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The Exorcist

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Alternate Title

Eksorcisten

MPAA Rating

R

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Adult Language Graphic Violence Not For Children Strong Sexual Content

Category

Feature

Produced by

Hoya Productions, Inc., Warner Bros.

Released By

Warner Brothers

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The Exorcist (1973)

Directed by William Friedkin / Linda Blair

Genres - Horror, Drama, Thriller | Sub-Genres - Supernatural Horror, Religious Drama | Run Time - 122 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - R

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Academy Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1973	Bill Malley, Jerry Wunderlich	Best Achievement in Art Direction	Nominated
1973	Owen Roizman	Best Achievement in Cinematography	Nominated
1973	William Friedkin	Best Achievement in Directing	Nominated
1973	Norman Gay, Jordan Leondopoulos, Evan Lottman, Bud Smith	Best Achievement in Film Editing	Nominated
1973	Robert Knudson, Chris Newman	Best Achievement in Sound	Won
1973	William Peter Blatty	Best Motion Picture of the Year	Nominated
1973	Jason Miller	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated
1973	Ellen Burstyn	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated
1973	Linda Blair	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role	Nominated
1973	William Peter Blatty	Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)	Won

BAFTA Film Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1975	Fred Brown, Jean-Louis Ducarme, Robert Knudson, Ron Nagle, Chris Newman, Doc Siegel, Ross Taylor	Best Soundtrack	Nominated

Directors Guild of America Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1973	William Friedkin	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1974	William Friedkin	Best Director - Motion Picture	Won
1974		Best Motion Picture - Drama	Won
1974	Max von Sydow	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Nominated
1974	Ellen Burstyn	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
1974	Linda Blair	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Won
1974	William Peter Blatty	Best Screenplay - Motion Picture	Won
1974	Linda Blair	New Star of the Year - Actress	Nominated

Writers Guild Awards

Year	Nominee	Category	Won/Nominated
1974	William Peter Blatty	Adapted Drama	Nominated