1970 (43rd Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1970. The symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations and winners from that year.

Best Picture

Airport, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal. Ross Hunter, Producer.

Five Easy Pieces, BBS Productions; Columbia. Bob Rafelson and Richard Wechsler, Producers.

Love Story, The Love Story Company Production; Paramount. Howard G. Minsky, Producer.

M*A*S*H, Aspen Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Ingo Preminger, Producer.

Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Frank McCarthy, Producer.

Best Actor

Melvyn Douglas in I Never Sang for My Father, Jamel Productions; Columbia.

James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope, Lawrence Turman Films Production; 20th Century-Fox.

Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces, BBS Productions; Columbia.

Ryan O’Neal in Love Story, The Love Story Company Production; Paramount.

George C. Scott in Patton, 20th Century-Fox.

Best Actress

Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope, Lawrence Turman Films Production; 20th Century-Fox.

Glenda Jackson in Women in Love, Larry Kramer-Martin Rosen Production; United Artists. (UK)

Ali MacGraw in Love Story, The Love Story Company Production; Paramount.

Sarah Miles in Ryan’s Daughter, Faraway Productions, A.G.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK)

Carrie Snodgress in Diary of a Mad Housewife, Frank Perry Films Production; Universal.

Actor in a Supporting Role

Richard Castellano in Lovers and Other Strangers, ABC Pictures Production; Cinerama.

Chief Dan George in Little Big Man, Hiller Productions, Ltd.-Stockbridge Productions; Cinema Center Films Presentation; National General Pictures.

Gene Hackman in I Never Sang for My Father, Jamel Productions; Columbia.

John Marley in Love Story, The Love Story Company Production; Paramount.

John Mills in Ryan’s Daughter, Faraway Productions, A.G.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK)

Actress in a Supporting Role

Karen Black in Five Easy Pieces, BBS Productions; Columbia.

Lee Grant in The Landlord, Mirisch-Cartier II Production; United Artists.

Helen Hayes in Airport, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal.

Sally Kellerman in M*A*S*H, Aspen Productions; 20th Century-Fox.

Maureen Stapleton in Airport, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal.

Directing

Fellini Satyricon, Alberto Grimaldi Production; United Artists. (Italy) Federico Fellini.

Love Story, The Love Story Company Production; Paramount. Arthur Hiller.

M*A*S*H, Aspen Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Robert Altman.

Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Franklin J. Schaffner.

Women in Love, Larry Kramer-Martin Rosen Production; United Artists. (UK) Ken Russell.

Art Direction-Set Decoration

Airport, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal. Art direction by Alexander Golitzen and E. Preston Ames; set decoration by Jack D. Moore and Mickey S. Michaels.

The Molly Maguires, Tamm Productions; Paramount. Art direction by Tambi Larsen; set decoration by Darrell Silvera.

Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Urie McCleary and Gil Parrondo; set decoration by Antonio Mateos and Pierre-Louis Thevenet.

Scrooge, Waterbury Films, Ltd. Production; Cinema Center Films Presentation; National General Pictures. (UK) Art direction by Terry Marsh and Bob Cartwright; set decoration by Pamela Cornell.

Tora! Tora! Tora!, 20th Century-Fox. (Japan, USA) Art direction by Jack Martin Smith, Yoshiro Muraki, Richard Day and Taizoh Kawashima; set decoration by Walter M. Scott, Norman Rockett and Carl Biddiscombe.

Cinematography

Airport, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal. Ernest Laszlo.

Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Fred Koenekamp.

Ryan’s Daughter, Faraway Productions, A.G.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK) Freddie Young.

Tora! Tora! Tora!, 20th Century-Fox. (Japan, USA) Charles F. Wheeler, Osami Furuya, Sinsaku Himeda and Masamichi Satoh.

Women in Love, Larry Kramer-Martin Rosen Production; United Artists. (UK) Billy Williams.

Costume Design

Airport, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal. Edith Head.

Cromwell, Irving Allen, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Nino Novarese.

Darling Lili, Geoffrey Productions; Paramount. Donald Brooks and Jack Bear.

The Hawaiians, Mirisch Productions; United Artists. Bill Thomas.

Scrooge, Waterbury Films, Ltd. Production; Cinema Center Films Presentation; National General Pictures. (UK) Margaret Furse.

Documentary

(Feature)

Chariots of the Gods, Terra-Filmkunst GmbH. (West Germany) Dr. Harold Reinl, Producer.

Jack Johnson, The Big Fights. Jim Jacobs, Producer.

King: A Filmed Record . . . Montgomery to Memphis, Commonwealth United Corporation Production. Ely Landau, Producer.

Say Goodbye, David L. Wolper Productions. David H. Vowell, Producer.

Woodstock, Wadleigh-Maurice Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. Bob Maurice, Producer.

(Short Subject)

The Gifts, Richter-McBride Productions for the Water Quality Office of the Environmental Protection Agency. Robert McBride, Producer.

Interviews with My Lai Veterans, Laser Film Corporation. Joseph Strick, Producer.

A Long Way from Nowhere, Robert Aller Productions. Bob Aller, Producer.

Oisin, Aengus Film. (Ireland) Vivien Carey and Patrick Carey, Producers.

Time Is Running Out, Gesellschaft fur bildende Filme. (West Germany) Horst Dallmayr and Robert Menegoz, Producers.

Film Editing

Airport, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal. Stuart Gilmore.

M*A*S*H, Aspen Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Danford B. Greene.

Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Hugh S. Fowler.

Tora! Tora! Tora!, 20th Century-Fox. (Japan, USA) James E. Newcom, Pembroke J. Herring and Inoue Chikaya.

Woodstock, Wadleigh-Maurice Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. Thelma Schoonmaker.

Foreign Language Film

First Love, Alfa Productions S.A.-Seitz Film Production. (West Germany, Switzerland, Hungary)

Hoa-Binh, Madeleine-Parc-La Gueville-C.A.P.A.C. Production. (France)

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Vera Films S.p.A. Production; Columbia. (Italy)

Paix Sur Les Champs, Philippe Collette-E.G.C. Production. (Belgium)

Tristana, Forbes Films, Ltd.-United Cineworld-Epoca Films S.A.-Talia Film S.A.-Les Films Corona-Selenia Cinematografica s.r.l. Production. (Spain, Italy, France)

Music

(Original Score)

Airport, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal. Alfred Newman.

Cromwell, Irving Allen, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Frank Cordell.

Love Story, The Love Story Company Production; Paramount. Francis Lai.

Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Jerry Goldsmith.

Sunflower, Sostar S.A. Production; Avco Embassy. (Italy, France, Soviet Union, USA) Henry Mancini.

(Original Song Score)

The Baby Maker, Robert Wise Production; National General Pictures. Music by Fred Karlin; lyrics by Tylwyth Kymry.

A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Lee Mendelson Film-Melendez Features Production; Cinema Center Films Presentation; National General Pictures. Music by Rod McKuen and John Scott Trotter; lyrics by Rod McKuen, Bill Melendez and Al Shean; adaptation score by Vince Guaraldi.

Darling Lili, Geoffrey Productions; Paramount. Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.

Let It Be, Beatles-Apple Production; United Artists. (UK) Music and lyrics by The Beatles.

Scrooge, Waterbury Films, Ltd. Production; Cinema Center Films Presentation; National General Pictures. (UK) Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; adaptation score by Ian Fraser and Herbert W. Spencer.

(Song [Original for the Picture])

For All We Know from Lovers and Other Strangers, ABC Pictures Production; Cinerama. Music by Fred Karlin; lyrics by Robb Royer (aka Robb Wilson) and James Griffin (aka Arthur James).

Pieces of Dreams from Pieces of Dreams, RFB Enterprises Production; United Artists. Music by Michel Legrand; lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.

Thank You Very Much from Scrooge, Waterbury Films, Ltd. Production; Cinema Center Films Presentation; National General Pictures. (UK) Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.

Till Love Touches Your Life from Madron, Edric-Isracine-Zev Braun Productions; Four Star-Excelsior Releasing Company. (Israel) Music by Riz Ortolani; lyrics by Arthur Hamilton.

Whistling Away the Dark from Darling Lili, Geoffrey Productions; Paramount. Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.

Short Subjects

(Cartoons)

The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam: Part Two, Haboush Company; Goldstone Films. Robert Mitchell and Dale Case, Producers.

Is It Always Right to Be Right?, Stephen Bosustow Productions; Lester A. Shoenfeld Films. Nick Bosustow, Producer.

The Shepherd, Cameron Guess and Associates; Brandon Films, Inc. Cameron Guess, Producer.

(Live Action)

The Resurrection of Broncho Billy, University of Southern California Department of Cinema; Universal. John Longenecker, Producer.

Shut Up . . . I’m Crying, Robert Siegler Productions; Lester A. Schoenfeld Films. Robert Siegler, Producer.

Sticky My Fingers . . . Fleet My Feet, The American Film Institute; Lester A. Schoenfeld Films. John Hancock, Producer.

Sound

Airport, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal. Ronald Pierce and David Moriarty.

Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Douglas Williams and Don Bassman.

Ryan’s Daughter, Faraway Productions, A.G.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK) Gordon K. McCallum and John Bramall.

Tora! Tora! Tora!, 20th Century-Fox. (Japan, USA) Murray Spivack and Herman Lewis.

Woodstock, Wadleigh-Maurice Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. Dan Wallin and Larry Johnson.

Special Visual Effects

Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Alex Weldon.

Tora! Tora! Tora!, 20th Century-Fox. (Japan, USA) A. D. Flowers and L. B. Abbott.

Writing

(Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Airport, Ross Hunter-Universal Production; Universal. George Seaton.

I Never Sang for My Father, Jamel Productions; Columbia. Robert Anderson.

Lovers and Other Strangers, ABC Pictures Production; Cinerama. Renee Taylor, Joseph Bologna and David Zelag Goodman.

M*A*S*H, Aspen Productions; 20th Century-Fox. Ring Lardner, Jr.

Women in Love, Larry Kramer-Martin Rosen Production; United Artists. (UK) Larry Kramer.

(Story and Screenplay—based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)

Five Easy Pieces, BBS Productions; Columbia. Story by Bob Rafelson and Adrien Joyce; screenplay by Adrien Joyce.

Joe, Cannon Group Production; Cannon Releasing. Norman Wexler.

Love Story, The Love Story Company Production; Paramount. Erich Segal.

My Night at Maud’s, Films du Losange-F.F.P.-Films du Carrosse-Films des Deux Mondes-Les Films de la Pleiade-Productions La Gueville-Renn Films-Simar Films Production; Pathe Contemporary Films. (France) Eric Rohmer.

Patton, 20th Century-Fox. Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North.

Honorary Award

To Lillian Gish for superlative artistry and for distinguished contribution to the progress of motion pictures. [ [Statuette]]

To Orson Welles for superlative artistry and versatility in the creation of motion pictures. [ [Statuette]]

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Frank Sinatra

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Ingmar Bergman

Scientific or Technical Award

(Class II)

To Leonard Sokolow and Edward H. Reichard of Consolidated Film Industries for the concept and engineering of the Color Proofing Printer for motion pictures.

(Class III)

To Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. for the development and introduction of a series of compact tungsten halogen lamps for motion picture production.

To B. J. Losmandy for the concept, design and application of micro-miniature solid state amplifier modules used in motion picture recording equipment.

To Eastman Kodak Company and Photo Electronics Corporation for the design and engineering of an improved video color analyzer for motion picture laboratories.

To Electro Sound Incorporated for the design and introduction of the Series 8000 Sound System for motion picture theatres.