Oscar Nominations and Winners (1970)
Best Picture
- Airport
- Five Easy Pieces
- Love Story
- M*A*S*H
- Patton
Best Director
- Robert Altman (M*A*S*H)
- Federico Fellini (Fellini Satyricon)
- Arthur Hiller (Love Story)
- Ken Russell (Women in Love)
- Franklin J. Schaffner (Patton)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Melvyn Douglas (I Never Sang for My Father)
- James Earl Jones (The Great White Hope)
- Jack Nicholson (Five Easy Pieces)
- Ryan O'Neal (Love Story)
- George C. Scott (Patton)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Richard Castellano (Lovers and Other Strangers)
- Chief Dan George (Little Big Man)
- Gene Hackman (I Never Sang for My Father)
- John Marley (Love Story)
- John Mills (Ryan's Daughter)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Jane Alexander (The Great White Hope)
- Glenda Jackson (Women in Love)
- Ali McGraw (Love Story)
- Sarah Miles (Ryan's Daughter)
- Carrie Snodgrass (diary of a Mad Housewife)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces)
- Lee Grant (The Landlord)
- Helen Hayes (Airport)
- Sally Kellerman (M*A*S*H)
- Maureen Stapleton (Airport)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Airport (George Seaton)
- I Never Sang for My Father (Robert Anderson)
- Lovers and Other Strangers (Renee Taylor, Joseph Bologna and David Zelag Goodman)
- M*A*S*H (Ring Lardner Jr.)
- Women in Love (Larry Kramer)
Best Original Screenplay
- Five Easy Pieces (Bob Rafelson and Adrien Joyce)
- Joe (Norman Wexler)
- Love Story (Erich Segal)
- My Night at Maud's (Eric Rohmer)
- Patton (Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North)
Best Foreign Language Film
- First Love (Switzerland)
- Hoa-Binh (France)
- Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Italy)
- Paix Sur Les Champs (Belgium)
- Tristana (Spain)
Art Direction
- Airport
- The Molly Maguires
- Patton
- Scrooge
- Tora! Tora! Tora!
Cinematography
- Airport
- Patton
- Ryan's Daughter
- Tora! Tora! Tora!
- Women in Love
Costume Design
- Airport
- Cromwell
- Darling Hill
- The Hawaiians
- Scrooge
Documentary Feature
- Chariots of the Gods
- Jack Johnson
- King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis
- Say Goodbye
- Woodstock
Documentary Short Subject
- The Gifts
- Interviews with My Lai Veterans
- A Long Way From Nowhere
- Oisin
- Time is Running Out
Film Editing
- Airport
- M*A*S*H
- Patton
- Tora! Tora! Tora!
- Woodstock
Original Song Score
- The Baby Maker (Fred Karlin and Tylwyth Kymry)
- A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Rod McKuen, John Scott Trotter, Bill Melendez, Al Shean and Vince Guaraldi)
- Darling Lili (Herny Mancini and Johnny Mercer)
- Let It Be (The Beatles)
- Scrooge (Leslie Bricusse, Ian Fraser and Herbert W. Spencer)
Original Score
- Airport (Alfred Newman)
- Cromwell (Frank Cordell)
- Love Story (Francis Lai)
- Patton (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Sunflower (Henry Mancini)
Original Song
- "For All We Know" (Lovers and Other Strangers) Music by Fred Karlin. Lyrics by Robb Royer and James Griffin.
- "Pieces of Dreams" (Pieces of Dreams) Music by Michel Legrand. Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.
- "Thank You Very Much" (Scrooge) Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.
- "Till Love Touches Your Life" (Madron) Music by Riz Ortoani. Lyrics by Arthur Hamilton.
- "Whistling Away the Dark (Darling Lili) Music by Henry Mancini. Lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Animated Short Film (Cartoons)
- The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam: Part Two
- Is it Always Right to be Right?
- The Shepherd
Live Action Short Film
- The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
- Shut Up...I'm Crying
- Stick My Fingers...Fleet My Feet
Sound
- Airport
- Patton
- Ryan's Daughter
- Tora! Tora! Tora!
- Woodstock
Visual Effects