1970 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Winners

• Best Actor:
• *George C. Scott - Patton
• *Runners-up: Melvyn Douglas - I Never Sang for My Father and Jack Nicholson - Five Easy Pieces
• Best Actress:
• *Glenda Jackson - Women in Love
• *Runners-up: Karen Black - Five Easy Pieces and Liv Ullmann - The Passion of Anna
• Best Director:
• *Bob Rafelson - Five Easy Pieces
• *Runners-up: Federico Fellini - Fellini Satyricon and Robert Altman - MASH
• Best Film:
• *Five Easy Pieces
• *Runners-up: The Passion of Anna and MASH
• Best Screenplay:
• *Eric Rohmer - My Night at Maud's
• *Runner-up: Elio Petri and Ugo Pirro - Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
• Best Supporting Actor:
• *Chief Dan George - Little Big Man
• *Runners-up: Paul Mazursky - Alex in Wonderland and Frank Langella - Diary of a Mad Housewife
• Best Supporting Actress:
• *Karen Black - Five Easy Pieces
• *Runners-up: Françoise Fabian - My Night at Maud's and Ellen Burstyn - Alex in Wonderland