British Academy Film Awards 1970
The 23rd British Academy Film Awards · Held in 1970 · 17 categories · everything in 1970
Best Film
- Winner Midnight Cowboy · John Schlesinger
- Nominee Oh! What a Lovely War · Richard Attenborough
- Nominee Women in Love · Ken Russell
- Nominee Z · Costa-Gavras
Best Direction
- Winner John Schlesinger · Midnight Cowboy
- Nominee Peter Yates · Bullitt
- Nominee Richard Attenborough · Oh! What a Lovely War
- Nominee Ken Russell · Women in Love
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner Dustin Hoffman · John and Mary
- Nominee Walter Matthau · Hello, Dolly!
- Nominee Nicol Williamson · Inadmissible Evidence
- Nominee Walter Matthau · The Secret Life of an American Wife
- Nominee Alan Bates · Women in Love
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Maggie Smith · The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
- Nominee Barbra Streisand · Funny Girl
- Nominee Barbra Streisand · Hello, Dolly!
- Nominee Mia Farrow · John and Mary
- Nominee Mia Farrow · Rosemary's Baby
- Nominee Mia Farrow · Secret Ceremony
- Nominee Glenda Jackson · Women in Love
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Laurence Olivier · Oh! What a Lovely War
- Nominee Robert Vaughn · Bullitt
- Nominee Jack Nicholson · Easy Rider
- Nominee Jack Klugman · Goodbye, Columbus
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Celia Johnson · The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
- Nominee Mary Wimbush · Oh! What a Lovely War
- Nominee Pamela Franklin · The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
- Nominee Peggy Ashcroft · Three into Two Won't Go
Best Screenplay
- Winner Midnight Cowboy · Waldo Salt
- Nominee Goodbye, Columbus · Arnold Schulman
- Nominee Women in Love · Larry Kramer
- Nominee Z · Costa-Gavras, Jorge Semprún
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
- Winner Jon Voight · Midnight Cowboy
- Nominee Ali MacGraw · Goodbye, Columbus
- Nominee Kim Darby · True Grit
- Nominee Jennie Linden · Women in Love
Best Original Music
- Winner Z · Mikis Theodorakis
- Nominee Secret Ceremony · Richard Rodney Bennett
- Nominee The Thomas Crown Affair · Michel Legrand
- Nominee Women in Love · Georges Delerue
Best Cinematography
- Winner Oh! What a Lovely War · Gerry Turpin
- Nominee Bullitt · William A. Fraker
- Nominee Funny Girl · Harry Stradling
- Nominee Hello, Dolly! · Harry Stradling
- Nominee The Magus · Billy Williams
- Nominee Women in Love · Billy Williams
Best Editing
- Winner Midnight Cowboy · Hugh A. Robertson
- Nominee Bullitt · Frank P. Keller
- Nominee Oh! What a Lovely War · Kevin Connor
- Nominee Z · Françoise Bonnot
Best Production Design
- Winner Oh! What a Lovely War · Donald M. Ashton
- Nominee Hello, Dolly! · John DeCuir, Sr.
- Nominee War and Peace · Mikhail Bogdanov, Gennady Myasnikov
- Nominee Women in Love · Luciana Arrighi
Best Costume Design
- Winner Oh! What a Lovely War · Anthony Mendleson
- Nominee Funny Girl · Irene Sharaff
- Nominee Isadora · Ruth Myers
- Nominee Women in Love · Shirley Ann Russell
Best Sound
- Winner Oh! What a Lovely War · Don Challis, Simon Kaye
- Nominee Battle of Britain
- Nominee Bullitt
- Nominee Isadora · Terry Rawlings
- Nominee Women in Love · Terry Rawlings
Best British Short Film
- Winner Picture to Post
- Nominee A Test of Violence · Stuart Cooper
- Nominee Barbican
- Nominee Birthday · Franc Roddam
Best Specialised Film
- Winner Let There Be Light
- Nominee Isotopes In Action
- Nominee Mullardability
- Nominee The Behaviour Game
United Nations Award
- Winner Oh! What a Lovely War · Richard Attenborough
- Nominee Midnight Cowboy · John Schlesinger
- Nominee Z · Costa-Gavras
- Nominee Ådalen 31 · Bo Widerberg