1970 (43rd Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1970 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1970 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1970 to December 31, 1970 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1970 Ceremony
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Thursday, April 15, 1971 7:00 PM Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1970 Winners
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Best Picture: Patton 20th Century-Fox Frank McCarthy, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: George C. Scott as General George S. Patton, Jr. in the film Patton |
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Best Actress: Glenda Jackson as Gudrun Brangwen in the film Women in Love |
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Best Supporting Actor: John Mills as Michael in the film Ryan’s Daughter |
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Best Supporting Actress: Helen Hayes as Ada Quonsett in the film Airport |
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Best Song: For All We Know from the film Lovers and Other Strangers Music by Fred Karlin; lyrics by Robb Royer (aka Robb Wilson) and James Griffin (aka Arthur James) Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1970 Nominees
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Best Actor Nominees |
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Best Actress Nominees |
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Best Supporting Actor Nominees |
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Best Supporting Actress Nominees |
The 1970 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |