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BAFTA Awards: 1971

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film


Winner:
	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Other Nominees:
	Kes (1970) MASH (1970) Ryan's Daughter (1970/I)

Best Actor


Winners:
	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Robert Redford (I) Downhill Racer (1969) - Robert Redford (I) Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969) - Robert Redford (I)
Other Nominees:
	Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) - Elliott Gould Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Paul Newman (I) MASH (1970) - Elliott Gould Patton (1970) - George C. Scott

Best Actress


Winners:
	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Katharine Ross (I) Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969) - Katharine Ross (I)
Other Nominees:
	Cactus Flower (1969) - Goldie Hawn Ryan's Daughter (1970/I) - Sarah Miles (I) There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) - Goldie Hawn They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) - Jane Fonda

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Kes (1970) - Colin Welland
Other Nominees:
	Ryan's Daughter (1970/I) - John Mills (I) The Railway Children (1970) - Bernard Cribbins They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) - Gig Young

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) - Susannah York
Other Nominees:
	Airport (1970) - Maureen Stapleton Ryan's Daughter (1970/I) - Evin Crowley Watermelon Man (1970) - Estelle Parsons

Best Direction


Winner:
	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - George Roy Hill
Other Nominees:
	Kes (1970) - Ken Loach MASH (1970) - Robert Altman (I) Ryan's Daughter (1970/I) - David Lean (I)

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - William Goldman
Other Nominees:
	Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) - Paul Mazursky; Larry Tucker Kes (1970) - Barry Hines (I); Ken Loach; Tony Garnett They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) - James Poe (I); Robert E. Thompson

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Conrad L. Hall
Other Nominees:
	Catch-22 (1970) - David Watkin (I) Ryan's Daughter (1970/I) - Freddie Young Waterloo (1970/I) - Armando Nannuzzi

Best Art Direction


Winner:
	Waterloo (1970/I) - Mario Garbuglia
Other Nominees:
	Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) - Maurice Carter (I) Ryan's Daughter (1970/I) - Stephen B. Grimes Scrooge (1970) - Terence Marsh

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Waterloo (1970/I) - Maria De Matteis
Other Nominees:
	Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) - Margaret Furse Cromwell (1970) - Vittorio Nino Novarese Ryan's Daughter (1970/I) - Jocelyn Rickards

Best Sound Track


Winner:
	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Don Hall (I); David Dockendorf; William Edmondson (I)
Other Nominees:
	MASH (1970) - Don Hall (I); David Dockendorf; Bernard Freericks Patton (1970) - Don Hall (I); Douglas O. Williams; Don J. Bassman Ryan's Daughter (1970/I) - Winston Ryder; Gordon K. McCallum

Best Film Editing


Winner:
	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - John C. Howard; Richard C. Meyer
Other Nominees:
	MASH (1970) - Danford B. Greene Ryan's Daughter (1970/I) - Norman Savage They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) - Fredric Steinkamp

Best Short Film


Winner:
	The Shadow of Progress (1970) - Derek Williams (I)
Other Nominees:
	Blake (1969) - Bill Mason (II) The Gallery (1970) - Philip Mark Law The Winds of Fogo (1970) - Colin Low

Best Animated Film


Winner:
	Henry 9 'til 5 (1970) - Bob Godfrey
Other Nominees:
	Children and Cars (1970) - John Halas Espolio (1970) - Sidney Goldsmith It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969) - Ward Kimball

Best Specialised Film


Winner:
	The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes (1968) - Bill Mason (II)
Other Nominees:
	A Study in Change (1970) - Michael Orrom Continental Drift (1970) - Co Hoedeman Policeman (1970) - Eric Marquis (I)

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles


Winner:
	Kes (1970) - David Bradley (II)
Other Nominees:
	The Railway Children (1970) - Sally Thomsett The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) - Liza Minnelli They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) - Michael Sarrazin

Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music


Winner:
	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Burt Bacharach
Other Nominees:
	Alice's Restaurant (1969) - Arlo Guthrie Figures in a Landscape (1970) - Richard Rodney Bennett The Railway Children (1970) - Johnny Douglas (I)

Flaherty Documentary Award


Winner:
	Sad Song of Yellow Skin (1970) - National Film Board of Canada

UN Award


Winner:
	MASH (1970)
Other Nominees:
	Catch-22 (1970) Kes (1970) L'aveu (1970)

Academy Fellowship


Awarded to:
	Alfred Hitchcock (I)

BAFTA TV Award

Best Actor


Winner:
	"The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970) - Keith Michell (I) - Also for "BBC Play of the Month" (1965) {An Ideal Husband (#4.9)}.
Other Nominees:
	"Menace" (1970) - Freddie Jones - For episode "The Straight and Narrow". - Also for "Germinal" (1970)., "Omnibus" (1967), episode "John Clare 'I am...'", "Mystery and Imagination" (1966), episode "Sweeney Todd" and "BBC Play of the Month" (1965), episode "Uncle Vanya". "Play for Today" (1970) - Anthony Hopkins - For episode "Hearts and Flowers". - Also for The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970) (TV), "BBC Play of the Month" (1965), episode "Uncle Vanya", and "Biography" (1970) {Danton (#1.1)}. "Roads to Freedom" (1970) - Michael Bryant (I) Mad Jack (1970) (TV) - Michael Jayston - Also for The Hero of My Life - Charles Dickens/Beethoven (Biography Series).

Best Actress


Winner:
	"The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970) - Annette Crosbie - For episode "Catherine of Aragon".
Other Nominees:
	"BBC Play of the Month" (1965) {Howards End (#5.7)} - Glenda Jackson "Play for Today" (1970) {The Lie (#1.3)} - Gemma Jones (I) - Also for "The Spoils of Poynton" (1970). "Roads to Freedom" (1970) - Rosemary Leach - Also for "Germinal" (1970). "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970) - Dorothy Tutin - For episode "Anne Boleyn". - Also for "W. Somerset Maugham" (1969), episode "Flotsam and Jetsam".

Best Specialised Production


Winner:
	"On Trial" (1960) - Christopher Burstall - For episode "The Chicago Conspiracy Trial".
Other Nominees:
	"Aquarius" (1970) - Humphrey Burton; "production team" "Omnibus" (1967) - Fred Bumley - For episode "A Requiem For Modigliani". "Omnibus" (1967) - Michael Houldey - For episode "I Regret Nothing". "Omnibus" (1967) - Ken Russell (I) - For episode "Dance of the Seven Veils".

Best Factual Production


Nominees:
	"Horizon" (1964) - Peter Goodchild; "production team" "Man Alive" (1965) - Jenny Barraclough - For episode "Gale Is Dead". "Man Alive" (1965) - Desmond Wilcox (I); Bill Morton (I); "production team" "World in Action" (1963) - "production team"

Best Light Entertainment Production


Winner:
	"Dad's Army" (1968) - David Croft (I); "team"
Other Nominees:
	"Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969) - Ian MacNaughton "The Benny Hill Show" (1969) - John Robins "The Morecambe & Wise Show" (1968) - John Ammonds "Up Pompeii" (1969) - David Croft (I)

General


Winner:
	"The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970) - John Bloomfield - For the costume design.

Special Award


Winner:
	"The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970) - Ronald Travers; Mark Shivas

Best Script


Winner:
	"Play for Today" (1970) - Colin Welland - For episode "The Halleujah Handshake". - Also for "Armchair Theatre" (1956), episode "Say Goodnight to Your Grandma", and "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1969), episodes "Slattery's Mounted Foot" and "Roll On 4 O'Clock".
Other Nominees:
	"On Trial" (1960) - Stuart Hood (I) - For episode "The Chicago Conspiracy Trial". "Roads to Freedom" (1970) - David Turner (I) "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970) - Rosemary Anne Sisson - For episode "Catherine of Aragon".

Best Light Entertainment Performance


Winner:
	"The Morecambe & Wise Show" (1968) - Eric Morecambe; Ernie Wise
Other Nominees:
	"Dad's Army" (1968) - Arthur Lowe "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969) - John Cleese "No, That's Me Over Here!" (1967) - Ronnie Corbett - Also for "Frost on Sunday" (1968). "Up Pompeii" (1969) - Frankie Howerd

Best Drama Production


Winner:
	"Play for Today" (1970) {The Lie (#1.3)} - Alan Bridges
Other Nominees:
	"Callan" (1967) - Reginald Collin "Roads to Freedom" (1970) - James Cellan Jones "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970) - John Glenister - For episode "Catherine of Aragon". "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970) - Ronald Travers; Mark Shivas Mad Jack (1970) (TV) - Jack Gold (I)

Best Design


Winner:
	"The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970) - Peter Seddon - Also for Put Out More Flags (1970) (TV).
Other Nominees:
	"BBC Play of the Month" (1965) - Eileen Diss - For episode "Uncle Vanya". "Germinal" (1970) - Don Homfray "Roads to Freedom" (1970) - Spencer Chapman

Shell International Award


Winner:
	"The Troubleshooters" (1965) - John Elliot (V)