Produced by Howard W. Koch Best Picture The French Connection Other ceremonies 1971, 1973 | Directed by Marty Pasetta Date 10 April 1972 Producer Howard W. Koch | |
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Site Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles Hosted by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jack Lemmon Most awards The French Connection (5) Location Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
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, battling cancer at the time, 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 in which the nominees were shown on superimposed pictures while being announced.
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Awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger ().
Honorary Academy Awards
Charlie Chaplin received an honorary award at this ceremony, for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century". Chaplin, who had been living in self-imposed exile in Switzerland for twenty years, came back to the United States to re-market his older films and to receive this award. When introduced to the audience, Chaplin received a twelve-minute standing ovation, the longest in Academy Awards history.
Presenters and performers
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.