Awards & Winners

1971 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1971 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 44th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

44th Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Picture

Philip D'Antoni

Honored for : The French Connection

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sam Spiegel Nicholas and Alexandra
Stephen J. Friedman The Last Picture Show
Norman Jewison Fiddler on the Roof
Stanley Kubrick A Clockwork Orange
Philip D'Antoni The French Connection
Academy Award for Best Actor

Gene Hackman

Honored for : The French Connection
(Role: Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chaim Topol Fiddler on the Roof
Role: Tevye
Gene Hackman The French Connection
Role: Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle
Walter Matthau Kotch
Role: Joseph P. Kotcher
Peter Finch Sunday Bloody Sunday
Role: Dr. Daniel Hirsh
George C. Scott The Hospital
Role: Dr. Herbert Bock
Academy Award for Best Director

William Friedkin

Honored for : The French Connection

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stanley Kubrick A Clockwork Orange
Peter Bogdanovich The Last Picture Show
John Schlesinger Sunday Bloody Sunday
Norman Jewison Fiddler on the Roof
William Friedkin The French Connection
Academy Award for Best Actress

Jane Fonda

Honored for : Klute
(Role: Bree Daniel)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Vanessa Redgrave Mary, Queen of Scots
Role: Mary, Queen of Scots
Jane Fonda Klute
Role: Bree Daniel
Julie Christie McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Role: Mrs. Constance Miller
Glenda Jackson Sunday Bloody Sunday
Role: Alex Greville
Janet Suzman Nicholas and Alexandra
Role: Alexandra
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Gerald B. Greenberg

Honored for : The French Connection

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gerald B. Greenberg The French Connection
Stuart Gilmore The Andromeda Strain
John W. Holmes The Andromeda Strain
Bill Butler A Clockwork Orange
Ralph E. Winters Kotch
Folmar Blangsted Summer of '42
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Ted Petok

Honored for : The Crunch Bird

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ted Petok The Crunch Bird
Michael Mills Evolution
Peter Sander The Selfish Giant
Murray Shostak The Selfish Giant
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Ben Johnson

Honored for : The Last Picture Show
(Role: Sam the Lion)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roy Scheider The French Connection
Role: Buddy Russo
Richard Jaeckel Sometimes a Great Notion
Role: Joe Ben Stamper
Jeff Bridges The Last Picture Show
Role: Duane Jackson
Leonard Frey Fiddler on the Roof
Role: Motel
Ben Johnson The Last Picture Show
Role: Sam the Lion
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Cloris Leachman

Honored for : The Last Picture Show
(Role: Ruth Popper)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ann-Margret Carnal Knowledge
Role: Bobbie
Margaret Leighton The Go-Between
Role: Mrs. Maudsley
Barbara Harris Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Role: Allison
Ellen Burstyn The Last Picture Show
Role: Lois Farrow
Cloris Leachman The Last Picture Show
Role: Ruth Popper
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Isaac Hayes

Honored for : Theme from Shaft
(Shaft)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isaac Hayes Theme from Shaft
Shaft
Richard M. Sherman The Age of Not Believing
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Robert B. Sherman The Age of Not Believing
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Henry Mancini All His Children
Sometimes a Great Notion
Alan Bergman All His Children
Sometimes a Great Notion
Marilyn Bergman All His Children
Sometimes a Great Notion
Barry De Vorzon Bless the Beasts and Children
Bless the Beasts & Children
Perry Botkin, Jr. Bless the Beasts and Children
Bless the Beasts & Children
Marvin Hamlisch Life Is What You Make It
Kotch
Johnny Mercer Life Is What You Make It
Kotch
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Oswald Morris

Honored for : Fiddler on the Roof

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Oswald Morris Fiddler on the Roof
Owen Roizman The French Connection
Robert L. Surtees The Last Picture Show
Freddie Young Nicholas and Alexandra
Robert L. Surtees Summer of '42
Academy Award for Best Production Design

John Box, Vernon Dixon, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo

Honored for : Nicholas and Alexandra

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hal Gausman Bedknobs and Broomsticks
John B. Mansbridge Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Peter Ellenshaw Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Emile Kuri Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Ruby R. Levitt The Andromeda Strain
William H. Tuntke The Andromeda Strain
Boris Leven The Andromeda Strain
Ernest Archer Nicholas and Alexandra
Vernon Dixon Nicholas and Alexandra
John Box Nicholas and Alexandra
Jack Maxsted Nicholas and Alexandra
Gil Parrondo Nicholas and Alexandra
Robert Cartwright Mary, Queen of Scots
Terence Marsh Mary, Queen of Scots
Peter Howitt Mary, Queen of Scots
Robert F. Boyle Fiddler on the Roof
Michael Stringer Fiddler on the Roof
Peter Lamont Fiddler on the Roof
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Paddy Chayefsky

Honored for : The Hospital

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ugo Pirro Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Elio Petri Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Paddy Chayefsky The Hospital
Penelope Gilliatt Sunday Bloody Sunday
Herman Raucher Summer of '42
Andy Lewis Klute
David E. Lewis Klute
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Michel Legrand

Honored for : Summer of '42

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michel Legrand Summer of '42
John Barry Mary, Queen of Scots
Richard Rodney Bennett Nicholas and Alexandra
Isaac Hayes Shaft
Jerry Fielding Straw Dogs
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Yvonne Blake, Antonio Castillo

Honored for : Nicholas and Alexandra

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Piero Tosi Death in Venice
Yvonne Blake Nicholas and Alexandra
Antonio Castillo Nicholas and Alexandra
Bill Thomas Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Margaret Furse Mary, Queen of Scots
Morton Haack What's the Matter with Helen?
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Walon Green

Honored for : The Hellstrom Chronicle

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walon Green The Hellstrom Chronicle
Alan Landsburg Alaska Wilderness Lake
Bruce Brown On Any Sunday
Lennart Ehrenborg Ra
Thor Heyerdahl Ra
Marcel Ophüls The Sorrow and the Pity
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Manuel Arango, Robert Amram

Honored for : Sentinels of Silence

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Manuel Arango Sentinels of Silence
Robert Amram Sentinels of Silence
Han Van Gelder Adventures in Perception
Julian Krainin Art Is...
DeWitt Sage Art Is...
Donald Wrye The Numbers Start with the River
Hal Riney Somebody Waiting
Woody Omens Somebody Waiting
Dick Snider Somebody Waiting
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Vittorio De Sica

Honored for : The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
(Country: Italy; in Italian)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vittorio De Sica The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Country: Italy; in Italian
Akira Kurosawa Dodes'ka-den
Country: Japan; in Japanese
Jan Troell The Emigrants
Country: Sweden; in Swedish
Ephraim Kishon The Policeman
Country: Israel; in Hebrew
Igor Talankin Tchaikovsky
Country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; in Russian
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Gordon K. McCallum, David Hildyard

Honored for : Fiddler on the Roof

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gordon K. McCallum Fiddler on the Roof
David Hildyard Fiddler on the Roof
Gordon K. McCallum Diamonds Are Forever
John W. Mitchell Diamonds Are Forever
Al Overton Diamonds Are Forever
Theodore Soderberg The French Connection
Chris Newman The French Connection
Richard Portman Kotch
Jack Solomon Kotch
Bob Jones Mary, Queen of Scots
John Aldred Mary, Queen of Scots
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Ernest Tidyman

Honored for : The French Connection

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stanley Kubrick A Clockwork Orange
Ernest Tidyman The French Connection
Bernardo Bertolucci The Conformist
Vittorio Bonicelli The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Ugo Pirro The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Peter Bogdanovich The Last Picture Show
Larry McMurtry The Last Picture Show
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score

John Williams

Honored for : Fiddler on the Roof

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Williams Fiddler on the Roof
Richard M. Sherman Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Robert B. Sherman Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Irwin Kostal Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Peter Maxwell Davies The Boy Friend
Peter Greenwell The Boy Friend
Dimitri Tiomkin Tchaikovsky
Leslie Bricusse Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Anthony Newley Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Walter Scharf Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Manuel Arango, Robert Amram

Honored for : Sentinels of Silence

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Manuel Arango Sentinels of Silence
Robert Amram Sentinels of Silence
Denny Evans Good Morning
Ken Greenwald Good Morning
Stephen F. Verona The Rehearsal
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee, Alan Maley

Honored for : Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eustace Lycett Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Danny Lee Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Alan Maley Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Jim Danforth When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Roger Dicken When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Academy Honorary Award

Charlie Chaplin

(for the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Thomas Jefferson Hutchinson, James R. Rochester, Fenton Hamilton

(for the development and introduction of the Sunbrute system of xenon arc lamps for location lighting in motion picture production)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Photo Research Division of Kollmorgen Corporation

(for the development and introduction of the film-lens balanced Three Color Meter)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Robert D. Auguste, Cinema Products Corporation

(for the development and introduction of a new crystal controlled lightweight motor for the 35mm motion picture Arriflex camera.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Producers Service Corporation, Consolidated Film Industries, Cinema Research Corporation, Research Products, Inc.

(for the engineering and implementation of fully automated blow-up motion picture printing systems)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Cinema Products Corporation

(for a control motor to actuate zoom lenses on motion picture cameras.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

John Wilkinson

(For the development and engineering of a system of xenon arc lamphouses for motion picture projection.)