| 44th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | April 10, 1972 |
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles |
| Hosted by | Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jack Lemmon |
| Produced by | Howard W. Koch |
| Directed by | Marty Pasetta |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | The French Connection |
| Most awards | The French Connection (5) |
| Most nominations | Fiddler on the Roof, The French Connection, and The Last Picture Show (8) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | NBC |
The 44th Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jack Lemmon. One of the highlights of the evening was the appearance of Betty Grable who made one of her last public appearances. She appeared along with one of her leading men from the 1940s, singer Dick Haymes, to present the musical scoring awards. Grable died the following year. This was the first time in the history of the awards that the nominees were shown in superimposed pictures while being announced. There were around seven million people who watched the ceremony.[1]
- ^ Wallechinsky, David; Wallace, Irving (1975). The People's Almanac. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. p. 846. ISBN 0-385-04060-1.