Katharine Ross Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), co-starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. After appearing in "The Graduate", a part for which she received an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe as New Star of the Year, she said, "I'm not a movie star...that system is dying and I'd like to help it along." She also won a BAFTA for her part as an Indian in "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" (1969). Ross turned down several roles (including Jacqueline Bisset's role in "Bullitt") before accepting the part in "Butch Cassidy". Afterward she turned down several more roles, including a part
24th British Academy Film Awards "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "Downhill Racer" and "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" Katharine Ross in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" Colin Welland in "Kes" Susannah York in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" George Roy Hill for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" - William Goldman 24th British Academy Film Awards The 24th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1971, honoured the best films of 1970.The awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall, London