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British Academy Film Awards

35th edition

  • March 18, 1982
  • United Kingdom

The 35th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 18 March 1982 at the Hippodrome, London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1981. 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 1981.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Chariots of Fire David Puttnam - as producer(s) Winner
Atlantic City Denis Héroux - as producer(s)
The French Lieutenant's Woman Leon Clore - as producer(s)
Gregory's Girl Davina Belling, Clive Parsons - as producer(s)
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Frank Marshall - as producer(s)
Best Director
Atlantic City Louis Malle Winner
Gregory's Girl Bill Forsyth
Chariots of Fire Hugh Hudson
The French Lieutenant's Woman Karel Reisz
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Atlantic City Burt Lancaster Winner
The Long Good Friday Bob Hoskins
The French Lieutenant's Woman Jeremy Irons
Raging Bull Robert De Niro
Best Actress in a Leading Role
The French Lieutenant's Woman Meryl Streep Winner
Quartet Maggie Smith
Ordinary People Mary Tyler Moore
Coal Miner's Daughter Sissy Spacek
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Chariots of Fire Ian Holm Winner
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Denholm Elliott
Arthur John Gielgud
Chariots of Fire Nigel Havers
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Raging Bull Joe Pesci Winner
Raging Bull Cathy Moriarty
Mephisto Klaus Maria Brandauer
Ordinary People Timothy Hutton
Best Screenplay
Gregory's Girl Bill Forsyth Winner
Atlantic City John Guare
Chariots of Fire Colin Welland
The French Lieutenant's Woman Harold Pinter
Best Documentary Feature Film
Soldier Girls Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill Winner
Best Boy Ira Wohl
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter Connie Field
Return Journey Ian Potts
Best Cinematography
Tess Geoffrey Unsworth, Ghislain Cloquet Winner
Chariots of Fire David Watkin
The French Lieutenant's Woman Freddie Francis
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Douglas Slocombe
Best Original Score
The French Lieutenant's Woman Carl Davis Winner
Arthur Burt Bacharach
Chariots of Fire Vangelis
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark John Williams
Best Film Editing
Raging Bull Thelma Schoonmaker Winner
Chariots of Fire Terry Rawlings
The French Lieutenant's Woman John Bloom
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Michael Kahn
Best Sound
The French Lieutenant's Woman Don Sharpe, Ivan Sharrock, Bill Rowe Winner
Chariots of Fire Clive Winter, Bill Rowe, Jim Shields
Coal Miner's Daughter Gordon Ecker, James R. Alexander, Richard Portman, Roger Heman Jr
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Roy Charman, Ben Burtt, Bill Varney
Best Production Design
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Norman Reynolds Winner
Chariots of Fire Roger Hall
The French Lieutenant's Woman Assheton Gorton
Tess Pierre Guffroy
Best Costume Design
Chariots of Fire Milena Canonero
Excalibur Bob Ringwood
The French Lieutenant's Woman Tom Rand
Tess Anthony Powell
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Recluse Bob Bentley Winner
Couples and Robbers Clare Peploe
Towers of Babel Jonathan Lewis
Best Animated Short Film
The Sweater Sheldon Cohen Winner
Beginnings Clorinda Warny
Creole Sam Weiss
BAFTA Fellowship
Andrzej Wajda Winner
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
David Puttnam Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman 3
  • Atlantic City 2
  • Chariots of Fire 2
  • Raging Bull 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Chariots of Fire 11
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman 11
  • Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark 7
  • Atlantic City 4
  • Raging Bull 4
  • Gregory's Girl 3
  • Tess 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Chariots of Fire 2 / 11
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman 3 / 11
  • Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark 1 / 7
  • Atlantic City 2 / 4
  • Raging Bull 2 / 4
  • Gregory's Girl 1 / 3
  • Tess 1 / 3

Only one nomination

14 movies:
  • Beginnings
  • Best Boy
  • Couples and Robbers
  • Creole
  • Excalibur
  • The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter
  • The Long Good Friday
  • Mephisto
  • Quartet
  • Recluse
  • Return Journey
  • Soldier Girls
  • The Sweater
  • Towers of Babel

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