Oscar, P.I.
Private Eye-Related Academy Award Winners and Nominees

Sorry, but even a quick perusal of the below shows that, a) we're not even close to finished, and b) we don't really give a hoot for most of the technical awards. If you are interested in that stuff (and it is important stuff, I realize) head on over to the Official Site of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

1935 ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES (P.I.- Related)

BEST FILM

• The Thin Man (nominated).

BEST DIRECTOR

• W.S. Van Dyke for The Thin Man (nominated).

BEST ACTOR

• William Powell for The Thin Man (nominated).

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett for The Thin Man (nominated).

1942 ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES (P.I.- Related)

BEST PICTURE

• The Maltese Falcon (nominated)

BEST WRITING, SCREENPLAY

• John Huston for The Maltese Falcon (nominated)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Sydney Greenstreet for The Maltese Falcon (nominated)

1945 ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES (P.I.- Related)

BEST FILM

• Double Indemnity (nominated)

BEST DIRECTOR

• Billy Wilder for Double Indemnity (nominated)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Barbara Stanwyck for Double Indemnity (nominated)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BLACK & WHITE

• John F. Seitz for Double Indemnity (nominated)

BEST MUSIC, SCORING OF A DRAMATIC OR COMEDY PICTURE

• Miklós Rózsa for Double Indemnity (nominated)

1972 ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES (P.I.- Related)

BEST ACTRE

SS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Jane Fonda for Klute (won)

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)

• Isaac Hayes for Shaft (nominated).

BEST MUSIC (SONG: ORIGINAL FOR THE PICTURE)

• "Theme from Shaft," words and music by Isaac Hayes, for Shaft (won)

BEST WRITING
(STORY & SCREENPLAY BASED ON FACTUAL MATERIAL OR MATERIAL NOT PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED OR PRODUCED)

• Andy Lewis and Dave Lewis for Klute (nominated).

1975 ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES (P.I.- Related)

BEST FILM

• Chinatown (nominated).
• The Conversation (nominated).

BEST DIRECTOR

• Roman Polankski for Chinatown (nominated)

BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Robert Towne for Chinatown (won)
• Francis Ford Coppola for The Conversation (nominated)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Jack Nicholson for Chinatown (nominated)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Faye Dunaway for Chinatown (nominated)

BEST MUSIC, ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE

• Jerry Goldsmith for Chinatown (nominated)

1976 ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES (P.I.- Related)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Sylvia Miles in Farewell, My Lovely (nominated)