“Deliverance” was nominated for three Oscars, including Picture, Director for John Boorman, and
Editing by Tom Priestley, but the big winners in 1972 were “The Godfather” and “Cabaret.”

Spielberg coming-of-age drama, set in Shanghai during WWII, was nominated for six Oscars, such as Cinematography, Art Direction, and Sound, but it lost out in each category to Bertolucci's “The Last Emperor,” which swept nine Oscars out of its nine nominations.

“The Fabulous Baker Boys” lost the Oscar in each of its four nominations: Actress Michelle Pfeiffer, Cinematography Michael Ballhaus, Original Score David Grusin, and Film Editing William Steinnkamp.

“Faces” was nominated for three Oscars, Supporting Actor Seymour Cassel, Supporting Actress Lynn Carlin, and Story and Screenplay (Original) by director John Cassavetes.

Anthony Mann's superb biopic “The Glenn Miller Story,” was nominated for three Oscars, winning on for Sound Recording.