Films of 1970

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Last Updated: 3/2/25
Total Films: 29
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
M*A*S*H

2. The Honeymoon Killers
3. Five Easy Pieces
4. Cromwell
5. Joe
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Actor
George C. Scott (Patton)

2. Jack Nicholson (Five Easy Pieces)
3. Tony Lo Bianco (The Honeymoon Killers)
4. Richard Harris (Cromwell)
5. Peter Boyle (Joe)
Honorable Mentions: Michael Caine (Too Late the Hero), Dennis Patrick (Joe), Sidney Poitier (They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!), and Donald Sutherland (M*A*S*H)


Best Actress
Shirley Stoler (The Honeymoon Killers)

2. Sally Kellerman (M*A*S*H)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Alec Guinness (Cromwell)

2. Elliot Gould (M*A*S*H)
3. Dean Martin (Airport)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actress
Helen Hayes (Airport)

2. Helena Kallianiotes (Five Easy Pieces)
3. Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Robert Altman (M*A*S*H)

2. Leonard Kastle (The Honeymoon Killers)
3. Ken Hughes (Cromwell)
4. George Seaton (Airport)
5. Bob Rafelson (Five Easy Pieces)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Cinematography
Oliver Wood (The Honeymoon Killers)

2. Geoffrey Unsworth (Cromwell)
3. Henri Decaë (Le cercle rouge)
4. Vittorio Storaro (Il conformista)
5. Michael Reed (The McKenzie Break)
Honorable Mentions: James Wong Howe (The Molly Maguires), László Kovács (Five Easy Pieces), and Harold E. Stine (M*A*S*H)


Best Editing
Stuart Gilmore (Airport)

2. Bill Lenny (Cromwell)
3. Danford B. Greene (M*A*S*H)
4. Pembroke J. Herring, Shinya Inoue, and James E. Newcom (Tora! Tora! Tora!)
5. Christopher Holmes and Gerald Shepard (Five Easy Pieces)
Honorable Mentions: Richard Brophy and Stanley Warnow (The Honeymoon Killers) and George T. Norris (Joe)


Best Original Screenplay
Ken Hughes (Cromwell)

2. Norman Wexler (Joe)
3. Carole Eastman (Five Easy Pieces)
4. Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North (Patton)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Ring Lardner, Jr. (M*A*S*H)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Documentary
Woodstock

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Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. M*A*S*H

  2. The Honeymoon Killers

Films Rated '9'
  1. Five Easy Pieces

  2. Cromwell

  3. Joe

  4. Tora! Tora! Tora!

Films Rated '8'
  1. Airport

Films Rated '7'
  1. They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!

  2. Patton

  3. Too Late the Hero

  4. The Molly Maguires

Films Rated '6'
  1. Little Big Man

Films Rated '5'
  1. The McKenzie Break

  2. Le cercle rouge

  3. Kelly's Heroes

Films Rated '4'
  1. Soldier Blue

  2. Waterloo

  3. The Revolutionary

  4. Cotton Comes to Harlem

  5. A Man Called Horse

Films Rated '3'
  1. Il conformista

  2. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

  3. Ryan's Daughter

Films Rated '2'
  1. Taste the Blood of Dracula

  2. Love Story

  3. Hi, Mom!

Films Rated '1'
  1. Zabriskie Point

  2. Performance

  3. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls