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British Academy Film Awards

38th edition

  • March 5, 1985
  • United Kingdom

The 38th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 5 March 1985 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1984. 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 1984.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
The Killing Fields David Puttnam - as producer(s) Winner
The Dresser Peter Yates - as producer(s)
Paris, Texas Chris Sievernich, Anatole Dauman - as producer(s)
A Private Function Mark Shivas - as producer(s)
Best Directing
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders
The Dresser Peter Yates
The Killing Fields Roland Joffé
Once Upon a Time in America Sergio Leone
Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Killing Fields Haing S. Ngor Winner
The Dresser Albert Finney
The Killing Fields Sam Waterston
The Dresser Tom Courtenay
Best Actress in a Leading Role
A Private Function Maggie Smith Winner
Cal Helen Mirren
Silkwood Meryl Streep
Terms of Endearment Shirley MacLaine
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
A Private Function Denholm Elliott Winner
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Ian Holm
Gorky Park Michael Elphick
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Ralph Richardson
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
A Private Function Liz Smith Winner
Silkwood Cher
The Dresser Eileen Atkins
Once Upon a Time in America Tuesday Weld
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
The Killing Fields Haing S. Ngor Winner
Cal John Lynch
Another Country Rupert Everett
The Hit Tim Roth
Best Original Screenplay
Broadway Danny Rose Woody Allen Winner
The Big Chill Lawrence Kasdan, Barbara Benedek
Comfort and Joy Bill Forsyth
A Private Function Alan Bennett
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Killing Fields Bruce Robinson Winner
Another Country Julian Mitchell
The Dresser Ronald Harwood
Paris, Texas Sam Shepard
Best International Feature Film
Carmen Emiliano Piedra, Carlos Saura Winner
The Return of Martin Guerre Daniel Vigne
A Sunday in the Country Alain Sarde, Bertrand Tavernier
Swann in Love Margaret Menegoz, Volker Schlöndorff
Best Cinematography
The Killing Fields Chris Menges Winner
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes John Alcott
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Douglas Slocombe
Once Upon a Time in America Tonino Delli Colli
Best Original Score
Once Upon a Time in America Ennio Morricone Winner
Carmen Paco de Lucía
The Killing Fields Mike Oldfield
Paris, Texas Ry Cooder
Best Film Editing
The Killing Fields Jim Clark Winner
Another Country Gerry Hambling
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Michael Kahn
Under Fire John Bloom, Mark Conte
Best Sound
The Killing Fields an Fuller, Clive Winter, Bill Rowe Winner
Carmen Carlos Faruolo, Alfonso Marcos, Antonio Illan
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Ivan Sharrock, Gordon McCallum, Les Wiggins, Roy Baker
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Ben Burtt, Simon Kaye, Laurel Ladevich
Best Original Song
Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr. - "Ghostbusters" Winner
The Woman in Red Stevie Wonder - "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Give My Regards to Broad Street Paul McCartney - "No More Lonely Nights"
Electric Dreams Giorgio Moroder, Philip Oakey - "Together in Electric Dreams"
Best Production Design
The Killing Fields Roy Walker Winner
The Company of Wolves Anton Furst
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Stuart Craig
Nineteen Eighty-Four Allan Cameron
Best Costume Design
Once Upon a Time in America Gabriella Pescucci Winner
The Bostonians Jenny Beavan, John Bright
The Company of Wolves Elizabeth Wailer
Swann in Love Yvonne Sassinot De Nesle
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Paul Engelen, Peter Frampton, Rick Baker, Joan Hills Winner
The Company of Wolves Jane Royle, Christopher Tucker
The Dresser Alan Boyle
The Killing Fields Tommie Manderson
Best Special Effects
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Dennis Muren, George Gibbs, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson Winner
The Company of Wolves Christopher Tucker, Alan Whibley
Ghostbusters Richard Edlund
The Killing Fields Fred Cramer
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Alan Parker, Alan Marshall Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • The Killing Fields 8
  • A Private Function 3
  • Once Upon a Time in America 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • The Killing Fields 13
  • The Dresser 7
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 6
  • Once Upon a Time in America 5
  • A Private Function 5
  • The Company of Wolves 4
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4
  • Paris, Texas 4
  • Another Country 3
  • Carmen 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • The Dresser 0 / 7
  • The Killing Fields 8 / 13
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 1 / 6
  • The Company of Wolves 0 / 4
  • Paris, Texas 0 / 4
  • Once Upon a Time in America 2 / 5
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1 / 4
  • Another Country 0 / 3
  • A Private Function 3 / 5
  • Carmen 1 / 3

Only one nomination

14 movies:
  • The Big Chill
  • The Bostonians
  • Broadway Danny Rose
  • Comfort and Joy
  • Electric Dreams
  • Give My Regards to Broad Street
  • Gorky Park
  • The Hit
  • Nineteen Eighty-Four
  • The Return of Martin Guerre
  • A Sunday in the Country
  • Terms of Endearment
  • Under Fire
  • The Woman in Red

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