36th British Academy Film Awards

36th British Academy Film Awards
Date	1983
Highlights
Best Film	Gandhi
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The 36th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1983, honoured the best films of 1982.

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Gandhi

• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
• Missing
• On Golden Pond

Best Actor

Ben Kingsley in Gandhi

• Jack Lemmon in Missing
• Henry Fonda in On Golden Pond
• Warren Beatty in Reds
• Albert Finney in Shoot the Moon

Best Supporting Actor

Jack Nicholson in Reds

• Edward Fox in Gandhi
• Roshan Seth in Gandhi
• Frank Finlay in The Return of the Soldier

Best Actress

Katharine Hepburn in On Golden Pond

• Jennifer Kendal in 36 Chowringhee Lane
• Sissy Spacek in Missing
• Diane Keaton in Reds

Best Supporting Actress

Rohini Hattangadi in Gandhi

• Maureen Stapleton in Reds
• Candice Bergen in Gandhi
• Jane Fonda in On Golden Pond

Best Direction

Richard Attenborough for Gandhi

• Steven Spielberg for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
• Costa-Gavras for Missing
• Mark Rydell for On Golden Pond

Best Screenplay

Missing - Costa-Gavras and Donald Stewart

Best Foreign Language Film

Christ Stopped at Eboli