Best Picture Winner Set
The French Connection
Philip D'Antoni
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Oscar Ledger Year Dossier
44th Dossier
The 1971 file for 44th Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.
Year
1971
Best Picture
The French Connection
Winner Record
29/25
Top Winner
The French Connection
Annual Thesis
The 1971 ceremony centers on The French Connection.
This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 4 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 20 major-field records feeding into the full 29/25 ceremony ledger below.
4major races
20major-field records
4/4winners recorded
Best Director Winner Set
William Friedkin
The French Connection
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Best Actor Winner Set
Gene Hackman
The French Connection
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Best Actress Winner Set
Jane Fonda
Klute
Open race ledgerCeremony Snapshot
A live, winner-driven snapshot of this ceremony.
Best Picture went to The French Connection. The winning leader is The French Connection with 5 wins.
Best Picture
The French Connection
5 wins | 8 nominations
Fiddler on the Roof
3 wins | 8 nominations
The Last Picture Show
2 wins | 8 nominations
Nicholas and Alexandra
2 wins | 6 nominations
Sentinels of Silence
2 wins | 2 nominations
Categories settled and marked as winners in the ledger.
The ceremony's top prize, updated dynamically from the winner row.
5 wins across the ceremony.
8 nominations in this ceremony.
Best Picture Nominees
The shortlist most readers look for first: 5 Best Picture nominees from this ceremony.
Major Races
The Four Races That Shape the Night
A fast editorial scan of Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress before the full ceremony ledger opens out below.
Best Picture Winner
The French Connection
Best Picture anchors a 5-nominee field.
Nominee Field
- A Clockwork Orange Stanley Kubrick
- Fiddler on the Roof Norman Jewison
- Nicholas and Alexandra Sam Spiegel
- The Last Picture Show Stephen J. Friedman
Best Director Winner
William Friedkin
Best Director anchors a 5-nominee field.
Nominee Field
Best Actor Winner
Gene Hackman
Best Actor anchors a 5-nominee field.
Nominee Field
Best Actress Winner
Jane Fonda
Best Actress anchors a 5-nominee field.
Nominee Field
Complete Ceremony Ledger
Fast view shows every category and winner first, with nominee groups linked to the full ballot when you need the deep ledger.
22 categories
110 records
29 winners
Nominees summarized for speed
Category
Best Picture
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
The French Connection
Credit: Philip D'Antoni
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Best Director
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Best Actress
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Best Actor
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Best Supporting Actress
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Best Supporting Actor
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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WRITING (Original Screenplay)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
The Hospital
Credit: Paddy Chayefsky
Category
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
The French Connection
Credit: Ernest Tidyman
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INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
The Garden of the Finzi Continis
Credit: Italy
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MUSIC (Original Score)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
Summer of '42
Credit: Michel Legrand
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MUSIC (Original Song)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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COSTUME DESIGN
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
Fiddler on the Roof
Credit: Oswald Morris
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FILM EDITING
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
The French Connection
Credit: Jerry Greenberg
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VISUAL EFFECTS
1 winner / 2 records
1 nominee summarized
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ART DIRECTION
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
The Hellstrom Chronicle
Credit: Walon Green
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DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Winner
Fiddler on the Roof
Credit: John Williams
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SHORT FILM (Animated)
1 winner / 3 records
2 nominees summarized
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Winner
The Crunch Bird
Credit: Ted Petok
Category
SHORT FILM (Live Action)
1 winner / 3 records
2 nominees summarized
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SOUND MIXING
1 winner / 5 records
4 nominees summarized
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Ceremony Highlights
Poster-first highlights from this ceremony, led by winners and the titles that defined the night.
A Clockwork Orange
Winner The French Connection
Winner The Last Picture Show
Winner Klute
Winner Nicholas and Alexandra
Winner Fiddler on the Roof
Winner The Hellstrom Chronicle
Winner Sentinels of Silence
Winner The Garden of the Finzi Continis
Winner Summer of '42
Winner Shaft
Winner The Crunch Bird
Winner Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Winner The Hospital
Kotch
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sometimes a Great Notion
Mary, Queen of Scots
Categories in this ceremony
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
ART DIRECTION
Best Picture
CINEMATOGRAPHY
COSTUME DESIGN
Best Director
DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
FILM EDITING
HONORARY AWARD
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
MUSIC (Original Score)
MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
MUSIC (Original Song)
SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class II)
SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III)
SHORT FILM (Animated)
SHORT FILM (Live Action)
SOUND MIXING
VISUAL EFFECTS
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
WRITING (Original Screenplay)
Winner Circle
A category-by-category winner roll call generated directly from the ceremony ledger.
Best Picture
Winner
The French Connection
Best Director
Winner
William Friedkin
Best Actress
Winner
Jane Fonda
Best Actor
Winner
Gene Hackman
Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Cloris Leachman
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Ben Johnson
The Hospital
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
Winner
The French Connection
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Winner
The Garden of the Finzi Continis
MUSIC (Original Score)
Winner
Summer of '42
MUSIC (Original Song)
Winner
Theme From Shaft
COSTUME DESIGN
Winner
Yvonne Blake, Antonio Castillo
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner
Oswald Morris
FILM EDITING
Winner
Jerry Greenberg
VISUAL EFFECTS
Winner
Alan Maley, Eustace Lycett, Danny Lee
ART DIRECTION
Winner
Art Direction: John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon
DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
Winner
Walon Green, Producer
DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
Winner
Manuel Arango and Robert Amram, Producers
HONORARY AWARD
Winner
Charles Chaplin
John Williams
JOHN N. WILKINSON
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Robert D. Auguste and Cinema Products Company
Thomas Jefferson Hutchinson, James R. Rochester and Fenton Hamilton
SHORT FILM (Animated)
Winner
Ted Petok, Producer
SHORT FILM (Live Action)
Winner
Manuel Arango and Robert Amram, Producers
SOUND MIXING
Winner
Gordon K. McCallum, David Hildyard
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