1971 (44th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1971 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1971 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1971 to December 31, 1971 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1971 Ceremony
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Monday, April 10, 1972 7:00 PM Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1971 Winners
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Best Picture: The French Connection Philip D’Antoni Production in association with Schine-Moore Productions; 20th Century-Fox Philip D’Antoni, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Gene Hackman as Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle in the film The French Connection |
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Best Actress: Jane Fonda as Bree Daniels in the film Klute |
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Best Supporting Actor: Ben Johnson as Sam the Lion in the film The Last Picture Show |
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Best Supporting Actress: Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper in the film The Last Picture Show |
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Best Song: Theme from Shaft from the film Shaft Music and lyrics by Isaac Hayes Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1971 Nominees
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Best Actor Nominees |
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Best Actress Nominees |
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Best Supporting Actor Nominees |
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Best Supporting Actress Nominees |
The 1971 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |