The film was directed by Michael Wadleigh . Seven editors are credited , including Thelma Schoonmaker , Martin Scorsese , and Wadleigh . '' Woodstock '' was a great commercial and critical success . It received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature . Schoonmaker was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing , a rare distinction for a documentary . Dan Wallin and L. A. Johnson were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound . The film was screened at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival , but was not entered into the main competition
1970 Cannes Film Festival
1970 Cannes Film Festival
Woodstock (film)