Francis Ford Coppola ‪Wins Best Director: 1975 Oscars

[@wzty]

Well deserved Oscar for the man who made one of the greatest movies in history!

[@joewarnack8235]

Hell pretty much all of his films from the 70s are best film of all time worthy...the conversation, gf1, gf2, and apocalypse now. The man is probably the most important director of the past 50 years.

[@DeathCruzer]

*greatest movie

[@DeathCruzer]

@@joewarnack8235 *all time

[@salimcardine]

That's just a movie, truth is about killing

[@naveenjose2]

@@salimcardine many life lessons are there in Godfather movie

[@jaimonjohn2516]

Coppola is the decade defining director of 70s

[@aliensoup2420]

He was the godfather to the entire new breed of directors - the brat pack - Lucas, Scorsese, DePalma, Milius, Speilberg, Kaufmann, Ballard - they all redefined Hollywood.

[@AA-sn9lz]

I've always found Altman to be stealing that title. Thr guy owned Hollywood in the 70s.

[@jaimonjohn2516]

@@AA-sn9lz he never made a movie like the godfather

[@flavio7180]

One of the best runs by a director ever, if not the best. 2 movies that could easily be argued as the best movies ever (Godfather Part 1 and 2), another movie that’s among the best, and probably the best in it’s genre (Apocalypse Now), and also another fantastic movie (The Conversation), all within the space of 7 years.

[@aliensoup2420]

@@flavio7180 You shouldn't overlook David Lean - Bridge Over the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter - a 13 year run.

[@MrAitraining]

Godfather part 2 was a gigantic film. locations around the world and the cast, flashbacks with the old scenery and a great movie. Very complex. Directing that masterpiece was amazing. An easy directing Oscar imo.

[@Trippweed]

Part II is possibly - POSSIBLY - the best film ever made. But what a year!

[@tychomonolith1369]

Fair enough.

[@suttree3233]

Oh I couldn't argue with that, I mean, the structure is better than any film ive ever seen.

[@SueSnellLives]

Yeah -- too many good films. A Woman Under the Influence definitely deserved an Oscar, as well.

[@99bits46]

Part I the best

[@FabioSanna65]

I am completely in agreement, the flashback of Don Vito's youth is wonderful (even on the book), among other things interpreted by some of the best Italian actors (Leopoldo Trieste: Mr. Roberto, Gastone Moschin: Don Fanucci).

[@KOHF34]

How boss would it be to walk up to the stage with the Godfather theme playing?

[@roonyq]

KOHF34 he did

[@AA-sn9lz]

@@roonyq he means the Marlon Brando theme

[@roonyq]

your worst nightmare ok

[@alaaelsawi3042]

And receiving it from FRANK fucking SINATRA

[@yashwanthreddy1746]

Oh, and francis had it five times coming.

[@Tlamourep03]

Polanski, Truffaut, Fosse, Cassavetes and Coppola in the same category. 74 was one of the best years in movie history.

[@aliensoup2420]

The seventies was a huge decade for movies.

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

Coppola is the decade defining director of 70s..Coppola considered one of the greatest filmmaker of all time..

[@sdkelmaruecan2907]

You dont know how right you are, 1974 was the momentum of the New Hollywood era, every major actor or actress or director had something big or significant that year...

[@Dayman90]

Not to mention Coppola was nominated twice that year as producer for best picture with The Godfather Part II and The Conversation. ‘74 was a hell of a year for film

[@diptanshukashyap28]

Even Spielberg made his feature film debut in 74 with The Sugarland Express. Not many people don’t know sadly about it.

[@star-lorddavid-1015]

Francis Ford Coppola, you are a directive masterpiece when it comes to Mafia!

[@lynnturman8157]

It was the 70's, you know. Best decade for movies ever. Look at the 50 films nominated for Best Picture & almost every one is now considered a classic.

[@colderbeer]

Greatest sequel ever......

[@samslick9000]

Five actors got Oscar nominations

[@scorsese1]

Well deserved. Should have won for The Godfather and Apocalypse Now.

[@roberthmartinezharo2951]

I agree. He definitely deserved for those brilliant movies too.

[@waynej2608]

Definitely!!

[@MSOM-vc9kn]

Definitely For Apocalypse Now

[@arthurepisodes-full8994]

He didn’t win for The Godfather Part 1?? That’s a literal crime right there

[@spaceace4387]

@@arthurepisodes-full8994 Nope he didn't, The first film did win Best Picture but he didn't win Best Director

[@giuliorasi]

Roman Polanski, Francois Truffaut, Francis Ford Coppola, Bob Fosse, John Cassavetes. WOW, what a group of nominees...

[@LaRay82]

What a moment in movie history! Feel giddy at the thought of all the talent in that room! American cinema has never been this golden again. Just a perfect blend of commercial success and great artistry with substance.

[@aliensoup2420]

It was the decade of risk-taking - not in budget but in writing and technique. The 60's was unique, but in a quirky, silly way.

[@flmaniac2]

Frank Sinatra was a Oscar host? That's awesome

[@swoxfordmovies41]

L.S. Grandville He was a lot of times.

[@danieliliadis]

He was an Oscar winner!

[@Carfalog]

I think you mean Johnny Fontaine😂

[@harpo6254]

Johnny fontaine never gets that movie. . 👈👈

[@justsomebloke4059]

@@swoxfordmovies41 with a little help from the mob anything is possible

[@jackiescanlon]

Wow, what an incredible group of directors. The 70's - the last golden age of cinema.

[@ortox409]

The 90s were great as well. Keep your head up man there’s still some greats out there. eg nolan

[@ss-xe2go]

Don't forget 50s

[@bw3451]

Godfather Part II vs Chinatown is probably the greatest showdown of all time although no one talks about it

[@bkboy2384]

He was also nominated for the conversation....the greatest directing achievement in one year in history

[@mmaxsters]

THE GODFATHER , the number one motion picture movie of all time

[@DeathCruzer]

You are a man of culture sir

[@justsomebloke4059]

@@DeathCruzer worship me

[@rewster7]

Chinatown was brilliant, and probably could have won had it been released in another year, but Godfather 2 is streaks ahead of it

[@malows1234]

This is how a director works guys, passion, passion, passion.

[@darkknightwithanidea32]

A TRUE DIRECTOR ....He thanked the most important people in the film process Cinematographer, Editor & Sound. Go FF C

[@waynej2608]

Good call. I would've liked him to thank Mario Puzo and Al Pacino, De Niro. Oh well, he seemed pretty keyed up. Glad he won!

[@beckyleonardis6331]

One of the greatest directors of our time!

[@dawsondjodvorj2408]

Prime Coppola is the greatest filmmaker to ever live. Nobody can deny that.

[@billanthony7896]

Coppola... Amazing director, with an amazingly under productive career!

[@weasel182]

I was just thinking the same thing! Competition was tough back then. Chinatown, The Godfather Part 2, A Woman Under The Influence, Day For Night and Lenny, wow.

[@MrKoolio42]

''Making a sequel to the godfather is a surefire way to fail and blow everything up'' No Francis, that was part 3 that did that.

[@michaelcorleone2397]

Yes the third one wasn’t that good

[@waynej2608]

I don't agree. It wasn't as amazing and great as the first two, but I enjoyed it. It had it's moments. Francis set his own bar, too high, but the third one didn't 'blow' it. Pacino was still awesome. Andy Garcia was impressive. Etc...

[@mayankdwivedi9719]

@@waynej2608 Agreed. If you watch it without comparing it to the previous ones, you will realize, it's much more than an ordinary film.Yes, it has it's moments.

[@aliensoup2420]

It was interesting, but too derivative of the first 2 - too much nostalgia which seemed like an easy way to elicit emotion without having to write something new and imaginative.

[@sureshbm7136]

Totally,,, movie is the way of Director view -first Failure or Success -secondary ...

[@sergiopena3623]

Coppola definitely deserved the win but that category was soo stacked that year, I mean Coppola, Cassavetes, Polanski, Truffaut and Fosse in the same year, amazing.

[@gonetubing]

I had no idea Cassavetes was nominated for A Woman Under The Influence!

[@theowlreviewerofficial]

gonetubing I seriously wanna watch some of his work.

[@roonyq]

TheOwlReviewer same

[@waynej2608]

He was amazing, as was Gena Rowlands, his wife and the film dazzles. Actually, that's an impressive group of directors there. I've seen all of those films, and they're timeless gems! I pick Coppola, as well, but man, the others are awesome, too. I think Francis should've won for Apocalypse, Now, too.

[@noelserrao9680]

He made the Oscars an offer they couldn't refuse

[@CannibalWHORE22]

Coppola owned American cinema in the 1970s Every film a masterpiece and although it’s not about the awards I am glad they always noticed he deserved them.

[@ScottWDoyle]

I know this is a Coppola thread. And I'm a huge fan. But just to think that, in this year of all years, with so many heavyweight films and directors battling for the top spot, John Cassavettes and "A Woman Under the Influence" was in the mix. Wow.

[@darisfilmsdirect4038]

FRANCIS FOR COPPOLA I HAVE THREE WORDS TO SOLVE EVERYTHING.BEST DIRECTOR EVER.

[@kushadbhayana]

Finally for the first time i sawed the man who made the greatest trilogy of all time

[@technodroog]

the Golden Five...amazing year

[@hippydippy]

Goldie Hawn was too cute for words.... My God!

[@Balfour.]

Godfather I and II, The Conversation and Apocalypse Now. In just ten years, FFC shot four flawless, legendary masterpieces. I wonder if there's another director who has accomplished such a thing and at that level.

[@annepascoe3029]

Goldie is stunning

[@ViceCityVacation]

Goldie Hawn was soooo cutie-pie back then in the 70's. Here, she reminds me a little of Cybill Shepherd in Taxi Driver. Just the way she smirks or says her lines, I dunno....her eyes I guess :P

[@jennifersman7990]

+ViceCityVacation Is it just me or does she look like Kaley Cuoco from "Big Bang Theory" here?

[@RollinRocker]

+ViceCityVacation I thought she was Cybil Shepherd when they first started walking up LOL

[@Michael-xi9nb]

She reminds me of Emma Bunton here, haha.

[@waynej2608]

I know that I had a crush on her, back then. She was impressive in Shampoo.

[@jennifersman7990]

Here's a bit of trivia, when Paramount proposed "Godfather 2" Coppola said he would produce it but not direct it, he suggested Martin Scorsese should direct it. Imagine how different that film would've been! And he forgot to thank the other big shot at Paramount back then, Robert Evans who green lit the Godfather films ever being made

[@kennethbrady]

ALL of these nominees are amazing.

[@TomasGO85]

Instant like after see Francis Albert presenting

[@nicholasdauria7431]

Amazing Congrats Mr. Coppola !!!.

[@charlieweil3048]

Seriously, Goldie Hawn here looks like an exact doppelgänger for Kate Hudson here! It is uncanny! She was hot AF in her day, and still is today at 71 years young!

[@十蘭コメント]

Thank you so much.

[@swimsis]

The days when the Oscars had class & elegance!

[@minniehly]

Back then, great movies and actors!!

[@richrome9897]

That is a GREAT group of Directors

[@ChrisOliver4307]

The cameraman really loved Goldie.

[@Rayoscope]

This time he beat out Fosse (who definitely deserved it the first time around for Cabaret - as did Joel Grey, beating out a "mafia" of Godfather actors)...can you imagine if Fosse had won again against Coppola? And by the way, Chinatown is a superbly directed film - second only to The Godfather Part II in that year's category.

[@inigojuancarlos]

Just realized the line-up. Impressive contemporaries -Traffaut, Polanski, Fosse, Cassavete & Coppola. I've done some film analysis with some these directors during my film school days.

[@aidangreen7006]

Part II Is the greatest film ever made.

[@erolkayar]

Coppola to Oscar: Why did you go to the academy? Why didn't you come to me first?

[@gofar5185]

TRULY DESERVING... thank you for pointing out... the photographers who got keen eyes to good takes... photographers eyes are keen artists too...

[@julumarie]

I once had dinner with this guy. Nice guy!

[@gemsicle1720]

just realized coppola and fosse won against each other for best director in 72 and 74

[@23jakesmith23]

Polanski, Truffaut, Coppola, Fosse, and Cassavetes. What a lineup.

[@star-lorddavid-1015]

The Godfather Part II is at the spotlight!

[@rayali9854]

Francis Ford Coppola is so handsome here.

[@aaronwalker1678]

GEEZ that version of the The Godfather theme music....impressive

[@meelusine]

I really liked "a woman under the influence" it was really something different and such a liberating film for women.

[@danieljoseph1996]

Goldie Hawn perfectly resembles Amanda Seyfried. Beautiful to say the least ❤️

[@155gerard]

inside and out

[@michael424344]

Better than the first though it is hard to top Brando!!!!

[@farizkyaryapradana5370]

It was epic when we saw the prologue before the announcement was read by Jhonny Fontane.

[@matthewalexanderlemma8000]

The award he should’ve got for the first film he got for the second film. 👍🏻

[@155gerard]

and this one should have gone to John Cassavetes

[@amandygirl78]

Wow, Goldie Hawn look so much like Heather Graham in this one.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Rip gavin Robinson 1936 2023

[@coololds85]

Frank Sinatra was a guest host in 1975 along with Bob Hope which was the host of the oscars. I looked in imdb so I know it's true that he was the guest host. But I watched another oscar clip from 1975 when Bob hope started off the oscar with his monologue and they didn't say anything about Sinatra being the guest host. So I don't know they didn't mention that fact.

[@selma1930]

There were rotating hosts during most of the 70's. In 75 the hosts were Bob Hope Shirley Maclaine Sammy Davis & Sinatra!

[@PauloOrtib]

Plus, Frank didn't like Puzo and his masterpiece because of Johnny Fountaine. So, maybe with Coppola was not different.

[@eduardorodriguesrj]

Goldie Hawn looks just like her daughter Kate Hudson on this day

[@candidatebosi]

I think The Conversation's been his best film. For me best director here was Cassavetes, hands down!

[@waynej2608]

He was definitely a master director, and deserved the nomination. But, I'm glad Coppola got it, he really did deserve it, imho.

[@paulkelly5788]

First time I've seen this. Godfather part 2 was fantastic but I've got to say without any doubt that the star of that clip had to be Goldie Hawn. I forgot what a stunning beauty she was way back then. Breathtaking to say the very least.

[@tomloft2000]

a rare instance where the sequel is arguably better than the original.

[@superjojo99]

Cassavetes was here !!

[@waynej2608]

Yes, the late, great Cassevettes.

[@Usedtobebillie]

Coppola should have won in 1973 for the first one also, and how Al Pacino did win for both movies is beyond outrageous.

[@waynej2608]

Yeah, Al got screwed, esp for the second one.

[@nikolabronzic7386]

The Godfather is a masterpiece! But, Bob Fosse absolutely deserved his Oscar for best directing in Cabaret, as Joel Grey for supporting actor, too! It was a good decision! There's no doubt!

[@modrenwarefare]

1:32. Love that Francis took a small jab at the Academy and a bit at Paramount for all the trouble he had on Part l.

[@DarkusThunder]

this man is my hero :)

[@lightcyy]

The greatest movie of all time!!!

[@JackCoxx]

This may be the best set of nominees for an directing oscar.

[@BillyOGrady]

Jesus Christ what a lineup; Coppola, Truffaut, Polanski, Cassavetes & Fosse.

[@jacktorrance9378]

The Godfather II my no.1 fav film No. 2Lord of the rings 3 3Inception 4The Green Mile 5Goodfellas/Fight Club 6The Godfather 7 Interstellar 8The Shawshank Redemption 9 The Good the bad and the ugly 10 The Dark Knight

[@MartyWiggins-x2k]

First sequel to win best picture and it’s an all time great

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

Very bitter of losing to fosse

[@troyschartiger8912]

Francis Ford Coppola won the Academy Award for making The Godfather Part II before he made The Outsiders.

[@ta9428]

And thanks for giving my dad an oscar ❤

[@fernandoparadacastillo5901]

I just watched Megalopolis. Very uneven, Coppola is not the same person now, but his moment of glory was one of the highest peaks in film history.

[@solankibhavesh25]

Amazing I love it this movie wins i love this movie.. Alpa cino was so amazing in this movie really best performance

[@OsmanGaziPasha]

Thank you

[@karlmeisterfilms9112]

Someday The film awards will be epic like this in the next few awesome years

[@gabrielcastaneda9700]

I love how copolla and fosse went head to head multiple times

[@Monkey_D_Kuzey]

NO DOUBT! BEST MOVİE İN THE CİNEMA HİSTORY İS, ''GODFATHER''.

[@jwelch5742]

The Godfather Part II has great directing.

[@xalstarx]

It's hilarious when you compare this to the rubbish that gets nominated today. There's no way the Academy would wanna know about directors like Cassavetes and Trauffaut these days.

[@emigrant1510]

Last year we had Arrival, Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, La La Land and Hacksaw Ridge in Directing, which all are pretty damn far from rubbish

[@ricimercury9490]

Films will never be rubbish

[@DeathCruzer]

@@emigrant1510 All of them are rubbish compared to the godfather

[@emigrant1510]

@@DeathCruzer That's an exaggeration and you know it. Yes, The Godfather it's pretty much untouchable and it is indeed a magnificent film, but not everything has to be compared to it. All of those films I mentioned 2 years ago are great cinematic accomplishments on their own. Some might be closer to perfect than others, but to even think that they are something resembling rubbish is a bit too much.

[@DeathCruzer]

@@emigrant1510 Yeah they are not rubbish. They are all great films. I was wrong to compare two films since people have different tastes. Thanks for opening my eyes :)

[@oceanswav8028]

Iconic

[@ANAKINVALLON]

Now, this a DIRECTOR winning an OSCAR.

[@MrSadav82]

Only me here after the show The offer?

[@maddalonefarms]

Better late than never!

[@999titu]

Godfather 2greatest movie ever

[@ofanzivnonestabilan]

Frank Sinatra hosting… oh the irony

[@samslick9000]

Goldie was gorgeous

[@thewenhacker]

What an awesome birthday present.

[@chuexsy672]

His birthdays April 7th and i think the awards were on April 8th

[@thewenhacker]

isaiah nguyen You know what I mean.

[@yoboinicossman]

Probably should’ve won for the first one, too.

[@kia2065]

amazing background music