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British Academy Film Awards

23rd edition

  • March 1, 1970
  • United Kingdom

The 23rd British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1970, honoured the best films of 1969.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Midnight Cowboy John Schlesinger Winner
Oh! What a Lovely War Richard Attenborough
Women in Love Ken Russell
Z Costa-Gavras
Best Director
Midnight Cowboy John Schlesinger Winner
Women in Love Ken Russell
Bullitt Peter Yates
Oh! What a Lovely War Richard Attenborough
Best Actor in a Leading Role
John and Mary Dustin Hoffman Winner
Midnight Cowboy Dustin Hoffman Winner
Women in Love Alan Bates
Inadmissible Evidence Nicol Williamson
Hello, Dolly! Walter Matthau
The Secret Life of an American Wife Walter Matthau
Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Maggie Smith Winner
Funny Girl Barbra Streisand
Hello, Dolly! Barbra Streisand
Women in Love Glenda Jackson
John and Mary Mia Farrow
Rosemary's Baby Mia Farrow
Secret Ceremony Mia Farrow
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Oh! What a Lovely War Laurence Olivier Winner
Goodbye, Columbus Jack Klugman
Easy Rider Jack Nicholson
Bullitt Robert Vaughn
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Celia Johnson Winner
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Pamela Franklin
Oh! What a Lovely War Mary Wimbush
3 Into 2 Won't Go Peggy Ashcroft
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Midnight Cowboy Jon Voight Winner
Goodbye, Columbus Ali MacGraw
Women in Love Jennie Linden
True Grit Kim Darby
Best Screenplay
Midnight Cowboy Waldo Salt Winner
Goodbye, Columbus Arnold Schulman
Women in Love Larry Kramer
Z Costa-Gavras, Jorge Semprún
Best Documentary Feature Film
Prologue Winner
Best Cinematography
Oh! What a Lovely War Gerry Turpin Winner
Bullitt William A. Fraker
Funny Girl Harry Stradling
Hello, Dolly! Harry Stradling
The Magus Billy Williams
Women in Love Billy Williams
Best Original Score
Z Mikis Theodorakis Winner
Secret Ceremony Richard Rodney Bennett
The Thomas Crown Affair Michel Legrand
Women in Love Georges Delerue
Best Film Editing
Midnight Cowboy Hugh A. Robertson Winner
Bullitt Frank P. Keller
Oh! What a Lovely War Kevin Connor
Z Françoise Bonnot
Best Sound
Oh! What a Lovely War Don Challis, Simon Kaye Winner
Battle of Britain Ted Mason, Jim Shields
Bullitt Edwin Scheid
Isadora Terry Rawlings
Women in Love Terry Rawlings
Best Production Design
Oh! What a Lovely War Donald M. Ashton Winner
Hello, Dolly! John DeCuir
War and Peace Mikhail Bogdanov, Gennady Myasnikov
Women in Love Luciana Arrighi
Best Costume Design
Oh! What a Lovely War Anthony Mendleson Winner
Funny Girl Irene Sharaff
Isadora Ruth Myers
Women in Love Shirley Ann Russell
Best Short Film
Picture to Post Sarah Erulkar Winner
Barbican Robin Contelon
Birthday Franc Roddam
A Test of Violence Stuart Cooper
United Nations Award
Oh! What a Lovely War Richard Attenborough Winner
Adalen 31 Bo Widerberg
Midnight Cowboy John Schlesinger
Z Costa-Gavras
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Midnight Cowboy 6
  • Oh! What a Lovely War 6
  • The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Women in Love 11
  • Oh! What a Lovely War 10
  • Midnight Cowboy 7
  • Bullitt 5
  • Z 5
  • Hello, Dolly! 4
  • Funny Girl 3
  • Goodbye, Columbus 3
  • The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Women in Love 0 / 11
  • Bullitt 0 / 5
  • Oh! What a Lovely War 6 / 10
  • Z 1 / 5
  • Hello, Dolly! 0 / 4
  • Funny Girl 0 / 3
  • Goodbye, Columbus 0 / 3

Only one nomination

16 movies:
  • 3 Into 2 Won't Go
  • Adalen 31
  • Barbican
  • Battle of Britain
  • Birthday
  • Easy Rider
  • Inadmissible Evidence
  • The Magus
  • Picture to Post
  • Prologue
  • Rosemary's Baby
  • The Secret Life of an American Wife
  • A Test of Violence
  • The Thomas Crown Affair
  • True Grit
  • War and Peace

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