British Academy Film Awards 1971
The 24th British Academy Film Awards · Held March 4, 1971 · 19 categories · everything in 1971
Best Film
- Winner Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · George Roy Hill
- Nominee Kes · Ken Loach
- Nominee MASH · Robert Altman
- Nominee Ryan's Daughter · David Lean
Best Direction
- Winner George Roy Hill · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Nominee Ken Loach · Kes
- Nominee Robert Altman · MASH
- Nominee David Lean · Ryan's Daughter
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner Robert Redford · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Nominee Elliott Gould · Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
- Nominee Paul Newman · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Nominee Elliott Gould · MASH
- Nominee George C. Scott · Patton
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Katharine Ross · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Nominee Goldie Hawn · Cactus Flower
- Nominee Sarah Miles · Ryan's Daughter
- Nominee Goldie Hawn · There's a Girl in My Soup
- Nominee Jane Fonda · They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Colin Welland · Kes
- Nominee John Mills · Ryan's Daughter
- Nominee Bernard Cribbins · The Railway Children
- Nominee Gig Young · They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Susannah York · They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
- Nominee Maureen Stapleton · Airport
- Nominee Evin Crowley · Ryan's Daughter
- Nominee Estelle Parsons · Watermelon Man
Best Screenplay
- Winner Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · William Goldman
- Nominee Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice · Paul Mazursky, Larry Tucker
- Nominee Kes · Barry Hines, Ken Loach, Tony Garnett
- Nominee They Shoot Horses, Don't They? · James Poe, Robert E. Thompson
Best Animated Film
- Winner Not awarded. [ c ]
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
- Winner Dai Bradley · Kes
- Nominee Sally Thomsett · The Railway Children
- Nominee Liza Minnelli · The Sterile Cuckoo
- Nominee Michael Sarrazin · They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Best Original Music
- Winner Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · Burt Bacharach
- Nominee Alice's Restaurant · Arlo Guthrie
- Nominee Figures in a Landscape · Richard Rodney Bennett
- Nominee The Railway Children · Johnny Douglas
Best Cinematography
- Winner Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · Conrad Hall
- Nominee Catch-22 · David Watkin
- Nominee Ryan's Daughter · Freddie Young
- Nominee Waterloo · Armando Nannuzzi
Best Editing
- Winner Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · John C. Howard, Richard C. Meyer
- Nominee MASH · Danford B. Greene
- Nominee Ryan's Daughter · Norman Savage
- Nominee They Shoot Horses, Don't They? · Fredric Steinkamp
Best Production Design
- Winner Waterloo · Mario Garbuglia
- Nominee Anne of the Thousand Days · Maurice Carter
- Nominee Ryan's Daughter · Stephen B. Grimes
- Nominee Scrooge · Terence Marsh
Best Costume Design
- Winner Waterloo · Maria De Matteis
- Nominee Anne of the Thousand Days · Margaret Furse
- Nominee Cromwell · Vittorio Nino Novarese
- Nominee Ryan's Daughter · Jocelyn Rickards
Best Sound
- Winner Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · Don Hall, David Dockendorf, William Edmondson
- Nominee MASH · Don Hall, David Dockendorf
- Nominee Patton · Don Hall, Douglas Williams, Don Bassman
- Nominee Ryan's Daughter · Gordon McCallum
Best British Short Animation
- Winner Henry Nine ' Til Five · Bob Godfrey
- Nominee Children and Cars · John Halas
- Nominee Espollo
- Nominee It's Tough to Be a Bird · Ward Kimball
Best British Short Film
- Winner The Shadow of Progress · Derek Williams
- Nominee Blake
- Nominee The Gallery
- Nominee The Winds of Fogo
Best Specialised Film
- Winner The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes · Bill Mason
- Nominee A Study in Change
- Nominee Continental Drift · Co Hoedeman
- Nominee Policeman
United Nations Award
- Winner MASH · Robert Altman
- Nominee Catch-22 · Mike Nichols
- Nominee Kes · Ken Loach
- Nominee The Confession · Costa-Gavras