The Best Award-Winning Films of the 1970s
952 films released between 1970 and 1979 were recognised at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes or the Berlinale. Here are the 100 that won the most, ranked by total wins.
The most awarded is Cabaret (1972), with 11 wins, followed by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (11) and Kramer vs. Kramer (9). Among the 100 shown here, 62 won at least one Oscar, 72 won a Golden Globe, 11 won a prize at Cannes and 14 won a prize at the Berlinale. They were released between 1970 and 1979.
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Most awarded films of the 1970s
Cabaret
1972 · 2h 4m
Music · Romance · Drama
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · 2h 13m
Drama
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 · 1h 45m
Drama
All in the Family
1971–1979 · 9 seasons
Comedy
M*A*S*H
1972–1983 · 11 seasons
War & Politics · Drama · Comedy
The Godfather
1972 · 2h 55m
Drama · Crime
Alice
1976–1985 · 9 seasons
Comedy · Drama
Midnight Express
1978 · 2h 1m
Drama · Crime
Network
1976 · 2h 2m
Drama
Star Wars
1977 · 2h 1m
Adventure · Action · Sci-Fi
Patton
1970 · 2h 52m
War · Drama · History
The French Connection
1971 · 1h 44m
Action · Crime · Thriller
The Sting
1973 · 2h 9m
Comedy · Crime · Drama
The Exorcist
1973 · 2h 2m
Horror · Drama
The Godfather Part II
1974 · 3h 22m
Drama · Crime
Coming Home
1978 · 2h 7m
Drama · Romance · War
The Deer Hunter
1978 · 3h 3m
Drama · War
Love Story
1970 · 1h 40m
Romance · Drama
Apocalypse Now
1979 · 2h 27m
Drama · War
A Star Is Born
1976 · 2h 20m
Drama · Music · Romance
Chinatown
1974 · 2h 10m
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Julia
1977 · 1h 57m
Drama · Romance · Thriller
All the President's Men
1976 · 2h 18m
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
The Towering Inferno
1974 · 2h 45m
Action · Drama · Thriller
All That Jazz
1979 · 2h 3m
Drama
Fiddler on the Roof
1971 · 3h 1m
Drama · Romance
Annie Hall
1977 · 1h 33m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Norma Rae
1979 · 1h 50m
Drama
Tess
1979 · 2h 52m
Drama · Romance
The Goodbye Girl
1977 · 1h 51m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Taxi
1978–1983 · 5 seasons
Comedy · Drama
Rocky
1976 · 2h
Drama
Heaven Can Wait
1978 · 1h 41m
Fantasy · Comedy · Romance
Barry Lyndon
1975 · 3h 8m
Drama · Romance · War · History
The Sunshine Boys
1975 · 1h 51m
Comedy
Jaws
1975 · 2h 4m
Horror · Thriller · Adventure
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976 · 1 season
Drama · Soap
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The)
1970–1977 · 7 seasons
Comedy
The Last Picture Show
1971 · 1h 59m
Drama · Romance
M*A*S*H
1970 · 1h 56m
Comedy · Drama · War
The Poseidon Adventure
1972 · 1h 57m
Adventure · Drama · Thriller
Lou Grant
1977–1982 · 5 seasons
Comedy · Drama
A Touch of Class
1973 · 1h 46m
Comedy · Romance
Being There
1979 · 2h 10m
Comedy · Drama
One Day at a Time
1975–2005 · 9 seasons
Comedy
The Rose
1979 · 2h 5m
Drama · Music · Romance
The Way We Were
1973 · 1h 58m
Drama · Romance
Ryan's Daughter
1970 · 3h 26m
Romance · History · Drama
Kojak
1973–1978 · 5 seasons
Crime · Action & Adventure · Drama · Mystery
The Great Gatsby
1974 · 2h 24m
Drama · Romance
The Hospital
1971 · 1h 43m
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Johnny Got His Gun
1971 · 1h 52m
War · Drama
The Turning Point
1977 · 1h 59m
Drama · Romance
Columbo
1971–2003 · 10 seasons
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Nashville
1975 · 2h 40m
Drama · Comedy · Music
The Waltons (Waltons, The)
1972–1981 · 9 seasons
Drama
Airport
1970 · 2h 17m
Drama · Thriller · Action
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · 2h 17m
Sci-Fi · Drama
Bound for Glory
1976 · 2h 27m
Music · Drama
Paper Moon
1973 · 1h 42m
Comedy · Crime · Drama
American Graffiti
1973 · 1h 52m
Comedy · Drama
Breaking Away
1979 · 1h 41m
Drama · Comedy
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 · 3h 9m
Drama · War · History
Rhoda
1974–2011 · 5 seasons
Comedy
Butterflies Are Free
1972 · 1h 49m
Comedy · Romance
Days of Heaven
1978 · 1h 34m
Drama · Romance
Barney Miller
1975–1982 · 8 seasons
Comedy
Cries and Whispers
1972 · 1h 35m
Drama
Earthquake
1974 · 2h 3m
Action · Drama · Thriller
The Emigrants
1971 · 3h 11m
Drama · History · Western
Three's Company
1977–1984 · 8 seasons
Comedy
Diary of a Mad Housewife
1970 · 1h 35m
Comedy · Drama
California Suite
1978 · 1h 43m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Equus
1977 · 2h 17m
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Happy Days
1974–1984 · 11 seasons
Comedy
Shaft
1971 · 1h 40m
Action · Crime · Thriller
The Hindenburg
1975 · 2h 5m
History · Thriller · Drama
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (Homecoming, The)
1971 · 1h 39m
Drama · Family · TV Movie
Car Wash
1976 · 1h 37m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Harry and Tonto
1974 · 1h 55m
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
1970 · 1h 51m
Drama · Thriller
King Kong
1976 · 2h 14m
Adventure · Fantasy · Horror
Klute
1971 · 1h 54m
Thriller · Mystery · Crime · Drama
The Boy Friend
1971 · 2h 17m
Music · Comedy · Romance
The Paper Chase
1973 · 1h 53m
Drama
Holocaust
1978 · 1 season
Drama · War & Politics
The Concert
1974 · 12m
Comedy · Drama · Music
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
1970 · 1h 35m
Drama · History
The Hellstrom Chronicle
1971 · 1h 30m
Sci-Fi
The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979 · 2h
Drama
The Selfish Giant
1971 · 26m
1501 1/2
1971 · 8m
Ascensor
1978 · 11m
Colter's Hell
1973 · 13m
David
1979 · 2h 7m
Drama
Desperate Characters
1971 · 1h 37m
Drama
Die Ordnung
1971 · 10m
Etuda o zkoušce
1976 · 18m
Flyaway
1972 · 12m
Hammersmith Is Out
1972 · 1h 48m
Comedy · Drama