The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners
Held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Thursday, April 15, 1971,
honoring movies released in 1970.
Best Actor George C. Scott ("Patton").
Actor
- Melvyn Douglas in "I Never Sang for My Father"
- James Earl Jones in "The Great White Hope"
- Jack Nicholson in "Five Easy Pieces"
- Ryan O'Neal in "Love Story"
- George C. Scott in "Patton"
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Richard Castellano in "Lovers and Other Strangers"
- Chief Dan George in "Little Big Man"
- Gene Hackman in "I Never Sang for My Father"
- John Marley in "Love Story"
- John Mills in "Ryan's Daughter"
Actress
- Jane Alexander in "The Great White Hope"
- Glenda Jackson in "Women in Love"
- Ali MacGraw in "Love Story"
- Sarah Miles in "Ryan's Daughter"
- Carrie Snodgress in "Diary of a Mad Housewife"
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Karen Black in "Five Easy Pieces"
- Lee Grant in "The Landlord"
- Helen Hayes in "Airport"
- Sally Kellerman in "M*A*S*H"
- Maureen Stapleton in "Airport"
Art Direction
- "Airport" Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Jack D. Moore, Mickey S. Michaels
- "The Molly Maguires" Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Darrell Silvera
- "Patton" Art Direction: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Antonio Mateos, Pierre-Louis Thevenet
- "Scrooge" Art Direction: Terry Marsh, Bob Cartwright; Set Decoration: Pamela Cornell
- "Tora! Tora! Tora!" Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith, Yoshiro Muraki, Richard Day, Taizoh Kawashima; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Norman Rockett, Carl Biddiscombe
Cinematography
- "Airport" Ernest Laszlo
- "Patton" Fred Koenekamp
- "Ryan's Daughter" Freddie Young
- "Tora! Tora! Tora!" Charles F. Wheeler, Osami Furuya, Sinsaku Himeda, Masamichi Satoh
- "Women in Love" Billy Williams
Costume Design
- "Airport" Edith Head
- "Cromwell" Nino Novarese
- "Darling Lili" Donald Brooks, Jack Bear
- "The Hawaiians" Bill Thomas
- "Scrooge" Margaret Furse
Directing
- "Fellini Satyricon" Federico Fellini
- "Love Story" Arthur Hiller
- "M*A*S*H" Robert Altman
- "Patton" Franklin J. Schaffner
- "Women in Love" Ken Russell
Documentary (Feature)
- "Chariots of the Gods" Dr. Harald Reinl, Producer
- "Jack Johnson" Jim Jacobs, Producer
- "King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis" Ely Landau, Producer
- "Say Goodbye" David H. Vowell, Producer
- "Woodstock" Bob Maurice, Producer
Documentary (Short Subject)
- "The Gifts" Robert McBride, Producer
- "Interviews with My Lai Veterans" Joseph Strick, Producer
- "A Long Way from Nowhere" Bob Aller, Producer
- "Oisin" Vivien Carey and Patrick Carey, Producers
- "Time Is Running Out" Horst Dallmayr and Robert Menegoz, Producers
Film Editing
- "Airport" Stuart Gilmore
- "M*A*S*H" Danford B. Greene
- "Patton" Hugh S. Fowler
- "Tora! Tora! Tora!" James E. Newcom, Pembroke J. Herring, Inoue Chikaya
- "Woodstock" Thelma Schoonmaker
Foreign Language Film
- "First Love" Switzerland
- "Hoa-Binh" France
- "Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion" Italy
- "Paix Sur Les Champs" Belgium
- "Tristana" Spain
Music (Original Score)
- "Airport" Alfred Newman
- "Cromwell" Frank Cordell
- "Love Story" Francis Lai
- "Patton" Jerry Goldsmith
- "Sunflower" Henry Mancini
Music (Original Song Score)
- "The Baby Maker" Music by Fred Karlin; lyrics by Tylwyth Kymry
- "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" Music by Rod McKuen and John Scott Trotter; lyrics by Rod McKuen, Bill Melendez and Al Shean; adaptation score by Vince Guaraldi
- "Darling Lili" Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer
- "Let It Be" Music and lyrics by The Beatles
- "Scrooge" Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; adaptation score by Ian Fraser and Herbert W. Spencer
Music (Song – Original for the Picture)
- "For All We Know" from "Lovers and Other Strangers" Music by Fred Karlin; Lyrics by Robb Royer (aka Robb Wilson) and James Griffin (aka Arthur James)
- "Pieces of Dreams" from "Pieces of Dreams" Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
- "Thank You Very Much" from "Scrooge" Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
- "Till Love Touches Your Life" from "Madron" Music by Riz Ortolani; Lyrics by Arthur Hamilton
- "Whistling Away the Dark" from "Darling Lili" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Best Picture
- "Airport" Ross Hunter, Producer
- "Five Easy Pieces" Bob Rafelson and Richard Wechsler, Producers
- "Love Story" Howard G. Minsky, Producer
- "M*A*S*H" Ingo Preminger, Producer
- "Patton" Frank McCarthy, Producer
Short Subject (Cartoon)
- "The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam: Part Two" Robert Mitchell and Dale Case, Producers
- "Is It Always Right to Be Right?" Nick Bosustow, Producer
- "The Shepherd" Cameron Guess, Producer
Short Subject (Live Action)
- "The Resurrection of Broncho Billy" John Longenecker, Producer
- "Shut Up...I'm Crying" Robert Siegler, Producer
- "Sticky My Fingers...Fleet My Feet" John Hancock, Producer
Sound
- "Airport" Ronald Pierce, David Moriarty
- "Patton" Douglas Williams, Don Bassman
- "Ryan's Daughter" Gordon K. McCallum, John Bramall
- "Tora! Tora! Tora!" Murray Spivack, Herman Lewis
- "Woodstock" Dan Wallin, Larry Johnson
Special Visual Effects
- "Patton" Alex Weldon
- "Tora! Tora! Tora!" A. D. Flowers, L. B. Abbott
Writing (Screenplay – based on material from another medium)
- "Airport" George Seaton
- "I Never Sang for My Father" Robert Anderson
- "Lovers and Other Strangers" Renee Taylor, Joseph Bologna, David Zelag Goodman
- "M*A*S*H" Ring Lardner, Jr.
- "Women in Love" Larry Kramer
Writing (Story and Screenplay – based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)
- "Five Easy Pieces" Story by Bob Rafelson, Adrien Joyce; Screenplay by Adrien Joyce
- "Joe" Norman Wexler
- "Love Story" Erich Segal
- "My Night at Maud's" Eric Rohmer
- "Patton" Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North
- Star indicates a win.
