Oscar trophy

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The 43rd Academy Awards

April 15, 1971  •  Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles  •  Hosted by Various

7
Patton Wins
1
First Refused Oscar
George C. Scott became the first person to refuse an Oscar — calling the ceremony a meat parade
Patton won 7 Oscars including Picture, Director, Actor, and Screenplay
Helen Hayes and John Mills both won acting awards for limited screen time
Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
Patton
Frank McCarthy, producer
Airport
Five Easy Pieces
Love Story
M*A*S*H
Best Director
Winner
Franklin J. Schaffner
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Robert Altman— M*A*S*H
Federico Fellini— Satyricon
Arthur Hiller— Love Story
Ken Russell— Women in Love
Acting
Best Actor
Winner
George C. Scott
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Melvyn Douglas— I Never Sang for My Father
James Earl Jones— The Great White Hope
Jack Nicholson— Five Easy Pieces
Ryan O'Neal— Love Story
Best Actress
Winner
Glenda Jackson
Women in Love
Jane Alexander— The Great White Hope
Ali MacGraw— Love Story
Sarah Miles— Ryan's Daughter
Carrie Snodgress— Diary of a Mad Housewife
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
John Mills
Ryan's Daughter
Richard Castellano— Lovers and Other Strangers
Chief Dan George— Little Big Man
Gene Wilder— Start the Revolution Without Me
Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Helen Hayes
Airport
Karen Black— Five Easy Pieces
Lee Grant— The Landlord
Sally Kellerman— M*A*S*H
Writing
Best Original Screenplay
Winner
Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North
Patton
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner
Ring Lardner Jr.
M*A*S*H
Music
Best Original Score
Winner
Francis Lai
Love Story
Best Score (Adaptation)
Winner
The Beatles
Let It Be
Best Original Song
Winner
"For All We Know" — Fred Karlin, Robb Wilson, Arthur James
Lovers and Other Strangers
Technical
Best Cinematography
Winner
Freddie Young
Ryan's Daughter
Best Film Editing
Winner
Hugh S. Fowler
Patton
Art Direction & Costume
Best Art Direction
Winner
Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo, Antonio Mateos, Pierre-Louis Thevenet
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Best Costume Design
Winner
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Cromwell
Sound & Visual Effects
Best Sound Recording
Winner
Douglas Williams, Don Bassman
Patton
Best Visual Effects
Winner
A.D. Flowers, L.B. Abbott
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Documentary & Short Films
Best Animated Short
Winner
Is It Always Right to Be Right?
Stephen Bosustow Productions
Best Documentary Feature
Winner
Woodstock
Michael Wadleigh
International Film
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Italy — Elio Petri