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The 42nd Academy Awards were presented April 7, 1970, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. For the second year in a row, there was no official host. This was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be broadcast via satellite to an international audience, though outside North America, Mexico and Brazil were the only countries to broadcast the event liv
Memorable Moments. Cary Grant. Honorary Award recipient, with presenter Frank Sinatra. Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Original Song winners for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Jon Voight. Accepting Best Directing for John Schlesinger for Midnight Cowboy. View More Memorable Moments.
Films with the most awards: Ben-Hur ( 1959 ), Titanic ( 1997 ), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ( 2003) each earned 11 Academy Awards. Films with the most nominations: All About Eve ( 1950 ), Titanic ( 1997 ), and La La Land ( 2016) each earned 14 Academy Award nominations. Film with the highest clean sweep: The Lord of the ...
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The 42nd Annual Academy Awards took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Tuesday, April 7, 1970. For the second year, there was no host and the presentations were handled by Fred Astaire, Candice Bergen, Claudia Cardinale, Clint Eastwood, Elliott Gould, Bob Hope, James Earl Jones, Myrna Loy, Ali McGraw, Barbara McNair, Cliff Robertson, Katharine Ross, Barbra Streisand, Elizabeth Taylor ...
The films that won an Academy Award for Best Picture. 1. Patton (1970) GP | 172 min | Biography, Drama, War. The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton. Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong.
