1970 in film

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The year 1970 in film involved some significant events.

1 Events
2 Top grossing films (U.S.)
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1970
5 Births
6 Deaths

[edit] Events

February 11 - The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in New York City. The film's soundtrack album, including Badfinger's "Come and Get It," (which is written and produced by Paul McCartney), is also released on Apple Records.
The IMAX motion picture projection system premieres at the Fuji Pavilion, at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan.
MGM sells off its studio and props.

[edit] Top grossing films (U.S.)

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	Love Story	Paramount	$48,700,000
2.	Airport	Universal	$45,220,000
3.	MASH*	20th Century Fox	$36,720,000
4.	Patton	20th Century Fox	$28,100,000
5.	The Aristocats*	Disney	$26,462,000
6.	Woodstock	Warner Brothers	$16,400,000
7.	Little Big Man	Cinema Center	$14,500,000
8.	Ryan's Daughter	MGM	$14,661,000
9.	Tora! Tora! Tora!	20th Century Fox	$14,530,000
10.	Catch-22	Paramount	$12,250,000

(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1970.shtml

[edit] Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: Patton - 20th Century-Fox

Best Director: Franklin J. Schaffner - Patton

Best Actor: George C. Scott - Patton (declined)

Best Actress: Glenda Jackson - Women in Love

Best Supporting Actor: John Mills - Ryan's Daughter

Best Supporting Actress: Helen Hayes - Airport

Best Foreign Language Film: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto), directed by Elio Petri, Italy

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:

Best Picture: Love Story

Best Actor: George C. Scott - Patton

Best Actress: Ali MacGraw - Love Story

Musical or comedy:

Best Picture: M*A*S*H

Best Actor: Albert Finney - Scrooge

Best Actress: Carrie Snodgress - Diary of a Mad Housewife

Other

Best Director: Arthur Hiller, Love Story

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):