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Full awards and nominations of The Godfather

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

The Godfather

1972

Francis Ford Coppola

Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall ...

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Drama

Drama

Epic tale of a 1940s New York Mafia family and their struggle to protect their empire from rival families as the leadership switches from the father (Marlon Brando) to his youngest son (Al Pacino). Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) is The Godfather, the Don (head) of a successful, tightly-knit family whose business is organized crime. Heir apparent is impulsive, hot-tempered Sonny (James Caan), whose brothers are brooding Michael (Al ... [+]

45th Academy Awards (1973) - Movies from 1972

winner

Best Picture

nom.

Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola)

winner

Best Leading Actor (Marlon Brando)

nom.

Best Supporting Actor (Al Pacino)

nom.

Best Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)

nom.

Best Supporting Actor (James Caan)

winner

Best Adapted Screenplay (Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola)

nom.

Best Film Editing (William Reynolds, Peter Zinner)

nom.

Best Music (Score) (Nino Rota Withdrawn, ineligible - replaced by John Addison's OST for 'Sleuth')

nom.

Best Costume Design (Anna Hill Johnstone)

nom.

Best Sound Mixing (Charles Grenzbach, Richard Portman, Christopher Newman)

30th Golden Globes Awards (1973) - Movies from 1972

winner

Best Picture - Drama

winner

Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola)

winner

Best Leading Actor Drama (Marlon Brando)

nom.

Best Leading Actor Drama (Al Pacino)

nom.

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (James Caan)

winner

Best Screenplay (Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo)

winner

Best Original Score (Nino Rota)

BAFTA 1973: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1972)

nom.

Best Leading Actor (Marlon Brando)

nom.

Best Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)

nom.

Best Costume Design (Anna Hill Johnstone)

winner

Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (Nino Rota)

nom.

Most Promising Newcomer to Film (Al Pacino)

Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1972

winner

Best Adapted Drama Screenplay (Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola)

New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1972 - http://nyfcc.com

nom.

Best Picture

nom.

Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola)

nom.

Best Actor (Marlon Brando)

winner

Best Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)

NSFC - National Society of Film Critics Awards 1972

nom.

Best Picture

nom.

Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola)

winner

Best Actor (Al Pacino)

nom.

Best Actor (Marlon Brando)

nom.

Best Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall)

nom.

Best Screenplay (Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo)

nom.

Best Cinematography (Gordon Willis)

NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1972

nom.

Top Ten Films

winner

Best Supporting Actor (Al Pacino)

David di Donatello Awards 1973

winner

Best Foreign Film

winner

Special David (Al Pacino)

Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1972 Productions

winner

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film (Francis Ford Coppola)