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British Academy Film Awards

37th edition

  • March 25, 1984
  • United Kingdom

The 37th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 25 March 1984 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1983. 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 1983.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Educating Rita Lewis Gilbert Winner
Heat and Dust Ismail Merchant
Local Hero David Puttnam
Tootsie Sydney Pollack, Dick Richards
Best Director
Local Hero Bill Forsyth Winner
Heat and Dust James Ivory
Tootsie Sydney Pollack
The King of Comedy Martin Scorsese
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Tootsie Dustin Hoffman Winner
Educating Rita Michael Caine Winner
The Honorary Consul Michael Caine
The King of Comedy Robert De Niro
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Educating Rita Julie Walters Winner
Tootsie Jessica Lange
Another Time, Another Place Phyllis Logan
Sophie's Choice Meryl Streep
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Trading Places Denholm Elliott Winner
The Honorary Consul Bob Hoskins
Local Hero Burt Lancaster
The King of Comedy Jerry Lewis
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Trading Places Jamie Lee Curtis Winner
Tootsie Teri Garr
The Ploughman's Lunch Rosemary Harris
Educating Rita Maureen Lipman
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Another Time, Another Place Phyllis Logan Winner
Heat and Dust Greta Scacchi
Educating Rita Julie Walters
Sophie's Choice Kevin Kline
Best Original Screenplay
The King of Comedy Paul D. Zimmerman Winner
Local Hero Bill Forsyth
Trading Places Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod
Zelig Woody Allen
Best Adapted Screenplay
Heat and Dust Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Winner
Betrayal Harold Pinter
Educating Rita Willy Russell
Tootsie Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal
Best International Feature Film
Danton Margaret Ménégoz, Barbara Pec-Slesicka, Andrzej Wajda Winner
Confidentially Yours Armand Barboult, François Truffaut
Fanny and Alexander Jörn Donner, Ingmar Bergman
La traviata Tarak Ben Ammar, Franco Zeffirelli
Best Documentary Feature Film
Schindler Jon Blair Winner
Best Cinematography
Fanny and Alexander Sven Nykvist Winner
Heat and Dust Walter Lassally
Local Hero Chris Menges
Zelig Gordon Willis
Best Original Score
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Ryuichi Sakamoto Winner
Flashdance Giorgio Moroder
Local Hero Mark Knopfler
An Officer and a Gentleman Jack Nitzsche
Best Film Editing
Flashdance Bud S. Smith, Walt Mulconery Winner
The King of Comedy Thelma Schoonmaker
Local Hero Michael Bradsell
Zelig Susan E. Morse
Best Sound
WarGames Willie D. Burton, Michael J. Kohut, William Manger Winner
Flashdance Jim Webb, Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo
La traviata Cesare D'Amico, Jean-Louis Ducarme, Claude Villand, Federico Savina
Return of the Jedi Ben Burtt, Tony Dawe, Gary Summers
Best Original Song
An Officer and a Gentleman Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Will Jennings - "Up Where We Belong" Winner
Flashdance Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Tootsie Dave Grusin, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman - "Tootsie"
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Andre Jacquemin, Dave Howman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones - "Every Sperm Is Sacred"
Best Production Design
La traviata Franco Zeffirelli, Gianni Quaranta Winner
Heat and Dust Wilfred Shingleton
Return of the Jedi Norman Reynolds
WarGames Angelo P. Graham
Best Costume Design
La traviata Piero Tosi Winner
Fanny and Alexander Marik Vos-Lundh
Heat and Dust Barbara Lane
Tootsie Ruth Morley
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Tootsie Dorothy Pearl, George Masters, Romaina Ford, Allen Weisinger Winner
Heat and Dust Gordon Kay
Return of the Jedi Phil Tippett, Stuart Freeborn
Zelig Fred Buchner, John Caglione Jr.
Best Special Effects
Return of the Jedi Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, Kit West Winner
The Dark Crystal Roy Field, Brian Smithies, Ian Wingrove
WarGames Mike Fink, Joe Digaetano, Jack Cooperman, Don Hansard, Colin Cantwell, William A. Fraker
Zelig Gordon Willis, Joel Hynek, Stuart Robertson, Richard Alan Greenberg
BAFTA Fellowship
Sam Spiegel Winner
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Colin Young Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Educating Rita 3
  • Tootsie 2
  • Trading Places 2
  • La traviata 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Tootsie 9
  • Heat and Dust 8
  • Local Hero 7
  • Educating Rita 6
  • The King of Comedy 5
  • Zelig 5
  • Flashdance 4
  • Return of the Jedi 4
  • La traviata 4
  • Fanny and Alexander 3
  • Trading Places 3
  • WarGames 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Tootsie 2 / 9
  • Heat and Dust 1 / 8
  • Local Hero 1 / 7
  • Zelig 0 / 5
  • The King of Comedy 1 / 5
  • Educating Rita 3 / 6
  • Flashdance 1 / 4
  • Return of the Jedi 1 / 4
  • La traviata 2 / 4
  • Fanny and Alexander 1 / 3
  • WarGames 1 / 3

Only one nomination

8 movies:
  • Betrayal
  • Confidentially Yours
  • Danton
  • The Dark Crystal
  • Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
  • Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
  • The Ploughman's Lunch
  • Schindler

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