44th Annual Academy Awards poster
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
on Mar 28th, 2022. Artwork published in
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Type as image: a grand multicolored use of Robert Montgomery’s Pousse Cafe (Photo-Lettering, 1969), on the poster for the 1972 Oscars.
The 44th Annual Academy Awards took place on April 10, 1972 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles and were broadcast by NBC. The French Connection won five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (William Friedkin), and Best Actor (Gene Hackman). Jane Fonda won Best Actress (in Klute), and Charlie Chaplin received an Honorary Academy Award.
