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1970 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee

4 award ceremonies from February to April 1970, with 122 nominations and 28 winners. Midnight Cowboy won the most, 9 awards at 3 ceremonies. At the Oscars, Midnight Cowboy won Best Picture. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.

ceremonies
4
nominations
122
winners
28
top prizes
3
Top prizes

The Top Prize at Every 1970 Ceremony

Midnight Cowboy swept all 3 top prizes recorded for 1970: BAFTA, DGA Awards and Oscars. 1 ceremony has no top prize winner in the database.

Most awarded

The Most-Awarded Films of 1970

Midnight Cowboy won 9 awards from 21 nominations at the 1970 ceremonies. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was next with 6 wins. The logos show where each film won.

  1. Midnight Cowboy (1969) movie poster
    1969 · Drama · 9 wins from 21 nominations
  2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) movie poster
    1969 · Adventure, Drama · 6 wins from 13 nominations
  3. Hello, Dolly! (1969) movie poster
    1969 · Adventure, Comedy · 4 wins from 16 nominations
  4. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) movie poster
    1969 · Drama · 2 wins from 16 nominations
  5. True Grit (1969) movie poster
    1969 · Adventure, Drama · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  6. Cactus Flower (1969) movie poster
    1969 · Comedy, Romance · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  7. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) movie poster
    1969 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 5 nominations
  8. Marooned (1969) movie poster
    1969 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1 win from 3 nominations
  9. The Great White Hope (1970) movie poster
    1970 · Drama, Sport · 1 win from 2 nominations
People

Who Won the Most Awards in 1970

John Schlesinger won 3 awards at the BAFTAs, the DGA Awards and the Oscars. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.

  1. John Schlesinger, 3 wins from 4 nominations in 1970
    John Schlesinger 3 wins from 4 nominations
    3 /4
  2. John Wayne, 2 wins from 2 nominations in 1970
    John Wayne 2 wins from 2 nominations
    2 /2
  3. Gig Young, 2 wins from 2 nominations in 1970
    Gig Young 2 wins from 2 nominations
    2 /2
  4. Goldie Hawn, 2 wins from 2 nominations in 1970
    Goldie Hawn 2 wins from 2 nominations
    2 /2
  5. Jon Voight, 1 win from 3 nominations in 1970
    Jon Voight 1 win from 3 nominations
    1 /3
  6. Peter O'Toole, 1 win from 2 nominations in 1970
    Peter O'Toole 1 win from 2 nominations
    1 /2
  7. Gene Kelly, 1 win from 2 nominations in 1970
    Gene Kelly 1 win from 2 nominations
    1 /2
  8. BB
    Burt Bacharach 1 win from 1 nomination
    1 /1
  9. James Earl Jones, 1 win from 1 nomination in 1970
    James Earl Jones 1 win from 1 nomination
    1 /1
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Every 1970 Award Ceremony

4 ceremonies in date order from February to April 1970. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.

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1970 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers

The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1970, answered from the results on this page.

Which movie won the most awards in 1970?

Midnight Cowboy (1969) won the most awards at the 1970 ceremonies: 9 wins from 21 nominations, at the BAFTAs, the DGA Awards and the Oscars. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was next with 6 wins.

About Midnight Cowboy

Who won the most awards in 1970?

John Schlesinger won 3 awards in 1970, at the BAFTAs, the DGA Awards and the Oscars: the most of anyone named in a category.

John Schlesinger's awards

What won Best Picture at the 1970 Oscars?

Midnight Cowboy (1969) won Best Picture at the 42nd Academy Awards (1970) on April 7, 1970.

1970 Oscar winners

Which award ceremonies took place in 1970?

The database has 4 ceremonies for 1970: 23rd British Academy Film Awards, 27th Golden Globe Awards, 22nd Directors Guild of America Awards and 42nd Academy Awards.