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BAFTA 1971 Winners & Nominees

The 24th British Academy Film Awards (1971) took place on March 4, 1971. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid won Best Film and 8 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 14 categories is below.

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Best Film
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Headline winners

BAFTA 1971: The Winners

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid won Best Film against 1 other nominee. George Roy Hill (Best Director), Robert Redford (Best Actor) and Katharine Ross (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969 · Adventure, Drama, Crime · $102M worldwide

With George Roy Hill

9 wins from 10 nominations at the 24th British Academy Film Awards (1971)

  • Best Director
  • Best Actor
  • Best Actress
  • Best Screenplay
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Original Music
  • Best Sound

As the American West fades into a changing era, charismatic outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid plan elaborate heists to amass a fortune. Joined by Sundance's spirited girlfriend, they embark on a risky journey to Bolivia. There, they face unexpected cultural differences and a challenging landscape as they navigate their new life on the run.

About Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1971: Which Films Won the Most

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid won 9 awards from 10 nominations. 3 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) movie poster
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 9 / 10
    1969 · Adventure, Drama · 9 wins from 10 nominations
  2. MASH (1970) movie poster
    MASH 1 / 6
    1970 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 6 nominations
  3. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) movie poster
    They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1 / 6
    1969 · Drama · 1 win from 6 nominations
  4. Patton (1970) movie poster
    Patton 0 / 2
    1970 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  5. Catch-22 (1970) movie poster
    Catch-22 0 / 2
    1970 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  6. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) movie poster
    Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice 0 / 2
    1969 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  7. Watermelon Man (1970) movie poster
    Watermelon Man 0 / 1
    1970 · Comedy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  8. Airport (1970) movie poster
    Airport 0 / 1
    1970 · Action, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  9. Scrooge (1970) movie poster
    Scrooge 0 / 1
    1970 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. Downhill Racer (1969) movie poster
    Downhill Racer 0 / 1
    1969 · Drama, Sport · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 14 BAFTA 1971 Categories: Winners & Nominees

14 categories and 34 nominations; Best Actor had the most nominees (6). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

14 categories · 34 nominations

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BAFTA 1971 Best Production Design

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1971 Winners

Drama led with 32 nominations across 10 films and won 11. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 11 wins · 32 nominations · 34%
  2. Comedy 1 win · 13 nominations · 8%
  3. Adventure 9 wins · 10 nominations · 90%
  4. Crime 9 wins · 10 nominations · 90%
  5. Western 9 wins · 10 nominations · 90%
  6. War 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  7. Romance 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  8. Biography 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  9. Thriller 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  10. Sport 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1971 season

How the Rest of the 1971 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1971, with the winner of each top prize. Patton won the most of them: 2.

All 1971 awards
Earlier years

Previous BAFTA Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The BAFTA page has every year back to 1949.

Every BAFTA ceremony

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BAFTA 1971: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 24th British Academy Film Awards (1971), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 24th British Academy Film Awards (1971)?

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) won Best Film. The other nominee was MASH.

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Which film won the most awards at the 24th British Academy Film Awards (1971)?

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) won the most: 9 awards from 10 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 24th British Academy Film Awards (1971)?

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) led with 10 nominations and won 9 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 24th British Academy Film Awards (1971)?

Best Director: George Roy Hill for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Best Actor: Robert Redford for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Best Actress: Katharine Ross for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Best Supporting Actress: Susannah York for They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

When was the 24th British Academy Film Awards (1971)?

The 24th British Academy Film Awards (1971) took place on March 4, 1971. The database has 14 categories and 34 nominations for it.