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Oscars 1971 Winners & Nominees

The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) took place on April 15, 1971. Patton won Best Picture and 6 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 18 categories is below.

All 18 categories Most wins
categories
18
nominations
50
films nominated
13
winners
12
Held on
Best Picture
Patton
Headline winners

Oscars 1971: The Winners

Patton won Best Picture against 3 other nominees. Franklin J. Schaffner (Best Director), George C. Scott (Best Actor) and Helen Hayes (Best Supporting Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Patton (1970) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Patton

1970 · Biography, Drama, War · $61.7M worldwide

7 wins from 10 nominations at the 43rd Academy Awards (1971)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Director
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Sound
  • Best Writing (Story and Screenplay—based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)

This gripping biographical drama portrays the life of General George S. Patton, a celebrated but controversial figure in World War II. The film explores his extraordinary military leadership and tactical brilliance, alongside his fiery personality and outspoken views that often led to conflict. Witnessing both his triumphs and setbacks, the story follows Patton’s journey from the battlefield to a tragic downfall in the war’s aftermath.

About Patton
Scoreboard

Oscars 1971: Which Films Won the Most

Patton won 7 awards from 10 nominations. 6 films won at least once, while Five Easy Pieces went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Patton (1970) movie poster
    Patton 7 / 10
    1970 · Biography, Drama · 7 wins from 10 nominations
  2. Airport (1970) movie poster
    Airport 1 / 10
    1970 · Action, Drama · 1 win from 10 nominations
  3. Love Story (1970) movie poster
    Love Story 1 / 7
    1970 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 7 nominations
  4. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) movie poster
    Tora! Tora! Tora! 1 / 5
    1970 · Action, Drama · 1 win from 5 nominations
  5. Woodstock (1970) movie poster
    Woodstock 1 / 3
    1970 · History, Music · 1 win from 3 nominations
  6. Let It Be (1970) movie poster
    Let It Be 1 / 1
    1970 · Music, Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. Five Easy Pieces (1970) movie poster
    Five Easy Pieces 0 / 4
    1970 · Drama · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  8. Scrooge (1970) movie poster
    Scrooge 0 / 4
    1970 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  9. The Great White Hope (1970) movie poster
    The Great White Hope 0 / 2
    1970 · Drama, Sport · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. Joe Kidd (1972) movie poster
    Joe Kidd 0 / 1
    1972 · Western · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 18 Oscars 1971 Categories: Winners & Nominees

18 categories and 50 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.

18 categories · 50 nominations

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Oscars 1971 Best Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Official name: Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1971 Best Writing (Story and Screenplay—based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)

Official name: Writing (Story and Screenplay—based on factual material or material not previously published or produced)

4 nominees

Oscars 1971 Best Documentary Feature

Official name: Documentary (Feature)

1 nominee

Oscars 1971 Best Cinematography

Official name: Cinematography

3 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1971 Best Costume Design

Official name: Costume Design

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1971 Best Original Score

Official name: Music (Original Score)

3 nominees

Oscars 1971 Best Music (Original Song Score)

Official name: Music (Original Song Score)

2 nominees

Oscars 1971 Best Music (Song—Original for the Picture)

Official name: Music (Song—Original for the Picture)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1971 Best Special Visual Effects

Official name: Special Visual Effects

2 nominees
Movie marathon

The Oscars 1971 Best Picture Marathon

All 4 Best Picture nominees at the 43rd Academy Awards (1971), back to back: 8 hours 26 minutes.

Total running time 8h 26m 8 hours 26 minutes All 4 films
Longest
Patton 2h 52m
Shortest
Five Easy Pieces 1h 38m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1971 Winners

Drama led with 45 nominations across 10 films and won 10. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 10 wins · 45 nominations · 22%
  2. War 8 wins · 16 nominations · 50%
  3. Action 2 wins · 15 nominations · 13%
  4. Thriller 1 win · 14 nominations · 7%
  5. Romance 1 win · 14 nominations · 7%
  6. Biography 7 wins · 10 nominations · 70%
  7. History 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
  8. Music 2 wins · 4 nominations · 50%
  9. Documentary 2 wins · 4 nominations · 50%
  10. Fantasy 0 wins · 4 nominations · 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 also won the top prize at one of them.

All 1971 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 1971: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 43rd Academy Awards (1971), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 43rd Academy Awards (1971)?

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

About Patton

Which film won the most awards at the 43rd Academy Awards (1971)?

Patton (1970) won the most: 7 awards from 10 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 43rd Academy Awards (1971)?

Patton (1970) and Airport (1970) led with 10 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 43rd Academy Awards (1971)?

Best Director: Franklin J. Schaffner for Patton. Best Actor: George C. Scott for Patton. Best Supporting Actress: Helen Hayes for Airport.

When was the 43rd Academy Awards (1971)?

The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) took place on April 15, 1971. The database has 18 categories and 50 nominations for it.