National Society of Film Critics Awards 1970

5th NSFC Awards

January 10, 1971

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Best Film:
M*A*S*H

The 5th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 10 January 1971, honored the best filmmaking of 1970.

Winners

Best Picture:

• M*A*S*H
• Runner-up: The Passion of Anna (En passion)

Best Director:

• Ingmar Bergman – The Passion of Anna (En passion)

Best Actor:

• George C. Scott – Patton

Best Actress:

• Glenda Jackson – Women in Love

Best Supporting Actor:

• Chief Dan George – Little Big Man

Best Supporting Actress:

• Lois Smith – Five Easy Pieces

Best Screenplay:

• Éric Rohmer – My Night at Maud's (Ma nuit chez Maud)

Best Cinematography:

• Néstor Almendros – The Wild Child (L'enfant sauvage) and My Night at Maud's (Ma nuit chez Maud)

Special Awards:

• Donald Richie and MoMA's film department for Japanese retrospective
• Donald Talbot of the New Yorker Theater

External links

• Past Awards

References

• 'M*A*S*H' Picked as Best Film Of '70 by Critics for Magazines The New York Times
• Film Critics Group Picks As Best Of 1970 Toledo Blade
• Film Critics Vole Mash Best Movie Morning Record
• 1970 National Society of Film Critics Awards Internet Movie Database