Screenwriter Ernest Tidyman winning an Oscar® for "The French Connection"

Tennessee Williams presenting Ernest Tidyman with the Oscar® for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The French Connection" at the 44th Academy Awards® in 1972. Introduced by Jack Lemmon.

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[getlikemc]

Kubrick should of won this. He translated one of the most bewildering novels of the 20th century into nothing short than a masterpiece. What a joke the oscars were that year.

[F1brawfa]

As good as french conection was , its nothing compared to clockwork orange and its legacy but cc was just to controversial if the acadamy actualy gave awards to best film Kubrick wuld got 3 oscars that day

[cayrayandkrae]

Ernest Tidyman is my grandfather.

[88mphsss]

This dude could have played Charnier!

[REKONBALL2]

why didn't Stanley Kubrick win!!! i am soo mad!!

[JackKlompus13]

THE FRENCH CONNECTION was a very good film, but A CLOCKWORK ORANGE should have won. Kubrick's work was bold, audacious, and visionary. The film still isn't consistently understood to this day, but it deserved the award.

[Marty0Mcfly]

Tennessee stole the show!!!!

[tommytimp]

@Jellyfish60 Clockwork Orange never had a chance. Good as it was (and stll is), it was too controversial to be given any prizes by the Academy. The nominations were the prize. And I think French Connection is a great film.

[Tauromaja]

Oh my goodness...that is one man I wish I could have met. Tennessee seemed like such a character!

And congrats to Mr. Tidyman for such a succinct speech! Good one!

[Jellyfish60]

Not sure how this could have won against Clockwork Orange...