The Exorcist

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Did you know?

• Ellen Burstyn agreed to star in this movie as long as her character didn't have to say the scripted line 'I believe in the devil'.
• To give the impression that Regan's bedroom was freezing, four air conditioners were used and temperatures plummeted below freezing.
• The thick green vomit that Regan throws up while possessed is actually pea soup.
• On the first day of filming the exorcism sequence, Linda Blair's foul-mouthed delivery of her lines so shocked Max von Sydow that he forgot his lines.

Awards

• Academy Awards won2

  • 1974 Best Sound - Robert Knudson, Christopher Newman
  • 1974 Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium - William Peter Blatty

• Academy Awards nominated10

  • 1974 Best Actor in A Supporting Role - Jason Miller
  • 1974 Best Actress in a Leading Role - Ellen Burstyn
  • 1974 Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Linda Blair
  • 1974 Best Art Direction, Set Decoration - Bill Malley, Jerry Wunderlich
  • 1974 Best Cinematography - Owen Roizman
  • 1974 Best Director - William Friedkin
  • 1974 Best Film Editing - Evan A. Lottman, John C. Broderick, Bud S. Smith, Norman Gay
  • 1974 Best Picture - William Peter Blatty
  • 1974 Best Sound - Robert Knudson, Christopher Newman
  • 1974 Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium - William Peter Blatty

• BAFTA Awards nominated1

  • 1975 Best Sound Track - Gonzalo Gavira, Doc Siegel, Ron Nagel, Ross Taylor, Bob Fine, Robert Knudson, Christopher Newman, Jean-Louis Ducarme, Fred J. Brown, Hal Landaker

• Golden Globe Awards won4

  • 1974 Best Director, Motion Picture - William Friedkin
  • 1974 Best Motion Picture, Drama
  • 1974 Best Screenplay, Motion Picture - William Peter Blatty
  • 1974 Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture - Linda Blair

• Golden Globe Awards nominated8

  • 1974 Best Director, Motion Picture - William Friedkin
  • 1974 Best Director, Motion Picture - William Friedkin
  • 1974 Best Motion Picture Actress, Drama - Ellen Burstyn
  • 1974 Best Motion Picture, Drama
  • 1974 Best Screenplay, Motion Picture - William Peter Blatty
  • 1974 Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture - Max von Sydow
  • 1974 Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture - Linda Blair
  • 1974 Most Promising Newcomer, Female - Linda Blair