Films of 1975

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Last Updated: 4/2/25
Total Films: 31
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
Jaws

2. Barry Lyndon
3. Dog Day Afternoon
4. The Man Who Would Be King
5. Mandingo
Honorable Mentions: Farewell, My Lovely and Nashville


Best Actor
Robert Mitchum (Farewell, My Lovely)

2. Al Pacino (Dog Day Afternoon)
3. Roy Scheider (Jaws)
4. Michael Caine and Sean Connery (The Man Who Would Be King)
5. Ryan O'Neal (Barry Lyndon)
Honorable Mentions: Henry Gibson (Nashville), Gene Hackman (French Connection II), and Perry King (Mandingo)


Best Actress
Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Robert Shaw (Jaws)

2. James Mason (Mandingo)
3. Anthony Perkins (Mahogany)
4. Chris Sarandon (Dog Day Afternoon)
5. Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws)
Honorable Mentions: Allen Garfield (Nashville), Murray Hamilton (Jaws), Brian Keith (The Wind and the Lion), Burgess Meredith (The Day of the Locust), and Nicol Williamson (The Wilby Conspiracy)


Best Supporting Actress
Ronee Blakley (Nashville)

2. Susan George (Mandingo)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Steven Spielberg (Jaws)

2. Richard Fleischer (Mandingo)
3. Robert Altman (Nashville)
4. John Huston (The Man Who Would Be King)
5. Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon)
Honorable Mentions: Dick Richards (Farewell, My Lovely)


Best Cinematography
John Alcott (Barry Lyndon)

2. Bill Butler (Jaws)
3. Richard H. Kline (Mandingo)
4. John A. Alonzo (Farewell, My Lovely)
5. Oswald Morris (The Man Who Would Be King)
Honorable Mentions: David Watkin (Mahogany)


Best Editing
Verna Fields (Jaws)

2. Dennis M. Hill and Sidney Levin (Nashville)
3. Tom Rolf (French Connection II)
4. Frank Bracht (Mandingo)
5. Dede Allen (Dog Day Afternoon)
Honorable Mentions: Joel Cox and Walter Thompson (Farewell, My Lovely), Tony Lawson (Barry Lyndon), and Russell Lloyd (The Man Who Would Be King)


Best Original Screenplay
Frank Pierson (Dog Day Afternoon)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
David Zelag Goodman (Farewell, My Lovely)

2. Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb (Jaws)
3. Norman Wexler (Mandingo)
4. John Huston and Gladys Hill (The Man Who Would Be King)
5. Stanley Kubrick (Barry Lyndon)
Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. Jaws

  2. Barry Lyndon

  3. Mandingo

  4. Dog Day Afternoon

  5. The Man Who Would Be King

Films Rated '9'
  1. Farewell, My Lovely

  2. Nashville

Films Rated '8'
  1. French Connection II

  2. Mahogany

Films Rated '7'
  1. The Wilby Conspiracy

Films Rated '6'
  1. One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest

  2. Bug

  3. Love Among the Ruins

  4. Three Days of the Condor

  5. Hard Times

  6. The Wind and the Lion

  7. Night Moves

Films Rated '5'
  1. Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma

  2. The Eiger Sanction

  3. Breakout

ManKing Films Rated '4'
  1. Smile

  2. Funny Lady

Films Rated '3'
  1. The Day of the Locust

  2. The Killer Elite

  3. Rollerball

  4. Shampoo

  5. Peeper

Films Rated '2'
  1. The Hindenburg

  2. Professione: reporter

Films Rated '1'
  1. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

  2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show