Films of 1973

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Last Updated: 4/10/25
Total Films: 47
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Papillon

2. The Exorcist
3. The Wicker Man
4. Don't Look Now
5. Serpico
Honorable Mentions: The Paper Chase, The Last Detail, and Scarecrow


Best Actor
Steve McQueen (Papillon)

2. Jack Nicholson (The Last Detail)
3. Al Pacino (Serpico)
4. Bruce Lee (Enter the Dragon)
5. Edward Woodward (The Wicker Man)
Honorable Mentions: Donald Sutherland (Don't Look Now), Timothy Bottoms (The Paper Chase), Gene Hackman (Scarecrow), William Holden (Breezy), Harvey Keitel (Mean Streets), Burt Lancaster (Scorpio), and Rip Torn (Payday)


Best Actress
Julie Christie (Don't Look Now)

2. Kay Lenz (Breezy)
3. Laura Cannon (The Girls of 42nd Street)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
John Houseman (The Paper Chase)

2. Dustin Hoffman (Papillon)
3. Paul Le Mat (American Graffiti)
4. Robert De Niro (Mean Streets)
5. Jason Miller (The Exorcist)
Honorable Mentions: Alain Delon (Scorpio), Neil Flanagan (The Girls of 42nd Street), Al Pacino (Scarecrow), Randy Quaid (The Last Detail), and Max von Syndow (The Exorcist)


Best Supporting Actress
Mackenzie Phillips (American Graffiti)

2. Elayne Heilveil (Payday)
3. Penelope Allen (Scarecrow)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Franklin Schaffner (Papillon)

2. William Friedkin (The Exorcist)
3. Robin Hardy (The Wicker Man)
4. Hal Ashby (The Last Detail)
5. Nicolas Roeg (Don't Look Now)
Honorable Mentions: James Bridges (The Paper Chase), Daryl Duke (Payday), David Miller (Executive Action), Clive Rees (The Blockhouse), Jerry Schatzberg (Scarecrow), and Michael Winner (Scorpio)


Best Cinematography
Owen Roizman (The Exorcist)

2. Harry Waxman (The Wicker Man)
3. Anthony B. Richmond (Don't Look Now)
4. Jan D'Alquen and Ron Eveslage (American Graffiti)
5. Fred J. Koenekamp (Papillon)
Honorable Mentions: Keith Goddard (The Blockhouse)


Best Editing
Jordan Leondopoulos, Bud S. Smith, Evan A. Lottman, and Norman Gay (The Exorcist)

2. Eric Boyd-Perkins (The Wicker Man)
3. Verna Fields and Marcia Lucas (American Graffiti)
4. Graeme Clifford (Don't Look Now)
5. Kurt Hirschler and George Watters (Enter the Dragon)
Honorable Mentions: Robert Swink (Papillon) and Michael Winner (Scorpio)


Best Original Screenplay
George Lucas, Gloria Katz, and Willard Huyck (American Graffiti)

2. Dalton Trumbo (Executive Action)
3. Garry Michael White (Scarecrow)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Robert Towne (The Last Detail)

2. James Bridges (The Paper Chase)
3. William Peter Blatty (The Exorcist)
4. Anthony Shaffer (The Wicker Man)
5. Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler (Serpico)
Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. Papillon

  2. The Exorcist

Films Rated '9'
  1. The Wicker Man

  2. Don't Look Now

  3. Serpico

  4. The Paper Chase

  5. The Last Detail

  6. Scarecrow

  7. Breezy

  8. Payday

  9. Scorpio

Films Rated '8'
  1. American Graffiti

  2. Executive Action

  3. The Blockhouse

Films Rated '7'
  1. Enter the Dragon

  2. The Day of the Jackal

  3. The Girls of 42nd Street

  4. Mean Streets

  5. Shaft in Africa

  6. The Mack

  7. Walking Tall

Films Rated '6'
  1. Emperor of the North

  2. The Long Goodbye

  3. Hitler: The Last Ten Days

  4. The Night Strangler

  5. Badlands

Films Rated '5'
  1. Westworld

  2. The Laughing Policeman

  3. The Vault of Horror

  4. The Last of Sheila

  5. Soylent Green

  6. Magnum Force

  7. Flesh for Frankenstein

Films Rated '4'
  1. Revolver

  2. The Friends of Eddie Coyle

  3. Cinderella Liberty

  4. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

  5. Dillinger

  6. Amarcord

  7. Bang the Drum Slowly

Films Rated '3'
  1. The Way We Were

  2. Electra Glide in Blue

  3. The Offence

  4. The Sting

  5. Double Indemnity

Films Rated '2'
  1. Live and Let Die

  2. The Three Musketeers