Hosted by Don Rickles Directed by Richard Dunlap Most awards Patton (7) Other ceremonies 1970, 1972 Producer Robert Wise | Produced by Robert Wise Best Picture Patton Date 15 April 1971 Host Don Rickles Site Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | |
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Most nominations Airport and Patton (10) Location Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
The 43rd Academy Awards were presented April 15, 1971, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The host was Don Rickles.
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It was during this ceremony that George C. Scott became the first actor to reject an Oscar, claiming that the Academy Awards were "a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons."
With her Best Supporting Actress win, Helen Hayes became the first performer to win Oscars in both lead and supporting categories (having won Best Actress 38 years before for The Sin of Madelon Claudet). She also has the record of having the biggest gap between acting wins.
The documentary film Woodstock got three Oscar nominations, making it the most nominated documentary film in Oscar history.
This was the only time since the 2nd Academy Awards that all five nominees for Best Actress were first-time nominees, as well as the last time that either lead acting category had all new nominees. Also, this was the first time since the 7th Academy Awards in which none of the nominees for the Academy Award for Best Actor had a previous nomination in that category.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger ().