42nd Academy Awards
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 7, 1970 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Best Picture nominations included the Midnight Cowboy (winner), Anne of the Thousand Days, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Hello Dolly!, and Z. The Best Actor Oscar went to John Wayne in True Grit and the Best Actress Oscar went to Maggie Smith in Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.