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British Academy Film Awards

39th edition

  • March 16, 1986
  • United Kingdom

The 39th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 16 March 1986 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1985. 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 1985.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
The Purple Rose of Cairo Robert Greenhut, Woody Allen - as producer(s) Winner
Amadeus Saul Zaentz, Miloš Forman - as producer(s)
Back to the Future Bob Gale, Neil Canton, Robert Zemeckis - as producer(s)
A Passage to India John Knatchbull, Richard Goodwin, David Lean - as producer(s)
Witness Edward S. Feldman, Peter Weir - as producer(s)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Kiss of the Spider Woman William Hurt Winner
Amadeus F. Murray Abraham
Witness Harrison Ford
A Passage to India Victor Banerjee
Best Actress in a Leading Role
A Passage to India Peggy Ashcroft Winner
Letter to Brezhnev Alexandra Pigg
Witness Kelly McGillis
The Purple Rose of Cairo Mia Farrow
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Defence of the Realm Denholm Elliott Winner
A Passage to India James Fox
Plenty John Gielgud
My Beautiful Laundrette Saeed Jaffrey
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Desperately Seeking Susan Rosanna Arquette Winner
Prizzi's Honor Anjelica Huston
Wetherby Judi Dench
Plenty Tracey Ullman
Best Original Screenplay
The Purple Rose of Cairo Woody Allen Winner
Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
My Beautiful Laundrette Hanif Kureishi
Witness Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley
Best Adapted Screenplay
Prizzi's Honor Richard Condon, Janet Roach Winner
Amadeus Peter Shaffer
A Passage to India David Lean
The Shooting Party Julian Bond
Best International Feature Film
Colonel Redl Manfred Durniok, István Szabó Winner
Carmen Patrice Ledoux, Francesco Rosi
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart Tom Sternberg, Wayne Wang, Danny Yung
Subway Luc Besson, Francois Ruggieri
Best Cinematography
Amadeus Miroslav Ondříček Winner
The Emerald Forest Philippe Rousselot
A Passage to India Ernest Day
Witness John Seale
Best Original Score
Witness Maurice Jarre Winner
Beverly Hills Cop Harold Faltermeyer
The Emerald Forest Junior Homrich, Brian Gascoigne
A Passage to India Maurice Jarre
Best Film Editing
Amadeus Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler Winner
Back to the Future Arthur Schmidt, Harry Keramidas
A Chorus Line John Bloom
Witness Thom Noble
Best Sound
Amadeus John Nutt, Chris Newman, Mark Berger Winner
Carmen Hugues Darmois, Harald Maury, Dominique Hennequin, Bernard Le Roux
A Chorus Line Jonathan Bates, Chris Newman, Gerry Humphreys
The Cotton Club Edward Beyer, Jack Jacobsen, David Carroll
Best Production Design
Brazil Norman Garwood Winner
Amadeus Patrizia von Brandenstein
Back to the Future Lawrence G. Paull
A Passage to India John Box
Best Costume Design
The Cotton Club Milena Canonero Winner
Amadeus Theodor Pištěk
Legend Charles Knode
A Passage to India Judy Moorcroft
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Amadeus Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith Winner
The Emerald Forest Peter Frampton, Paul Engelen, Anna Dryhurst, Luis Michelotti, Beth Presares
Legend Peter Robb-King, Rob Bottin
Mask Michael Westmore
Best Special Effects
Brazil George Gibbs, Richard Conway Winner
Back to the Future Kevin Pike, Ken Ralston
Legend Nick Allder, Peter Voysey
The Purple Rose of Cairo Greenberg Associates
BAFTA Fellowship
Steven Spielberg Winner
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Sydney Samuelson Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Amadeus 4
  • Brazil 2
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Amadeus 9
  • A Passage to India 9
  • Witness 7
  • Back to the Future 5
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo 4
  • The Emerald Forest 3
  • Legend 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • A Passage to India 1 / 9
  • Witness 1 / 7
  • Amadeus 4 / 9
  • Back to the Future 0 / 5
  • The Emerald Forest 0 / 3
  • Legend 0 / 3
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo 2 / 4

Only one nomination

11 movies:
  • Beverly Hills Cop
  • Colonel Redl
  • Defence of the Realm
  • Desperately Seeking Susan
  • Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
  • Kiss of the Spider Woman
  • Letter to Brezhnev
  • Mask
  • The Shooting Party
  • Subway
  • Wetherby

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