| George Anderson | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | 1970 | Yes |
| Gary Arnold | Washington Post | 1970 | Yes |
| Eric Atkins | Tampa Bay Times | 1970 | No |
| Russell Baker | | 1970 | No |
| Jeffrey Bruce | The Tampa Times | 1970 | No |
| Stuart Byron | Village Voice | 1970 | Yes |
| Vincent Canby | New York Times | 1970 | Yes |
| Charles Champlin | Los Angeles Times | 1970 | Yes |
| William Collins | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1970 | No |
| Richard Corliss | Village Voice | 1970 | Yes |
| Joan Crawford | | 1970 | No |
| Judith Crist | New York Magazine | 1970 | Yes |
| Lawrence Devine | Detroit Free Press | 1970 | No |
| Bernard Drew | Gannett News Service | 1970 | No |
| Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun Times | 1970 | Yes |
| Stanley Eichelbaum | San Francisco Chronicle | 1970 | No |
| Betty Friedan | | 1970 | No |
| Neil Gabler | Michigan Daily | 1970 | No |
| Joseph Gelmis | Newsday | 1970 | Yes |
| Stephen Gottlieb | Village Voice | 1970 | No |
| Tom Green | San Bernardino County Sun | 1970 | Yes |
| Roger Greenspun | New York Times | 1970 | Yes |
| Joyce Haber | Los Angeles Times | 1970 | No |
| Wanda Hale | New York Daily News | 1970 | Yes |
| Pete Hamill | | 1970 | No |
| Molly Haskell | Village Voice | 1970 | Yes |
| Harry Haun | Nashville Tennesseen | 1970 | Yes |
| Terry Kay | Atlanta Journal | 1970 | No |
| Micheline Keating | Tucson Daily Citizen | 1970 | No |
| Dan Lewis | Ithaca Journal | 1970 | No |
| Harry Macarthur | Washington DC Sunday Star | 1970 | No |
| Derek Malcolm | Guardian | 1970 | No |
| John Manna | New Castle News | 1970 | No |
| Mike Marth | Valley News | 1970 | No |
| Michael McKegney | Village Voice | 1970 | No |
| David Merrick | | 1970 | No |
| Jim Montgomery | Shrevort Times | 1970 | No |
| National Board of Review | | 1970 | No |
| National Society of Film Critics | | 1970 | No |
| New York Film Critics | | 1970 | No |
| Newsday Readers' Poll | | 1970 | No |
| John O'Connor | Wall Street Journal | 1970 | No |
| William Paul | Village Voice | 1970 | Yes |
| Gerald Pratley | Pratley at the Movies | 1970 | No |
| Rex Reed | Syndicated | 1970 | Yes |
| Frank Rich | Harvard Crimson | 1970 | Yes |
| Clifford Ridley | National Observer | 1970 | No |
| Shirley Rigby | Miami News | 1970 | No |
| William Sarmento | Lowell Sun | 1970 | No |
| Andrew Sarris | Village Voice | 1970 | Yes |
| Dick Shippy | The Akron Beacon Journal | 1970 | No |
| Beverly Sills | | 1970 | No |
| Dave Simms | Palm Beach Post | 1970 | No |
| John Simon | New Leader | 1970 | Yes |
| Gene Siskel | Chicago Tribune | 1970 | Yes |
| Miles Standish | St. Louis Post Dispatch | 1970 | No |
| Susan Stark | Detroit Free Press | 1970 | Yes |
| Frances Taylor | Sunday Press | 1970 | No |
| Harry Themal | The News Journal | 1970 | No |
| Jay Cocks | Time Magazine | 1970 | Yes |
| Richard Tucker | | 1970 | No |
| TV Land | | 1970 | No |
| Valley News | | 1970 | No |