The awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall, London and held on 4 March 1971.
[1] For the first time, the Society bestowed a Fellowship on someone who had left a permanent influence on the world of the big or small screen.
The first BAFTA Fellowship Award was bestowed on Alfred Hitchcock Fellowship Award at this award event from Princess Anne.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – George Roy Hill George Roy Hill – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Robert Redford – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Sundance KidRobert Redford – Downhill Racer as David ChappelletRobert Redford – Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper Katharine Ross – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Etta PlaceKatharine Ross – Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here as Lola Colin Welland – Kes as Mr. Farthing Susannah York – They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Alice LeBlanc Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – William Goldman Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Conrad Hall Waterloo – Maria De Matteis Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – John C. Howard and Richard C. Meyer Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach Waterloo – Mario Garbuglia Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Don Hall, David Dockendorf and William Edmondson Dai Bradley – Kes as Billy Casper Henry Nine ' Til Five – Bob Godfrey Sad Song of Yellow Skin – National Film Board of Canada The Shadow of Progress – Derek Williams The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes – Bill Mason Alfred Hitchcock MASH – Robert Altman