1970

Best Picture

Patton
-M*A*S*H*
-The Conformist
-The Ballad of Cable Hogue
-Five Easy Pieces

Best Director

"We're going to kick the hell out of him all the time and we're going to go through him like crap through a goose!"
Franklin J. Schaffner for Patton
-Robert Altman for M*A*S*H*
-Bob Rafelson for Five Easy Pieces
-David Lean for Ryan's Daughter
-Bernardo Burtolucci for The Conformist

Best Actor

"Rommel... you magnificent bastard, *I read your book*!"
George C. Scott as General George S. Patton in Patton
-Jack Nicholson as Bobby Dupea in Five Easy Pieces
-Jason Robards as Cable Hogue in The Ballad of Cable Hogue
-James Earl Jones as Jack Jefferson in The Great White Hope
-Melvyn Douglas as Tom Garrison in I Never Sang For My Father

Best Actress

"You look stupid and rich."
Ali McGraw as Jennifer Cavalleri in Love Story
-Sarah Miles as Rosey Ryan in Ryan's Daughter
-Helen Hayes as Ada Quonsett in Airport
-Catherine Deneuve as Tristana in Tristana
-Jane Alexander as Eleanor Backman in The Great White Hope

Best Supporting Actor

"Death ends a life. But it does not end a relationship."
Gene Hackman as Gene Garrison in I Never Sang For My Father
-Karl Malden as Gen. Omar Bradley in Patton
-David Warner as Joshua The Ballad of Cable Hogue
-Richard Castellano as Frank Vecchio in Lovers & Other Strangers
-Robert De Niro as Lloyd Baker in Bloody Mama

Best Supporting Actress

"I'm gonna be the ladyest damn lady you saw."
Stella Stevens as Hildy in The Ballad of Cable Hogue
-Sally Kellerman as "Hot Lips" O'Houlihan in M*A*S*H*
-Karen Black as Rayette Dipesto in Five Easy Pieces
-Dorothy Stickney as Margaret Garrison in I Never Sang For My Father
-Maureen Stapleton as Inez Guerrero in Airport

Best Screenplay

"Yeah, now all you have to do is hold the chicken, bring me the toast, give me a check for the chicken salad sandwich, and you haven't broken any rules."
Five Easy Pieces
-I Never Sang For My Father
-M*A*S*H*
-Patton
-Airport
-Husbands