| Bella Abzug | | 1971 | No |
| George Anderson | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 1971 | Yes |
| Gerald Ashford | San Antonio Express and News | 1971 | No |
| Joe Baltake | Philadelphia Daily News | 1971 | Yes |
| Deeda Blair | Daily Press listed | 1971 | No |
| Stuart Byron | Village Voice | 1971 | Yes |
| Scott Cain | Atlanta Journal Constitution | 1971 | No |
| Vincent Canby | New York Times | 1971 | Yes |
| Catholic Film Newsletter | | 1971 | No |
| Charles Champlin | Los Angeles Times | 1971 | Yes |
| Shirley Chisholm | | 1971 | No |
| John Coleman | New Statesman | 1971 | No |
| Bruce Cook | National Observer | 1971 | No |
| Richard Corliss | Village Voice | 1971 | Yes |
| Tom Costner | Village Voice | 1971 | No |
| Joan Crawford | | 1971 | No |
| Judith Crist | New York Magazine | 1971 | Yes |
| Lawrence Devine | Detroit Free Press | 1971 | No |
| Bernard Drew | Gannett News Service | 1971 | No |
| Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun Times | 1971 | Yes |
| Stanley Eichelbaum | San Francisco Chronicle | 1971 | No |
| Shirley Elder | Detroit Free Press | 1971 | No |
| Joseph Gelmis | Newsday | 1971 | Yes |
| Roger Greenspun | New York Times | 1971 | Yes |
| Joyce Haber | Los Angeles Times | 1971 | No |
| Wanda Hale | New York Daily News | 1971 | Yes |
| Molly Haskell | Village Voice | 1971 | Yes |
| Harry Haun | Tennesseen | 1971 | Yes |
| Stanley Kauffmann | New Republic | 1971 | Yes |
| Terry Kay | Atlanta Journal and Constitution | 1971 | No |
| Michael Kerbel | Village Voice | 1971 | Yes |
| John Little | Pittsburgh Press | 1971 | No |
| Richard Mc Guinness | Village Voice | 1971 | No |
| Michael McKeagney | Village Voice | 1971 | No |
| Jim Montgomery | Shreveport Times | 1971 | No |
| National Board of Review | | 1971 | No |
| National Society of Film Critics | | 1971 | No |
| New York Film Critics | | 1971 | No |
| `Newsday Readers Poll | | 1971 | No |
| Tom O'Horgan | | 1971 | No |
| William Paul | Village Voice | 1971 | Yes |
| Leontyne Price | | 1971 | No |
| Howell Raines | Atlanta Journal and Constitution | 1971 | No |
| Rex Reed | New York Daily News | 1971 | Yes |
| Clifford Ridley | National Observer | 1971 | No |
| Bob Salmaggi | W Radio | 1971 | No |
| Andrew Sarris | Village Voice | 1971 | Yes |
| Dudley Saunders | Louisville Courier Journal | 1971 | No |
| Dick Shippy | Akron Beacon Journal | 1971 | No |
| John Simon | New Leader | 1971 | Yes |
| Gene Siskel | Chicago Tribune | 1971 | Yes |
| Alexis Smith | | 1971 | No |
| Myles Standish | St Louis Post Dispatch | 1971 | No |
| Susan Stark | Detroit Free Press | 1971 | Yes |
| Frances Taylor | Morning Call | 1971 | No |
| Harry Themal | News Journal | 1971 | No |
| David Thompson | | 1971 | Yes |
| Jay Cocks | Time Magazine | 1971 | Yes |
| Abigail Van Buren | Dear Abby | 1971 | No |
| Susan Beach Vaught | Pensacola News Journal | 1971 | No |
| Douglas Wayne | Daily Chronicle | 1971 | No |
| John Weisman | Detroit Free Press | 1971 | No |
| Paul Zimmerman | Newsweek | 1971 | No |
| Jack Zink | Fort Lauderdale News | 1971 | Yes |
| International Film Guide | | 1971 | No |