42nd Academy Awards
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| 42nd Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | Tuesday, April 7, 1970 |
| Site | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles |
| Host | None |
| Producer | M.J. Frankovich |
| Director | Jack Haley, Jr. |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
| Duration | 2 hours, 25 minutes |
| Ratings | 43.4% (Nielsen ratings) |
The 42nd Academy Awards were presented April 7, 1970 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. There was no host.
This is currently the highest rated show according to Nielsen ratings.
Contents |
[edit] Winners
[edit] Feature Films
| Category | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Best motion picture | Midnight Cowboy | Jerome Hellman |
| Best foreign language film | Z | Algeria |
| Best documentary feature | Arthur Rubenstein - The Love of Life | Bernard Chevry |
[edit] Acting
| Category | Winner | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| Best actor in a leading role | John Wayne | True Grit |
| Best actress in a leading role | Maggie Smith | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
| Best actor in a supporting role | Gig Young | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? |
| Best actress in a supporting role | Goldie Hawn | Cactus Flower |
[edit] Screenplay & Direction
| Category | Winner | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | William Goldman | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Waldo Salt | Midnight Cowboy |
| Best Director | John Schlesinger | Midnight Cowboy |
[edit] Presenters/Attendees
- Fred Astaire (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress & Documentary Awards)
- Burt Bacharach (Winner: Best Song) & Angie Dickinson
- Candice Bergen (Presenter: Best Sound, Costume Design, and Song)
- Elmer Bernstein (Nominee: Best Original Song & Co-Presenter: Best Score of a Musical Picture)
- Richard Burton (Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role)
- Claudia Cardinale (Presenter: Best Film Editing & Best Foreign Film)
- Hal David (Winner: Best Song)
- Clint Eastwood (Presenter: Best Foreign Film)
- Jane Fonda (Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role)
- Alice Ghostley (accepting Best Actress Award for Maggie Smith)
- Elliot Gould (Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Sound)
- Cary Grant (Honorary Award Recipient)
- Bob Hope (Presenter: Hersholt Award & Documentary Awards)
- James Earl Jones (Presenter: Best Film Editing & Best Original Screenplay)
- Myrna Loy (Presenter: Best Short Films, Art Direction, and Best Director)
- Ali MacGraw (Co-Presenter: Best Original Screenplay)
- Barbara McNair (Presenter: Best Score (non-Musical))
- Liza Minnelli (Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role)
- Lionel Newman (Winner: Best Music, Score of a Musical Picture (Original or Adaptation))
- Gregory Peck
- Cliff Robertson (Presenter: Best Actress, Original Score & Short Subject Awards)
- Katharine Ross (Presenter: Best Supporting Actor & Best Adapted Screenplay, and accepting Original Screenplay Award for William Goldman)
- Frank Sinatra (Presenter: Honorary Award to Cary Grant)
- Barbra Streisand (Presenter: Best Actor)
- Elizabeth Taylor (Presenter: Best Picture)
- Jon Voight (Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction & Best Adapted Screenplay, and accepting Best Director Award for John Schlesinger)
- Shani Wallis (Presenter: Best Score (Musical))
- John Wayne (Best Actor Winner/Presenter: Best Cinematography)
- Raquel Welch (Presenter: Special Visual Effects, and accepting Supporting Actress Award for Goldie Hawn)
- Billy Wilder
- Gig Young (Best Supporting Actor Winner)
- Peter Fonda
- Dennis Hopper
In Pre-Recorded Segment:
- Ingmar Bergman
- Sergei Bondarchuk
- Federico Fellini
- Akira Kurosawa
- Mike Nichols
- John Schlesinger
- Franco Zeffirelli
[edit] Performers
- Glen Campbell ("True Grit" from True Grit)
- Lou Rawls ("Jean" from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie)
- Michel Legrand ("What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" from The Happy Ending)
- B.J. Thomas ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
