The year 1972 in film involved some significant events. [edit] Events [edit] Top grossing films (U.S.) | Rank | Title | Studio | Gross | | 1. | The Godfather | Paramount | $86,691,000 | | 2. | The Poseidon Adventure | 20th Century Fox | $42,000,000 | | 3. | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Brothers | $28,000,000 | | 4. | Deliverance | Warner Brothers | $22,600,000 | | 5. | Jeremiah Johnson | Warner Brothers | $21,900,000 | | 6. | Cabaret | Allied Artists | $20,250,000 | | 7. | The Getaway | Cinema Film | $18,000,000 | | 8. | Lady Sings the Blues | Paramount | $9,665,000 | | 9. | Everything You Always Wanted to Know... | United Artists | $8,828,000 | | 10. | Sounder | 20th Century Fox | $8,726,000 | source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1972.shtml [edit] Awards Academy Awards: - Best Picture: The Godfather - Albert S. Ruddy, Paramount
- Best Director : Bob Fosse - Cabaret
- Best Actor: Marlon Brando - The Godfather (declined)
- Best Actress: Liza Minnelli - Cabaret
- Best Supporting Actor ; Joel Grey - Cabaret
- Best Supporting Actress : Eileen Heckart - Butterflies Are Free
- Best Foreign Language Film: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie), directed by Luis Buñuel, France
Golden Globe Awards: - Drama:
- Best Picture: The Godfather
- Best Actor: Marlon Brando - The Godfather
- Best Actress: Liv Ullmann - The Emigrants
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Cabaret
- Best Actor: Jack Lemmon - Avanti!
- Best Actress: Liza Minnelli - Cabaret
- Other
- Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather
- Best Foreign Language Film (tie): The Emigrants (Utvandrarna), Sweden
- Best Foreign Language Film (tie): The New Land (Nybyggarna), Sweden
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): - The Working Class Goes to Heaven (La classe operaia va in paradiso), directed by Elio Petri, Italy
- The Mattei Affair (Il Caso Mattei), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): - The Canterbury Tales (I Racconti di Canterbury), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy / France
[edit] Films released in 1972 # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P S T U V W Y [edit] Births - January 1- Catherine McCormack, actress
- January 11- Amanda Peet, actress
- January 15- Kobe Tai (also known as Carla Scott), adult and mainstream actress
- March 23 - Judith Godrèche, actress
- March 31 - Alejandro Amenábar, Spanish director, writer and soundtrack composer
- April 17 - Jennifer Garner, actress
- April 29 - Derek Mears, actor and stuntman
- May 28 - Chiara Mastroianni, actress
- June 12 - Robin Tunney, actress
- June 28 - Alessandro Nivola, actor
- August 12- Rebecca Gayheart, actress
- August 15- Ben Affleck, actor
- August 30- Cameron Diaz, actress
- September 8 - Giovanni Frezza, actor
- September 28 - Gwyneth Paltrow, actress
- October 17- Eminem (also known as Marshall Mathers), rapper and actor
- November 1 - Jenny McCarthy, actress
- November 7 - Jeremy and Jason London, actors
- December 7 - Jennifer Syme, entertainment industry employee (d. 2001)
- December 29 - Jude Law, actor
[edit] Deaths - January 1 - Maurice Chevalier, French actor/singer
- January 8 - Wesley Ruggles, movie director, producer
- January 17 - Rochelle Hudson, actress
- February 2 - Jessie Royce Landis, actress
- February 7 - Walter Lang, director
- March 20 - Marilyn Maxwell, actress
- April 5 - Isabel Jewell, actress
- April 5 - Brian Donlevy, actor
- April 25 - George Sanders, British actor (b. 1906)
- April 30 - Gia Scala, actress
- May 3 - Bruce Cabot, actor
- May 15 - Nigel Green, actor
- May 21 - Margaret Rutherford, actress
- July 6 - Brandon De Wilde, actor
- August 7 - Joi Lansing, actress
- October 9 - Miriam Hopkins, actress
- October 16 - Leo G. Carroll, actor (b. 1886)
- October 24 - Claire Windsor, actress (b. 1897)
- November 16 - Vera Karalli, actress
- November 23 - Marie Wilson, actress
- December 9 - Louella Parsons, Hollywood columnist
- December 26 - Harry S. Truman, president/actor
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