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32nd British Academy Film Awards
32nd British Academy Film Awards
Date	22 March 1979
Site	Wembley Conference Centre
Hosted by	Sue Lawley; Michael York
Highlights
Best Film	Julia
Best Actor	Richard Dreyfuss; The Goodbye Girl
Best Actress	Jane Fonda; Julia
Most awards	Julia (4)
Most nominations	Julia (10)
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The 32nd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 22 March 1979 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1978. 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 1978.^[1]

The film Julia had ten nominations and four awards, including Best Film.^[2] Richard Dreyfuss and Jane Fonda took home Best Actor and Actress, whilst John Hurt and Geraldine Page won in the supporting categories.

The ceremony was hosted by Sue Lawley and Michael York.

Winners and nominees

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic and Wally Veevers (Special Visual Effects Team – Superman)

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Film Julia – Fred Zinnemann Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Steven Spielberg Midnight Express – Alan Parker Star Wars – George Lucas	Direction Alan Parker – Midnight Express Fred Zinnemann – Julia Robert Altman – A Wedding Steven Spielberg – Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Best Actor in a Leading Role *Richard Dreyfuss – The Goodbye Girl* as Elliot Garfield** Anthony Hopkins – Magic as Corky Withers Brad Davis – Midnight Express as Billy Hayes Peter Ustinov – Death on the Nile as Hercule Poirot	Best Actress in a Leading Role *Jane Fonda – Julia* as Lillian Hellman** Anne Bancroft – The Turning Point as Emma Jacklin Jill Clayburgh – An Unmarried Woman as Erica Benton Marsha Mason – The Goodbye Girl as Paula McFadden
Best Actor in a Supporting Role *John Hurt – Midnight Express* as Max** François Truffaut – Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Claude Lacombe Gene Hackman – Superman as Lex Luthor Jason Robards – Julia as Dashiell Hammett	Best Actress in a Supporting Role *Geraldine Page – Interiors* as Eve** Angela Lansbury – Death on the Nile as Salome Otterbourne Maggie Smith – Death on the Nile as Miss Bowers Mona Washbourne – Stevie as Aunt
Best Screenplay Julia – Alvin Sargent Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Steven Spielberg The Goodbye Girl – Neil Simon A Wedding – John Considine, Patricia Resnick, Allan F. Nicholls and Robert Altman	Best Cinematography Julia – Douglas Slocombe Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Vilmos Zsigmond The Duellists – Frank Tidy Superman – Geoffrey Unsworth
Best Costume Design Death on the Nile – Anthony Powell The Duellists – Tom Rand Julia – Anthea Sylbert, Joan Bridge and Annalisa Nasalli Rocca Star Wars – John Mollo	Best Editing Midnight Express – Gerry Hambling Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Michael Kahn Julia – Walter Murch Star Wars – Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas and Richard Chew
Best Original Music Star Wars – John Williams Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams Julia – Georges Delerue Saturday Night Fever – Bee Gees	Best Production Design Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Joe Alves Julia – Gene Callahan, Willy Holt and Carmen Dillon Star Wars – John Barry Superman – John Barry
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles *Christopher Reeve – Superman* as Superman** Brad Davis – Midnight Express as Billy Hayes Mary Beth Hurt – Interiors as Joey Melanie Mayron – Girlfriends as Susan Weinblatt	Best Documentary The Silent Withness – David Rolfe No other nominees
Best Short Factual Film Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook – Tony White I'll Find a Way – Beverly Shaffer Planet Water – Derek Williams Sunday Muddy Sunday – Lindsay Dale	Best Specialised Film Twenty Times More Likely – Robert Young How a Man Schall Be Armyd – Anthony Wilkinson Leonard Lewis – Safety Net Play Safe – David Eady
Best Sound Star Wars – Sam Shaw, Robert Rutledge, Gordon Davidson, Gene Corso, Derek Ball, Don MacDougall, Bob Minkler, Ray West, Michael Minkler, Les Fresholtz, Richard Portman and Ben Burtt Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Gene Cantamessa, Robert Knudson, Don MacDougall, Robert Glass, Steve Katz, Frank Warner, Richard Oswald, David Horton, Sam Gemette, Gary Gerlich, Chet Slomka and Neil Burrow Saturday Night Fever – Michael Colgan, Les Lazarowitz, John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr. and John T. Reitz Superman – Chris Greenham, Gordon McCallum, Peter Pennell, Mike Hopkins, Pat Foster, Stan Fiferman, John Foster, Roy Charman, Norman Bolland, Brian Marshall, Charles Schmitz, Dick Ragusa and Chris Large

Statistics

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
10	Julia
9	Close Encounters of the Third Kind
6	Midnight Express
6	Star Wars
5	Superman
4	Death on the Nile
3	The Goodbye Girl
2	The Duellists
	Interiors
	Saturday Night Fever
	A Wedding

Films that received multiple awards
Awards	Film
4	Julia
3	Midnight Express
2	Star Wars

References

^ "BAFTA AWARDS - COLOUR". www.aparchive.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^ "1979 BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[1] "BAFTA AWARDS - COLOUR". www.aparchive.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[BAFTA-2] "1979 BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

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-| most_wins         = '''''Julia''''' (4)
+| most_wins         = '''''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]''''' (4)
-| most_nominations  = '''''Julia''''' (10)
+| most_nominations  = '''''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]''''' (10)
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-The '''32nd British Academy Film Awards''', given by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] at the [[Wembley Conference Centre]], London in 1979, honoured the best films of [[1978 in film|1978]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BAFTA AWARDS - COLOUR|url=http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/ebe307f698c54b46b789b8ffbdc76f1f|website=www.aparchive.com|access-date=8 May 2018}}</ref>
+The '''32nd British Academy Film Awards''', more commonly known as the [[BAFTAs]], took place on 22 March 1979 at the [[Wembley Conference Centre]] in [[London]], honouring the best national and foreign films of [[1978 in film|1978]]. 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 1978.<ref>{{cite web|title=BAFTA AWARDS - COLOUR|url=http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/ebe307f698c54b46b789b8ffbdc76f1f|website=www.aparchive.com|access-date=8 May 2018}}</ref>
-The film ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' had ten nominations and four awards, including [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]] of 32nd BAFTA.<ref name=BAFTA>{{cite web|title=1979 BAFTA Awards|url=http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=1979|website=awards.bafta.org|access-date=8 May 2018|language=en}}</ref>
+The film ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' had ten nominations and four awards, including [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]].<ref name=BAFTA>{{cite web|title=1979 BAFTA Awards|url=http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=1979|website=awards.bafta.org|access-date=8 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> [[Richard Dreyfuss]] and [[Jane Fonda]] took home Best Actor and Actress, whilst [[John Hurt]] and [[Geraldine Page]] won in the supporting categories.
+The ceremony was hosted by [[Sue Lawley]] and [[Michael York]].
 ==Winners and nominees==
+[[File:Alan Parker (Director), London, 2012.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sir [[Alan Parker]], Best Director winner]]
+[[File:A80 Richard Dreyfuss Cropped.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Richard Dreyfuss]], Best Actor winner]]
+[[File:Jane Fonda Cannes 2015.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Jane Fonda]], Best Actress winner]]
+[[File:John Hurt at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sir [[John Hurt]], Best Supporting Actor winner]]
+[[File:Geraldine Page 1956 press photo.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Geraldine Page]], Best Supporting Actress winner]]
+===Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema===
+{{Main|BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award}}
+* '''[[Les Bowie]], [[Colin Chilvers]], [[Denys Coop]], [[Roy Field]], [[Derek Meddings]], [[Zoran Perisic (visual effects artist)|Zoran Perisic]] and Wally Veevers''' {{small|(Special Visual Effects Team – ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'')}}
+===Awards===
+Winners are listed first and highlighted in '''boldface'''.
 {| class=wikitable
 |-
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]}}
-'''''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Fred Zinnemann]]'''
+* '''''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Fred Zinnemann]]'''
-* ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[Steven Spielberg]]
+** ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[Steven Spielberg]]
-* ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' – [[Alan Parker]]
+** ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' – [[Alan Parker]]
-* ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' – [[George Lucas]]
+** ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' – [[George Lucas]]
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Direction]]}}
-'''[[Alan Parker]] – ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'''''
+* '''[[Alan Parker]] – ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'''''
-* [[Fred Zinnemann]] – ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]''
+** [[Fred Zinnemann]] – ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]''
-* [[Robert Altman]] – ''[[A Wedding (1978 film)|A Wedding]]''
+** [[Robert Altman]] – ''[[A Wedding (1978 film)|A Wedding]]''
-* [[Steven Spielberg]] – ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''
+** [[Steven Spielberg]] – ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''
 |-
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]}}
-'''[[Richard Dreyfuss]] – ''[[The Goodbye Girl]]'' as Elliot Garfield'''
+* '''[[Richard Dreyfuss]] – ''[[The Goodbye Girl]]'' as Elliot Garfield'''
-* [[Anthony Hopkins]] – ''[[Magic (1978 film)|Magic]]'' as Corky Withers
+** [[Anthony Hopkins]] – ''[[Magic (1978 film)|Magic]]'' as Corky Withers
-* [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]] – ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' as [[Billy Hayes (writer)|Billy Hayes]]
+** [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]] – ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' as [[Billy Hayes (writer)|Billy Hayes]]
-* [[Peter Ustinov]] – ''[[Death on the Nile (1978 film)|Death on the Nile]]'' as [[Hercule Poirot]]
+** [[Peter Ustinov]] – ''[[Death on the Nile (1978 film)|Death on the Nile]]'' as [[Hercule Poirot]]
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]}}
-'''[[Jane Fonda]] – ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' as [[Lillian Hellman]]'''
+* '''[[Jane Fonda]] – ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' as [[Lillian Hellman]]'''
-* [[Anne Bancroft]] – ''[[The Turning Point (1977 film)|The Turning Point]]'' as Emma Jacklin
+** [[Anne Bancroft]] – ''[[The Turning Point (1977 film)|The Turning Point]]'' as Emma Jacklin
-* [[Jill Clayburgh]] – ''[[An Unmarried Woman]]'' as Erica Benton
+** [[Jill Clayburgh]] – ''[[An Unmarried Woman]]'' as Erica Benton
-* [[Marsha Mason]] – ''[[The Goodbye Girl]]'' as Paula McFadden
+** [[Marsha Mason]] – ''[[The Goodbye Girl]]'' as Paula McFadden
 |-
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]}}
-'''[[John Hurt]] – ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' as Max'''
+* '''[[John Hurt]] – ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' as Max'''
-* [[François Truffaut]] – ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' as Claude Lacombe
+** [[François Truffaut]] – ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' as Claude Lacombe
-* [[Gene Hackman]] – ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' as [[Lex Luthor]]
+** [[Gene Hackman]] – ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' as [[Lex Luthor]]
-* [[Jason Robards]] – ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' as [[Dashiell Hammett]]
+** [[Jason Robards]] – ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' as [[Dashiell Hammett]]
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]}}
-'''[[Geraldine Page]] – ''[[Interiors]]'' as Eve'''
+* '''[[Geraldine Page]] – ''[[Interiors]]'' as Eve'''
-* [[Angela Lansbury]] – ''[[Death on the Nile (1978 film)|Death on the Nile]]'' as Salome Otterbourne
+** [[Angela Lansbury]] – ''[[Death on the Nile (1978 film)|Death on the Nile]]'' as Salome Otterbourne
-* [[Maggie Smith]] – ''[[Death on the Nile (1978 film)|Death on the Nile]]'' as Miss Bowers
+** [[Maggie Smith]] – ''[[Death on the Nile (1978 film)|Death on the Nile]]'' as Miss Bowers
-* [[Mona Washbourne]] – ''[[Stevie (1978 film)|Stevie]]'' as Aunt
+** [[Mona Washbourne]] – ''[[Stevie (1978 film)|Stevie]]'' as Aunt
 |-
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]}}
-'''''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Alvin Sargent]]'''
+* '''''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Alvin Sargent]]'''
-* ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[Steven Spielberg]]
+** ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[Steven Spielberg]]
-* ''[[The Goodbye Girl]]'' – [[Neil Simon]]
+** ''[[The Goodbye Girl]]'' – [[Neil Simon]]
-* ''[[A Wedding (1978 film)|A Wedding]]'' – [[John Considine (actor)|John Considine]], [[Patricia Resnick]], [[Allan F. Nicholls]] and [[Robert Altman]]
+** ''[[A Wedding (1978 film)|A Wedding]]'' – [[John Considine (actor)|John Considine]], [[Patricia Resnick]], [[Allan F. Nicholls]] and [[Robert Altman]]
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]}}
-'''''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Douglas Slocombe]]'''
+* '''''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Douglas Slocombe]]'''
-* ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[Vilmos Zsigmond]]
+** ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[Vilmos Zsigmond]]
-* ''[[The Duellists]]'' – [[Frank Tidy]]
+** ''[[The Duellists]]'' – [[Frank Tidy]]
-* ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' – [[Geoffrey Unsworth]]
+** ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' – [[Geoffrey Unsworth]]
 |-
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]}}
-'''''[[Death on the Nile (1978 film)|Death on the Nile]]'' – [[Anthony Powell (designer)|Anthony Powell]]'''
+* '''''[[Death on the Nile (1978 film)|Death on the Nile]]'' – [[Anthony Powell (designer)|Anthony Powell]]'''
-* ''[[The Duellists]]'' – [[Tom Rand (costume designer)|Tom Rand]]
+** ''[[The Duellists]]'' – [[Tom Rand (costume designer)|Tom Rand]]
-* ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Anthea Sylbert]], [[Joan Bridge]] and Annalisa Nasalli Rocca
+** ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Anthea Sylbert]], [[Joan Bridge]] and Annalisa Nasalli Rocca
-* ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' – [[John Mollo]]
+** ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' – [[John Mollo]]
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]}}
-'''''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' – [[Gerry Hambling]]'''
+* '''''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' – [[Gerry Hambling]]'''
-* ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[Michael Kahn (film editor)|Michael Kahn]]
+** ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[Michael Kahn (film editor)|Michael Kahn]]
-* ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Walter Murch]]
+** ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Walter Murch]]
-* ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' – [[Paul Hirsch (film editor)|Paul Hirsch]], [[Marcia Lucas]] and [[Richard Chew]]
+** ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' – [[Paul Hirsch (film editor)|Paul Hirsch]], [[Marcia Lucas]] and [[Richard Chew]]
 |-
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Music]]}}
-'''''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' – [[John Williams]]'''
+* '''''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' – [[John Williams]]'''
-* ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[John Williams]]
+** ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[John Williams]]
-* ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Georges Delerue]]
+** ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Georges Delerue]]
-* ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' – [[Bee Gees]]
+** ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' – [[Bee Gees]]
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]]}}
-'''''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[Joe Alves]]'''
+* '''''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[Joe Alves]]'''
-* ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Gene Callahan]], [[Willy Holt]] and [[Carmen Dillon]]
+** ''[[Julia (1977 film)|Julia]]'' – [[Gene Callahan]], [[Willy Holt]] and [[Carmen Dillon]]
-* ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' – [[John Barry (set designer)|John Barry]]
+** ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' – [[John Barry (set designer)|John Barry]]
-* ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' – [[John Barry (set designer)|John Barry]]
+** ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' – [[John Barry (set designer)|John Barry]]
 |-
-| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]}}
+| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles]]}}
+* '''[[Christopher Reeve]] – ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' as [[Superman (Salkind films)|Superman]]'''
-'''''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' – Sam Shaw, [[Robert Rutledge]], Gordon Davidson, Gene Corso, [[Derek Ball]], [[Don MacDougall]], [[Bob Minkler]], [[Ray West]], [[Michael Minkler]], [[Les Fresholtz]], [[Richard Portman]] and [[Ben Burtt]]'''
+** [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]] – ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' as [[Billy Hayes (writer, born 1947)|Billy Hayes]]
-* ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[Gene Cantamessa]], [[Robert Knudson]], [[Don MacDougall]], [[Robert Glass (sound engineer)|Robert Glass]], Steve Katz, [[Frank Warner (sound editor)|Frank Warner]], Richard Oswald, David Horton, Sam Gemette, Gary Gerlich, Chet Slomka and Neil Burrow
+** [[Mary Beth Hurt]] – ''[[Interiors]]'' as Joey
-* ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' – Michael Colgan, [[Les Lazarowitz]], [[John Wilkinson (sound engineer)|John Wilkinson]], [[Robert W. Glass Jr.]] and [[John T. Reitz]]
+** [[Melanie Mayron]] – ''[[Girlfriends (1978 film)|Girlfriends]]'' as Susan Weinblatt
-* ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' – [[Chris Greenham]], [[Gordon McCallum]], Peter Pennell,<br />[[Mike Hopkins (sound editor)|Mike Hopkins]], Pat Foster, Stan Fiferman, John Foster, [[Roy Charman]], Norman Bolland, Brian Marshall, Charles Schmitz, Dick Ragusa and Chris Large
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Documentary|Best Documentary]]}}
-'''''The Silent Withness – David Rolfe'''
+* '''''The Silent Withness – David Rolfe'''
+** No other nominees
 |-
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|Best Short Factual Film}}
-'''''Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook'' – Tony White'''
+* '''''Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook'' – Tony White'''
-* ''[[I'll Find a Way]]'' – [[Beverly Shaffer]]
+** ''[[I'll Find a Way]]'' – [[Beverly Shaffer]]
-* ''Planet Water'' – [[Derek Williams (filmmaker)|Derek Williams]]
+** ''Planet Water'' – [[Derek Williams (filmmaker)|Derek Williams]]
-* ''Sunday Muddy Sunday'' – Lindsay Dale
+** ''Sunday Muddy Sunday'' – Lindsay Dale
 | valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|Best Specialised Film}}
-'''''Twenty Times More Likely'' – Robert Young'''
+* '''''Twenty Times More Likely'' – Robert Young'''
-* ''How a Man Schall Be Armyd'' – Anthony Wilkinson
+** ''How a Man Schall Be Armyd'' – Anthony Wilkinson
-* ''Leonard Lewis'' – Safety Net
+** ''Leonard Lewis'' – Safety Net
-* ''[[Play Safe (public information film)|Play Safe]]'' – [[David Eady (film director)|David Eady]]
+** ''[[Play Safe (public information film)|Play Safe]]'' – [[David Eady (film director)|David Eady]]
 |-
-| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles]]}}
+| colspan="2" valign="top" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]}}
+* '''''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' – Sam Shaw, [[Robert Rutledge]], Gordon Davidson, Gene Corso, [[Derek Ball]], [[Don MacDougall]], [[Bob Minkler]], [[Ray West]], [[Michael Minkler]], [[Les Fresholtz]], [[Richard Portman]] and [[Ben Burtt]]'''
-'''[[Christopher Reeve]] – ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' as [[Superman (Salkind films)|Superman]]'''
+** ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' – [[Gene Cantamessa]], [[Robert Knudson]], [[Don MacDougall]], [[Robert Glass (sound engineer)|Robert Glass]], Steve Katz, [[Frank Warner (sound editor)|Frank Warner]], Richard Oswald, David Horton, Sam Gemette, Gary Gerlich, Chet Slomka and Neil Burrow
-* [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]] – ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' as [[Billy Hayes (writer, born 1947)|Billy Hayes]]
+** ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' – Michael Colgan, [[Les Lazarowitz]], [[John Wilkinson (sound engineer)|John Wilkinson]], [[Robert W. Glass Jr.]] and [[John T. Reitz]]
-* [[Mary Beth Hurt]] – ''[[Interiors]]'' as Joey
+** ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' – [[Chris Greenham]], [[Gordon McCallum]], Peter Pennell,<br />[[Mike Hopkins (sound editor)|Mike Hopkins]], Pat Foster, Stan Fiferman, John Foster, [[Roy Charman]], Norman Bolland, Brian Marshall, Charles Schmitz, Dick Ragusa and Chris Large
-* [[Melanie Mayron]] – ''[[Girlfriends (1978 film)|Girlfriends]]'' as Susan Weinblatt
-| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#BDB76B|[[BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award|Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award]]}}
-'''''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' – [[Les Bowie]], [[Colin Chilvers]], [[Denys Coop]], [[Roy Field]], [[Derek Meddings]], [[Zoran Perisic (visual effects artist)|Zoran Perisic]] and Wally Veevers'''
 |}
 ==Statistics==
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-2}}
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 |+ Films that received multiple nominations
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 | ''[[A Wedding (1978 film)|A Wedding]]''
 |}
+{{col-break}}
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 |+ Films that received multiple awards
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 | ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]''
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+{{col-end}}
 ==See also==
+{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
 * [[51st Academy Awards]]
 * [[4th César Awards]]
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 * [[5th Saturn Awards]]
 * [[31st Writers Guild of America Awards]]
+{{div col end}}
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{reflist}}
 {{BAFTA Film Awards Chron}}

v t e British Academy Film Awards
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