1970 ceremony · films of 1969
The 42nd Oscars
103 nominations in 22 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
- 1 of 10
1 of 9
4 of 7
3 of 7
3 of 7
2 of 5
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
- Jerome Hellman, Producer
- Hal B. Wallis, Producer
- Ernest Lehman, Producer
Best Director
Best Actor
Announced as Actor
- John Wayne · Rooster Cogburn
- Richard Burton · King Henry VIII
- Peter O'Toole · Arthur Chipping
- Dustin Hoffman · Ratso Rizzo
- Jon Voight · Joe Buck
Best Actress
Announced as Actress
- Maggie Smith · Miss Jean Brodie
- Genevieve Bujold · Anne Boleyn
- Jean Simmons · Mary Wilson
- Liza Minnelli · Pookie Adams
- Jane Fonda · Gloria Beatty
Best Supporting Actor
- Anthony Quayle · Cardinal Wolsey
- Elliott Gould · Ted Henderson
- Jack Nicholson · George Hanson
- Rupert Crosse · Ned McCaslin
Best Supporting Actress
- Goldie Hawn · Toni Simmons
- Dyan Cannon · Alice Henderson
- Catherine Burns · Rhoda
- Sylvia Miles · Cass
Best Original Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Story and Screenplay--Based On Material Not Previously Published or Produced)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay--Based On Material From Another Medium)
Best International Feature
Announced as Foreign Language Film
- Algeria
- Sweden
FranceNOTE: Film received its 1969 nomination under the title My Night with Maud. It had no US distributor at the time.
- Yugoslavia
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Best Documentary Feature
- Emile de Antonio, Producer
- Comite Organizador de los Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada
- Irwin Rosten, Producer
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
- Art Direction: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Herman Blumenthal; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, George Hopkins, Raphael Bretton
- Art Direction: Robert Boyle, George B. Chan; Set Decoration: Edward Boyle, Carl Biddiscombe
- Art Direction: Harry Horner; Set Decoration: Frank McKelvy
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score
Announced as Music (Original Score--for a Motion Picture [Not a Musical])
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Announced as Music (Score of a Musical Picture--Original or Adaptation)
- Adaptation score by Lennie Hayton and Lionel Newman
- Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; adaptation score by John Williams
Adaptation score by Nelson Riddle- Adaptation score by Cy Coleman
Best Original Song
Announced as Music (Song--Original for the Picture)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid · Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My HeadMusic by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Hal David
- The Happy Ending · What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
Music and Lyrics by Rod McKuen- The Sterile Cuckoo · Come Saturday MorningMusic by Fred Karlin; Lyrics by Dory Previn
True Grit · True GritMusic by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Don Black
Best Sound
Announced as Sound
Best Visual Effects
Announced as Special Visual Effects
Best Documentary Short
- Denis Sanders and Robert M. Fresco, Producers
- Joan Horvath, Producer
- Arthur H. Wolf and Russell A. Mosser, Producers
- Joan Keller Stern, Producer
Best Animated Short
Announced as Short Subject (Cartoon)
- Ward Kimball, Producer
- John Hubley and Faith Hubley, Producers
- Ryan Larkin, Producer
Best Live Action Short
Announced as Short Subject (Live Action)
- Joan Keller Stern, Producer
- Marc Merson, Producer
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Honorary Award
- Cary Grant
To Cary Grant for his unique mastery of the art of screen acting with the respect and affection of his colleagues.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- George Jessel