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BAFTA Awards: 1983

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film


Winner:
	Gandhi (1982) - Richard Attenborough
Other Nominees:
	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Steven Spielberg; Kathleen Kennedy (I) Missing (1982) - Edward Lewis (I); Mildred Lewis On Golden Pond (1981) - Bruce Gilbert (I)

Best Actor


Winner:
	Gandhi (1982) - Ben Kingsley
Other Nominees:
	Missing (1982) - Jack Lemmon (I) On Golden Pond (1981) - Henry Fonda Reds (1981) - Warren Beatty Shoot the Moon (1982) - Albert Finney

Best Actress


Winner:
	On Golden Pond (1981) - Katharine Hepburn
Other Nominees:
	36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) - Jennifer Kendal (I) Missing (1982) - Sissy Spacek Reds (1981) - Diane Keaton

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Reds (1981) - Jack Nicholson
Other Nominees:
	Gandhi (1982) - Edward Fox (I) Gandhi (1982) - Roshan Seth Return of the Soldier, The (1982) - Frank Finlay (I)

Best Supporting Actress


Winners:
	Gandhi (1982) - Rohini Hattangadi Reds (1981) - Maureen Stapleton
Other Nominees:
	Gandhi (1982) - Candice Bergen On Golden Pond (1981) - Jane Fonda

Best Direction


Winner:
	Gandhi (1982) - Richard Attenborough
Other Nominees:
	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Steven Spielberg Missing (1982) - Costa-Gavras (I) On Golden Pond (1981) - Mark Rydell

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Missing (1982) - Costa-Gavras (I); Donald Stewart (II)
Other Nominees:
	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Melissa Mathison Gandhi (1982) - John Briley (I) On Golden Pond (1981) - Ernest Thompson

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Blade Runner (1982) - Jordan Cronenweth
Other Nominees:
	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Allen Daviau Gandhi (1982) - Billy Williams (III); Ronnie Taylor (I) Reds (1981) - Vittorio Storaro

Best Production Design/Art Direction


Winner:
	Blade Runner (1982) - Lawrence G. Paull
Other Nominees:
	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - James D. Bissell Gandhi (1982) - Stuart Craig

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Blade Runner (1982) - Charles Knode; Michael Kaplan (I)
Other Nominees:
	Gandhi (1982) - John Mollo; Bhanu Athaiya Reds (1981) - Shirley Russell

Best Sound


Winner:
	Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) - James Guthrie (II); Eddy Joseph; Clive Winter; Graham V. Hartstone; Nicolas Le Messurier
Other Nominees:
	Blade Runner (1982) - Peter Pennell; Bud Alper; Graham V. Hartstone; Gerry Humphreys (I) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Charles L. Campbell; Gene S. Cantamessa; Robert Knudson; Robert Glass (I); Don Digirolamo Gandhi (1982) - Jonathan Bates (I); Simon Kaye; Gerry Humphreys (I); Robin O'Donoghue

Best Film Editing


Winner:
	Missing (1982) - Fran�oise Bonnot
Other Nominees:
	Blade Runner (1982) - Terry Rawlings E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Carol Littleton Gandhi (1982) - John Bloom (II)

Best Special Visual Effects


Winner:
	Poltergeist (1982) - Richard Edlund
Other Nominees:
	Blade Runner (1982) - Douglas Trumbull; Richard Yuricich; David Dryer E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Dennis Muren; Carlo Rambaldi TRON (1982) - Richard Taylor (V); Harrison Ellenshaw

Best Original Song


Winner:
	Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) - Roger Waters - For the song "Another Brick in the Wall".
Other Nominees:
	Annie (1982) - Charles Strouse; Martin Charnin - For the song "Tomorrow". Ragtime (1981) - Randy Newman (I) - For the song "One More Hour". Rocky III (1982) - Jim Peterik; Frankie Sullivan - For the song "Eye of the Tiger".

Best Score


Winner:
	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - John Williams (I)
Other Nominees:
	Blade Runner (1982) - Vangelis Gandhi (1982) - Ravi Shankar; George Fenton Missing (1982) - Vangelis

Best Short Animated Film


Winner:
	Dreamland Express (1982) - David Anderson (XI)
Other Nominees:
	Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice (1982) - Richard Taylor (VIII) Sound Collector, The (1982) - Lynn Smith (I)

Best Short Film


Winner:
	Privilege, The (1982) - Ian Knox
Other Nominees:
	Rating Notman (1982) - Carlo Gebler Rocking Horse Winner, The (1983) - Robert Bierman Shocking Accident, A (1982) - James Scott (I)

Best Foreign Language Film


Winner:
	Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (1979) - Francesco Rosi - Italy/France.
Other Nominees:
	Boot, Das (1981) - Wolfgang Petersen (I) - West Germany. Diva (1981) - Jean-Jacques Beineix - France. Fitzcarraldo (1982) - Werner Herzog - West Germany.

Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles


Winner:
	Gandhi (1982) - Ben Kingsley
Other Nominees:
	Body Heat (1981) - Kathleen Turner (I) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Drew Barrymore (I) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Henry Thomas (I)

Best Make Up Artist


Winner:
	Guerre du feu, La (1981) - Sarah Monzani; Christopher Tucker (I); Mich�le Burke
Other Nominees:
	Blade Runner (1982) - Marvin G. Westmore E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Robert Sidell Gandhi (1982) - Tom Smith (III)

Michael Balcon Award


Awarded to:
	Arthur Wooster

Flaherty Documentary Award


Winner:
	Burden of Dreams (1982) - Les Blank
Other Nominees:
	Atomic Cafe, The (1982) - Kevin Rafferty (II); Jayne Loader; Pierce Rafferty Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography (1981) - Bonnie Sherr Klein Weavers: Wasn't That a Time, The (1982) - Jim Brown (II)

BAFTA TV Award

Best Film Cameraman


Winner:
	"Smiley's People" (1982) - Kenneth MacMillan (I)
Other Nominees:
	P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang. (1982) (TV) - Tony Pierce-Roberts - Also for Voyage Round My Father, A (1982) (TV).

Best Film Editor


Winner:
	Voyage Round My Father, A (1982) (TV) - Oscar Webb (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Boys from the Blackstuff" (1982) - Greg Miller (I) "Smiley's People" (1982) - Chris Wimble; Clare Douglas

Best Film Sound


Winner:
	"Police" (1982) - Malcolm Hirst; David Motta; Peter Copeland; David Old
Other Nominees:
	"Boys from the Blackstuff" (1982) - Alex Christison; Dave Baumber "Smiley's People" (1982) - Malcolm Webberley; Ken Hains; John Strickland (I); Michael Parker (XI) Harry's Game (1982) (TV) - Terry Cavagin; Alan Willis (I); Don Atkinson (I) P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang. (1982) (TV) - Derek Ball (I); Chris Greenham; Hugh Strain

Best Actor


Winner:
	"Smiley's People" (1982) - Alec Guinness
Other Nominees:
	"Boys from the Blackstuff" (1982) - Bernard Hill "Minder" (1979) - George Cole (I) Voyage Round My Father, A (1982) (TV) - Laurence Olivier

Best Actress


Winner:
	"Smiley's People" (1982) - Beryl Reid
Other Nominees:
	"Boys from the Blackstuff" (1982) - Julie Walters (I) Voyage Round My Father, A (1982) (TV) - Jane Asher

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	"Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The" (1982) - John Napier (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Barchester Chronicles, The" (1982) - Juanita Waterson "Nancy Astor" (1982) - Joyce Mortlock "Woman in White, The" (1982) - Barbara Kronig

Best Sound Supervisor


Winner:
	"Boys from the Blackstuff" (1982) - Ramon Bailey; Dave Baumber
Other Nominees:
	"Barchester Chronicles, The" (1982) - Chick Anthony - Also for "Frost in May" (1982). "Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The" (1982) - Andrew Boulton

Best Documentary Programme


Winner:
	Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV) - Melvyn Bragg; Robert Bee

Best Children's Programme (Documentary/Educational)


Winner:
	"Book Tower, The" (1979) - Anne Wood (II); Douglas Wilcox (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Blue Peter" (1958) - Biddy Baxter "Newsround" (1972) - Eric Rowan (II) "Take Hart" (1977) - Chris Pilkington

Best Programme/Series Without Category


Winner:
	"Arena" (1975) - Alan Yentob
Other Nominees:
	"Clive James on Television" (1982) - Nicholas Barrett "Did You See..?" (1984) - John Archer (II) "South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Melvyn Bragg

Best Design


Winner:
	"Barchester Chronicles, The" (1982) - Chris Pemsel - Also for "Bell, The" (1982).
Other Nominees:
	"Smiley's People" (1982) - Austin Spriggs

Best Video Cameraman


Winner:
	"Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The" (1982) - David Swan (III)
Other Nominees:
	"Barchester Chronicles, The" (1982) - Geoff Feld

Best Actuality Coverage


Nominees:
	"News at Ten" (1967) - "production team"

Best Drama Series/Serial


Winner:
	"Boys from the Blackstuff" (1982) - Michael Wearing; Philip Saville
Other Nominees:
	"Barchester Chronicles, The" (1982) - Jonathan Powell (I); David Giles (III) "Minder" (1979) - Lloyd Shirley; George Taylor (II) "Smiley's People" (1982) - Jonathan Powell (I); Simon Langton

Best Light Entertainment Programme


Winner:
	"Three of a Kind" (1981) - Paul Jackson (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979) - John Lloyd (I); Sean Hardie "Two Ronnies, The" (1971) - Paul Jackson (II)

Best Make Up


Nominees:
	"Barchester Chronicles, The" (1982) - Elizabeth Rowell - Also for "Smiley's People" (1982). "Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The" (1982) - Robin Grantham Walter (1982) (TV) - Elaine Carew

Best VTR Editor


Winner:
	"Boys from the Blackstuff" (1982) - Mike Bloore
Other Nominees:
	"Fine Romance, A" (1981) - Graham Roberts (III) - Also for "Stanley Baxter Hour, The" (????).

Best Single Drama


Winner:
	Ballroom of Romance, The (1982) - Pat O'Connor (I)
Other Nominees:
	P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang. (1982) (TV) - Michael Apted Voyage Round My Father, A (1982) (TV) - Alvin Rakoff Walter (1982) (TV) - Stephen Frears

Best Light Entertainment Performance


Winner:
	"Yes Minister" (1980) - Nigel Hawthorne
Other Nominees:
	"Fine Romance, A" (1981) - Judi Dench "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979) - Rowan Atkinson "Yes Minister" (1980) - Paul Eddington - Also for "Let There Be Love" (1982).

Best Factual Series


Nominees:
	"Forty Minutes" (1981) - Roger Mills (I) "Horizon" (1964) - Graham Massey (I)

Best Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Yes Minister" (1980) - Peter Whitmore (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Fine Romance, A" (1981) - James Cellan Jones "Hi-De-Hi!" (1980) - David Croft (I); John Kilby "Last of the Summer Wine" (1973) - Alan J.W. Bell

Best Video Lighting


Nominees:
	"Barchester Chronicles, The" (1982) - Howard King - Also for "Nancy Astor" (1982). "Boys from the Blackstuff" (1982) - Dick Bentley (I) "Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The" (1982) - Tony Imi

Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama)


Winner:
	Snowman, The (1982) - John Coates (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Danger Mouse" (1981) - Brian Cosgrove; Mark Hall (III) "Educating Marmalade" (1981) - Sue Birtwistle; Colin Bucksey; John Stroud (II) "Grange Hill" (1978) - Susi Hush; Diarmuid Lawrence "Multi-Coloured Swap Shop" (1976) - Rosemary Gill (II)

Best Graphics


Winner:
	"Jane" (1982) - Graham McCallum - Also for Gulliver in Lilliput (1982) (TV).
Other Nominees:
	"Smiley's People" (1982) - Stewart Austin - Also for "Barchester Chronicles, The" (1982). Snowman, The (1982) - Dianne Jackson; Raymond Briggs

Best Original Television Music


Winner:
	"Smiley's People" (1982) - Patrick Gowers - Also for "Woman in White, The" (1982) and "I Remember Nelson" (1982).
Other Nominees:
	Harry's Game (1982) (TV) - Clannad Voyage Round My Father, A (1982) (TV) - Marc Wilkinson (I) - Also for Mona (????) (TV) and Bell, The (????) (TV).

Writers' Award (TV)


Winner:
	Alan Bleasdale