This page lists the BAFTA award winners for each year. The award is split in two: Best Film from any source, and Best British Film. The film title highlighted in bold is the winner of it's respective year, those not in bold are the nominees.

Until 1960, and then sporadically later on, the awards for Best Film were not handed out to any one person.

1940s edit

1948 edit

Best Film from any Source

Best British Film

1949 edit

Best Film from any Source

Best British Film

1950s edit

1950 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1951 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1952 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1953 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1954 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1955 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1956 edit

Best Film from any Source

Best British Film

1957 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1958 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1959 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1960s edit

1960 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1961 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1962 edit

Best Film from any source (tie)

Best British Film

1963 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1964 edit

Best British Film

1965 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1966 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1967 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1968 edit

Best Film from any source

Best British Film

1969 edit

Best Film

1970s edit

1970 edit

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1978 edit

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1980 edit

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1990 edit

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(tie)

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