Films of 1975

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Last Updated: 6/28/25
Total Films: 34
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). These categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Jaws

2. Barry Lyndon
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
4. Dog Day Afternoon
5. Mandingo
Honorable Mentions: The Man Who Would Be King; Farewell, My Lovely; and Nashville


Best Actor
Robert Mitchum (Farewell, My Lovely)

2. Al Pacino (Dog Day Afternoon)
3. Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
4. Roy Scheider (Jaws)
5. Michael Caine and Sean Connery (The Man Who Would Be King)
Honorable Mentions: Henry Gibson (Nashville), Gene Hackman (French Connection II), Perry King (Mandingo), and Ryan O'Neal (Barry Lyndon)


Best Actress
Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest)

2. Rachel Roberts (Picnic at Hanging Rock)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Robert Shaw (Jaws)

2. James Mason (Mandingo)
3. Anthony Perkins (Mahogany)
4. Chris Sarandon (Dog Day Afternoon)
5. Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws)
Honorable Mentions: Brad Dourif (One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest), Allen Garfield (Nashville), Murray Hamilton (Jaws), Brian Keith (The Wind and the Lion), Sydney Lassick (One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest), Burgess Meredith (The Day of the Locust), Will Sampson (One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest), and Nicol Williamson (The Wilby Conspiracy)


Best Supporting Actress
Ronee Blakley (Nashville)

2. Susan George (Mandingo)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Steven Spielberg (Jaws)

2. Richard Fleischer (Mandingo)
3. Robert Altman (Nashville)
4. Miloš Forman (One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest)
5. John Huston (The Man Who Would Be King)
Honorable Mentions: Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon) and Dick Richards (Farewell, My Lovely)


Best Cinematography
John Alcott (Barry Lyndon)

2. Bill Butler (Jaws)
3. Richard H. Kline (Mandingo)
4. John A. Alonzo (Farewell, My Lovely)
5. Oswald Morris (The Man Who Would Be King)
Honorable Mentions: Russell Boyd (Picnic at Hanging Rock), David Watkin (Mahogany), and Haskell Wexler (One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest)


Best Editing
Verna Fields (Jaws)

2. Dennis M. Hill and Sidney Levin (Nashville)
3. Tom Rolf (French Connection II)
4. Frank Bracht (Mandingo)
5. Dede Allen (Dog Day Afternoon)
Honorable Mentions: Joel Cox and Walter Thompson (Farewell, My Lovely), Sheldon Kahn and Lynzee Klingman (One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest), Tony Lawson (Barry Lyndon), and Russell Lloyd (The Man Who Would Be King)


Best Original Screenplay
Frank Pierson (Dog Day Afternoon)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
David Zelag Goodman (Farewell, My Lovely)

2. Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb (Jaws)
3. Norman Wexler (Mandingo)
4. John Huston and Gladys Hill (The Man Who Would Be King)
5. Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman (One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest)
Honorable Mentions: Stanley Kubrick (Barry Lyndon)


Films Rated '10'
  1. Jaws

  2. Barry Lyndon

  3. One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest

  4. Mandingo

  5. Dog Day Afternoon

  6. The Man Who Would Be King

Films Rated '9'
  1. Farewell, My Lovely

  2. Nashville

Films Rated '8'
  1. French Connection II

  2. Mahogany

Films Rated '7'
  1. The Wilby Conspiracy

Films Rated '6'
  1. Dolemite

  2. Bug

  3. Love Among the Ruins

  4. Three Days of the Condor

  5. Hard Times

  6. The Wind and the Lion

  7. Night Moves

Films Rated '5'
  1. Picnic at Hanging Rock

  2. Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma

  3. The Eiger Sanction

  4. Breakout

Films Rated '4'
  1. Smile

  2. Funny Lady

    3. ManKing
Films Rated '3'
  1. The Day of the Locust

  2. Inserts

  3. The Killer Elite

  4. Rollerball

  5. Shampoo

  6. Peeper

Films Rated '2'
  1. The Hindenburg

  2. Professione: reporter

Films Rated '1'
  1. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

  2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show