# 31st Golden Globe Awards

The 31st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1973, were held on January 26, 1974.

## Winners and nominees
### Film

Best Motion Picture :
| Drama | Comedy or Musical |
| The Exorcist Cinderella Liberty The Day of the Jackal Last Tango in Paris Save the Tiger Serpico | American Graffiti Jesus Christ Superstar Paper Moon Tom Sawyer A Touch of Class |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Al Pacino – Serpico as Frank Serpico Robert Blake – Electra Glide in Blue as John Wintergreen Jack Lemmon – Save the Tiger as Harry Stoner Steve McQueen – Papillon as Henri "Papillon" Charrière Jack Nicholson – The Last Detail as Signalman 1st Class Billy L. "Badass" Buddusky | Marsha Mason – Cinderella Liberty as Maggie Paul Ellen Burstyn – The Exorcist as Chris MacNeil Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were as Kate Morosky Elizabeth Taylor – Ash Wednesday as Barbara Sawyer Joanne Woodward – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Rita Walden |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical ||
| Actor | Actress |
| George Segal – A Touch of Class as Steve Blackburn Carl Anderson – Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas Iscariot Richard Dreyfuss – American Graffiti as Curt Henderson Ted Neeley – Jesus Christ Superstar as Jesus Christ Ryan O'Neal – Paper Moon as Moses Pray | Glenda Jackson – A Touch of Class as Vicky Allesio Yvonne Elliman – Jesus Christ Superstar as Mary Magdalene Cloris Leachman – Charley and the Angel as Nettie Appleby Tatum O'Neal – Paper Moon as Addie Loggins Liv Ullmann – 40 Carats as Ann Stanley |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical ||
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| John Houseman – The Paper Chase as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. Martin Balsam – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Harry Walden Jack Gilford – Save the Tiger as Phil Greene Randy Quaid – The Last Detail as Meadows Max von Sydow – The Exorcist as Father Merrin | Linda Blair – The Exorcist as Regan MacNeil Valentina Cortese – Day for Night as Severine Madeline Kahn – Paper Moon as Trixie Delight Kate Reid – A Delicate Balance as Claire Sylvia Sidney – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Mrs. Pritchett |
| Other ||
| Best Director | Best Screenplay |
| William Friedkin – The Exorcist Bernardo Bertolucci – Last Tango in Paris Peter Bogdanovich – Paper Moon George Lucas – American Graffiti Fred Zinnemann – The Day of the Jackal | The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty Cinderella Liberty – Darryl Ponicsan The Day of the Jackal – Kenneth Ross The Sting – David S. Ward A Touch of Class – Melvin Frank and Jack Rose |
| Best Original Score | Best Original Song |
| Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond Breezy – Michel Legrand Cinderella Liberty – John Williams The Day of the Dolphin – Georges Delerue O Lucky Man! – Alan Price Tom Sawyer – Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman and John Williams | "The Way We Were" (Marvin Hamlisch, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – The Way We Were "All That Love Went to Waste" (George Barrie, Sammy Cahn) – A Touch of Class "Breezy's Song" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) – Breezy "Lonely Looking Sky" (Neil Diamond) – Jonathan Livingston Seagull "Rosa Rosa" (Dov Seltzer, Haim Hefer) – Kazablan "Send a Little Love My Way" (Henry Mancini, Hal David) – Oklahoma Crude |
| Best Foreign Film | Best Documentary Film |
| The Pedestrian (West Germany) Alfredo, Alfredo (Italy) Day for Night (France) Kazablan (Israel) State of Siege (France) | Visions of Eight Love The Movies That Made Us The Second Gun Wattstax |
| New Star of the Year – Actor | New Star of the Year – Actress |
| Paul Le Mat – American Graffiti as John Milner Carl Anderson – Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas Iscariot Robby Benson – Jeremy as Jeremy Jones Kirk Calloway – Cinderella Liberty as Doug Ted Neeley – Jesus Christ Superstar as Jesus Christ | Tatum O'Neal – Paper Moon as Addie Loggins Linda Blair – The Exorcist as Regan MacNeil Kay Lenz – Breezy as Edith Alice "Breezy" Breezerman Michelle Phillips – Dillinger as Evelyn "Billie" Frechette Barbara Sigel – Time to Run as Michelle |
The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Title |
| 7 | The Exorcist |
| 6 | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| 6 | Paper Moon |
| 5 | A Touch of Class |
| 4 | American Graffiti |
| 4 | Cinderella Liberty |
| 3 | Breezy |
| 3 | The Day of the Jackal |
| 3 | Save the Tiger |
| 3 | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams |
| 2 | Day for Night |
| 2 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull |
| 2 | Kazablan |
| 2 | The Last Detail |
| 2 | Last Tango in Paris |
| 2 | Serpico |
| 2 | Tom Sawyer |
| 2 | The Way We Were |
The following films received multiple wins:
| Wins | Title |
| 4 | The Exorcist |
| 2 | American Graffiti |
| 2 | A Touch of Class |

### Television

Best Television Series :
| Drama | Musical or Comedy |
| The Waltons Cannon Columbo Hawkins Mannix Police Story | All in the Family The Carol Burnett Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show Sanford and Son The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour |
| Best Performance in a Television Series Drama ||
| Actor | Actress |
| James Stewart – Hawkins as Billy Jim Hawkins David Carradine – Kung Fu as Kwai Chang Caine Mike Connors – Mannix as Joe Mannix Peter Falk – Columbo as Lt. Columbo Richard Thomas – The Waltons as John-Boy Walton Robert Young – Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Marcus Welby | Lee Remick – The Blue Knight as Cassie Walters Michael Learned – The Waltons as Olivia Walton Julie London – Emergency! as Nurse Dixie McCall Emily McLaughlin – General Hospital as Nurse Jessie Brewer Susan Saint James – McMillan & Wife as Sally McMillan |
| Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy ||
| Actor | Actress |
| Jack Klugman – The Odd Couple as Oscar Madison Alan Alda – M*A*S*H as Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce Dom DeLuise – Lotsa Luck as Stanley Belmont Redd Foxx – Sanford and Son as Fred G. Sanford Carroll O'Connor – All in the Family as Archie Bunker | Cher – The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour as Various Characters (TIE) Jean Stapleton – All in the Family as Edith Bunker (TIE) Bea Arthur – Maude as Maude Findlay Carol Burnett – The Carol Burnett Show as Various Characters Mary Tyler Moore – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Mary Richards |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film ||
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| McLean Stevenson – M*A*S*H as Lt. Col. Henry Braymore Blake, M.D. Ed Asner – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Lou Grant Will Geer – The Waltons as Zebulon Walton Harvey Korman – The Carol Burnett Show as Various Characters Strother Martin – Hawkins as R.J. Hawkins Rob Reiner – All in the Family as Michael Stivic | Ellen Corby – The Waltons as Esther Walton Gail Fisher – Mannix as Peggy Fair Valerie Harper – The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Rhoda Morgenstern Sally Struthers – All in the Family as Gloria Stivic Loretta Swit – M*A*S*H as Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan |
The following programs received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Title |
| 5 | All in the Family |
| 5 | The Waltons |
| 4 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
| 3 | The Carol Burnett Show |
| 3 | Hawkins |
| 3 | Mannix |
| 3 | M*A*S*H |
| 2 | Columbo |
| 2 | Sanford and Son |
| 2 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour |
The following programs received multiple wins:
| Wins | Title |
| 2 | All in the Family |
| 2 | The Waltons |

### Cecil B. DeMille Award

Bette Davis