1972 in awards

Most awarded of 1972

Works that won more than once, counting every body at once.

• 9 The French Connection Academy Awards · DGA Awards · Golden Globes
• 5 All in the Family Golden Globes · Emmys
• 5 Fiddler on the Roof Academy Awards · Golden Globes
• 5 Sunday, Bloody Sunday BAFTA Film Awards
• 4 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Golden Globes · Emmys
• 4 Death in Venice BAFTA Film Awards
• 4 Follies Tonys
• 4 The Go-Between BAFTA Film Awards
• 3 The Last Picture Show Academy Awards · Golden Globes
• 3 Elizabeth R Emmys

29th Golden Globes

• Winner Best Motion Picture – Drama · The French Connection · Philip D'Antoni
• Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · Gene Hackman · The French Connection
• Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · Jane Fonda · Klute
• Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Chaim Topol · Fiddler on the Roof
• Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Twiggy · The Boy Friend

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14th Grammys

• Winner Album of the Year · The Concert for Bangla Desh
• Winner Best New Artist · Carly Simon
• Winner Best Children's Music Album · Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs · Bill Cosby
• Winner Best Comedy Album · This Is a Recording · Lily Tomlin
• Winner Best Country Instrumental Performance · Snowbird · Chet Atkins

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24th DGA Awards

• Winner Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · William Friedkin · The French Connection
• Winner Outstanding Directing – Drama Series · Daniel Petrie · Hands of Love from The Man and the City
• Winner Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series · John Rich · Meet the Bunkers from All in the Family

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44th Academy Awards

• Winner Best Picture · The French Connection · Philip D'Antoni
• Winner Best Actor · Gene Hackman · The French Connection
• Winner Best Actress · Jane Fonda · Klute
• Winner Best Supporting Actor · Ben Johnson · The Last Picture Show
• Winner Best Supporting Actress · Cloris Leachman · The Last Picture Show

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26th Tonys

• Winner Best Play · Sticks and Bones · David Rabe, David Rabe
• Winner Best Musical · Two Gentlemen of Verona
• Winner Best Actor in a Play · Cliff Gorman
• Winner Best Actress in a Play · Sada Thompson
• Winner Best Actor in a Musical · Phil Silvers · A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

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24th Emmys

• Winner Outstanding Drama Series · Elizabeth R
• Winner Outstanding Comedy Series · All in the Family
• Winner Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · Peter Falk · Columbo
• Winner Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · Glenda Jackson · Elizabeth R
• Winner Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · Carroll O'Connor · All in the Family

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25th BAFTA Film Awards

• Winner Best Film · Sunday, Bloody Sunday · John Schlesinger
• Winner Best Direction · John Schlesinger · Sunday, Bloody Sunday
• Winner Best Actor in a Leading Role · Peter Finch · Sunday, Bloody Sunday
• Winner Best Actress in a Leading Role · Glenda Jackson · Sunday, Bloody Sunday
• Winner Best Actor in a Supporting Role · Edward Fox · The Go-Between

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