44th Annual Academy Awards
April 10, 1972

The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles

Your Hosts: Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., & Jack Lemmon

Televised over NBC
"Here's Hollywood":Joel Grey
Welcome and opening remarks:Academy President Daniel Taradash
Reading of the Academy rules:Helen Hayes
Cinematography:Ann-Margret & John Gavin
Oswald Morris was not present at the ceremony. Norman Jewison accepted the Award on his behalf.
Special Visual Effects:Karen Black & Richard Chamberlain
Short Subjects:Cloris Leachman & Richard Roundtree
Supporting Actor:Richard Harris & Sally Kellerman
Foreign Film:Leslie Caron & Jack Valenti
Sound:Sandy Duncan & Michael York
Supporting Actress:Gene Hackman & Raquel Welch
Documentary Awards:James Caan & Joey Heatherton
Costume Design:Joe Namath & Cybill Shepherd
Art Direction:Timothy Bottoms & Jennifer O'Neill
Scoring Awards:Betty Grable & Dick Haymes
Film Editing:Red Buttons & Jill St. John
Song:Joel Grey
Writing Awards:Tennessee Williams
Director:Frank Capra & Natalie Wood
Actress:Walter Matthau
Actor:Liza Minnelli
Best Picture:Jack Nicholson
Honorary Award to Charlie Chaplin:Jack Lemmon & Daniel Taradash
View Taradash's presentation & Chaplin's acceptance speech at (5:10)
"The Age of Not Believing"-- Debbie Reynolds
"All His Children"-- Charley Pride & The Mitchell Singing Boys
"Bless the Beasts & Children"-- The Carpenters
"Life Is What You Make It"-- Johnny Mathis
"Theme from Shaft"-- Isaac Hayes

Co-host Sammy Davis, Jr., at the Awards Ceremony
Gene Hackman and Jane Fonda with their Oscars® for Best Actor and Best Actress
Ben Johnson with his Oscar® for Best Supporting Actor
Cloris Leachman with her Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress

Norman Jewison (l., with presenters Ann-Margret and John Gavin) and the Oscar® for Best Cinematography
Isaac Hayes (with presenter Joel Grey) and his Oscar® for Best Song
Charles Chaplin with his Honorary Oscar®
Show Producer:Howard W. Koch
Associate Producer:Jack Thompson
Telecast Executive Producer for NBC:Robert Finkel
Telecast Director:Marty Pasetta
Film editing:Steven Orland
Choreographer:Ron Field
Stage Manager:Bob Lally