by Allan Fish
Into the first of the new decade…the last great one for American film, but the beginning of Europe’s decline…
Best Picture The Conformist, Italy (10 votes)
Best Director Bernardo Bertolucci, The Conformist (8 votes)
Best Actor Jack Nicholson, Five Easy Pieces (9 votes)
Best Actress Catherine Deneuve, Tristana & Barbara Loden, Wanda (4 votes each, TIE)
Best Supp Actor Yves Montand, Le Cercle Rouge (5 votes)
Best Supp Actress Dominique Sanda, The Conformist (7 votes)
Best Cinematography Vittorio Storaro, The Conformist (7 votes)
Best Score Georges Delerue, The Conformist (4 votes)
Best Short Interviews with My Lai Veterans, US, Joseph Strick (3 votes)
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