1969 (42nd Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1969 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1969 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1969 to December 31, 1969 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1969 Ceremony
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Tuesday, April 7, 1970 7:00 PM Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1969 Winners
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Best Picture: Midnight Cowboy Jerome Hellman-John Schlesinger Production; United Artists Jerome Hellman, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn in the film True Grit |
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Best Actress: Maggie Smith as Jean Brodie in the film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
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Best Supporting Actor: Gig Young as Rocky in the film They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? |
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Best Supporting Actress: Goldie Hawn as Toni Simmons in the film Cactus Flower |
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Best Song: Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head from the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Music by Burt Bacharach; lyrics by Hal David Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1969 Nominees
The 1969 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |