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The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947, but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source . It is possible for films from any country to be nominated, although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and (since 1983) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language . As such, there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories.
There has been one tie for the Best Film award when, in 1962, Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film from any Source. Until 1981, the award was given to the director,[ 1] except in 1976 and 1977, when it was given to the producers. From 1981 to 1985, it was given solely to the producers, and then in 1986 it was shared between the Director and Producer. In 1998, it was once again given to only the producers.
In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Category
Film
Director(s)
Producer(s)
Country
2000 (54th)
Best Film
Gladiator
Ridley Scott
David Franzoni Branko Lustig Douglas Wick
USA/UK
Almost Famous
Cameron Crowe
Ian Bryce Cameron Crowe
USA
Billy Elliot
Stephen Daldry
Greg Brenman Jon Finn
UK
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Ang Lee
Hsu Li Kong Bill Kong Ang Lee
Taiwan/Hong Kong/USA/ China
Erin Brockovich
Steven Soderbergh
Danny DeVito Michael Shamberg Stacey Sher
USA
2001 (55th)
Best Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson Barrie M. Osborne Tim SandersFran Walsh
UK/New Zealand/USA
A Beautiful Mind
Ron Howard
Brian Grazer Ron Howard
USA
Amélie
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Jean-Marc DeschampsClaudie Ossard
France/Germany
Moulin Rouge!
Baz Luhrmann
Fred Baron Martin BrownBaz Luhrmann
Australia/USA
Shrek
Andrew Adamson Vicky Jenson
Jeffrey Katzenberg Aron Warner John H. Williams
USA
2002 (56th)
Best Film
The Pianist
Roman Polanski
Robert BenmussaRoman Polanski Alain Sarde
France/Germany/Britain/ Poland
Chicago
Rob Marshall
Martin Richards
USA/Germany
Gangs of New York
Martin Scorsese
Alberto Grimaldi Harvey Weinstein
USA
The Hours
Stephen Daldry
Robert Fox Scott Rudin
UK/USA
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson Barrie M. Osborne Fran Walsh
UK/New Zealand/USA
2003 (57th)
Best Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson Barrie M. Osborne Fran Walsh
UK/New Zealand
Big Fish
Tim Burton
Bruce Cohen Dan Jinks Richard D. Zanuck
USA
Cold Mountain
Anthony Minghella
Albert Berger William Horberg Sydney Pollack Ron Yerxa
UK/USA
Lost in Translation
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola Ross Katz
USA/Japan
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Peter Weir
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. Duncan HendersonPeter Weir
UK/USA
2004 (58th)
Best Film
The Aviator
Martin Scorsese
Sandy ClimanCharles Evans, Jr. Graham King Michael Mann
USA
The Motorcycle Diaries
Walter Salles
Michael Nozik Edgard Tenenbaum Karen Tenkhoff
Brazil/USA/Germany/UK/ Argentina/Chile/Peru/ France
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Michel Gondry
Anthony BregmanSteve Golin
USA
Finding Neverland
Marc Forster
Nellie Bellflower Richard N. Gladstein
UK/USA
Vera Drake
Mike Leigh
Simon Channing-Williams Alain Sarde
Britain/France
2005 (59th)
Best Film
Brokeback Mountain
Ang Lee
Diana Ossana James Schamus
USA
Capote
Bennett Miller
Caroline Baron Michael Ohoven William Vince
USA/Canada
The Constant Gardener
Fernando Meirelles
Simon Channing Williams
Britain/Germany
Crash
Paul Haggis
Don Cheadle Cathy Schulman Bob Yari
USA/Germany
Good Night, and Good Luck
George Clooney
Grant Heslov
USA
2006 (60th)
Best Film
The Queen
Stephen Frears
Tracey Seaward Christine Langan Andy Harries
UK/France/Italy
Babel
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu Jon KilikSteve Golin
USA/Mexico/France
The Departed
Martin Scorsese
Brad Pitt Brad Grey Graham King
USA
The Last King of Scotland
Kevin Macdonald
Andrea Calderwood Lisa BryerCharles Steel
UK
Little Miss Sunshine
Jonathan Dayton Valerie Faris
David T. Friendly Peter Saraf Marc Turtletaub
USA
2007 (61st)
Best Film
Atonement
Joe Wright
Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner , Paul Webster
UK
American Gangster
Ridley Scott
Brian Grazer , Ridley Scott
USA
The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann
Germany
No Country for Old Men
Joel and Ethan Coen
Joel and Ethan Coen , Scott Rudin
USA
There Will Be Blood
Paul Thomas Anderson
JoAnne Sellar , Daniel Lupi
USA
2008 (62nd)
Best Film
Slumdog Millionaire
Danny Boyle
Christian Colson
UK
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
David Fincher
Kathleen Kennedy , Frank Marshall , Ray Stark
USA
Frost/Nixon
Ron Howard
Ron Howard , Brian Grazer , Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner
UK/USA
Milk
Gus Van Sant
Dan Jinks , Bruce Cohen
USA
The Reader
Stephen Daldry
Anthony Minghella , Sydney Pollack , Scott Rudin
UK/Germany
2010 (63rd)
Best Film
The Hurt Locker
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow , Mark Boal , Nicolas Chartier , Greg Shapiro
USA
Avatar
James Cameron
James Cameron Jon Landau
UK/USA
An Education
Lone Scherfig
Finola Dwyer Amanda Posey
UK
Precious
Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels , Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
USA
Up in the Air
Jason Reitman
Ivan Reitman , Jason Reitman , Daniel Dubiecki
USA
2010s
Category
Film
Director(s)
Nominee(s)
Country
2010 (64th)
Best Film
The King's Speech
Tom Hooper
Iain Canning , Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
UK
Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky , Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy , Arnold Messer, Brian Oliver
USA
Inception
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan Emma Thomas
USA
The Social Network
David Fincher
David Fincher , Scott Rudin , Dana Brunetti , Michael De Luca , Ceán Chaffin , Kevin Spacey
USA
True Grit
Joel and Ethan Coen
Joel and Ethan Coen , Scott Rudin
USA
2011 (65th)
Best Film
The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius
Thomas Langmann
France
The Descendants
Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne , Jim Taylor , Jim Burke
USA
Drive
Nicolas Winding Refn
Adam Siegel , Marc Platt
USA
The Help
Tate Taylor
Brunson Green , Chris Columbus , Michael Barnathan
USA
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tomas Alfredson
Tim Bevan , Robyn Slovo , Eric Fellner
UK/France/Germany
2012 (66th)
Best Film
Argo
Ben Affleck
Grant Heslov , Ben Affleck , George Clooney
USA
Les Misérables
Tom Hooper
Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner , Debra Hayward , Cameron Mackintosh
UK
Life of Pi
Ang Lee
Gil Netter, Ang Lee , David Womark
USA
Lincoln
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg , Kathleen Kennedy
USA
Zero Dark Thirty
Kathryn Bigelow
Mark Boal , Kathryn Bigelow , Megan Ellison
USA
2013 (67th)
Best Film
12 Years a Slave
Steve McQueen
Brad Pitt , Anthony Katagas , Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner , Steve McQueen
USA
American Hustle
David O. Russell
Charles Roven , Richard Suckle , Megan Ellison , Jonathan Gordon
USA
Captain Phillips
Paul Greengrass
Scott Rudin , Dana Brunetti , Michael De Luca
USA
Gravity
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón , David Heyman
UK/USA
Philomena
Stephen Frears
Gabrielle Tana , Steve Coogan , Tracey Seaward
UK
2014 (68th)
Best Film
Boyhood
Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater , Cathleen Sutherland
USA
Birdman
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Alejandro G. Iñárritu , John Lesher , James W. Skotchdopole
USA
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson , Scott Rudin , Steven Rales , Jeremy Dawson
USA/UK/Germany
The Imitation Game
Morten Tyldum
Nora Grossman , Ido Ostrowsky , Teddy Schwarzman
UK/USA
The Theory of Everything
James Marsh
Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner , Lisa Bruce , Anthony McCarten
UK
See also
Notes
^ This information is listed as such because IMDb does not list anyone having received the award prior to 1960, and then throughout the 70s.
^ Release date for The Magic Box , in IMDb.
References
External links
Current awards Special awards Retired awards Ceremonies
Best Film from Any Source 1947–1967 Best Film 1968–present