Official Nominations: Ryan’s Daughter. Patton. Airport. Tora! Tora! Tora! Women In Love
Some good picks this year, but Lean’s film is really the only choice with Freddie Young picking up the official win for giving Americans false ideals of what Ireland looks like on an average day. The other movies are each fine efforts and each look great, but they don’t stand a chance here.
My Winner: Ryan’s Daughter
My Nominations: Ryan’s Daughter. Patton. Tora! Tora! Tora! The Conformist. Little Big Man. MASH. Zabriskie Point.
It’s a close one between Freddie Young and Vittorio Storaro. In the end, Ryan’s Daughter simply isn’t unique enough – while it looks great, it doesn’t do anything new – The Conformist takes its visuals to the next level making them an indelible part of the story and is unique. Storaro also did The Spider Stratagem and The Bird With The Crystal Plumage this year – the man is a beast. I add MASH and Little Big Man, but they have no hope of winning – the only other possibility being Zabriskie Point with Alfio Contini’s stunning work deserving of praise.
My Winner: The Conformist
Let us know in the comments which film of 1970 you think has the Best Cinematography!
The Spac Hole 
Great post 🙂 I would totally pick The Conformist for Best Cinematography. I also agree with you completely that Vittorio Storraro is a masterful Cinematographer. He is right up there with the late Vilmos Zsigmond. Anyway, keep up the great work as always 🙂