46th Academy Awards

46th Academy Awards
Date	April 2, 1974
Site	Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston and David Niven
Produced by	Jack Haley Jr.
Directed by	Marty Pasetta
Highlights
Best Picture	The Sting
Most awards	The Sting (7)
Most nominations	The Exorcist and The Sting (10)
TV in the United States
Network	NBC
Duration	3 hours, 23 minutes
Ratings	44.7 million[1]
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The 46th Academy Awards were presented on Tuesday, April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided over by Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston, and David Niven.

The Sting won 7 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for George Roy Hill. The Exorcist and The Way We Were were the only other films to win multiple awards. Marvin Hamlisch won 3 awards, the third person to achieve this feat and, to date, the only person who has won 3 Oscars in one year without winning Best Picture. As of 2023, it is the most recent ceremony in which the 3 highest-grossing films of the year were nominated for Best Picture (The Exorcist, The Sting and American Graffiti).