# The Best Picture winners of the 1970s

The ten films released between 1970 and 1979 that won the Academy Award for Best Picture, from Patton to Kramer vs. Kramer.

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- Mar 24, 2026 · leitora.curioso
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## Top 10

1. **Patton** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Franklin J. Schaffner, 1970. George C. Scott turned down the Best Actor Oscar.
2. **The French Connection** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — William Friedkin, 1971. Gene Hackman and the chase under the elevated train.
3. **The Godfather** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Francis Ford Coppola, 1972. Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone.
4. **The Sting** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — George Roy Hill, 1973. Paul Newman and Robert Redford in a big con.
5. **One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Miloš Forman, 1975. Jack Nicholson in a psychiatric hospital; the 'Big Five' Oscars.
6. **The Deer Hunter** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Michael Cimino, 1978. Three Pennsylvania steelworkers in Vietnam.
7. **The Godfather Part II** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Francis Ford Coppola, 1974. The first sequel to win Best Picture.
8. **Rocky** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — John G. Avildsen, 1976. Written by and starring Sylvester Stallone.
9. **Annie Hall** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Woody Allen, 1977. Alvy and Annie in New York.
10. **Kramer vs. Kramer** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Robert Benton, 1979. Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep fight for custody of their son.

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