1970 National Society of Film Critics Awards
annual US film award ceremony
The 5th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 10 January 1971, honored the best filmmaking of 1970.
The member critics voting for the awards were Hollis Alpert of the Saturday Review, Gary Arnold of The Washington Post, Harold Clurman of The Nation, Jay Cocks of Time, David Denby of The Atlantic, Penelope Gilliatt of The New Yorker, Philip T. Hartung of Commonweal, Pauline Kael of The New Yorker, Stefan Kanfer of Time, Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic, Arthur Knight of Saturday Review, Robert Kotlowitz of Harper's Magazine, Joseph Morgenstern of Newsweek, Andrew Sarris of The Village Voice, Richard Schickel of Life, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. of Vogue, John Simon of The New Leader, Bruce Williamson of Playboy, and Paul D. Zimmerman of Newsweek.
Winners
Best Picture
M*A*S*H (27 points)
2. The Passion of Anna (25 points)
3. The Wild Child (18 points)
4. My Night at Maud's (16 points)
5. Five Easy Pieces (10 points)
Best Director
Ingmar Bergman – The Passion of Anna (24 points)
2. François Truffaut – The Wild Child (20 points)
3. Robert Altman – M*A*S*H (19 points)
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