1974 in film
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- 3.1 January to March
- 3.2 from April to June
- 3.3 July to September
- 3.4 October to December
- 4.1 January to March
- 4.2 from April to June
- 4.3 July to September
- 4.4 October to December
Events
- With the first earthquake in Sensurround method ( Mehrkanalmagnettonverfahren to play particularly deep tones) is produced movie in the cinema.
- Technicolor provides a his famous dye-transfer process.
- Robert Redford manages to be present with three films in the American Top Ten, this was achieved last 1949 Bing Crosby.
Film Awards
Golden Globe Award
On 28 January, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, the Golden Globe Awards take place.
- Best Drama: The Exorcist by William Friedkin
- Best Musical / Comedy: American Graffiti by George Lucas
- Best Actor ( Drama ): Al Pacino in Serpico
- Best Actress ( Drama ): Marsha Mason in tattoo
- Best Actor (Musical / Comedy ): George Segal in man, you're great!
- Best Actress (Musical / Comedy ): Glenda Jackson in man, you're great!
- Best Supporting Actor: John Houseman in the time of testing
- Best Supporting Actress: Linda Blair in The Exorcist
- Best Director: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
- Best Music: Neil Diamond for Jonathan Livingston Seagull
- Cecil B. DeMille Award: Bette Davis
Academy Awards
The Oscar ceremony will take place on April 2 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
- Best Picture: The Sting by George Roy Hill
- Best Actor: Jack Lemmon in Save the Tiger
- Best Actress: Glenda Jackson in Man, you're great!
- Best Director: George Roy Hill for The Sting
- Best Supporting Actor: John Houseman in the time of testing
- Best Supporting Actress: Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon
- Best Cinematography: Sven Nykvist for Cries and Whispers
- Best Costume Design: Edith Head for The Sting
- Best Song, and Best Music: Marvin Hamlisch for The Way We Were
- Best Foreign Language Film: Day for Night by François Truffaut
- Honorary Oscar: Henri Langlois and Groucho Marx
Full list of winners
International Film Festival of Cannes 1974
The festival starts on May 9 and ends on 24 May. The jury under President René Clair award the following prizes:
- Palme d'Or: The Dialogue of Francis Ford Coppola
- Best Actor: Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail
- Best Actress: Marie -José Nat in The violins of the ball
International Film Festival Berlin 1974
The festival begins on 21 June and ends on July 2. The jury will award the following prizes:
- Golden Bear: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Ted Kotcheff
- Jury Special Prize: L' Horloger de Saint -Paul by Bertrand Tavernier
German Film Prize
- Best Film: The pedestrian by Maximilian Schell
- Best Director: Roland Klick for supermarket
- Best Actress: Brigitte Mira for Fear Eats the Soul
- Best Actor: Walter Kohut for Gustav Rudolf Sellner supermarket and for the pedestrian
Society of Film and Television Arts Awards
- Best Film: Day for Night by François Truffaut
- Best Director: François Truffaut for Day for Night
- Best Actor: Walter Matthau for Peter and Tillie and The Great Coup
- Best Actress: Stéphane Audran for The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and Before Nightfall
- Best Supporting Actor: Arthur Lowe for The Successful
- Best Supporting Actress: Valentina Cortese for Day for Night
Étoile de Cristal
- Best Picture: exemption from the marriage of Yannick Bellon
- Best Actor: Philippe Noiret in The Clockmaker of St. Paul
- Best Actress: Juliet Berto and Dominique Labourier in Céline and Julie Go Boating
- Best Foreign Film: Akira Kurosawa for his oeuvre
- Best Foreign Actor: Paul Newman and Robert Redford in The Sting
- Best Foreign Actress: Olimpia Carlisi in The Middle of the World
New York Film Critics Circle Award
- Best movie: Amarcord by Federico Fellini
- Best Director: Federico Fellini Amarcord for
- Best Actor: Jack Nicholson in Chinatown, The Last Detail
- Best Actress: Liv Ullmann in Scenes from a Marriage
- Best Supporting Actor: Charles Boyer in Stavisky
- Best Supporting Actress: Valerie Perrine in Lenny
National Board of Review
- Best Film: The Dialogue of Francis Ford Coppola
- Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola for Dialogue
- Best Actor: Gene Hackman in The Dialogue
- Best Actress: Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence
- Best Supporting Actor: Holger Löwenadler in Lacombe, Lucien
- Best Supporting Actress: Valerie Perrine in Lenny
- Best Foreign Language Film: Amarcord by Federico Fellini
BRAVO Otto Reader's Choice
- Category - male movie stars: Gold Jan- Michael Vincent, Silver Roger Moore, bronze Terence Hill
- Category - female movie stars: Gold Uschi Glas, Silver Jane Seymour, bronze Ali MacGraw
More movie awards and honors
- AFI Life Achievement Award: James Cagney
- David di Donatello: Amarcord, bread and chocolate ( Best Italian film) and Jesus Christ Superstar ( Best Foreign Film )
- German Critics' Prize: Ottokar Runze
- Directors Guild of America Award: George Roy Hill for The Sting, Charles Chaplin ( Lifetime Achievement )
- Ernst Lubitsch Prize: Mario Adorf and Edgar Reitz for travel to Vienna
- Evening Standard British Film Award: Ryan daughter of David Lean
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Romance for Lovers by Andrei Konchalovsky
- Louis- Delluc Prize: The slap by Claude Pinoteau
- Nastro d' Argento: Amarcord by Federico Fellini and Cries and Whispers by Ingmar Bergman
- National Society of Film Critics Awards: Day for Night by François Truffaut
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Donostia- San Sebastián: Badlands - Sever dreams of Terrence Malick ( Golden Shell )
- Writers Guild of America Award: Save the Tiger ( Best Original Screenplay - Drama ), man, you 're great! ( Best Original Screenplay - Comedy ), Serpico ( Best Adapted Screenplay - Drama ), Paper Moon ( Best Adapted Screenplay - Comedy ), Paddy Chayefsky ( Lifetime Achievement )
Birthdays
January to March
January
- 04 January: Flora Montgomery, Irish actress
- January 04: Sonja Richter, Danish actress
- January 06: Lee Sang- il, Japanese director
- 09 January: Farhan Akhtar, Indian director
- January 10: Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor
- January 12: Nina Proll, Austrian actress
- JANUARY 18: Maulik Pancholy, American actor
- JANUARY 21: Vincent Laresca, American actor
- JANUARY 23: Tiffani- Amber Thiessen, American actress
- JANUARY 24: Ed Helms, American actor
- JANUARY 30: Christian Bale, British actor
- JANUARY 30: Maren Eggert, German actress
- January 31: Andrew Lockington, Canadian Composer
February
- 02 February: Oz Perkins, American actor
- 03 February: Miriam Yeung, Chinese actress
- February 08: Seth Green, American actor
- February 08: Susan May Pratt, American actress
- February 09: Amber Valletta, American actress
- FEBRUARY 10: Elizabeth Banks, American actress
- FEBRUARY 12: Lisa Brenner, American actress
- FEBRUARY 17: Jerry O'Connell, American actor
- FEBRUARY 18: Mari Morrow, American actress
- February 24: Bonnie Somerville, American actress
- FEBRUARY 25: Laurie Fortier, American actress
March
- March 01: Mark- Paul Gosselaar, American actor
- March 05: Eva Mendes, American actress
- March 05: Jill Ritchie, American actress
- 07 March: Jenna Fischer, American actress
- March 07: Darryl Stephens, American actor
- March 08: Christiane Paul, German actress
- March 14: Grace Park, Canadian actress
- MARCH 16: Johan Widerberg, Swedish actor
- MARCH 17: Marisa Coughlan, American actress
- MARCH 20: Paula Garcés, American actress
- MARCH 21: Laura Allen, American actress
- MARCH 24: Alyson Hannigan, American actress
- March 25: Xenia Rappoport, Russian actress
April-June
April
- April 01: China Chow, British actress
- 08 April: Sofia Ledarp, Swedish actress
- April 11: Natacha Régnier, Belgian actress
- APRIL 12: Marley Shelton, American actress
- APRIL 14: Laura Tonke, German actress
- April 15: Danny Pino, American actor
- APRIL 16: Valarie Rae Miller, American actress
- APRIL 24: Derek Luke, American actor
- APRIL 23: Barry Watson, American actor
- April 25: Ursula Strauss, Austrian actress
- APRIL 28: Penelope Cruz, Spanish actress
- April 29: Barbora Bobulova, Slovak actress
May
- 07 May: Breckin Meyer, American actor
- May 10: Séverine Caneele, French actress
- MAY 11: Benoit Magimel, French actor
- MAY 13: Brian Geraghty, American actor
- MAY 15: Jay Rodan, South African actor
- MAY 17: Sendhil Ramamurthy, American actor
- MAY 21: Fairuza Balk, American actress
- MAY 24: Dash Mihok, American actor
- MAY 28: Romain Duris, French actor
June
- June 06: Danny Strong, American actor
- 09 June: Benjamin Heisenberg, German director
- June 12: Jason Mewes, American actor
- June 19: Bumper Robinson, American actor
- June 22: Donald Faison, American actor
- June 22: Alicia Goranson, American actress
- June 25: Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress
- JUNE 27: Christian Kane, American actor
July to September
July
- July 02: Moon So -ri, South Korean actress
- July 02: Robert Thalheim, German director
- July 10: Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor
- July 12: Hayley DuMond, American actress
- JULY 16: Chris Pontius, American actor
- JULY 21: Maggie Siff, American actress
- JULY 22: Franka Potente, German actress
- July 23: Kathryn Hahn, American actress
- JULY 23: Stephanie March, American actress
- JULY 25: Jay R. Ferguson, American actor
- JULY 29: Josh Radnor, American actor
- JULY 30: Hilary Swank, American actress
- JULY 31: Emilia Fox, British actress
August
- 08 August: Kohl Sudduth, American actor
- August 11: Chris Messina, American actor
- August 14: Christopher Gorham, American actor
- AUGUST 20: Amy Adams, American actress
- AUGUST 23: Ray Park, British actor
- August 24: Jennifer Lien, American actress
- August 24: Daniel Zawadzki, Polish actor and voice actor
- AUGUST 25: Eric Millegan, American actor
- AUGUST 28: Adrián Biniez, Argentine director and screenwriter
September
- September 01: Burn Gorman, British musician and actor
- September 03: Clare Kramer, American actress
- September 04: Nona Gaye, American actress
- September 06: Justin Whalin, American actor
- September 10: Sarah Danielle Madison, American actress
- September 10: Ryan Phillippe, American actor
- SEPTEMBER 17: Raphael Fejtö, French actor and director
- SEPTEMBER 17: Stacy Kamano, American actress
- SEPTEMBER 18: Travis Schuldt, American actor
- SEPTEMBER 19: Jimmy Fallon, American actor
- September 28: Geoff Zanelli, American composer
- SEPTEMBER 29: Alexis Cruz, American actor
October to December
October
- October 02: Michelle Krusiec, American actress
- October 06: Jeremy Sisto, American actor
- October 11: Mehmet Emin Toprak, a Turkish actor
- October 17: Matthew Macfadyen, British actor
- October 24: Joakim Nätterqvist, Swedish actor
- October 26th: Rosemarie DeWitt, American actress
- OCTOBER 28: Jake Kasdan, American director
- OCTOBER 28: Joaquin Phoenix, American actor
- October 30: Marie Bierstedt, German actress
November
- November 02: Karin Anna Cheung, American actress and singer
- November 06: Zoe McLellan, American actress
- 09 November: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Italian actress
- November 11: Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor
- NOVEMBER 12: Lourdes Benedicto, American actress
- NOVEMBER 12: Tamala Jones, American actress
- November 14: David Moscow, American actor
- November 16: Brooke Elliott, American actress and singer
- NOVEMBER 17: Leslie Bibb, American actress
- November 18: Chloë Sevigny, American actress
- NOVEMBER 25: Kenneth Mitchell, Canadian actor
- NOVEMBER 27: Jennifer O'Dell, American actress
December
- December 04: Ryan Kavanaugh, American producer
- December 16: Frida Hallgren, Swedish actress
- December 17: Sarah Paulson, American actress
- December 17: Giovanni Ribisi, American actor
- December 17: Marissa Ribisi, American actress
- December 19: Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnian director
- December 22: Heather Donahue, American actress
- 26th December: Joshua John Miller, American actor
- December 29: Mekhi Phifer, American actor
- DECEMBER 29: Ryan Shore, Canadian Composer
Deceased
January to March
- January 02: Tex Ritter, American actor ( b. 1905 )
- January 03: Gino Cervi, Italian actor (* 1901)
- January 15: Charles Rosher, British cinematographer (* 1885)
- January 31: Samuel Goldwyn, American film producer (* 1879)
- February 08: Fern Andra, American silent film actress (* 1894)
- FEBRUARY 11: Anna Q. Nilsson, Swedish actress (* 1888)
- FEBRUARY 23: Harry Ruby, American composer and screenwriter (* 1895)
- FEBRUARY 25: Lothar Mendes, German director (* 1894)
- FEBRUARY 28: Russell Harlan, American cinematographer (* 1903)
- March 03: Barbara Ruick, American actress ( b. 1930 )
- March 15: Paul Grupp, German cameraman (* 1904)
- MARCH 17: Carroll Nye, American actor (* 1901)
- MARCH 28: Françoise Rosay, French actress (* 1891)
April-June
- May 04: Gerhard Lamprecht, German director (* 1897)
- May 04: John Wengraf, Austrian actor (* 1897)
- May 10: Hal Mohr, American cinematographer (* 1894)
- MAY 18: Karl Hellmer, Austrian actor (* 1896)
- May 20: Leontine Sagan, Austrian film and stage director (* 1889)
- MAY 25: Donald Crisp, British actor (* 1882)
- 05 June: José Jaspe, Spanish actor (* 1906)
July to September
- 07 July: Leon Shamroy, American cinematographer (* 1901)
- JULY 19: Joe Flynn, American actor (* 1924)
- JULY 29: Erich Kästner, German writer (* 1899)
- August 10: Ivor Dean, British actor ( * 1917 )
- August 10: Albert Parker, American film director (* 1885)
- August 20: Ilona Massey, American actress (* 1912)
- September 03: Bella Forest Knights, German soprano singer and actress (* 1886)
- September 04: Marcel Achard, French writer (* 1899)
- September 06: Olga Baclanova, Russian actress (* 1896)
- September 18: Edna Best, British actress ( born 1900 )
- SEPTEMBER 21: Horst Beck, German actor (* 1913)
- SEPTEMBER 21: Walter Brennan, American actor (* 1894)
- September 28: Arnold Fanck, German director (* 1889)
October to December
- December 03: Hans Leibelt, German actor (* 1885)
- December 05: Pietro Germi, Italian director (* 1914)
- December 15: Anatole Litvak, Russian- American director (* 1902)
- DECEMBER 17: Paul Mederow, German actor (* 1887)
- DECEMBER 21: Richard Long, American actor (* 1927)
- 26th December: Farid el Atrache, Syrian- Egyptian singer, composer and actor ( born 1915 )
- 26th December: Jack Benny, American comedian (* 1894)