Awards season
1971 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
4 award ceremonies from February to April 1971, with 121 nominations and 34 winners. Patton and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid tied for the most wins, 9 wins each. At the Oscars, Patton 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 1971 Ceremony
Patton took the top prize at 2 ceremonies (DGA Awards and Oscars). The other 2 went to 2 films.
Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1971
Patton and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid each won 9 awards at the 1971 ceremonies. Love Story was next with 6 wins. The logos show where each film won.
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Patton 9 / 161970 · Biography, Drama · 9 wins from 16 nominations -
1969 · Adventure, Drama · 9 wins from 10 nominations -
Love Story 6 / 151970 · Drama, Romance · 6 wins from 15 nominations -
Airport 2 / 151970 · Action, Drama · 2 wins from 15 nominations -
Five Easy Pieces 1 / 101970 · Drama · 1 win from 10 nominations -
Scrooge 1 / 101970 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 10 nominations -
MASH 1 / 61970 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 6 nominations -
1969 · Drama · 1 win from 6 nominations -
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1 / 51970 · Action, Drama · 1 win from 5 nominations -
The Great White Hope 1 / 51970 · Drama, Sport · 1 win from 5 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1971
George C. Scott and Franklin J. Schaffner each won 2 awards. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
Month by month
Every 1971 Award Ceremony
4 ceremonies in date order from February to April 1971. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
February 1971 Award Ceremony
March 1971 Award Ceremonies
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24th British Academy Film Awards (1971)· 14 categories · 34 nominations
Best Film: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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23rd Directors Guild of America Awards (1971)· 1 category · 3 nominations
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: Patton
April 1971 Award Ceremony
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98 years of results, from 1929 to 2026. The busiest season is 2025, with 19 ceremonies; 1971 has 4. Each year collects its ceremonies, top prizes and biggest winners.
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FAQ
1971 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1971, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1971?
Patton (1970) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) tied for the most awards at the 1971 ceremonies, with 9 wins each. Love Story was next with 6 wins.
About Patton Who won the most awards in 1971?
George C. Scott and Franklin J. Schaffner each won 2 awards in 1971, the most of anyone named in a category.
George C. Scott's awards What won Best Picture at the 1971 Oscars?
Patton (1970) won Best Picture at the 43rd Academy Awards (1971) on April 15, 1971.
1971 Oscar winners Which award ceremonies took place in 1971?
The database has 4 ceremonies for 1971: 28th Golden Globe Awards, 24th British Academy Film Awards, 23rd Directors Guild of America Awards and 43rd Academy Awards.