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 BAFTA Film Award
( )  ...Best Film
( )  ...Best Actor
( )  ...Best Actress
( )  ...Best Supporting Actor
( )  ...Supporting Actress
( )  ...Best Direction
( )  ...Screenplay - Original
( )  ...Screenplay - Adapted
( )  ...Best Cinematography
( )  ...Production Design/Art...
( )  ...Best Costume Design
( )  ...Best Sound
( )  ...Best Editing
( )  ...Special Visual Effects
( )  ...Best Original Song
( )  ...Best Score
( )  ...Best Short Film
( )  ...Foreign Language Film
( )  ...Best Make Up Artist
( )  ...Most Newcomer to Film
( )  BAFTA TV Award
( )  ...Best Film Cameraman
( )  ...Best Film Editor
( )  ...Best Film Sound
( )  ...Best Actor
( )  ...Best Actress
( )  ...Best Costume Design
( )  ...Children's Programme...
( )  ...Programme/Series...
( )  ...Best Design
( )  ...Best Video Cameraman
( )  ...Actuality Coverage
( )  ...Drama Series/Serial
( )  ...Light Entertainment...
( )  ...Best VTR Editor
( )  ...Best Make Up
( )  ...Best Single Drama
( )  ...Light Entertainment...
( )  ...Best Factual Series
( )  ...Best Animated Film
( )  ...Best Comedy Series
( )  ...Best Video Lighting
( )  ...Children's Programme...
( )  ...Best Graphics
( )  ...Original Television...
( )  Flaherty Documentary...
 
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BAFTA Awards: 1985

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • Dresser, The (1983) - Peter Yates (I)
  • Paris, Texas (1984) - Chris Sievernich; Anatole Dauman
  • Private Function, A (1984) - Mark Shivas

  • Best Actor
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Dresser, The (1983) - Tom Courtenay
  • Dresser, The (1983) - Albert Finney
  • Killing Fields, The (1984) - Sam Waterston

  • Best Actress
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Cal (1984) - Helen Mirren
  • Silkwood (1983) - Meryl Streep
  • Terms of Endearment (1983) - Shirley MacLaine

  • Best Supporting Actor
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Gorky Park (1983) - Michael Elphick (I)
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) - Ian Holm
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) - Ralph Richardson (I)

  • Best Supporting Actress
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Dresser, The (1983) - Eileen Atkins
  • Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - Tuesday Weld
  • Silkwood (1983) - Cher (I)

  • Best Direction
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Dresser, The (1983) - Peter Yates (I)
  • Killing Fields, The (1984) - Roland Joffé
  • Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - Sergio Leone (I)

  • Best Screenplay - Original
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Big Chill, The (1983) - Lawrence Kasdan; Barbara Benedek
  • Comfort and Joy (1984) - Bill Forsyth (I)
  • Private Function, A (1984) - Alan Bennett (I)

  • Best Screenplay - Adapted
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Another Country (1984) - Julian Mitchell
  • Dresser, The (1983) - Ronald Harwood
  • Paris, Texas (1984) - Sam Shepard

  • Best Cinematography
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) - John Alcott
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Douglas Slocombe (I)
  • Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - Tonino Delli Colli

  • Best Production Design/Art Direction
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Company of Wolves, The (1984) - Anton Furst
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) - Stuart Craig
  • Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) - Allan Cameron (I)

  • Best Costume Design
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Bostonians, The (1984) - Jenny Beavan; John Bright (II)
  • Company of Wolves, The (1984) - Elizabeth Waller
  • Un amour de Swann (1984) - Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle

  • Best Sound
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Carmen (1983/I) - Carlos Faruolo; Alfonso Marcos (II); Antonio Illán
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) - Ivan Sharrock; Gordon K. McCallum; Les Wiggins; Roy Baker (II)
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Ben Burtt; Simon Kaye; Laurel Ladevich

  • Best Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Another Country (1984) - Gerry Hambling
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Michael Kahn (I)
  • Under Fire (1983) - John Bloom (II); Mark Conte

  • Best Special Visual Effects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Company of Wolves, The (1984) - Christopher Tucker (I); Alan Whibley
  • Ghost Busters (1984) - Richard Edlund
  • Killing Fields, The (1984) - Fred Cramer

  • Best Original Song
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Electric Dreams (1984) - Giorgio Moroder; Philip Oakley
    - For the song "Together in Electric Dreams".
  • Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) - Paul McCartney
    - For the song "No More Lonely Nights".
  • Woman in Red, The (1984) - Stevie Wonder
    - For the song "I Just Called to Say I Love You".

  • Best Score
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Carmen (1983/I) - Paco de Lucía
  • Killing Fields, The (1984) - Mike Oldfield
  • Paris, Texas (1984) - Ry Cooder

  • Best Short Film
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Killing Time (1984) - Chris O'Reilly (I)
  • Samson and Delilah (1984) (TV) - Mark Peploe

  • Best Foreign Language Film
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Retour de Martin Guerre, Le (1982) - Daniel Vigne
    - France.
  • Un amour de Swann (1984) - Margaret Ménégoz; Volker Schlöndorff
    - France.
  • Un dimanche à la campagne (1984) - Alain Sarde; Bertrand Tavernier
    - France.

  • Best Make Up Artist
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Company of Wolves, The (1984) - Jane Royle; Christopher Tucker (I)
  • Dresser, The (1983) - Alan Boyle (I)
  • Killing Fields, The (1984) - Tommie Manderson

  • Most Outstanding Newcomer to Film
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Another Country (1984) - Rupert Everett
  • Cal (1984) - John Lynch (I)
  • Hit, The (1984) - Tim Roth (I)

  • BAFTA TV Award

    Best Film Cameraman
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Far Pavilions, The" (1984) - Jack Cardiff
  • "Jewel in the Crown, The" (1984) - Ray Goode
  • Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1985) (TV) - Ken Westbury

  • Best Film Editor
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Heart of the Dragon" (1985) - Ann Chegwidden
  • "Jewel in the Crown, The" (1984) - Edward Mansell

  • Best Film Sound
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Jewel in the Crown, The" (1984) - Martin Kay; Christopher Ackland; Richard Dunford; John Whitworth
  • "South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Reg Mills; Sandy MacRae (I); Andy Nelson (I)
    - For episode "Vaughan Williams".
  • Threads (1984) (TV) - Graham Ross (I); John Hale (III); Donna Bickerstaff

  • Best Actor
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Jewel in the Crown, The" (1984) - Charles Dance (I)
  • "Jewel in the Crown, The" (1984) - Art Malik
  • "Minder" (1979) - George Cole (I)

  • Best Actress
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Jewel in the Crown, The" (1984) - Geraldine James
  • "Jewel in the Crown, The" (1984) - Judy Parfitt
  • "Jewel in the Crown, The" (1984) - Susan Wooldridge (I)

  • Best Costume Design
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Far Pavilions, The" (1984) - Raymond Hughes
  • "Tenko" (1981) - Andrew Rose (III)
  • Threads (1984) (TV) - Sally Nieper

  • Best Children's Programme (Documentary/Educational)
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Blue Peter" (1958) - Biddy Baxter
  • "Book Tower, The" (1979) - Douglas Wilcox (I)
  • "Newsround" (1972) - Eric Rowan (II)
  • "Saturday Superstore" (1982) - Chris Bellinger

  • Best Programme/Series Without Category
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Arena" (1975) - Alan Yentob
  • "Clive James on Television" (1982) - Nicholas Barrett
  • "South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Melvyn Bragg

  • Best Design
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Far Pavilions, The" (1984) - Robert Laing
  • "Jewel in the Crown, The" (1984) - Alan Pickford; Vic Symonds
  • "Tenko" (1981) - Ken Ledsham
  • Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1985) (TV) - Austin Spriggs

  • Best Video Cameraman
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Box of Delights, The" (1984) - Mike Winser

  • Best Actuality Coverage
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Breakfast Time" (1983) - David Lloyd (XVII); Peter O'Kill; Sandy McCourt
    - For coverage of the Brighton bomb (Oct., 12th).
  • "Channel 4 News" (1982/I) - Stewart Purvis (II); "ITN production team"

  • Best Drama Series/Serial
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" (1983) - Martin McKeand
  • "Minder" (1979) - George Taylor (II)
  • "Tenko" (1981) - Ken Riddington

  • Best Light Entertainment Programme
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Hot Shoe Show, The" (1983) - Tom Gutteridge
  • "Spitting Image" (1984) - Jon Blair; Tony Hendra; John Lloyd (I)
  • "Yes Minister" (1980) - Peter Whitmore (II)
    - For the one-hour special "Party Games".

  • Best VTR Editor
      Winner:
     

    Best Make Up
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Tenko" (1981) - Vanessa Poulton
  • Threads (1984) (TV) - Jan Nethercot

  • Best Single Drama
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Oxbridge Blues" (1984) - James Cellan Jones
  • Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1985) (TV) - Michael Lindsay-Hogg
  • Ebony Tower, The (1984) (TV) - Robert Knights

  • Best Light Entertainment Performance
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Fresh Fields" (1984) - Julia McKenzie
  • "Hi-De-Hi!" (1980) - Ruth Madoc
  • "Just Good Friends" (1983) - Paul Nicholas (I)

  • Best Factual Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Crime Inc." (1984) - John Edwards (XXIII); Martin Short
  • "Forty Minutes" (1981) - Roger Mills (I)
  • "Heart of the Dragon" (1985) - Peter Montagnon

  • Best Animated Film
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Danger Mouse" (1981) - Brian Cosgrove; Mark Hall (III)
  • "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" (1984) - Britt Allcroft; David Mitton; Robert D. Cardona
  • "Wind in the Willows, The" (1984) - Mark Hall (III); Brian Cosgrove

  • Best Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Fine Romance, A" (1981) - Don Leaver
  • "Hi-De-Hi!" (1980) - David Croft (I)
  • "Just Good Friends" (1983) - Ray Butt

  • Best Video Lighting
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Hot Shoe Show, The" (1983) - Dickie Higham; Bill Millar (II)
  • "Oxbridge Blues" (1984) - Dave Sydenham
  • "Tenko" (1981) - Peter Catlett

  • Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama)
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Wind in the Willows, The" (1984) - Brian Cosgrove; Mark Hall (III)
  • Swallows and Amazons Forever!: The Big Six (1984) (TV) - Joe Waters (I); Andrew Morgan (I)

  • Best Graphics
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Bird of Prey 2" (1984) - Bob Cosford
  • "Box of Delights, The" (1984) - Stewart Austin
  • "South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Pat Gavin

  • Best Original Television Music
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Far Pavilions, The" (1984) - Carl Davis (I)
  • "Jewel in the Crown, The" (1984) - George Fenton
  • Ebony Tower, The (1984) (TV) - Richard Rodney Bennett

  • Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)

      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "South Bank Show, The" (1978) - David Hinton (I)
    - For episode "Alan Bennett".

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