The Jeff Awards by J.C.

The year I was born.

Three quick notes:

(1) I must give a nod to AMPAS for the format of my awards. But since they were created as an outcry against the Oscars, it's only fair to steal the Oscar format. Also, Best Picture listed names are of the producers of the film, again stealing from the Oscars.

(2) You will note that from 1974-1994 I list no nominees except for the Best Picture category. This is simply because I have not see enough films from those years to truly pick five worthy nominees for the various categories. I do not wish to water the Jeff's down by simply plugging a name into a slot. Thus, it is so.

(3) Winners in categories with nominations are denoted by a star/asterix (*) and by having the names posted in paranthesis.

And now... The Jeff Award's for 1974!

COSTUME DESIGN: The Great Gatsby
Theoni V. Aldredge

ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION: The Great Gatsby
Robert W. Laing, Eugene Rudolf, Peter
Hewitt, & Herbert F. Mulligan

SOUND: The Conversation
Howard Beals & Walter Murch

FILM EDITING: The Godfather, Part II
Barry Malkin, Richard Marks, & Peter Zinner

CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Godfather, Part II
Gordon Willis

ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Wayne Bell & Tobe Hooper

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The Godfather, Part II
Francis Ford Coppola & Mario Puzo

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Chinatown
Robert Towne

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Diane Keaton "The Godfather, Part II"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Marty Feldman "Young Frankenstein"

BEST ACTRESS: Goldie Hawn "The Sugarland Express"

BEST ACTOR: Al Pacino "The Godfather, Part II"

BEST DIRECTOR: Roman Polanski "Chinatown"

BEST PICTURE 1974:
Chinatown
The Conversation
The Godfather, Part II
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
*The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper & Lou Peraino)

MOST JEFF WINS: The Godfather, Part II (five wins)

I look forward to any and all comments.