43rd Academy Awards

The 43rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was held on April 15, 1971, and took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to honor the best films of 1970. The Awards presentation, hosting duties were handled by 34 "Friends of Oscar" and broadcast by NBC for the first time in 11 years.

43rd Academy Awards
DateApril 15, 1971
SiteDorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Produced byRobert Wise
Directed byRichard Dunlap
Highlights
Best PicturePatton
Most awardsPatton (7)
Most nominationsAirport and Patton (10)
TV in the United States
NetworkNBC

It was during this ceremony that George C. Scott became the first actor to reject an Oscar, claiming that the Academy Awards were "a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons."[1]

With her Best Supporting Actress win, Helen Hayes became the first performer to win Oscars in both lead and supporting categories (having won Best Actress 38 years before for The Sin of Madelon Claudet). She also has the record of having the biggest gap between acting wins.

The documentary film Woodstock garnered three Oscar nominations, making it the most nominated documentary film in Oscar history.

This was the only time since the 6th Academy Awards that all five nominees for Best Actress were first-time nominees, and was the last time to date that either lead acting category was entirely composed of new nominees. Also, this was the first time since the 7th Academy Awards in which none of the nominees for the Best Actor had a previous nomination in that category.

Winners and nominees

Franklin J. Schaffner, Best Director winner
George C. Scott, Best Actor winner
John Mills, Best Supporting Actor winner
Helen Hayes, Best Supporting Actress winner
Francis Ford Coppola, Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium co-winner
The Beatles, Best Original Song Score winners
Robb Royer, Best Original Song co-winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger ().[2][3]

Best Picture Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Best Documentary Feature Best Documentary Short Subject
Best Live Action Short Subject Best Short Subject – Cartoons
Best Original Score Best Original Song Score
Best Song Original for the Picture Best Sound
Best Foreign Language Film Best Costume Design
Best Art Direction Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing Best Special Visual Effects

Films with multiple wins and nominations

Films that received multiple awards
Wins Film
7 Patton
2 Ryan's Daughter

Presenters and performers

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Name(s)Role
Shirley Jones
John Marley
Presenters of the award for Best Sound
Maggie SmithPresenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor
John HustonPresenter of the Academy Honorary Award to Orson Welles
Gregory PeckPresenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Frank Sinatra
Melvyn DouglasPresenter of the Academy Honorary Award to Lillian Gish
Gig YoungPresenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Richard Benjamin
Paula Prentiss
Presenters of the award for Best Documentary Short Subject and Best Documentary Feature
Jim Brown
Sally Kellerman
Presenters of the award for Best Short Subject – Cartoons and Best Live Action Short Subject
Merle OberonPresenter of the award for Best Costume Design
Lola Falana
Juliet Prowse
Presenters of the award for Best Special Visual Effects
Geneviève Bujold
James Earl Jones
Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing
Petula ClarkPresenter of the award for Best Art Direction
Ricardo Montalbán
Jeanne Moreau
Presenters of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Joan Blondell
Glen Campbell
Presenters of the award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song Score
Burt LancasterPresenter of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Ingmar Bergman
Burt Bacharach
Angie Dickinson
Presenters of the award for Best Original Song
Janet Gaynor
Ryan O'Neal
Presenters of the award for Best Director
Harry Belafonte
Eva Marie Saint
Presenters of the award for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Sarah Miles
George Segal
Presenters of the award for Best Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published
Goldie HawnPresenter of the award for Best Actor
Walter MatthauPresenter of the award for Best Actress
Steve McQueenPresenter of the award for Best Picture

Performers

Name(s)RolePerformed
Glen CampbellPerformer"Pieces of Dreams" from Pieces of Dreams
Petula ClarkPerformer"For All We Know" from Lovers and Other Strangers
Petula Clark
Sally Kellerman
Burt Lancaster
Ricardo Montalbán
Performers"Thank You Very Much" from Scrooge
Lola FalanaPerformer"Till Love Touches Your Life" from Madron
Shirley JonesPerformer"Whistling Away the Dark" from Darling Lili

See also

References

  1. TotalFilm. "Review of Patton". Archived from the original on July 5, 2011. Retrieved 2006-04-24.
  2. "The Official Academy Awards Database". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Select "1970" in the "Award Year(s)" drop-down menu and press "Search".
  3. "The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
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