26th British Academy Film Awards

The 26th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 28 February 1973 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1972. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 1972.[1]

26th British Academy Film Awards
Date28 February 1973
SiteRoyal Albert Hall
Hosted byMichael Parkinson
John Mills
Highlights
Best FilmCabaret
Best ActorGene Hackman
The Poseidon Adventure and The French Connection
Best ActressLiza Minnelli
Cabaret
Most awardsCabaret (7)
Most nominationsCabaret (11)

After receiving the most nominations with 11, Bob Fosse's Cabaret took home the most awards of the night, winning a total of 7 awards. This included; Best Film, Direction (Fosse), Actress (Liza Minnelli), Production Design (Rolf Zehetbauer) and Most Promising Newcomer (Joel Grey). Gene Hackman received Best Actor for his performances in The French Connection and The Poseidon Adventure, whilst Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman won in the supporting categories for their performances in The Last Picture Show.

The ceremony was hosted by Michael Parkinson and John Mills.[2]

Winners and nominees

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Bob Fosse, Best Film and Best Direction winner
 
Gene Hackman, Best Actor winner
 
Liza Minnelli, Best Actress winner
 
Ben Johnson, Best Supporting Actor winner
 
Cloris Leachman, Best Supporting Actress winner

Awards

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Specialised Film
  • Cutting Oils and Fluids
    • We Call It Petrol
    • What Did You Learn at School Today?
    • What Is Life?
John Grierson Award
United Nations Award

Statistics

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BAFTA | Film in 1973". bafta.org. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ^ "BBC One London – 28 February 1973". BBC Programme Index.
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