Editing 1971 in film (section)

== Awards ==

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! rowspan=2 width=200| Category/Organization !! colspan=2 width=250| [[29th Golden Globe Awards]]<br />February 6, 1972 !! rowspan=2 width=250| [[25th British Academy Film Awards|25th BAFTA Awards]]<br />February 26, 1972 !! rowspan=2 width=250| [[44th Academy Awards]]<br />April 10, 1972
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! width=200| Drama !!  width=200| Comedy or Musical
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| Best Film || '''''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]''''' || '''''[[Fiddler on the Roof (film)|Fiddler on the Roof]]''''' || '''''[[Sunday Bloody Sunday (film)|Sunday Bloody Sunday]]'''''|| '''''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'''''
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| Best Director || colspan=2| '''[[William Friedkin]]'''<br />''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'' || '''[[John Schlesinger]]'''<br />''[[Sunday Bloody Sunday (film)|Sunday Bloody Sunday]]'' || '''[[William Friedkin]]'''<br />''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]''
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| Best Actor || '''[[Gene Hackman]]'''<br />''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'' || '''[[Chaim Topol]]'''<br />''[[Fiddler on the Roof (film)|Fiddler on the Roof]]'' || '''[[Peter Finch]]'''<br />''[[Sunday Bloody Sunday (film)|Sunday Bloody Sunday]]'' || '''[[Gene Hackman]]'''<br />''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]''
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| Best Actress || '''[[Jane Fonda]]'''<br />''[[Klute]]'' || '''[[Twiggy]]'''<br />''[[The Boy Friend (1971 film)|The Boy Friend]]'' || '''[[Glenda Jackson]]'''<br />''[[Sunday Bloody Sunday (film)|Sunday Bloody Sunday]]'' || '''[[Jane Fonda]]'''<br />''[[Klute]]''
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| Best Supporting Actor || colspan=2| '''[[Ben Johnson (actor)|Ben Johnson]]'''<br />''[[The Last Picture Show]]'' || '''[[Edward Fox (actor)]]'''<br />''[[The Go-Between (1971 film)|The Go-Between]]'' || '''[[Ben Johnson (actor)|Ben Johnson]]'''<br />''[[The Last Picture Show]]''
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| Best Supporting Actress || colspan=2| '''[[Ann-Margret]]'''<br />''[[Carnal Knowledge (film)|Carnal Knowledge]]'' || '''[[Margaret Leighton]]'''<br />''[[The Go-Between (1971 film)|The Go-Between]]''|| '''[[Cloris Leachman]]'''<br />''[[The Last Picture Show]]''
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| Best Screenplay, Original || rowspan=2 colspan=2| '''''[[The Hospital]]'''''<br/ >[[Paddy Chayefsky]] || rowspan=2 | '''''[[The Go-Between (1971 film)|The Go-Between]]'''''<br />[[Harold Pinter]] ||'''''[[The Hospital]]'''''<br />[[Paddy Chayefsky]]
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| Best Screenplay, Adapted || '''''[[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]]'''''<br />[[Ernest Tidyman]]
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| Best Original Score || colspan="2" | [[Isaac Hayes]]<br>''[[Shaft (1971 film)|Shaft]]'' || [[Michel Legrand]]<br>''[[Summer of '42]]'' || [[Michel Legrand]]<br>''[[Summer of '42]]''<br>[[John Williams]]<br>''[[Fiddler on the Roof (film)|Fiddler on the Roof]]''
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| Best Original Song || colspan="2" | "Life Is What You Make It"<br>''[[Kotch]]'' || N/A || "[[Theme from Shaft]]"<br>''[[Shaft (1971 film)|Shaft]]''
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| Best Foreign Language Film || colspan="2" | ''[[The Policeman]]'' || N/A || ''[[The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (film)|The Garden of the Finzi-Continis]]''
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'''[[Palme d'Or]] (Cannes Film Festival):'''
:'''''[[The Go-Between (1971 film)|The Go-Between]]''''', directed by [[Joseph Losey]], United Kingdom

'''[[Berlin Film Festival|Golden Bear]] (Berlin Film Festival):'''
:'''''The Garden of the Finzi-Continis''''' (''Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini''), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy / W. Germany