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28th Golden Globe Awards (1971)
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Golden Globes 1971 Winners & Nominees

The 28th Golden Globe Awards (1971) took place on February 5, 1971. Love Story won Best Picture – Drama and 4 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 14 categories is below.

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Best Picture – Drama
Love Story
Headline winners

Golden Globes 1971: The Winners

Love Story won Best Picture – Drama against 2 other nominees. Arthur Hiller (Best Director), Albert Finney (Best Actor – Comedy or Musical) and George C. Scott (Best Actor – Drama) took the main individual prizes.

Love Story (1970) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

Love Story

1970 · Drama, Romance · $107M worldwide

5 wins from 7 nominations at the 28th Golden Globe Awards (1971)

  • Best Actress – Drama
  • Best Director
  • Best Screenplay
  • Best Original Score

At Harvard University, Oliver Barrett IV, a student from a wealthy family, meets Jennifer Cavalleri, a spirited and intelligent Radcliffe College student. A connection forms amidst the library stacks, and their romance blossoms despite their differing backgrounds and social circles. They face obstacles as they navigate the complexities of their relationship and the expectations of their families and peers.

About Love Story
Scoreboard

Golden Globes 1971: Which Films Won the Most

Love Story won 5 awards from 7 nominations. 6 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Love Story (1970) movie poster
    Love Story 5 / 7
    1970 · Drama, Romance · 5 wins from 7 nominations
  2. Scrooge (1970) movie poster
    Scrooge 1 / 5
    1970 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 5 nominations
  3. Five Easy Pieces (1970) movie poster
    Five Easy Pieces 1 / 5
    1970 · Drama · 1 win from 5 nominations
  4. Airport (1970) movie poster
    Airport 1 / 4
    1970 · Action, Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  5. Patton (1970) movie poster
    Patton 1 / 3
    1970 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  6. The Great White Hope (1970) movie poster
    The Great White Hope 1 / 3
    1970 · Drama, Sport · 1 win from 3 nominations
  7. The Out of Towners (1970) movie poster
    The Out of Towners 0 / 2
    1970 · Comedy · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  8. Little Big Man (1970) movie poster
    Little Big Man 0 / 1
    1970 · Adventure, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  9. The Landlord (1970) movie poster
    The Landlord 0 / 1
    1970 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. Husbands (1970) movie poster
    Husbands 0 / 1
    1970 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 14 Golden Globes 1971 Categories: Winners & Nominees

14 categories and 34 nominations. 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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Golden Globes 1971 Best Picture – Comedy or Musical

Official name: Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical

2 nominees

Golden Globes 1971 Best Actress – Comedy or Musical

Official name: Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actress)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Golden Globes 1971 Best Actress – Drama

Official name: Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama (Actress)

1 nominee

Golden Globes 1971 Best Original Song

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 1971 Winners

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

  1. Drama 10 wins · 32 nominations · 31%
  2. Romance 7 wins · 17 nominations · 41%
  3. Thriller 2 wins · 9 nominations · 22%
  4. Fantasy 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  5. Family 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  6. Musical 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  7. Action 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  8. War 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  9. Comedy 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  10. Biography 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
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 Golden Globes Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Golden Globes page has every year back to 1944.

Every Golden Globes ceremony

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Golden Globes 1971: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 28th Golden Globe Awards (1971), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 28th Golden Globe Awards (1971)?

Love Story (1970) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were Five Easy Pieces and Patton.

About Love Story

Which film won the most awards at the 28th Golden Globe Awards (1971)?

Love Story (1970) won the most: 5 awards from 7 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 28th Golden Globe Awards (1971)?

Love Story (1970) led with 7 nominations and won 5 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 28th Golden Globe Awards (1971)?

Best Director: Arthur Hiller for Love Story. Best Actor – Comedy or Musical: Albert Finney for Scrooge. Best Actor – Drama: George C. Scott for Patton. Best Actress – Drama: Ali MacGraw for Love Story. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actress): Karen Black for Five Easy Pieces.

When was the 28th Golden Globe Awards (1971)?

The 28th Golden Globe Awards (1971) took place on February 5, 1971. The database has 14 categories and 34 nominations for it.