44th Academy Awards (1972) - Movies from 1971
1971
8 nominations - 5 awards
Nominations - The French Connection
- Best Picture Winner
- Best Director (William Friedkin) Winner
- Best Leading Actor (Gene Hackman) Winner
- Best Supporting Actor (Roy Scheider)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Ernest Tidyman) Winner
- Best Film Editing (Gerald B. Greenberg) Winner
- Best Cinematography (Owen Roizman)
- Best Sound Mixing (Theodore Soderberg, Christopher Newman)