Awards season
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.
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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.
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Midnight Cowboy 9 / 211969 · Drama · 9 wins from 21 nominations -
1969 · Adventure, Drama · 6 wins from 13 nominations -
Hello, Dolly! 4 / 161969 · Adventure, Comedy · 4 wins from 16 nominations -
1969 · Drama · 2 wins from 16 nominations -
True Grit 2 / 51969 · Adventure, Drama · 2 wins from 5 nominations -
Cactus Flower 2 / 41969 · Comedy, Romance · 2 wins from 4 nominations -
Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1 / 51969 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 5 nominations -
Marooned 1 / 31969 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1 win from 3 nominations -
The Great White Hope 1 / 21970 · 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.
Month by month
Every 1970 Award Ceremony
4 ceremonies in date order from February to April 1970. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
February 1970 Award Ceremonies
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27th Golden Globe Awards (1970)· 15 categories · 41 nominations
March 1970 Award Ceremony
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22nd Directors Guild of America Awards (1970)· 1 category · 7 nominations
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: Midnight Cowboy
April 1970 Award Ceremony
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Movie Awards by Year
98 years of results, from 1929 to 2026. The busiest season is 2025, with 19 ceremonies; 1970 has 4. Each year collects its ceremonies, top prizes and biggest winners.
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FAQ
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.