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BAFTA Awards: 1981

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film


Winner:
	Elephant Man, The (1980) - Jonathan Sanger
Other Nominees:
	Being There (1979) - Andrew Braunsberg Kagemusha (1980) - Akira Kurosawa; Tomoyuki Tanaka (I) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Stanley R. Jaffe

Best Actor


Winner:
	Elephant Man, The (1980) - John Hurt
Other Nominees:
	All That Jazz (1979) - Roy Scheider Being There (1979) - Peter Sellers Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Dustin Hoffman

Best Actress


Winner:
	My Brilliant Career (1979) - Judy Davis (I)
Other Nominees:
	Being There (1979) - Shirley MacLaine Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Meryl Streep Rose, The (1979) - Bette Midler

Best Direction


Winner:
	Kagemusha (1980) - Akira Kurosawa
Other Nominees:
	Elephant Man, The (1980) - David Lynch (I) Fame (1980) - Alan Parker (I) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Robert Benton (I)

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Being There (1979) - Jerzy Kosinski
Other Nominees:
	Airplane! (1980) - Jim Abrahams; David Zucker (I); Jerry Zucker Elephant Man, The (1980) - Christopher De Vore; Eric Bergren; David Lynch (I) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Robert Benton (I)

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	All That Jazz (1979) - Giuseppe Rotunno
Other Nominees:
	Black Stallion, The (1979) - Caleb Deschanel Elephant Man, The (1980) - Freddie Francis Kagemusha (1980) - Takao Sait� (I); Masaharu Ueda

Best Production Design/Art Direction


Winner:
	Elephant Man, The (1980) - Stuart Craig
Other Nominees:
	All That Jazz (1979) - Philip Rosenberg (II) Flash Gordon (1980) - Danilo Donati Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Norman Reynolds

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Kagemusha (1980) - Seiichiro Momosawa
Other Nominees:
	All That Jazz (1979) - Albert Wolsky Don Giovanni (1979) - Frantz Salieri Flash Gordon (1980) - Danilo Donati

Best Sound


Winner:
	Fame (1980) - Christopher Newman (I); Les Wiggins; Michael J. Kohut
Other Nominees:
	All That Jazz (1979) - Maurice Schell; Christopher Newman (I); Dick Vorisek Don Giovanni (1979) - Jean-Louis Ducarme; Jacques Maumont; Michelle Nenny Rose, The (1979) - James E. Webb (I); Chris McLaughlin (I); Kay Rose; Theodore Soderberg Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Peter Sutton (I); Ben Burtt; Bill Varney

Best Editing


Winner:
	All That Jazz (1979) - Alan Heim
Other Nominees:
	Elephant Man, The (1980) - Anne V. Coates Fame (1980) - Gerry Hambling Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Gerald B. Greenberg

Best Short Film


Winner:
	Sredni vashtar (1981) - Andrew Birkin
Other Nominees:
	Box On (1980) - Lindsey Clennell Dollar Bottom, The (1981) - Roger Christian (I) Possession (1981) - Andrew Bogle (I)

Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles


Winner:
	My Brilliant Career (1979) - Judy Davis (I)
Other Nominees:
	Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos (1976) - Sonia Braga Gregory's Girl (1981) - John Gordon Sinclair Urban Cowboy (1980) - Debra Winger

Best Animated Film


Winner:
	Trois inventeurs, Les (1980) - Michel Ocelot
Other Nominees:
	Bio Woman (1980) - Bob Godfrey Cube, The (1980) - Kamil Pixa Seaside Woman (1980) - Oscar Grillo

Michael Balcon Award


Awarded to:
	Kevin Brownlow

Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music


Winner:
	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - John Williams (I)
Other Nominees:
	Breaking Glass (1980) - Hazel O'Connor Fame (1980) - Michael Gore (I) Flash Gordon (1980) - John Deacon (I); Brian May (II); Freddie Mercury; Roger Taylor (I); Howard Blake (I)

Flaherty Documentary Award


Winner:
	- Not awarded.

BAFTA TV Award

Best Film Cameraman


Winner:
	"BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Caught on a Train (#7.1)} - Tony Pierce-Roberts; John Else
Other Nominees:
	Blade on the Feather (1980) (TV) - Peter Hannan (I) Staying On (1980) (TV) - Wolfgang Suschitzky - Also for "Worzel Gummidge" (1979).

Best Film Editor


Winner:
	"Oppenheimer" (1980) - Tariq Anwar - Also for "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Caught on a Train (#7.1)}.
Other Nominees:
	"Hollywood" (1980) - Trevor Waite; "editing team" Blade on the Feather (1980) (TV) - Jon Costelloe

Best Film Sound


Nominees:
	"BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Caught on a Train (#7.1)} - Peter Edwards (IV) - Also for "Oppenheimer" (1980), Silence of the Sea (1980) and Roots (The World About Us). "Hollywood" (1980) - Freddie Slade - Also for Murphy's Stroke (1979) (TV) and Creggan. and Only in America (Detectives/Cowboys/Going Home).

Best Actor


Winner:
	Blade on the Feather (1980) (TV) - Denholm Elliott - Also for "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Gentle Folk (#6.9)}, "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {In Hiding (#6.15)} and "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979) {The Stinker (#3.7)}.
Other Nominees:
	"Oppenheimer" (1980) - Sam Waterston "Rumpole of the Bailey" (1978) - Leo McKern - For episode "Rumpole's Return". Staying On (1980) (TV) - Trevor Howard (I) - Also for Shillingbury Blowers, The (1980).

Best Actress


Winner:
	Cream in My Coffee (1980) (TV) - Peggy Ashcroft - Also for "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Caught on a Train (#7.1)}.
Other Nominees:
	"Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979) - Pamela Stephenson "Thérèse Raquin" (1980) - Kate Nelligan - Also for Dreams of Leaving (1980) (TV) and Forgive Our Foolish Ways (1980) (TV). Staying On (1980) (TV) - Celia Johnson (I)

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	"Thérèse Raquin" (1980) - Reg Samuel
Other Nominees:
	"Pride and Prejudice" (1980) - Joan Ellacott "Worzel Gummidge" (1979) - Michael Baldwin (II) Cream in My Coffee (1980) (TV) - Sue Formston

'Harlequin' (Documentary/Factual)


Winner:
	"Newsround" (1972) - Jill Roach
Other Nominees:
	"Blue Peter" (1958) - Biddy Baxter "Book Tower, The" (1979) - Anne Wood (II); Douglas Wilcox (I) "Take Hart" (1977) - Molly Cox; Christopher Pilkington (I) "Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go and Do Something Less Boring Instead?" (1973) - Molly Cox; Hilary Murphy

Best Documentary Programme


Winner:
	"Strangeways" (1980) - Rex Bloomstein - For episode "Christmas".
Other Nominees:
	"Great Railway Journeys of the World" (1980) - Gerry Troyna - For episode "Deccan". "South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Tony Palmer (I) - For episode "A Time There Was... a Profile of Benjamin Britten".

Best Programme/Series Without Category


Winner:
	"Omnibus" (1967) - Leslie Megahey
Other Nominees:
	"Arena" (1975) - Alan Yentob "Mastermind" (1972) - Bill Wright (XI) "South Bank Show, The" (1978) - "production team"

Best Single Play


Winner:
	"BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Caught on a Train (#7.1)} - Peter Duffell
Other Nominees:
	Blade on the Feather (1980) (TV) - Richard Loncraine Cream in My Coffee (1980) (TV) - Gavin Millar Staying On (1980) (TV) - Silvio Narizzano

Best Design


Winner:
	"Thérèse Raquin" (1980) - David Myerscough-Jones
Other Nominees:
	Blade on the Feather (1980) (TV) - Andrew Drummond (I) Cream in My Coffee (1980) (TV) - John Emery (IV)

Best Drama Series/Serial


Winner:
	"Oppenheimer" (1980) - Peter Goodchild; Barry Davis (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Shoestring" (1979) - Robert Banks Stewart "Thérèse Raquin" (1980) - Jonathan Powell (I); Simon Langton "To Serve Them All My Days" (1980) - Ken Riddington

Best Light Entertainment Programme


Winner:
	"Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979) - John Lloyd (I); Sean Hardie; Bill Wilson (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Kenny Everett Video Show, The" (1978) - David Mallet "Two Ronnies, The" (1971) - Michael Hurll; Paul Jackson (II) Audience with Dame Edna Everage, An (1980) (TV) - Alasdair Macmillan

Best Make Up


Nominees:
	"Thérèse Raquin" (1980) - Jean Speak "Worzel Gummidge" (1979) - Marion Durnford Cream in My Coffee (1980) (TV) - Pauline Green

Best VTR Editor


Nominees:
	"Kenny Everett Video Show, The" (1978) - Fred Turner (II); Dave Lewinton "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979) - Matt Boney

'Harlequin' (Drama/Light Entertainment)


Winner:
	"Jigsaw" (1979) - Clive Doig
Other Nominees:
	"Amazing Adventures of Morph, The" (1980) - Patrick Dowling (I) "End of Part One" (1979) - Humphrey Barclay; Geoffrey Sax "Grange Hill" (1978) - Cohn Cant "Multi-Coloured Swap Shop" (1976) - Rosemary Gill (II) "Our John Willie" (1980) - Anna Home; Marilyn Fox (II) "Tiswas" (1974) - Chris Tarrant "Worzel Gummidge" (1979) - James Hill (I)

Richard Dimbleby Award


Winner:
	Barry Norman (II)

Best Light Entertainment Performance


Winner:
	"Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979) - Rowan Atkinson
Other Nominees:
	"Agony" (1979) - Maureen Lipman "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979) - Pamela Stephenson Audience with Dame Edna Everage, An (1980) (TV) - Barry Humphries

Best Factual Series


Nominees:
	"Great Railway Journeys of the World" (1980) - Roger Laughton "Hollywood" (1980) - Kevin Brownlow; David Gill (I)

Best Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Yes Minister" (1980) - Sydney Lotterby
Other Nominees:
	"Agony" (1979) - John Reardon (I) "Butterflies" (1978) - Sydney Lotterby; John B. Hobbs "Shelley" (1979) - Anthony Parker (I) "To the Manor Born" (1979) - Gareth Gwenlan

Best Graphics


Winner:
	"South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Pat Gavin - Also for Blade on the Feather (1980) (TV) and 20th Century Box (????) (TV).
Other Nominees:
	"Hollywood" (1980) - Barry O'Riordan Merchant of Venice, The (1980) (TV) - Alan Jeapes

Best Original Television Music


Winner:
	Merchant of Venice, The (1980) (TV) - Carl Davis (I) - Also for "Fair Stood the Wind for France" (1980), "Hollywood" (1980), "Oppenheimer" (1980) and Misanthrope, The (????) (TV).
Other Nominees:
	"Shelley" (1979) - Ron Grainer - Also for "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979) and "Flickers" (1980). "Shoestring" (1979) - George Fenton - Also for Bloody Kids (1979) and "Fox" (1980).

Best Television Lighting


Winner:
	"Thérèse Raquin" (1980) - Howard King - Also for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1981) (TV).
Other Nominees:
	"Oppenheimer" (1980) - Clive Thomas "Pride and Prejudice" (1980) - Dave Sydenham - Also for "We, the Accused" (1980). Merchant of Venice, The (1980) (TV) - Dennis Channon

Best Television Cameraman


Winner:
	Merchant of Venice, The (1980) (TV) - Geoff Feld - Also for "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974), episode "Fatal Spring" and "We, the Accused" (1980).
Other Nominees:
	"Thérèse Raquin" (1980) - Ron Green (II) - Also for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1981) (TV). "To Serve Them All My Days" (1980) - Rodney Taylor (I) - Also for "Oppenheimer" (1980).