Films of 1974

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Last Updated: 5/13/24
Total Films: 42
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
Chinatown

2. Young Frankenstein
3. The Great Gatsby
4. The Godfather Part II
5. The Towering Inferno
Honorable Mentions: Lenny and Death Wish


Best Actor
Jack Nicholson (Chinatown)

2. Albert Finney (Murder on the Orient Express)
3. Gene Wilder (Young Frankenstein
4. Dustin Hoffman (Lenny)
5. Al Pacino (The Godfather Part II)
Honorable Mentions: Charles Bronson (Death Wish), James Caan (The Gambler), Keith Carradine (Thieves Like Us), and Richard Harris (Juggernaut)


Best Actress
Valerie Perrine (Lenny)

2. Mia Farrow (The Great Gatsby)
3. Olivia Hussey (Black Christmas)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
John Huston (Chinatown)

2. Robert De Niro (The Godfather Part II)
3. Marty Feldman (Young Frankenstein)
4. Max Baer, Jr. (Macon County Line)
5. John Cazale (The Godfather Part II)
Honorable Mentions: Peter Boyle (Young Frankenstein), Bruce Dern (The Great Gatsby), Geoffrey Lewis (Macon County Line), Kenneth Mars (Young Frankenstein), Gastone Moschin (The Godfather Part II), and Lee Strasberg (The Godfather Part II)


Best Supporting Actress
Faye Dunaway (Chinatown)

2. Cloris Leachman (Young Frankenstein)
3. Shelley Duvall (Thieves Like Us)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Roman Polanski (Chinatown)

2. Mel Brooks (Young Frankenstein)
3. Bob Fosse (Lenny)
4. Jack Clayton (The Great Gatsby)
5. Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather Part II)
Honorable Mentions: Bob Clark (Black Christmas) and Michael Winner (Death Wish)


Best Cinematography
John A. Alonzo (Chinatown)

2. Gerald Hirschfeld (Young Frankenstein)
3. Douglas Slocombe (The Great Gatsby)
4. Geoffrey Unsworth (Murder on the Orient Express)
5. Gordon Willis (The Godfather Part II)
Honorable Mentions: Jean Boffety (Thieves Like Us), Arthur J. Ornitz (Death Wish), and Bruce Surtees (Lenny)


Best Editing
Sam O'Steen (Chinatown)

2. Peter Boita, Alberto Gallitti, John D. Guthridge, and Gerry Hambling (Moses)
3. Stan Cole (Black Christmas)
4. Alan Heim (Lenny)
5. Tina Hirsch (Macon County Line)
Honorable Mentions: Antony Gibbs (Juggernaut) and Tom Priestley (The Great Gatsby)


Best Original Screenplay
Robert Towne (Chinatown)

2. Max Baer, Jr. and Richard Compton (Macon County Line)
3.
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks (Young Frankenstein)

2. Julian Barry (Lenny)
3. Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond (The Front Page)
4. Paul Dehn (Murder on the Orient Express)
5. Vittorio Bonicelli, Anthony Burgess, Gianfranco De Bosio, and Bernardino Zapponi (Moses)
Honorable Mentions: Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo (The Godfather Part II) and Francis Ford Coppola (The Great Gatsby)


Films Rated '10'
  1. Chinatown

  2. Young Frankenstein

  3. The Great Gatsby

Films Rated '9'
  1. The Godfather Part II

  2. The Towering Inferno

  3. Lenny

  4. Death Wish

  5. Black Christmas

Films Rated '8'
  1. Macon County Line

  2. Murder on the Orient Express

  3. The Front Page

  4. Juggernaut

  5. Thieves Like Us

  6. Moses

  7. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

  8. Blood for Dracula

  9. The Gambler

  10. Deranged

Films Rated '7'
  1. The Yakuza

  2. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

  3. The Odessa File

  4. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Films Rated '6'
  1. Conrack

  2. The Longest Yard

  3. The Super Cops

Films Rated '5'
  1. Dead Cert

Films Rated '4'
  1. Blazing Saddles

  2. Phase IV

  3. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

  4. Le scomunicate di San Valentino

  5. McQ

Films Rated '3'
  1. The Parallax View

  2. Il portiere di notte

  3. From Beyond the Grave

  4. Airport 1975

  5. Earthquake

Films Rated '2'
  1. The Four Musketeers

  2. The Conversation

  3. The Man with the Golden Gun

  4. S*P*Y*S

Films Rated '1'
  1. The Lords of Flatbush

  2. Phantom of the Paradise