1971 Golden Globes: Winners and Nominees

69 films were recognised at the 1971 Golden Globe Awards, across 24 categories. 20 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Love Story, with 5 awards, ahead of Diary of a Mad Housewife with 2. The categories below run from Best Original Song - Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama and New Star Of The Year - Actress to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Darling Lili(1970)
Whistling Away the Dark
Winner
Little Fauss and Big Halsy (Little Fauss and Big Halsey)(1970)
Ballad of Little Fauss
Little Fauss and Big Halsy (Little Fauss and Big Halsey)(1970)
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
Madron(1970)
Till Love Touches Your Life
Pieces of Dreams(1970)
Scrooge(1970)
Thank You Very Much

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

The Mod Squad(1968)
Peggy Lipton
Winner
Gunsmoke(1955)
Amanda Blake
Room 222(1969)
Denise Nicholas
The High Chaparral (High Chaparral)(1967)
Linda Cristal
The High Chaparral (High Chaparral)(1967)
The High Chaparral
The Most Deadly Game (Most Deadly Game, The)(1970)
Yvette Mimieux

New Star Of The Year - Actress

Diary of a Mad Housewife(1970)
Carrie Snodgress
Winner
I Love My Wife(1970)
Angel Tompkins
Jenny(1970)
Marlo Thomas
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You(1970)
Anna Calder Marshall
The Great White Hope(1970)
Jane Alexander
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (Liberation of L. B. Jones, The)(1970)
Lola Falana

Actor In A Supporting Role - Television Series

Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)
James Brolin
Winner
Room 222(1969)
Michael Constantine
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In(1967)
Henry Gibson
The Mod Squad(1968)
Tige Andrews
The Young Lawyers (Young Lawyers, The)(1969)
Zalman King

Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy

Diary of a Mad Housewife(1970)
Carrie Snodgress
Winner
Darling Lili(1970)
Julie Andrews
Something for Everyone(1970)
Angela Lansbury
The Out-of-Towners (Out-of-Towners, The)(1970)
Sandy Dennis
The Owl and the Pussycat (Owl and The Pussycat, The)(1970)
Barbra Streisand

Actress In A Supporting Role - Television Series

Mannix(1967)
Gail Fisher
Winner
Arnie(1970)
Sue Ane Langdon
Mission: Impossible(1966)
Lesley Warren
Room 222(1969)
Karen Valentine
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (Courtship Of Eddie's Father, The)(1969)
Miyoshi Umeki

Best Director - Motion Picture

Love Story(1970)
Arthur Hiller
Winner
Five Easy Pieces(1970)
Bob Rafelson
M*A*S*H(1970)
Robert Altman
Patton(1970)
Franklin J. Schaffner
Women in Love(1969)
Ken Russell

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Love Story(1970)
Winner
Airport(1970)
Five Easy Pieces(1970)
I Never Sang for My Father(1970)
I Never Sang For My Father
Patton(1970)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Love Story(1970)
Francis Lai
Winner
Airport(1970)
Alfred Newman
Cromwell(1970)
Frank Cordell
Scrooge(1970)
Leslie Bricusse
Wuthering Heights(1970)
Michel Legrand

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Patton(1970)
George C. Scott
Winner
Five Easy Pieces(1970)
Jack Nicholson
I Never Sang for My Father(1970)
Melvyn Douglas
Love Story(1970)
Ryan O’Neal
The Great White Hope(1970)
James Earl Jones

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Scrooge(1970)
Albert Finney
Winner
Diary of a Mad Housewife(1970)
Richard Benjamin
M*A*S*H(1970)
Elliott Gould
M*A*S*H(1970)
Donald Sutherland
The Out-of-Towners (Out-of-Towners, The)(1970)
Jack Lemmon

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Ryan's Daughter(1970)
John Mills
Winner
Airport(1970)
George Kennedy
Little Big Man(1970)
Chief Dan George
Love Story(1970)
John Marley
Ryan's Daughter(1970)
Trevor Howard

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

Mission: Impossible(1966)
Peter Graves
Winner
Dan August(1970)
Burt Reynolds
Mannix(1967)
Mike Connors
Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)
Robert Young
Medical Center(1969)
Chad Everett

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Flip (Flip Wilson Show, The)(1970)
Flip Wilson
Winner
Arnie(1970)
Herschel Bernardi
Make Room for Granddaddy(1970)
Danny Thomas
The David Frost Show (David Frost Show, The)(1969)
David Frost
The Merv Griffin Show (Merv Griffin Show, The)(1962)
Merv Griffin

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Love Story(1970)
Ali MacGraw
Winner
Promise at Dawn(1970)
Melina Mercouri
Puzzle of a Downfall Child(1970)
Faye Dunaway
Ryan's Daughter(1970)
Sarah Miles
Women in Love(1969)
Glenda Jackson

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Airport(1970)
Maureen Stapleton
Winner
Five Easy Pieces(1970)
Karen Black
Winner
M*A*S*H(1970)
Sally Kellerman
The Hawaiians(1970)
Tina Chen
The Landlord(1970)
Lee Grant

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The)(1970)
Mary Tyler Moore
Winner
Bewitched(1964)
Elizabeth Montgomery
Here's Lucy(1968)
Lucille Ball
Nanny and the Professor(1970)
Juliet Mills
The Partridge Family (Partridge Family, The)(1970)
Shirley Jones

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Love Story(1970)
Erich Segal
Winner
Five Easy Pieces(1970)
Carole Eastman
Husbands(1970)
John Cassavetes
M*A*S*H(1970)
Ring Lardner Jr.
Scrooge(1970)
Leslie Bricusse

Best Television Series - Drama

Medical Center(1969)
Winner
Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)
The Bold Ones: The Senator (Bold Ones: The Senator, The)(1970)
Bold Ones: The Senator, The
The Mod Squad(1968)
Mod Squad, The
The Young Lawyers (Young Lawyers, The)(1969)
Young Lawyers, The

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

The Carol Burnett Show(1967)
Carol Burnett Show, The
Winner
Family Affair(1966)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (Courtship Of Eddie's Father, The)(1969)
Courtship Of Eddie's Father, The
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour(1969)
Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, The
The Partridge Family (Partridge Family, The)(1970)
Partridge Family, The

Foreign Film - English Language

Women in Love(1969)
Women In Love
Winner
Act of the Heart(1970)
Bloomfield(1970)
The Virgin and the Gypsy (Virgin and the Gypsy, The)(1970)
Virgin and the Gypsy, The
The Walking Major (Walking Major, The)(1970)
Walking Major, The

Foreign Film - Foreign Language

Rider on the Rain(1970)
Winner
Borsalino(1970)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion(1970)
The Confession (Confession, The)(1970)
Confession, The
The Customer of the Off Season(1970)

New Star Of The Year - Actor

The Great White Hope(1970)
James Earl Jones
Winner
Diary of a Mad Housewife(1970)
Frank Langella
Norwood(1970)
Joe Namath
Promise at Dawn(1970)
Assaf Dayan
The Boys in the Band (Boys in the Band, The)(1970)
Kenneth Nelson

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