Awards
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: Patton - McCarthy-Schaffner, 20th Century Fox
- Best Director: Franklin J. Schaffner - Patton
- Best Actor: George C. Scott - Patton (declined)
- Best Actress: Glenda Jackson - Women in Love
- Best Supporting Actor: John Mills - Ryan's Daughter
- Best Supporting Actress: Helen Hayes - Airport
- Best Foreign Language Film: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto), directed by Elio Petri, Italy
Golden Globe Awards:
- Drama:
- Best Picture: Love Story
- Best Actor: George C. Scott – Patton
- Best Actress: Ali MacGraw – Love Story
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: MASH
- Best Actor: Albert Finney – Scrooge
- Best Actress: Carrie Snodgress – Diary of a Mad Housewife
- Other
- Best Director: Arthur Hiller, Love Story
Cannes Film Festival (Palme d'Or):
- MASH, directed by Robert Altman, United States
Read more about this topic: 1970 In Film