey, Cabaret
Arthur Lowe, The Ruling Class
Best Supporting Actress
Marisa Berenson, Cabaret
Jeannie Berlin, The Heartbreak Kid
Eileen Heckart, Butterflies are Free
Diane Keaton, The Godfather
Lea Massari, Murmur of the Heart
Best Original Screenplay
The Candidate
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Lady Sings the Blues
Murmur of the Heart
Young Winston
Best Adapted Screenplay
Cabaret
Deliverance
Fat City
The Godfather
The Ruling Class


FILMS VIEWED
Butterflies are Free
Cabaret
The Candidate
Deliverance
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Emigrants
Fat City
The Godfather
The Heartbreak Kid
Lady Sings the Blues
Murmur of the Heart
The Poseidon Adventure
The Ruling Class
Sounder
Sleuth
Travels with My Aunt
Young Winston