46th Academy Awards

46th Academy Awards
DateApril 2, 1974
SiteDorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles, California
Hosted byBurt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston and David Niven
Produced byJack Haley Jr.
Directed byMarty Pasetta
Highlights
Best PictureThe Sting
Most awardsThe Sting (7)
Most nominationsThe Exorcist and The Sting (10)
TV in the United States
NetworkNBC
Duration3 hours, 23 minutes
Ratings44.7 million[1]

The 46th Academy Awards were presented on Tuesday, April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided over by Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston, and David Niven.

The Sting won 7 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for George Roy Hill. The Exorcist and The Way We Were were the only other films to win multiple awards. Marvin Hamlisch won 3 awards, making him the third person to achieve this feat and, to date, the only person who has won 3 Oscars in one year without winning Best Picture. As of 2023, it is the most recent ceremony in which the 3 highest-grossing films of the year were nominated for Best Picture (The Exorcist, The Sting and American Graffiti).

  1. ^ Academy Awards TV Ratings Data, 1953-2008, Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2009 Nielsen Media Research, Inc