1969 film awards

The 42nd Academy Awards were presented April 7, 1970 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. There was no host.

The 27th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1969 films, were held on February 2, 1970.

The 17th Filmfare Awards were held on May 11, 1970.

23rd BAFTA Film Awards 1970

The 21st Canadian Film Awards were held on October 4, 1969 to honour achievements in Canadian film. The ceremony was hosted by Fred Davis.

The 6th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1968 and 1969, and took place on 13 October 1969. The White Game directed by Grupp 13 was presented with the award for Best Film.

HWY: An American Pastoral is a short film by Jim Morrison, Frank Lisciandro, Paul Ferrara, and Babe Hill and stars Morrison as a hitchhiker. It is a 50-minute experimental film in Direct Cinema style. It was shot during the spring and summer of 1969 in the Mojave Desert and in Los Angeles.

35th New York Film Critics Circle Awards

The 4th Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 1969, were given in 1970.

The 22nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film writers of 1969. Winners were announced in 1970.