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{{Infobox award
| name = British Academy Film Awards
| current_awards = 74th British Academy Film Awards
| image = British Academy Film Awards logo.svg
| caption =
| awarded_for = The best in film
| country = {{UK}}
| year = {{start date and age|df=yes|1949|5|29}}
| website = [http://www.bafta.org/ bafta.org]
}}
The '''EE British Academy Film Awards''' or '''BAFTA Film Awards''' are presented in an annual award show hosted by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The ceremonies were initially held at the [[Odeon Leicester Square|flagship Odeon]] cinema in [[Leicester Square]] in London, before being held at the [[Royal Opera House]] from 2008 to 2016. Since 2017, the ceremony has been held at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London.

==History==
The [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA) was founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by [[David Lean]], [[Alexander Korda]], [[Carol Reed]], [[Charles Laughton]], [[Roger Manvell]] and others. In 1958, the Academy merged with The Guild of Television Producers and Directors to form The Society of Film and Television, which eventually became The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1976.

The stated charitable purpose of BAFTA is to "support, develop and promote the art forms of the moving image, by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners, and benefiting the public". In addition to high-profile awards ceremonies, BAFTA runs a year-round programme of educational events, including film screenings and tribute evenings. BAFTA is supported by a membership of about 6,000 people from the film, television, and video game industries.

The Academy's awards are in the form of a theatrical mask designed by American sculptor [[Mitzi Cunliffe]], in response to a commission from the Guild of Television Producers in 1955.

==Annual ceremony==
[[File:BAFTA 2008.jpg|thumb|right|The location for the [[62nd British Academy Film Awards|2008]] ceremony.]]
The ceremony previously took place in April or May, but since 2001 it has been held in February in order to precede the [[Academy Awards]]. Most of the awards are open to all nationalities, though there are awards for Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Producer or Director. Only UK films are eligible for the categories of The British Short Film and British Short Animation awards.

The Awards ceremony is delayed broadcast on British television the same evening, and across the world. The first broadcast was on the [[BBC]] in 1956. It has been broadcast in colour since 1970. In the United States it is shown on [[BBC America]].

During each annual ceremony, BAFTA pauses ''[[wikt:in memoriam|in memoriam]]'' to pay tribute to those in the industry who have died over the past 12 months, showcasing a montage of images accompanied by music.

===Location===
The award ceremony is held in [[London]]. From 2000 to 2007, the ceremonies took place at the flagship [[Odeon Leicester Square|Odeon]] cinema in [[Leicester Square]]. Between 2008 and 2016, the ceremonies took place at the [[Royal Opera House]]. The 70th Awards in 2017, and subsequent ceremonies, were held at the [[Royal Albert Hall]].

===Sponsorship===
Until 2012, the mobile telephone network [[Orange UK|Orange]] sponsored the awards. Orange's parent company, [[EE Limited|EE]], took over the sponsorship of the event from 2013.

==Award categories==
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Film]]: since 1948
* [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film]]: 1948-1968, 1992-present
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language]]: since 1983
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Documentary]]: 1948–1989, 2012-present
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film]]: since 2006
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Short Film]]: since 1980
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation]]: since 1990
* [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer]]: since 1998
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction]]: since 1968
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]]: since 1984
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay]]: since 1984
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]: since 1968
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]]: since 1968
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]: since 1969
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]: since 1969
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography]]: since 1969
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Editing]]: since 1968
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design]]: since 1969
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design]]: since 1969
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair]]: since 1983
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Music]]: since 1969
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound]]: since 1969
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects]]: since 1983
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Casting]]: since 2020
* [[BAFTA Rising Star Award]]: since 2006
}}

===Retired awards===
* [[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles]] (awarded 1952–1984)
* [[BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay]] (awarded 1955–1968)
* [[BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay]] (awarded 1969–1983)
* BAFTA Award for Best British Actor (awarded 1952–1967)
* BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor (awarded 1952–1967)
* BAFTA Award for Best British Actress (awarded 1952–1967)
* BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress (awarded 1952–1967)
* BAFTA Award for Best Original Song (awarded 1983–1985)
* BAFTA Award for Best Factual Film
* BAFTA Award for Best Fictional Film
* BAFTA Award for Best Short Factual Film
* BAFTA Award for Best Specialised Film
* BAFTA John Grierson Award
* BAFTA United Nations Award (awarded 1949–1976)

===Special awards===
* [[BAFTA Fellowship]] (since 1971)
* [[BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award|Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award]] (known as the Michael Balcon Award from 1979 to 2006)<ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards/the-outstanding-british-contribution-to-cinema-award,3164,BA.html "The Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award - Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105140338/http://www.bafta.org/awards/the-outstanding-british-contribution-to-cinema-award,3164,BA.html |date=5 November 2012 }}, ''The BAFTA site'', 6 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.</ref>

==Superlatives==
===Acting===
In acting categories, [[Peter Finch]] holds the record for most awards won by an actor, with 5 wins. [[Michael Caine]], [[Dustin Hoffman]] and [[Laurence Olivier]] are tied for most nominations, with 8 nominations each. [[Judi Dench]] and [[Maggie Smith]] are tied for most awards won by an actress, with 5 wins each, while [[Meryl Streep]] holds the record for most nominations, with 15 (as of the 2020 nominations).

===Directing===
In the category for [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Director]], [[John Schlesinger]], [[Roman Polanski]], [[Woody Allen]], [[Alan Parker]], [[Louis Malle]], [[Coen brothers|Joel Coen]], [[Peter Weir]], [[Ang Lee]], and [[Alfonso Cuarón]] tie for the most wins in this category, with two each. [[Martin Scorsese]] holds the record for most nominations, with ten (as of the 2020 nominations). [[Steven Soderbergh]] is the only director to receive two nominations in the same year (being nominated in 2000 for ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' and ''[[Erin Brockovich (film)|Erin Brockovich]]'').

===Other===
* '''Most awards won by a single film'''
** ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' (1969), with 9 wins.
* '''Most nominations received by a single film'''
** ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982), with 16 nominations.
* '''Most nominations without winning an award'''
** ''[[Women in Love (film)|Women in Love]]'' (1969) and ''[[Finding Neverland (film)|Finding Neverland]]'' (2004), with 11 nominations each.
* '''Oldest person to win an award'''
** [[Emmanuelle Riva]] winning [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]] for ''[[Amour (2012 film)|Amour]]'' (84 years old).
* '''Youngest person to win an award'''
** [[Jodie Foster]] winning [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] for ''[[Bugsy Malone]]'' and ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' (13 years old).

==Ceremonies==
{{More citations needed section|date=June 2015}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
! Date
! Host
|-
| [[1st British Academy Film Awards|1st]]
| 29 May 1949
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| [[2nd British Academy Film Awards|2nd]]
| 29 May 1949
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|-
| [[3rd British Academy Film Awards|3rd]]
| 29 May 1950
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|-
| [[4th British Academy Film Awards|4th]]
| 22 February 1951
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|-
| [[5th British Academy Film Awards|5th]]
| 8 May 1952
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|-
| [[6th British Academy Film Awards|6th]]
| 5 March 1953
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|-
| [[7th British Academy Film Awards|7th]]
| 25 March 1954
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|-
| [[8th British Academy Film Awards|8th]]
| 10 March 1955
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|-
| [[9th British Academy Film Awards|9th]]
| 1 March 1956
| [[Vivien Leigh]]
|-
| [[10th British Academy Film Awards|10th]]
| 11 July 1957
|
|-
| [[11th British Academy Film Awards|11th]]
| 6 March 1958
|
|-
| [[12th British Academy Film Awards|12th]]
| 1959
|
|-
| [[13th British Academy Film Awards|13th]]
| 22 March 1960
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|-
| [[14th British Academy Film Awards|14th]]
| 6 April 1961
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|-
| [[15th British Academy Film Awards|15th]]
| 5 April 1962
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|-
| [[16th British Academy Film Awards|16th]]
| 7 May 1963
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|-
| [[17th British Academy Film Awards|17th]]
| 3 April 1964
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|-
| [[18th British Academy Film Awards|18th]]
| 1965
|
|-
| [[19th British Academy Film Awards|19th]]
| 1966
|
|-
| [[20th British Academy Film Awards|20th]]
| 1967
|
|-
| [[21st British Academy Film Awards|21st]]
| 28 March 1968
|
|-
| [[22nd British Academy Film Awards|22nd]]
| 26 March 1969
|
|-
| [[23rd British Academy Film Awards|23rd]]
| 8 March 1970
| [[David Frost]]
|-
| [[24th British Academy Film Awards|24th]]
| 4 March 1971
| [[Richard Attenborough]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1971-03-04|title=BBC One London - 4 March 1971 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
| [[25th British Academy Film Awards|25th]]
| 23 February 1972
|
|-
| [[26th British Academy Film Awards|26th]]
| 28 February 1973
| [[Michael Parkinson]] [[John Mills]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1975-02-26|title=BBC One London - 26 February 1975 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
| [[27th British Academy Film Awards|27th]]
| 6 March 1974
|
|-
| [[28th British Academy Film Awards|28th]]
| 26 February 1975
| [[David Niven]]<ref name="auto"/>
|-
| [[29th British Academy Film Awards|29th]]
| 17 March 1976
|
|-
| [[30th British Academy Film Awards|30th]]
| 24 March 1977
| [[Esther Rantzen]] [[Roger Moore]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1977-03-24|title=BBC One London - 24 March 1977 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
| [[31st British Academy Film Awards|31st]]
| 16 March 1978
|
|-
| [[32nd British Academy Film Awards|32nd]]
| 22 March 1979
| [[Sue Lawley]] [[Michael York]]
|-
| [[33rd British Academy Film Awards|33rd]]
| 20 March 1980
|
|-
| [[34th British Academy Film Awards|34th]]
| 22 March 1981
| David Frost
|-
| [[35th British Academy Film Awards|35th]]
| 18 March 1982
|
|-
| [[36th British Academy Film Awards|36th]]
| 20 March 1983
| [[Frank Bough]] [[Selina Scott]]
|-
| [[37th British Academy Film Awards|37th]]
| 25 March 1984
| [[Michael Aspel]]
|-
| [[38th British Academy Film Awards|38th]]
| 5 March 1985
| [[Terry Wogan]]
|-
| [[39th British Academy Film Awards|39th]]
| 16 March 1986
| Michael Aspel
|-
| [[40th British Academy Film Awards|40th]]
| 22 March 1987
| [[Ronnie Corbett]] [[Ronnie Barker]]
|-
| [[41st British Academy Film Awards|41st]]
| March 1988
| Michael Aspel
|-
| [[42nd British Academy Film Awards|42nd]]
| 19 March 1989
| [[David Dimbleby]] [[Anna Ford]]
|-
| [[43rd British Academy Film Awards|43rd]]
| 11 March 1990
| [[Magnus Magnusson]] [[Sally Magnusson]]
|-
| [[44th British Academy Film Awards|44th]]
| 17 March 1991
| [[Noel Edmonds]]
|-
| [[45th British Academy Film Awards|45th]]
| 22 March 1992
| Michael Aspel
|-
| [[46th British Academy Film Awards|46th]]
| 21 March 1993
| [[Griff Rhys Jones]]
|-
| [[47th British Academy Film Awards|47th]]
| 15 April 1994
| [[Sheena McDonald]]
|-
| [[48th British Academy Film Awards|48th]]
| 9 April 1995
| [[Billy Connolly]]
|-
| [[49th British Academy Film Awards|49th]]
| 23 April 1996
| [[Angus Deayton]]
|-
| [[50th British Academy Film Awards|50th]]
| 29 April 1997
| [[Lenny Henry]]
|-
| [[51st British Academy Film Awards|51st]]
| 18 April 1998
| [[Rory Bremner]]
|-
| [[52nd British Academy Film Awards|52nd]]
| 11 April 1999
| [[Jonathan Ross]]
|-
| [[53rd British Academy Film Awards|53rd]]
| 9 April 2000
| [[Jack Docherty]]
|-
| [[54th British Academy Film Awards|54th]]
| 25 February 2001
| [[Stephen Fry]] [[Mariella Frostrup]]
|-
| [[55th British Academy Film Awards|55th]]
| 24 February 2002
| rowspan="5"| Stephen Fry
|-
| [[56th British Academy Film Awards|56th]]
| 23 February 2003
|-
| [[57th British Academy Film Awards|57th]]
| 15 February 2004
|-
| [[58th British Academy Film Awards|58th]]
| 12 February 2005
|-
| [[59th British Academy Film Awards|59th]]
| 19 February 2006
|-
| [[60th British Academy Film Awards|60th]]
| 11 February 2007
| rowspan="5"| Jonathan Ross
|-
| [[61st British Academy Film Awards|61st]]
| 10 February 2008
|-
| [[62nd British Academy Film Awards|62nd]]
| 8 February 2009
|-
| [[63rd British Academy Film Awards|63rd]]
| 21 February 2010
|-
| [[64th British Academy Film Awards|64th]]
| 13 February 2011
|-
| [[65th British Academy Film Awards|65th]]
| 12 February 2012
| rowspan="6"| Stephen Fry
|-
| [[66th British Academy Film Awards|66th]]
| 10 February 2013
|-
| [[67th British Academy Film Awards|67th]]
| 16 February 2014
|-
| [[68th British Academy Film Awards|68th]]
| 8 February 2015
|-
| [[69th British Academy Film Awards|69th]]
| 14 February 2016
|-
| [[70th British Academy Film Awards|70th]]
| 12 February 2017
|-
| [[71st British Academy Film Awards|71st]]
| 18 February 2018
| rowspan="2"| [[Joanna Lumley]]
|-
| [[72nd British Academy Film Awards|72nd]]
| 10 February 2019
|-
| [[73rd British Academy Film Awards|73rd]]
| 2 February 2020
| [[Graham Norton]]
|-
| [[74th British Academy Film Awards|74th]]
| 10–11 April 2021
| [[Clara Amfo]] [[Dermot O'Leary]] [[Edith Bowman]]
|}

==See also==
* [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]
* [[British Academy Television Awards]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|BAFTA Film Awards}}
* {{Official website|http://www.bafta.org/ }}
* [http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html BAFTA Awards database]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091005220249/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/britishacade/britishacade.htm Museum of Broadcast Communications: BAFTA]
* [https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/BAFTA_Awards/ IMDB: BAFTA]

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