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How many Academy Award nominations did Dog Day Afternoon receive?

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Sidney Lumet in a tuxedo holds his Honorary Academy Award and smiles backstage at the 77th Annual Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background. — Sidney Lumet American director Sidney Lumet after receiving an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, 2005.

The 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon, directed by Sidney Lumet, received six Academy Award nominations, including a nomination for best picture and a nomination for Lumet himself for best director.1