British Academy Film Awards 1971
The 24th British Academy Film Awards honored the best films of 1970 . The film awards were presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan's daughter | 10 | 0 |
| Two bandits | 10 | 9 |
| Kes | 6th | 2 |
| MASH | 5 | 1 |
| Only horses are given the coup de grace | 5 | 1 |
| The same train stops every morning | 3 | 0 |
| Waterloo | 3 | 2 |
| Bloody trail | 2 | 2 |
| Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | 2 | 0 |
| Catch-22 - The bad trick | 2 | 0 |
| Queen for a thousand days | 2 | 0 |
| Patton - rebel in uniform | 2 | 0 |
Award winners and nominations
Best movie
Two bandits (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) - Director: George Roy Hill
- Kes - Director: Ken Loach
- MASH - Director: Robert Altman
- Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter) - Director: David Lean
United Nations Award
MASH - Director: Robert Altman
- Catch-22 - The Bad Trick (Catch-22) Director: Mike Nichols
- The Confession (L'Aveu) - Director: Costa-Gavras
- Kes - Director: Ken Loach
Best director
George Roy Hill - Two bandits (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
- Robert Altman - MASH
- David Lean - Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter)
- Ken Loach - Kes
Best Actor
Robert Redford - Two Bandits (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) , Bloody Trail (Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here) and Schußfahrt (Downhill Racer)
- Elliott Gould - Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and MASH
- Paul Newman - Two bandits (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
- George C. Scott - Patton - Rebel in Uniform (Patton)
Best main actress
Katharine Ross - Two Bandits (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) and Bloody Trail (Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here)
- Jane Fonda - Only horses are given the coup de grace (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
- Goldie Hawn - Cactus Flower (Cactus Flower) and A girl in the soup (There's a Girl in My Soup)
- Sarah Miles - Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter)
Best supporting actor
- Bernard Cribbins - The same train stops every morning (The Railway Children)
- John Mills - Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter)
- Gig Young - Only horses are given the coup de grace (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
The best supporting actress
Susannah York - Only horses are given the coup de grace (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
- Evin Crowley - Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter)
- Estelle Parsons - Watermelon Man
- Maureen Stapleton - Airport
Best Young Actor
- Liza Minnelli - Pookie (The Sterile Cuckoo)
- Michael Sarrazin - Only horses are given the coup de grace (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
- Sally Thomsett - The same train stops every morning (The Railway Children)
Best script
William Goldman - Two bandits (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
- Tony Garnett , Barry Hines , Ken Loach - Kes
- Paul Mazursky , Larry Tucker - Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
- James Poe , Robert E. Thompson - They Shoot Horses (They Shoot Horses, Do not They?)
Best camera
Conrad L. Hall - Two bandits (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
- Armando Nannuzzi - Waterloo
- David Watkin - Catch-22 - The Bad Trick (Catch-22)
- Freddie Young - Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter)
Best cut
John C. Howard , Richard C. Meyer - Two Bandits (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
- Danford B. Greene - MASH
- Norman Savage - Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter)
- Fredric Steinkamp - Only horses are given the coup de grace (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
Best production design
- Maurice Carter - Queen for a Thousand Days (Anne of the Thousand Days)
- Stephen B. Grimes - Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter)
- Terence Marsh - Scrooge
Best costumes
- Margaret Furse - Queen for a Thousand Days (Anne of the Thousand Days)
- Vittorio Nino Novarese - Cromwell - War to the King (Cromwell)
- Jocelyn Rickards - Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter)
Best film score
Burt Bacharach - Two bandits (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
- Richard Rodney Bennett - In the sights of the Falcon (Figures in a Landscape)
- Johny Douglas - The same train stops every morning (The Railway Children)
- Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant
Best tone
David Dockendorf , William Edmondson , Don Hall - Two Bandits (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
- Don J. Bassman , Don Hall, Douglas O. Williams - Patton - Rebel in Uniform (Patton)
- David Dockendorf, Bernard Freericks , Don Hall - MASH
- Gordon K. McCallum , Winston Ryder - Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter)
Best short film
The Shadow of Progress - Director: Derek Williams
- Blake - Directed by Bill Mason
- The Gallery - Directed by Philip Mark Law
- The Winds of Fogo - Director: Colin Low
Best documentary
Sad Song of Yellow Skin - Director: Michael Rubbo
Best animated film
Henry 9'il 5 - Directed by Bob Godfrey
- Children and Cars - Director: John Halas
- Espolio - Director: Sidney Goldsmith
- It's Tough to Be a Bird - Director: Ward Kimball
Best specialized film
The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes - Directed by Bill Mason
- Continental Drift - Director: Co Hoedeman
- Policeman - Director: Eric Marquis
- A Study In Change - Directed by Michael Orrom