The 1972 Retro Hollmann Awards, Part Two

Our final day of looking at the films of 1972. With three (performance-based) wins for 1776 yesterday, three for Cabaret, and one apiece The Poseidon Adventure and Super Fly (in its only nomination), here are the remainder of the 1972 Retro Hollmann Awards winners. As always, re-familiarize yourself with the Top Ten and nominees, then come back here to witness:

Best Cinematography

1. 1776

Harry Stradling, Jr.

2. Across 110th Street

Jack Priestley

3. Cabaret

Geoffrey Unsworth

4. The Godfather

Gordon Willis

5. Lake of Dracula

Rokurô Nishigaki

The remaining eight awards, after the jump...

The 1972 Retro Hollmann Awards Nominees

With the Top Ten unveiled, here are the nominees for the 1972 Retro Hollmann Awards:

The Top Ten Films of 1972

Here it is, finally: my Top Ten Films of 1972! With apologies to Buck and the Preacher, Deliverance, Frogs, The King of Marvin Gardens, Malcolm X, Murmur of the Heart, and What's Up, Doc?.

Now, without further ado, in alphabetical order:

Crimes of '72

When The Godfather won Best Picture, it became the fourth crime drama to do so. Crime seemed to be on the mind of the 1970s film community: The Godfather was the second of four consecutive Best Picture winners in the subgenre, and the first of three to completely center the criminals as the protagonists. Maybe it was the pessimism of the ongoing Vietnam War, maybe it was the way the Tate-LaBianca murders brought a violent end to a hopeful decade, maybe it was the loosening of restrictions and complete dismantling of the Production Code in 1968. Whatever the reason, crime was a big focus for the industry, from independent exploitation efforts to big studio programmers. Such as: