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1971

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The 43rd Academy Awards | 1971
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Thursday, April 15, 1971
Honoring movies released in 1970
Highlights
Honorary Award

Orson Welles

Original Score
Love Story

Francis Lai

Thalberg Award

Ingmar Bergman, accepted by Liv Ullmann

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Memorable Moments
Edmund H. North
Edmund North

Writing (Story and Screenplay) winner for Patton

Frank McCarthy

Appearing for Best Actor George C. Scott, with presenter Goldie Hawn

Glenda Jackson

Hal Wallis presents Best Actress winner Glenda Jackson her statuette for Women in Love

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WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor
Winner
George C. Scott
Patton
Nominees
Melvyn Douglas
I Never Sang for My Father
Nominees
James Earl Jones
The Great White Hope
Nominees
Jack Nicholson
Five Easy Pieces
Nominees
Ryan O'Neal
Love Story
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
John Mills
Ryan's Daughter
Nominees
Richard Castellano
Lovers and Other Strangers
Nominees
Chief Dan George
Little Big Man
Nominees
Gene Hackman
I Never Sang for My Father
Nominees
John Marley
Love Story
Actress
Winner
Glenda Jackson
Women in Love
Nominees
Jane Alexander
The Great White Hope
Nominees
Ali MacGraw
Love Story
Nominees
Sarah Miles
Ryan's Daughter
Nominees
Carrie Snodgress
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Helen Hayes
Airport
Nominees
Karen Black
Five Easy Pieces
Nominees
Lee Grant
The Landlord
Nominees
Sally Kellerman
M*A*S*H
Nominees
Maureen Stapleton
Airport
Art Direction
Winner
Patton
Art Direction: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Antonio Mateos, Pierre-Louis Thevenet
Nominees
Airport
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Jack D. Moore, Mickey S. Michaels
Nominees
The Molly Maguires
Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Darrell Silvera
Nominees
Scrooge
Art Direction: Terry Marsh, Bob Cartwright; Set Decoration: Pamela Cornell
Nominees
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith, Yoshiro Muraki, Richard Day, Taizoh Kawashima; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Norman Rockett, Carl Biddiscombe
Cinematography
Winner
Ryan's Daughter
Freddie Young
Nominees
Airport
Ernest Laszlo
Nominees
Patton
Fred Koenekamp
Nominees
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Charles F. Wheeler, Osami Furuya, Sinsaku Himeda, Masamichi Satoh
Nominees
Women in Love
Billy Williams
Costume Design
Winner
Cromwell
Nino Novarese
Nominees
Airport
Edith Head
Nominees
Darling Lili
Donald Brooks, Jack Bear
Nominees
The Hawaiians
Bill Thomas
Nominees
Scrooge
Margaret Furse
Directing
Winner
Patton
Franklin J. Schaffner
Nominees
Fellini Satyricon
Federico Fellini
Nominees
Love Story
Arthur Hiller
Nominees
M*A*S*H
Robert Altman
Nominees
Women in Love
Ken Russell
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Woodstock
Bob Maurice, Producer
Nominees
Chariots of the Gods
Dr. Harald Reinl, Producer
Nominees
Jack Johnson
Jim Jacobs, Producer
Nominees
King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis
Ely Landau, Producer
Nominees
Say Goodbye
David H. Vowell, Producer
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Interviews with My Lai Veterans
Joseph Strick, Producer
Nominees
The Gifts
Robert McBride, Producer
Nominees
A Long Way from Nowhere
Bob Aller, Producer
Nominees
Oisin
Vivien Carey and Patrick Carey, Producers
Nominees
Time Is Running Out
Horst Dallmayr and Robert Menegoz, Producers
Film Editing
Winner
Patton
Hugh S. Fowler
Nominees
Airport
Stuart Gilmore
Nominees
M*A*S*H
Danford B. Greene
Nominees
Tora! Tora! Tora!
James E. Newcom, Pembroke J. Herring, Inoue Chikaya
Nominees
Woodstock
Thelma Schoonmaker
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion
Italy
Nominees
First Love
Switzerland
Nominees
Hoa-Binh
France
Nominees
Paix Sur Les Champs
Belgium
Nominees
Tristana
Spain
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Ingmar Bergman
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
Frank Sinatra
Music (Original Score)
Winner
Love Story
Francis Lai
Nominees
Airport
Alfred Newman
Nominees
Cromwell
Frank Cordell
Nominees
Patton
Jerry Goldsmith
Nominees
Sunflower
Henry Mancini
Music (Original Song Score)
Winner
Let It Be
Music and lyrics by The Beatles
Nominees
The Baby Maker
Music by Fred Karlin; lyrics by Tylwyth Kymry
Nominees
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
Nominees
Darling Lili
Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Nominees
Scrooge
Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; adaptation score by Ian Fraser and Herbert W. Spencer
Music (Song—Original for the Picture)
Winner
Lovers and Other Strangers
For All We Know in "Lovers and Other Strangers" Music by Fred Karlin; Lyrics by Robb Royer (aka Robb Wilson) and James Griffin (aka Arthur James)
Nominees
Pieces of Dreams
Pieces Of Dreams in "Pieces of Dreams" Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Nominees
Scrooge
Thank You Very Much in "Scrooge" Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Nominees
Madron
Till Love Touches Your Life in "Madron" Music by Riz Ortolani; Lyrics by Arthur Hamilton
Nominees
Darling Lili
Whistling Away The Dark in "Darling Lili" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Best Picture
Winner
Patton
Frank McCarthy, Producer
Nominees
Airport
Ross Hunter, Producer
Nominees
Five Easy Pieces
Bob Rafelson and Richard Wechsler, Producers
Nominees
Love Story
Howard G. Minsky, Producer
Nominees
M*A*S*H
Ingo Preminger, Producer
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Winner
Is It Always Right to Be Right?
Nick Bosustow, Producer
Nominees
The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam: Part Two
Robert Mitchell and Dale Case, Producers
Nominees
The Shepherd
Cameron Guess, Producer
Short Subject (Live Action)
Winner
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
John Longenecker, Producer
Nominees
Shut Up...I'm Crying
Robert Siegler, Producer
Nominees
Sticky My Fingers...Fleet My Feet
John Hancock, Producer
Sound
Winner
Patton
Douglas Williams, Don Bassman
Nominees
Airport
Ronald Pierce, David Moriarty
Nominees
Ryan's Daughter
Gordon K. McCallum, John Bramall
Nominees
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Murray Spivack, Herman Lewis
Nominees
Woodstock
Dan Wallin, Larry Johnson
Special Visual Effects
Winner
Tora! Tora! Tora!
A. D. Flowers, L. B. Abbott
Nominees
Patton
Alex Weldon
Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)
Winner
M*A*S*H
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Nominees
Airport
George Seaton
Nominees
I Never Sang for My Father
Robert Anderson
Nominees
Lovers and Other Strangers
Renee Taylor, Joseph Bologna, David Zelag Goodman
Nominees
Women in Love
Larry Kramer
Writing (Story and Screenplay—based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)
Winner
Patton
Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North
Nominees
Five Easy Pieces
Story by Bob Rafelson, Adrien Joyce; Screenplay by Adrien Joyce
Nominees
Joe
Norman Wexler
Nominees
Love Story
Erich Segal
Nominees
My Night at Maud's
Eric Rohmer
ALL 0-9 A A-E B C D E F F-J G H I J K K-O L M N O P P-T Q R S T U U-Z V W X Y Z

A

Airport
10 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actress in a Supporting Role - Helen Hayes
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Maureen Stapleton
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Jack D. Moore, Mickey S. Michaels
  • Cinematography - Ernest Laszlo
  • Costume Design - Edith Head
  • Film Editing - Stuart Gilmore
  • Music (Original Score) - Alfred Newman
  • Best Picture - Ross Hunter, Producer
  • Sound - Ronald Pierce, David Moriarty
  • Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - George Seaton

B

The Baby Maker
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Song Score) - Music by Fred Karlin; lyrics by Tylwyth Kymry
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Song Score) - Music by Rod McKuen and John Scott Trotter; lyrics by Rod McKuen, Bill Melendez and Al Shean; adaptation score by Vince Guaraldi

C

Chariots of the Gods
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Dr. Harald Reinl, Producer
Cromwell
2 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Costume Design - Nino Novarese
  • Music (Original Score) - Frank Cordell

D

Darling Lili
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Costume Design - Donald Brooks, Jack Bear
  • Music (Original Song Score) - Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer
  • Music (Song--Original for the Picture) - Whistling Away The Dark in "Darling Lili" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Diary of a Mad Housewife
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress - Carrie Snodgress

F

Fellini Satyricon
1 NOMINATION
  • Directing - Federico Fellini
First Love
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Switzerland
Five Easy Pieces
4 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor - Jack Nicholson
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Karen Black
  • Best Picture - Bob Rafelson and Richard Wechsler, Producers
  • Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) - Story by Bob Rafelson, Adrien Joyce; Screenplay by Adrien Joyce
The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam: Part Two
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Cartoon) - Robert Mitchell and Dale Case, Producers

G

The Gifts
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Robert McBride, Producer
The Great White Hope
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor - James Earl Jones
  • Actress - Jane Alexander

H

The Hawaiians
1 NOMINATION
  • Costume Design - Bill Thomas
Hoa-Binh
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - France

I

I Never Sang for My Father
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor - Melvyn Douglas
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Gene Hackman
  • Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Robert Anderson
Interviews with My Lai Veterans
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Short Subject) - Joseph Strick, Producer
Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Foreign Language Film - Italy
Is It Always Right to Be Right?
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Subject (Cartoon) - Nick Bosustow, Producer

J

Jack Johnson
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Jim Jacobs, Producer
Joe
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) - Norman Wexler

K

King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Ely Landau, Producer

L

The Landlord
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Lee Grant
Let It Be
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Music (Original Song Score) - Music and lyrics by The Beatles
Little Big Man
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Chief Dan George
A Long Way from Nowhere
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Bob Aller, Producer
Love Story
7 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Music (Original Score) - Francis Lai
  • Actor - Ryan O'Neal
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - John Marley
  • Actress - Ali MacGraw
  • Directing - Arthur Hiller
  • Best Picture - Howard G. Minsky, Producer
  • Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) - Erich Segal
Lovers and Other Strangers
3 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Music (Song--Original for the Picture) - For All We Know in "Lovers and Other Strangers" Music by Fred Karlin; Lyrics by Robb Royer (aka Robb Wilson) and James Griffin (aka Arthur James)
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Richard Castellano
  • Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Renee Taylor, Joseph Bologna, David Zelag Goodman

M

M*A*S*H
5 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Ring Lardner, Jr.
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Sally Kellerman
  • Directing - Robert Altman
  • Film Editing - Danford B. Greene
  • Best Picture - Ingo Preminger, Producer
Madron
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Song--Original for the Picture) - Till Love Touches Your Life in "Madron" Music by Riz Ortolani; Lyrics by Arthur Hamilton
The Molly Maguires
1 NOMINATION
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Darrell Silvera
My Night at Maud's
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) - Eric Rohmer

O

Oisin
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Vivien Carey and Patrick Carey, Producers

P

Paix Sur Les Champs
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Belgium
Patton
10 NOMINATIONS, 7 WINS
  • * Actor - George C. Scott
  • * Art Direction - Art Direction: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Antonio Mateos, Pierre-Louis Thevenet
  • * Directing - Franklin J. Schaffner
  • * Film Editing - Hugh S. Fowler
  • * Best Picture - Frank McCarthy, Producer
  • * Sound - Douglas Williams, Don Bassman
  • * Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) - Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North
  • Cinematography - Fred Koenekamp
  • Music (Original Score) - Jerry Goldsmith
  • Special Visual Effects - Alex Weldon
Pieces of Dreams
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Song--Original for the Picture) - Pieces Of Dreams in "Pieces of Dreams" Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman

R

The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Subject (Live Action) - John Longenecker, Producer
Ryan's Daughter
4 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
  • * Actor in a Supporting Role - John Mills
  • * Cinematography - Freddie Young
  • Actress - Sarah Miles
  • Sound - Gordon K. McCallum, John Bramall

S

Say Goodbye
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - David H. Vowell, Producer
Scrooge
4 NOMINATIONS
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Terry Marsh, Bob Cartwright; Set Decoration: Pamela Cornell
  • Costume Design - Margaret Furse
  • Music (Original Song Score) - Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; adaptation score by Ian Fraser and Herbert W. Spencer
  • Music (Song--Original for the Picture) - Thank You Very Much in "Scrooge" Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
The Shepherd
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Cartoon) - Cameron Guess, Producer
Shut Up...I'm Crying
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Live Action) - Robert Siegler, Producer
Sticky My Fingers...Fleet My Feet
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Live Action) - John Hancock, Producer
Sunflower
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Score) - Henry Mancini

T

Time Is Running Out
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Horst Dallmayr and Robert Menegoz, Producers
Tora! Tora! Tora!
5 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Special Visual Effects - A. D. Flowers, L. B. Abbott
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith, Yoshiro Muraki, Richard Day, Taizoh Kawashima; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Norman Rockett, Carl Biddiscombe
  • Cinematography - Charles F. Wheeler, Osami Furuya, Sinsaku Himeda, Masamichi Satoh
  • Film Editing - James E. Newcom, Pembroke J. Herring, Inoue Chikaya
  • Sound - Murray Spivack, Herman Lewis
Tristana
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Spain

W

Women in Love
4 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actress - Glenda Jackson
  • Cinematography - Billy Williams
  • Directing - Ken Russell
  • Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Larry Kramer
Woodstock
3 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Documentary (Feature) - Bob Maurice, Producer
  • Film Editing - Thelma Schoonmaker
  • Sound - Dan Wallin, Larry Johnson
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