Francis Ford Coppola ‪winning the Oscar® for The Godfather Part II

Goldie Hawn and Robert Wise presenting the Oscar® to Francis Ford Coppola for Directing "The Godfather Part II" at the 47th Academy Awards® in 1975. Introduced by Frank Sinatra.

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[jksonny]

How ironic that Sinatra introduces the presenters.

[ANAKINVALLON]

Now, this a DIRECTOR winning an OSCAR.

[Jack Daly]

I would've voted for Coppola, I think he lost to Bob Fosse in '72 largely because he was unheard of at that point. If he'd have won for the first Godfather I think Roman Polanski should have won. Francois Truffaut for Day for Night didn't have a chance because this is the Oscars, aka Academy Awards for Anglophone Films.

[gman2010ification]

Coppola's direction was masterful. Chinatown was a pompous nothing of a movie with a confusing script.

[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.

[Lynn Turman]

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.

[rewster7]

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

[infilmart]

Best Director - Roman Polanski.

Best Film - Chinatown.

[Alain Lazaro]

One from my favorite singers presenting one from my favorite movies.

[malows1234]

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

[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.

[Amanda Narain]

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