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British Academy Film Awards

20th edition

  • March 1, 1967
  • United Kingdom

The 20th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1967, honoured the best films of 1966.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Mike Nichols Winner
Doctor Zhivago David Lean —
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Karel Reisz —
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Martin Ritt —
Outstanding British Film
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Martin Ritt Winner
Alfie Lewis Gilbert —
Georgy Girl Silvio Narizzano —
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Karel Reisz —
Best Foreign Actor
The Pawnbroker Rod Steiger Winner
Pierrot le Fou Jean-Paul Belmondo —
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Oskar Werner —
A Patch of Blue Sidney Poitier —
Best Foreign Actress
Viva Maria! Jeanne Moreau Winner
Viva Maria! Brigitte Bardot —
The Group Joan Hackett —
The Sleeping Car Murder Simone Signoret —
Best British Actor
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Richard Burton Winner
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Richard Burton Winner
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment David Warner —
Alfie Michael Caine —
Doctor Zhivago Ralph Richardson —
Khartoum Ralph Richardson —
The Wrong Box Ralph Richardson —
Best British Actress
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Elizabeth Taylor Winner
Doctor Zhivago Julie Christie —
Fahrenheit 451 Julie Christie —
Georgy Girl Lynn Redgrave —
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Vanessa Redgrave —
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Alfie Vivien Merchant Winner
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! Alan Arkin —
Othello Frank Finlay —
The Blue Max Jeremy Kemp —
Best Screenplay
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment David Mercer Winner
Alfie Bill Naughton —
It Happened Here Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo —
The Quiller Memorandum Harold Pinter —
Best Documentary Feature Film
Goal! Abidine Dino, Ross Devenish Winner
Buster Keaton Rides Again John Spotton —
I'm Going to Ask You to Get Up Out of Your Seat Richard Cawston —
Matador Kevin Billington —
Best British Cinematography (Black and White)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Oswald Morris Winner
Bunny Lake Is Missing Denys Coop —
Cul-de-sac Gilbert Taylor —
Georgy Girl Kenneth Higgins —
Best British Cinematography (Color)
Arabesque Christopher Challis Winner
Alfie Otto Heller —
The Blue Max Douglas Slocombe —
Modesty Blaise Jack Hildyard —
Best Film Editing
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Tom Priestley Winner
Alfie Thelma Connell —
Arabesque Freddie Wilson —
The Quiller Memorandum Freddie Wilson —
Best British Production Design (Black and White)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Tambi Larsen Winner
Bunny Lake Is Missing Donald M. Ashton —
Georgy Girl Tony Woollard —
Life at the Top Ted Marshall —
Best British Production Design (Color)
The Blue Max Wilfred Shingleton Winner
Khartoum John Howell —
The Quiller Memorandum Maurice Carter —
The Wrong Box Ray Simm —
Best British Costume Design
The Wrong Box Julie Harris Winner
Arabesque Christian Dior —
The Blue Max John Furniss —
Romeo and Juliet Nicholas Georgiadis —
Best Short Film (Live Action)
The War Game Peter Watkins Winner
The River Must Live Alan Pendry —
Sudden Summer Richard Taylor —
The Tortoise and the Hare Hugh Hudson —
United Nations Award
The War Game Peter Watkins Winner
The Pawnbroker Sidney Lumet —
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! Norman Jewison —
Vietnam Jo Menell —

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 4
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 3
  • Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment 2
  • The War Game 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Alfie 6
  • Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment 6
  • The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 6
  • The Blue Max 4
  • Georgy Girl 4
  • Arabesque 3
  • Doctor Zhivago 3
  • The Quiller Memorandum 3
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 3
  • The Wrong Box 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Alfie 1 / 6
  • Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment 2 / 6
  • Georgy Girl 0 / 4
  • The Blue Max 1 / 4
  • Doctor Zhivago 0 / 3
  • The Quiller Memorandum 0 / 3
  • The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 4 / 6
  • Arabesque 1 / 3
  • The Wrong Box 1 / 3

Only one nomination

19 movies:
  • Buster Keaton Rides Again
  • Cul-de-sac
  • Fahrenheit 451
  • Goal!
  • The Group
  • I'm Going to Ask You to Get Up Out of Your Seat
  • It Happened Here
  • Life at the Top
  • Matador
  • Modesty Blaise
  • Othello
  • A Patch of Blue
  • Pierrot le Fou
  • The River Must Live
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • The Sleeping Car Murder
  • Sudden Summer
  • The Tortoise and the Hare
  • Vietnam

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