Films of 1969

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Last Updated: 4/17/25
Total Films: 30
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Midnight Cowboy

2. Easy Rider
3. The Wild Bunch
4. Anne of the Thousand Days
5. Burn!
Honorable Mentions: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?


Best Actor
Jon Voight (Midnight Cowboy)

2. Paul Newman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
3. Richard Burton (Anne of the Thousand Days)
4. Marlon Brando (Burn!)
5. William Holden (The Wild Bunch)
Honorable Mentions: Peter O'Toole (Goodbye, Mr. Chips) and Michael Sarrazin (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)


Best Actress
Geneviève Bujold (Anne of the Thousand Days)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Dustin Hoffman (Midnight Cowboy)

2. Robert Redford (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
3. Jack Nicholson (Easy Rider)
4. Gig Young (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
5. Anthony Quayle (Anne of the Thousand Days)
Honorable Mentions: James Caan (The Rain People), John Colicos (Anne of the Thousand Days), and Edmond O'Brien (The Wild Bunch)


Best Supporting Actress
Susannah York (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)

2. Irene Papas (Anne of the Thousand Days)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
John Schlesinger (Midnight Cowboy)

2. Dennis Hopper (Easy Rider)
3. Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch)
4. Sydney Pollack (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
5. Gillo Pontecorvo (Burn!)
Honorable Mentions: George Roy Hill (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)


Best Cinematography
László Kovács (Easy Rider)

2. Arthur Ibbetson (Anne of the Thousand Days)
3. Conrad L. Hall (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
4. Philip H. Lathrop (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
5. Lucein Ballard (The Wild Bunch)
Honorable Mentions: Marcello Gatti and Giuseppe Ruzzolini (Burn!) and Philip H. Lathrop (The Gypsy Moths)


Best Editing
Lou Lombardo (The Wild Bunch)

2. Donn Cambern (Easy Rider)
3. John C. Howard and Richard C. Meyer (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
4. Hugh A. Robertson (Midnight Cowboy)
5. Frderic Steinkamp (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Original Screenplay
William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)

2. Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern (Easy Rider)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Waldo Salt (Midnight Cowboy)

2. James Poe and Robert E. Thompson (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Documentary
King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis

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Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. Midnight Cowboy

  2. Easy Rider

  3. The Wild Bunch

  4. Anne of the Thousand Days

  5. Burn!

Films Rated '9'
  1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Films Rated '8'
  1. They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Films Rated '7'
  1. Downhill Racer

  2. Z

  3. The Rain People

  4. The Night of the Following Day

Films Rated '6'
  1. The Gypsy Moths

  2. Mosquito Squadron

    3. Burn
  3. Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Films Rated '5'
  1. Play Dirty

  2. The Reivers

Films Rated '4'
  1. Topaz

  2. Marlowe

  3. Medium Cool

    4. Butch
  4. Battle of Britain

  5. Guns of the Magnificent Seven

Films Rated '3'
  1. The Bridge at Remagen

  2. The Assassination Bureau

Films Rated '2'
  1. Chastity

  2. Women in Love

  3. The Arrangement

  4. Castle Keep

  5. L'armée des ombres

Films Rated '1'
  1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

  2. The Italian Job