The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards. It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards, representing the best films of 1947, but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source. It is possible for films from any country to be nominated, although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and (since 1983) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language. As such, there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories.
| BAFTA Award for Best Film | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinema |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Currently held by | All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) |
| Website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
There has been one tie for the Best Film Award when, in 1962, Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film From Any Source. Throughout the history of the category, the award has been given to the director(s), the producer(s) or both.
- Between 1949 and 1959, 1962–1965, 1970–1976, and in 1979; Only the film itself and not producers or directors received the award and nomination.
- Between 1960 and 1961, 1966–1969, and in 1980; Only directors received the award and nomination.
- Between 1988 and 1997; Both producers and directors received the award and nomination.
- Between 1977 and 1978, 1981–1987, and since 1998; Only producers counted as winners and nominees in this category.
In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.
Winners and nomineesEdit
1940sEdit
Best Film from Any Source
1950sEdit
1960sEdit
Best Film
| Year | Film | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 (22nd) |
The Graduate | Mike Nichols | Mike Nichols | United States |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | Stanley Kubrick | Stanley Kubrick | United Kingdom | |
| Oliver! | Carol Reed | John Woolf | ||
| Closely Observed Trains (Ostře sledované vlaky) | Jiří Menzel | Dr. Zdenek Oves | Czechoslovakia | |
| 1969 (23rd) |
Midnight Cowboy | John Schlesinger | Jerome Hellman | United States |
| Oh! What a Lovely War | Richard Attenborough | Richard Attenborough, Brian Duffy | United Kingdom | |
| Women in Love | Ken Russell | Larry Kramer | ||
| Z | Costa Gavras | Jacques Perrin, Ahmed Rachedi | Algeria France |
1970sEdit
1980sEdit
1990sEdit
2000sEdit
2010sEdit
2020sEdit
See alsoEdit
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Guldbagge Award for Best Film
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
NotesEdit
- ^ Known under this title in the UK.
- ^ Release date for The Magic Box, in IMDb.
- ^ Released under this title in the United Kingdom, The Road only appears to have been used for publicity when the film was screened in the United States.
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- ^ "'Lord of the Rings' dominates BAFTAs, wins best film award". The Irish Times. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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- ^ Turner, Mimi (8 February 2009). "'Slumdog Millionaire' wins 7 BAFTA nods". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ King, Susan (21 February 2010). "'Hurt Locker' wins big at BAFTA Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Brown, Mark (14 February 2011). "Baftas 2011: The King's Speech sweeps the board". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (12 February 2012). "Orange BAFTA Film Awards 2012 winners list - in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Brooks, Xan (11 February 2013). "Baftas 2013 – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Baftas: Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share glory". BBC News. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Brown, Mark (8 February 2015). "Baftas 2015: Boyhood wins top honours but Grand Budapest Hotel checks out with most". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Lodderhose, Diana (14 February 2016). "'The Revenant,' Leonardo DiCaprio Dominate BAFTA Awards". Variety. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Grater, Tom. "Baftas 2017: 'La La Land' scoops five as 'Moonlight', 'Nocturnal Animals' are shutout". Screendaily. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Bafta Film Awards 2018: Three Billboards wins top prizes". BBC. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Nordine, Michael (10 February 2019). "BAFTA Awards 2019: 'Roma' Wins Best Film as 'The Favourite' Takes Home the Most Prizes". Indiewire. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Baftas 2020: Sam Mendes film 1917 dominates awards". BBC. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Bafta Film Awards 2020: The winners in full - BBC News
- ^ Shoard, Catherine (12 April 2021). "Baftas 2021: Nomadland wins big as Promising Young Woman and Anthony Hopkins surprise". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ BAFTA Film Award Winners 2021 – Full List|IndieWire
- ^ "2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: Nominations". BAFTA. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Shoard, Catherine (13 March 2022). "Baftas 2022: The Power of the Dog wins best picture and director". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "2023 BAFTA Nominations". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
ReferencesEdit
"Epinions List of BAFTA Award for Best Film Winners". Epinions. 5 December 2002. Archived from the original on 22 January 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2006.