1970: M*A*S*H (Danford B. Greene)
Oscar winner: Patton (Hugh S. Fowler)
Was this nominated?: Yes
1971: The French Connection (Jerry Greenberg)
Oscar winner: The French Connection (Jerry Greenberg)
1972: The Godfather (William Reynolds and Peter Zinner)
Oscar winner: Cabaret (David Bretherton)
Was this nominated?: Yes
1973: American Graffiti (Verna Fields and Marcia Lucas)
Oscar winner: The Sting (William Reynolds)
Was this nominated?: Yes
1974: The Conversation (Richard Chew)
Oscar winner: The Towering Inferno (Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress)
Was this nominated?: No
1975: Dog Day Afternoon (Dede Allen)
Oscar winner: Jaws (Verna Fields)
Was this nominated?: Yes
1976: All the President's Men (Robert L. Wolfe)
Oscar winner: Rocky (Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad)
Was this nominated?: Yes
1977: Eraserhead (David Lynch)
Oscar winner: Star Wars (Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas and Richard Chew)
Was this nominated?: No
1978: The Deer Hunter (Peter Zinner)
Oscar winner: The Deer Hunter (Peter Zinner)
1979: All That Jazz (Alan Heim)
Oscar winner: All That Jazz (Alan Heim)
Editors are definitely the 'unsung heroes' of movie making, their vision are often as crucial as the directors, if not more so. French Connection deserved its win, but I didn't know Hackman's other film The Conversation wasn't even nominated. That's a great one too, and it's quite a different role for him, much more understated but effective.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Glad you like The Conversation by the way. Hackman is fantastic in that film, and he wasn't nominated(!).
Delete1974 is such a tough year. So many classic films. The Conversation is a perfect choice, but I may be forced to go with Chinatown. Or Godfather II. Hell, who knows.
ReplyDeleteLove the rest of the picks as well. Great as usual!
Thanks man! 1974: I'd be happy with any of those winners. It's a tough year in general though. Like Best Actor. Falk, Hackman, Hoffman, Josephson, Nicholson, Pacino, Wilder... So much to choose from.
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