1971 Oscars — Art Direction

Patton won Art Direction at the 1971 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Airport, Scrooge, The Molly Maguires and Tora! Tora! Tora!. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1970 and 1972 Art Direction races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Patton(1970)
Art Direction: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Antonio Mateos, Pierre-Louis Thevenet
Winner
Airport(1970)
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Jack D. Moore, Mickey S. Michaels
Scrooge(1970)
Art Direction: Terry Marsh, Bob Cartwright; Set Decoration: Pamela Cornell
The Molly Maguires(1970)
Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Darrell Silvera
Tora! Tora! Tora!(1970)
Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith, Yoshiro Muraki, Richard Day, Taizoh Kawashima; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Norman Rockett, Carl Biddiscombe