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* Best Picture - Frank McCarthy, Producer * Sound - Douglas Williams, Don Bassman * Writing (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) - Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North
The 43rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was held on April 15, 1971, and took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to honor the best films of 1970.
The winning film had more wins than any other picture of the year: Best Picture, Best Director (young 32 year old William Friedkin), Best Actor, Best Screenplay Adaptation (Ernest Tidyman), and Best Editing (Jerry Greenberg) for the memorable, nerve-wracking, edge-of-your-seat auto chase pursuit sequence through New York's busy city streets).
85 Metascore. A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest. Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg. Votes: 40,502 | Gross: $19.40M. 4.
George C. Scott. Patton. Refused to accept the nomination and the award, because he did not feel himself to be in any competition with other actors. Frank McCarthy, the film's producer, accepted the award on Scott's behalf at the ceremony, but returned it to the Academy the next day in keeping with Scott's wishes.
Ingmar Bergman, accepted by Liv Ullmann. View More Highlights. Memorable Moments. Edmund H. North. Writing (Story and Screenplay) winner for Patton. Frank McCarthy. Appearing for Best Actor George C. Scott, with presenter... Glenda Jackson. Hal Wallis presents Best Actress winner Glenda Jackson...
Apr 16, 1971 · LOS ANGELES, April 15—“Patton,” the titanic study of a man at war, swept the 43d Academy Award presentations tonight by winning seven Oscars, including best picture of the year. George C....
