| Best Motion Picture | | Drama | Comedy or Musical |
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- The Exorcist
- Cinderella Liberty
- The Day of the Jackal
- Last Tango in Paris
- Save the Tiger
- Serpico
| - American Graffiti
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Paper Moon
- Tom Sawyer
- A Touch of Class
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| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama |
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| Actor | Actress |
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- Al Pacino - Serpico as Frank Serpico
- Robert Blake - Electra Glide in Blue as John Wintergreen
- Jack Lemmon - Save the Tiger as Harry Stoner
- Steve McQueen - Papillon as Henri "Papillon" Charrière
- Jack Nicholson - The Last Detail as Signalman 1st Class Billy L. "Badass" Buddusky
| - Marsha Mason - Cinderella Liberty as Maggie Paul
- Ellen Burstyn - The Exorcist as Chris MacNeil
- Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were as Kate Morosky
- Elizabeth Taylor - Ash Wednesday as Barbara Sawyer
- Joanne Woodward - Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Rita Walden
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| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical |
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| Actor | Actress |
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- George Segal - A Touch of Class as Steve Blackburn
- Carl Anderson - Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas Iscariot
- Richard Dreyfuss - American Graffiti as Curt Henderson
- Ted Neeley - Jesus Christ Superstar as Jesus Christ
- Ryan O'Neal - Paper Moon as Moses Pray
| - Glenda Jackson - A Touch of Class as Vicky Allesio
- Yvonne Elliman - Jesus Christ Superstar as Mary Magdalene
- Cloris Leachman - Charley and the Angel as Nettie Appleby
- Tatum O'Neal - Paper Moon as Addie Loggins
- Liv Ullmann - 40 Carats as Ann Stanley
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| Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical |
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| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
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- John Houseman - The Paper Chase as Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.
- Martin Balsam - Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Harry Walden
- Jack Gilford - Save the Tiger as Phil Greene
- Randy Quaid - The Last Detail as Meadows
- Max von Sydow - The Exorcist as Father Merrin
| - Linda Blair - The Exorcist as Regan MacNeil
- Valentina Cortese - Day for Night as Severine
- Madeline Kahn - Paper Moon as Trixie Delight
- Kate Reid - A Delicate Balance as Claire
- Sylvia Sidney - Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Mrs. Pritchett
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| Other |
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| Best Director | Best Screenplay |
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- William Friedkin - The Exorcist
- Bernardo Bertolucci - Last Tango in Paris
- Peter Bogdanovich - Paper Moon
- George Lucas - American Graffiti
- Fred Zinnemann - The Day of the Jackal
| - 'The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty
- Cinderella Liberty - Darryl Ponicsan
- The Day of the Jackal - Kenneth Ross
- The Sting - David S. Ward
- A Touch of Class - Melvin Frank and Jack Rose
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| Best Original Score | Best Original Song |
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- Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Neil Diamond
- Breezy - Michel Legrand
- Cinderella Liberty - John Williams
- The Day of the Dolphin - Georges Delerue
- O Lucky Man! - Alan Price
- Tom Sawyer - Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman and John Williams
| - "The Way We Were" (Marvin Hamlisch, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) - The Way We Were
- "All That Love Went to Waste" (George Barrie, Sammy Cahn) - A Touch of Class
- "Breezy's Song" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) - Breezy
- "Lonely Looking Sky" (Neil Diamond) - Jonathan Livingston Seagull
- "Rosa Rosa" (Dov Seltzer, Haim Hefer) - Kazablan
- "Send a Little Love My Way" (Henry Mancini, Hal David) - Oklahoma Crude
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| Best Foreign Film | Best Documentary Film |
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- The Pedestrian (West Germany)
- Alfredo, Alfredo (Italy)
- Day for Night (France)
- Kazablan (Israel)
- State of Siege (France)
| - Visions of Eight
- Love
- The Movies That Made Us
- The Second Gun
- Wattstax
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| New Star of the Year – Actor | New Star of the Year – Actress |
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- Paul Le Mat - American Graffiti as John Milner
- Carl Anderson - Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas Iscariot
- Robby Benson - Jeremy as Jeremy Jones
- Kirk Calloway - Cinderella Liberty as Doug
- Ted Neeley - Jesus Christ Superstar as Jesus Christ
| - Tatum O'Neal - Paper Moon as Addie Loggins
- Linda Blair - The Exorcist as Regan MacNeil
- Kay Lenz - Breezy as Edith Alice "Breezy" Breezerman
- Michelle Phillips - Dillinger as Evelyn "Billie" Frechette
- Barbara Sigel - Time to Run as Michelle
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