BAFTA Award for Best Film explained

BAFTA Award for Best Film
Awarded For:Excellence in cinema
Holder:Oppenheimer (2023)
Website:http://www.bafta.org/

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. Throughout the history of the category, the award has been given to the director(s), the producer(s) or both.

In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold 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.

Winners and nominees

1940s

YearFilmDirector(s)Producer(s)Country
Best Film from Any Source
The Best Years of Our LivesWilliam WylerSamuel GoldwynUnited States
HamletLaurence OlivierLaurence OlivierUnited Kingdom
CrossfireEdward DmytrykAdrian ScottUnited States
The Fallen IdolCarol ReedCarol ReedUnited Kingdom
Monsieur VincentMaurice ClocheViscount George de la GrandiereFrance
The Naked CityJules DassinMark HellingerUnited States
Paisan (Paisà)Roberto RosselliniRod E. Geiger, Roberto RosselliniItaly
Four Steps in the Clouds (Quattro passi fra le nuvole)Alessandro BlasettiGiuseppe Amato
Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette)Vittorio De SicaGiuseppe AmatoItaly
The Berliner (Berliner Ballade)R. A. StemmleAlf TeichsGermany
The Last Stage (Ostatni etap)Wanda JakubowskaWanda Jakubowska, Gerda SchneiderPoland
The Set-UpRobert WiseRichard GoldstoneUnited States
The Third ManCarol ReedCarol ReedUnited Kingdom
The Treasure of the Sierra MadreJohn HustonHenry BlankeUnited States
The WindowTed TetzlaffFrederic Ullman Jr.

1950s

YearFilmDirector(s)Producer(s)Country
All About EveJoseph L. MankiewiczDarryl F. ZanuckUnited States
The Asphalt JungleJohn HustonArthur Hornblow Jr.United States
Beauty and the Devil (La Beauté du diable)René ClairSalvo D'AngeloFrance
Intruder in the DustClarence BrownClarence BrownUnited States
The MenFred Zinnemann
On the TownStanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Orphée[1] (US: Orpheus)Jean CocteauAndré PaulvéFrance
La RondeMax OphülsRalph Baum, Sacha GordineFrance
An American in ParisVincente MinnelliArthur FreedUnited States
The Browning VersionAnthony AsquithTeddy BairdUnited Kingdom
Detective StoryWilliam WylerWilliam WylerUnited States
Sunday in August (Domenica d'agosto)Luciano EmmerSergio AmideiItaly
Fourteen HoursHenry HathawaySol C. SiegelUnited States
Miss Julie (Fröken Julie)Alf SjöbergRune WaldekranzSweden
The Lavender Hill MobCharles CrichtonMichael BalconUnited Kingdom
The Magic Box (1951)[2] John Boulting
The Magic GardenDonald Swanson
The Man in the White SuitAlexander Mackendrick
No Resting PlacePaul RothaColin Lesslie
The Red Badge of CourageJohn HustonGottfried ReinhardtUnited States
The Small MiracleMaurice Cloche, Ralph SmartAnthony Havelock-AllanUnited Kingdom
The Sound of FuryCyril EndfieldRobert StillmanUnited States
A Walk in the SunLewis Milestone
White CorridorsPat JacksonJohn Croydon, Joseph JanniUnited Kingdom
Edward and Caroline (Édouard et Caroline)Jacques BeckerRaymond BorderieFrance
The Sound BarrierDavid LeanDavid LeanUnited Kingdom
The African QueenJohn HustonSam SpiegelUnited Kingdom
Angels One FiveGeorge More O'Ferrall
The Boy KumasenuSean GrahamGhana
CarrieWilliam WylerWilliam WylerUnited States
Casque d'OrJacques BeckerRobert and Raymond HakimFrance
Cry, the Beloved CountryZoltán KordaZoltán Korda, Alan PatonUnited Kingdom
Death of a SalesmanLászló BenedekStanley KramerUnited States
LimelightCharles Chaplin
MandyAlexander Mackendrick, Fred F. SearsMichael Balcon, Leslie NormanUnited Kingdom
Miracle in Milan (Miracolo a Milano)Vittorio De SicaVittorio De SicaItaly
The Young and the Damned (Los olvidados)Luis BuñuelÓscar Dancigers, Sergio Kogan, Jaime A. MenasceMexico
Outcast of the IslandsCarol ReedCarol ReedUnited Kingdom
Rashomon (羅生門, Rashōmon)Akira KurosawaMinoru JingoJapan
The RiverJean RenoirKenneth McEldowney, Jean RenoirUnited Kingdom
Singin' in the RainStanley Donen, Gene KellyArthur FreedUnited States
A Streetcar Named DesireElia Kazan
Viva Zapata!Elia Kazan
Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits)René ClémentRobert DorfmannFrance
The Bad and the BeautifulVincente MinnelliJohn HousemanUnited States
Come Back, Little ShebaDaniel Mann
The Cruel SeaCharles FrendLeslie NormanUnited Kingdom
Two Cents Worth of Hope (Due soldi di speranza)Renato CastellaniSandro GhenziItaly
From Here to EternityFred ZinnemannMilo Adler-GilliesUnited States
GenevieveHenry CorneliusHenry CorneliusUnited Kingdom
The Heart of the MatterGeorge More O'Ferrall
Julius CaesarJoseph L. MankiewiczJohn HousemanUnited States
The Kidnappers (US: The Little Kidnappers)Philip LeacockSergei Nolbandov, Leslie ParkynUnited Kingdom
LiliCharles WaltersEdwin H. KnopfUnited States
The Medium (Il medium)Gian-Carlo MenottiWalther LowendahlItaly
MogamboJohn FordSam ZimbalistUnited States
Moulin RougeJohn HustonJohn and James WoolfUnited Kingdom
Are We All Murderers? (Nous sommes tous des assassins)André CayatteFrançois CarronFrance
Little World of Don Camillo (Don Camillo)Julien DuvivierGiuseppe AmatoItaly
France
Roman HolidayWilliam WylerWilliam WylerUnited States
ShaneGeorge Stevens
The Sun Shines BrightJohn Ford
The Wages of Fear (Le salaire de la peur)Henri-Georges ClouzotRaymond BorderieFrance
The Caine MutinyEdward DmytrykStanley KramerUnited States
Carrington V.C.Anthony AsquithTeddy BairdUnited Kingdom
The Divided HeartCharles Crichton
Doctor in the HouseRalph Thomas
Executive SuiteRobert WiseJohn HousemanUnited States
For Better, for WorseJ. Lee ThompsonKenneth HarperUnited Kingdom
Hobson's ChoiceDavid Lean
How to Marry a MillionaireJean NegulescoNunnally JohnsonUnited States
Gate of Hell (地獄門, Jigokumon)Teinosuke KinugasaMasaichi NagataJapan
The MaggieAlexander MackendrickMichael TrumanUnited Kingdom
The Moon Is BlueOtto PremingerOtto PremingerUnited States
On the WaterfrontElia Kazan
Bread, Love and Dreams (Pane, amore e fantasia)Luigi ComenciniMarcello GirosiItaly
The Purple PlainRobert ParrishJohn BryanUnited Kingdom
Rear WindowAlfred HitchcockAlfred HitchcockUnited States
Riot in Cell Block 11Don Siegel
Robinson Crusoe (Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe)Luis BuñuelÓscar Dancigers, Henry F. EhrlichMexico
Romeo and JulietRenato CastellaniSandro Ghenzi, Joseph JanniUnited Kingdom
Seven Brides for Seven BrothersStanley DonenJack CummingsUnited States
Richard IIILaurence OlivierLaurence OlivierUnited Kingdom
Bad Day at Black RockJohn SturgesDore ScharyUnited States
Carmen JonesOtto Preminger
The Colditz StoryGuy HamiltonIvan FoxwellUnited Kingdom
The Dam BustersMichael AndersonRobert Clark, W. A. Whittaker
East of EdenElia KazanElia KazanUnited States
The LadykillersAlexander MackendrickSeth Holt, Michael BalconUnited Kingdom
MartyDelbert MannHarold HechtUnited States
The Night My Number Came UpLeslie NormanMichael BalconUnited Kingdom
The PrisonerPeter Glenville
Seven Samurai (七人の侍, Shichinin no Samurai)Akira KurosawaSojiro MotokiJapan
SimbaBrian Desmond HurstPeter De SarignyUnited Kingdom
La Strada[3] Federico FelliniDino De Laurentiis, Carlo PontiItaly
SummertimeDavid LeanIlya LopertUnited Kingdom
United States
GervaiseRené ClémentAnnie DorfmannFrance
Friends for Life (Amici per la pelle)Franco RossiCarlo CivalleroItaly
Baby DollElia KazanElia Kazan, Tennessee WilliamsUnited States
The Battle of the River PlateMichael Powell, Emeric PressburgerMichael Powell, Emeric PressburgerUnited Kingdom
The Unfrocked One (Le Défroqué)Léo JoannonAlain Poiré, Roger Ribadeau-DumasFrance
Guys and DollsJoseph L. MankiewiczSamuel GoldwynUnited States
The KillingStanley Kubrick
The Man Who Never WasRonald NeameAndré HakimUnited Kingdom
The Man with the Golden ArmOtto PremingerOtto PremingerUnited States
PicnicJoshua Logan
The Grasshopper (Попрыгунья, Poprygunya)Samson SamsonovTatyana Berezantseva, Anatoliy BobrovskiySoviet Union
Reach for the SkyLewis GilbertDaniel M. AngelUnited Kingdom
Rebel Without a CauseNicholas RayDavid WeisbartUnited States
Shadow (Cień)Jerzy KawalerowiczPoland
Smiles of a Summer Night (Sommarnattens leende)Ingmar BergmanAllan EkelundSweden
A Town Like AliceJack LeeJoseph JanniUnited Kingdom
The Trouble with HarryAlfred HitchcockAlfred HitchcockUnited States
War and PeaceKing VidorDino De LaurentiisUnited States
Italy
Yield to the NightJ. Lee ThompsonKenneth HarperUnited Kingdom
The Bridge on the River KwaiDavid LeanSam SpiegelUnited Kingdom
United States
12 Angry MenSidney LumetHenry Fonda, Reginald RoseUnited States
3:10 to YumaDelmer DavesDavid Heilweil
The Bachelor PartyDelbert Mann
He Who Must Die (Celui qui doit mourir)Jules DassinHenri BérardFrance
Edge of the CityMartin RittDavid SusskindUnited States
Heaven Knows, Mr. AllisonJohn Huston
(পথের পাঁচালী, Pôther Pãchali)Satyajit RayGovernment of West BengalIndia
Paths of GloryStanley KubrickKirk Douglas, James B. Harris, Stanley KubrickUnited States
Gates of Paris (Porte des Lilas )René ClairRené ClairFrance
The Prince and the ShowgirlLaurence OlivierLaurence OlivierUnited Kingdom
The ShiraleeLeslie NormanMichael Balcon, Jack Rix
That Night!John NewlandHiman BrownUnited States
The Tin StarAnthony Mann
A Man Escaped (Un condamné à mort s'est échappé)Robert BressonAlain Poiré, Jean ThuillierFrance
Windom's WayRonald NeameJohn BryanUnited Kingdom
Room at the TopJack ClaytonJohn and James WoolfUnited Kingdom
Aparajito (অপরাজিত, Ôporajito)Satyajit RaySatyajit RayIndia
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofRichard BrooksLawrence WeingartenUnited States
The Defiant OnesStanley Kramer
Ice Cold in AlexJ. Lee ThompsonW.A. WhittakerUnited Kingdom
IndiscreetStanley Donen
The Cranes Are Flying (Летят журавли, Letyat zhuravli)Mikhail KalatozovMikhail KalatozovSoviet Union
No Down PaymentMartin RittJerry WaldUnited States
Nights of Cabiria (Le notti di Cabiria)Federico FelliniDino De LaurentiisItaly
Orders to KillAnthony AsquithAnthony Havelock-AllanUnited Kingdom
Sea of SandGuy Green
The SheepmanGeorge MarshallEdmund GraingerUnited States
Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället)Ingmar BergmanAllan EkelundSweden
The Young LionsEdward DmytrykAl LichtmanUnited States
Ben-HurWilliam WylerSam ZimbalistUnited States
Anatomy of a MurderOtto PremingerOtto PremingerUnited States
The Magician (Ansiktet)Ingmar BergmanAllan EkelundSweden
The Big CountryWilliam WylerGregory Peck, William WylerUnited States
CompulsionRichard Fleischer
GigiVincente Minnelli
Look Back in AngerTony RichardsonHarry SaltzmanUnited Kingdom
Maigret Sets a Trap (Maigret tend un piège)Jean DelannoyJ.P. GuibertFrance
North West FrontierJ. Lee ThompsonMarcel HellmanUnited Kingdom
The Nun's StoryFred ZinnemannHenry BlankeUnited States
Ashes and Diamonds (Popiół i diament)Andrzej WajdaPoland
SapphireBasil DeardenMichael RelphUnited Kingdom
Some Like It HotBilly WilderBilly WilderUnited States
Tiger BayJ. Lee ThompsonJohn Hawkesworth, Leslie Parkyn, Julian WintleUnited Kingdom
Yesterday's EnemyVal Guest

1960s

YearFilmDirector(s)Producer(s)Country
The ApartmentBilly WilderBilly WilderUnited States
The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups)François TruffautFrançois Truffaut, Georges Charlot France
The Angry SilenceGuy GreenRichard Attenborough, Bryan ForbesUnited Kingdom
The Adventure (L'avventura)Michelangelo AntonioniCino Del Duca, Robert and Raymond Hakim, Amato Pennasilico, Luciano PerugiaItaly
La Dolce VitaFederico FelliniGiuseppe Amato, Angelo RizzoliItaly
France
Elmer GantryRichard BrooksBernard SmithUnited States
Hiroshima mon amour (二十四時間の情事, Nijūyojikan'nojōji)Alain ResnaisAnatole Dauman, Samy HalfonFrance
Japan
Inherit the WindStanley KramerStanley KramerUnited States
Let's Make LoveGeorge Cukor
Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro)Marcel CamusSacha GordineBrazil
France
Never on Sunday (Ποτέ την Κυριακή, Poté tin Kyriakí)Jules DassinJules DassinGreece
United States
Saturday Night and Sunday MorningKarel ReiszTony RichardsonUnited Kingdom
ShadowsJohn CassavetesMaurice McEndreeUnited States
SpartacusStanley Kubrick
The Testament of Orpheus (Le testament d'Orphée)Jean CocteauJean ThuillierFrance
The Trials of Oscar WildeKen HughesIrving Allen, Albert R. Broccoli, Harold HuthUnited Kingdom
Tunes of GloryRonald NeameColin Lesslie
Ballad of a Soldier (Баллада о солдате, Ballada o soldate) (ex-æquo)Grigori ChukhraiM. ChernovaSoviet Union
The Hustler (ex-æquo)Robert RossenRobert RossenUnited States
The World of ApuSatyajit RaySatyajit RayIndia
The InnocentsJack ClaytonJack ClaytonUnited Kingdom
Judgment at NurembergStanley KramerStanley KramerUnited States
The Long and the Short and the TallLeslie NormanMichael BalconUnited Kingdom
Rocco and His Brothers (Rocco e i suoi fratelli)Luchino ViscontiGoffredo LombardoItaly
The SundownersFred ZinnemannGerry BlattnerUnited Kingdom
A Taste of HoneyTony Richardson
The Hole (Le Trou; US: The Night Watch)Jacques BeckerSerge SilbermanFrance
Whistle Down the WindBryan ForbesRichard AttenboroughUnited Kingdom
Lawrence of ArabiaDavid LeanSam SpiegelUnited Kingdom
Last Year at Marienbad (L'Année dernière à Marienbad)Alain ResnaisPierre Courau, Raymond FromentFrance
Italy
Billy BuddPeter UstinovPeter UstinovUnited Kingdom
The Elusive Corporal (Le Caporal épinglé)Jean RenoirAdry De Carbuccia, Roland GirardFrance
The Lady with the Dog ( Дама с собачкой, Dama s sobachkoy)Iosif KheifitsSoviet Union
The Naked Island (裸の島, Hadaka no Shima)Kaneto ShindōKaneto Shindo, Matsuura EisakuJapan
Jules and Jim (Jules et Jim)François TruffautMarcel Berbert, François TruffautFrance
A Kind of LovingJohn SchlesingerJoseph JanniUnited Kingdom
The L-Shaped RoomBryan Forbes
LolaJacques DemyGeorges de Beauregard, Carlo PontiFrance
Italy
The Manchurian CandidateJohn FrankenheimerGeorge Axelrod, John FrankenheimerUnited States
The Miracle WorkerArthur Penn
Only Two Can PlaySidney GilliatLeslie GilliatUnited Kingdom
Phaedra (Φαίδρα)Jules DassinJules DassinGreece
United States
Through a Glass Darkly (Såsom i en spegel)Ingmar BergmanAllan EkelundSweden
Thou Shalt Not Kill (Tu ne tueras point)Claude Autant-LaraMoris ErgasFrance
Yugoslavia
The Long Absence (Une aussi longue absence)Henri ColpiAlberto Barsanti, Claude Jaeger, Jacques NahumFrance
Italy
West Side StoryJerome Robbins, Robert WiseRobert WiseUnited States
Tom JonesTony RichardsonTony RichardsonUnited Kingdom
8½ (Otto e mezzo)Federico FelliniAngelo RizzoliItaly
Billy LiarJohn SchlesingerJoseph JanniUnited Kingdom
David and LisaFrank PerryPaul HellerUnited States
Days of Wine and RosesBlake Edwards
Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana)Pietro GermiFranco CristaldiItaly
HudMartin RittIrving Ravetch, Martin RittUnited States
Knife in the Water (Nóż w wodzie)Roman PolanskiStanislaw ZylewiczPoland
The Four Days of Naples (Le quattro giornate di Napoli)Nanni LoyGoffredo LombardoItaly
The ServantJoseph LoseyJoseph Losey, Norman PriggenUnited Kingdom
This Sporting LifeLindsay Anderson
To Kill a MockingbirdRobert MulliganAlan J. PakulaUnited States
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombStanley KubrickStanley KubrickUnited Kingdom
United States
BecketPeter GlenvilleHal B. WallisUnited Kingdom
The Pumpkin EaterJack Clayton
The TrainJohn FrankenheimerJules Bricken
My Fair LadyGeorge CukorJack L. WarnerUnited States
Hamlet (Гамлет, Gamlet)Grigori KozintsevSoviet Union
The HillSidney LumetKenneth HymanUnited Kingdom
The Knack ...and How to Get ItRichard Lester
Zorba the Greek (Αλέξης Ζορμπάς, Alexis Zorbas)Michael CacoyannisMichael CacoyannisGreece
United States
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Mike NicholsErnest LehmanUnited States
Doctor ZhivagoDavid LeanDavid Lean, Carlo PontiUnited Kingdom
Italy
Morgan – A Suitable Case for TreatmentKarel ReiszLeon CloreUnited Kingdom
The Spy Who Came in From The ColdMartin Ritt
A Man For All SeasonsFred ZinnemannFred ZinnemannUnited Kingdom
Bonnie and ClydeArthur PennWarren BeattyUnited States
In the Heat of the NightNorman Jewison
A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme)Claude LelouchClaude LelouchFrance
Best Film
The GraduateMike NicholsMike NicholsUnited States
2001: A Space OdysseyStanley KubrickStanley KubrickUnited Kingdom
Oliver!Carol Reed
Closely Observed Trains (Ostře sledované vlaky)Jiří MenzelDr. Zdenek OvesCzechoslovakia
Midnight CowboyJohn SchlesingerJerome HellmanUnited States
Oh! What a Lovely WarRichard AttenboroughRichard Attenborough, Brian DuffyUnited Kingdom
Women in LoveKen Russell
ZCosta GavrasJacques Perrin, Ahmed RachediAlgeria
France

1970s

YearFilmDirector(s)Producer(s)Country
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidGeorge Roy HillJohn ForemanUnited States
KesKenneth LoachTony GarnettUnited Kingdom
M*A*S*HRobert AltmanIngo PremingerUnited States
Ryan's DaughterDavid LeanAnthony Havelock-AllanUnited Kingdom
Sunday Bloody SundayJohn SchlesingerJoseph JanniUnited Kingdom
The Go-BetweenJoseph LoseyJohn Heyman, Denis Johnson, Norman PriggenUnited Kingdom
Death in Venice (Morte a Venezia)Luchino ViscontiLuchino ViscontiItaly
France
Taking OffMiloš FormanAlfred W. CrownUnited States
CabaretBob FosseCy FeuerUnited States
A Clockwork OrangeStanley KubrickStanley KubrickUnited Kingdom
The French ConnectionWilliam FriedkinPhilip D'AntoniUnited States
The Last Picture ShowPeter Bogdanovich
Day for Night (La Nuit américaine)François TruffautMarcel BerbertFrance
The Day of the JackalFred ZinnemannJohn WoolfUnited Kingdom
France
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie)Luis BuñuelSerge SilbermanFrance
Italy
Spain
Don't Look NowNicolas RoegPeter KatzUnited Kingdom
Italy
Lacombe, LucienLouis MalleLouis Malle, Claude NedjarFrance
West Germany
Italy
ChinatownRoman PolanskiRobert EvansUnited States
The Last DetailHal Ashby
Murder on the Orient ExpressSidney LumetJohn Brabourne, Richard B. GoodwinUnited Kingdom
Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreMartin ScorseseAudrey Maas, David SusskindUnited States
Barry LyndonStanley KubrickStanley KubrickUnited Kingdom
Dog Day AfternoonSidney LumetMartin Bregman, Martin ElfandUnited States
JawsSteven Spielberg
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestMiloš FormanMichael Douglas, Saul ZaentzUnited States
All the President's MenAlan J. PakulaWalter CoblenzUnited States
Bugsy MaloneAlan ParkerAlan MarshallUnited Kingdom
Taxi DriverMartin ScorseseJulia Phillips, Michael PhillipsUnited States
Annie HallWoody AllenCharles H. Joffe, Jack RollinsUnited States
A Bridge Too FarRichard AttenboroughJoseph E. Levine, Richard P. LevineUnited Kingdom
United States
NetworkSidney LumetHoward GottfriedUnited States
RockyJohn G. Avildsen
JuliaFred ZinnemannRichard RothUnited States
Close Encounters of the Third KindSteven SpielbergJulia Phillips, Michael PhillipsUnited States
Midnight ExpressAlan ParkerAlan Marshall, David Puttnam
Star WarsGeorge LucasGary KurtzUnited States
ManhattanWoody AllenCharles H. JoffeUnited States
Apocalypse NowFrancis CoppolaFrancis CoppolaUnited States
The China SyndromeJames Bridges
The Deer HunterMichael Cimino

1980s

YearFilmDirector(s)Producer(s)Country
The Elephant ManDavid LynchJonathan SangerUnited States
Being ThereHal AshbyAndrew BraunsbergUnited States
Kagemusha (影武者, Kagemusha)Akira KurosawaAkira KurosawaJapan
Kramer vs. KramerRobert BentonStanley R. JaffeUnited States
Chariots of FireHugh HudsonDavid PuttnamUnited Kingdom
Atlantic CityLouis MalleDenis Héroux, John KemenyFrance
Canada
United States
The French Lieutenant's WomanKarel ReiszLeon CloreUnited Kingdom
Gregory's GirlBill ForsythDavina Belling, Clive Parsons
Raiders of the Lost ArkSteven SpielbergFrank MarshallUnited States
GandhiRichard AttenboroughRichard AttenboroughUnited Kingdom
India
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSteven SpielbergKathleen Kennedy, Steven SpielbergUnited States
MissingCosta GavrasEdward Lewis, Mildred Lewis
On Golden PondMark RydellBruce Gilbert
Educating RitaLewis GilbertLewis GilbertUnited Kingdom
Heat and DustJames IvoryIsmail MerchantUnited Kingdom
Local HeroBill Forsyth
TootsieSydney PollackSydney Pollack, Dick RichardsUnited States
The Killing FieldsRoland JofféDavid PuttnamUnited Kingdom
The DresserPeter YatesRonald Harwood, Peter YatesUnited Kingdom
Paris, TexasWim WendersAnatole Dauman, Don GuestWest Germany
France
A Private FunctionMalcolm MowbrayMark ShivasUnited Kingdom
The Purple Rose of CairoWoody AllenRobert Greenhut, Woody AllenUnited States
AmadeusMiloš FormanSaul Zaentz, Miloš FormanUnited States
Back to the FutureRobert Zemeckis
A Passage to IndiaDavid LeanJohn Brabourne, Richard B. Goodwin, David LeanUnited Kingdom
WitnessPeter WeirEdward S. Feldman, Peter WeirUnited States
A Room with a ViewJames IvoryIsmail Merchant, James IvoryUnited Kingdom
Hannah and Her SistersWoody AllenRobert Greenhut, Woody AllenUnited States
The MissionRoland JofféFernando Ghia, David Puttnam, Roland JofféUnited Kingdom
Mona LisaNeil Jordan
Jean de FloretteClaude BerriClaude BerriFrance
Switzerland
Italy
Cry FreedomRichard AttenboroughRichard AttenboroughUnited Kingdom
Hope and GloryJohn Boorman
Radio DaysWoody AllenRobert GreenhutUnited States
The Last Emperor (L'ultimo imperatore)Bernardo BertolucciJeremy Thomas, Bernardo BertolucciUnited Kingdom
Italy
China
Au revoir les enfantsLouis MalleLouis MalleFrance
West Germany
Babette's FeastGabriel AxelJust Betzer, Bo ChristensenDenmark
A Fish Called WandaCharles CrichtonMichael ShambergUnited Kingdom
United States
Dead Poets SocietyPeter WeirSteven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony ThomasUnited States
My Left FootJim SheridanNoel PearsonIreland
Shirley ValentineLewis GilbertLewis GilbertUnited Kingdom
When Harry Met Sally...Rob ReinerRob Reiner, Andrew ScheinmanUnited States

1990s

YearFilmDirector(s)Producer(s)Country
GoodfellasMartin ScorseseRobert Chartoff, Irwin WinklerUnited States
Crimes and MisdemeanorsWoody AllenRobert GreenhutUnited States
Driving Miss DaisyBruce Beresford
Pretty WomanGarry Marshall
The CommitmentsAlan ParkerLynda Myles, Roger Randall-CutlerIreland
United Kingdom
Dances with WolvesKevin CostnerKevin Costner, Jim WilsonUnited States
The Silence of the LambsJonathan Demme
Thelma & LouiseRidley ScottMimi Polk Gitlin
Howards EndJames IvoryIsmail MerchantUnited Kingdom
The Crying GameNeil JordanStephen WoolleyUnited Kingdom
Ireland
The PlayerRobert AltmanDavid Brown, Michael Tolkin, Nick WechslerUnited States
Strictly BallroomBaz LuhrmannTristram MiallAustralia
UnforgivenClint EastwoodClint EastwoodUnited States
Schindler's ListSteven SpielbergBranko Lustig, Gerald R. Molen, Steven SpielbergUnited States
The PianoJane CampionJan ChapmanNew Zealand
Australia
France
The Remains of the DayJames IvoryJohn Calley, Ismail Merchant, Mike Nichols, James IvoryUnited Kingdom
United States
ShadowlandsRichard AttenboroughRichard Attenborough, Brian EastmanUnited Kingdom
Four Weddings and a FuneralMike NewellDuncan KenworthyUnited Kingdom
Forrest GumpRobert ZemeckisWendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, Steve TischUnited States
Pulp FictionQuentin Tarantino
Quiz ShowRobert Redford
Sense and SensibilityAng LeeLindsay DoranUnited Kingdom
BabeChris NoonanBill Miller, George Miller, Doug MitchellAustralia
United States
The Madness of King GeorgeNicholas HytnerStephen Evans, David ParfittUnited Kingdom
The Usual SuspectsBryan SingerMichael McDonnellUnited States
The English PatientAnthony MinghellaSaul ZaentzUnited States
FargoJoel CoenEthan CoenUnited States
Secrets & LiesMike LeighSimon Channing-WilliamsUnited Kingdom
ShineScott HicksJane ScottAustralia
The Full MontyPeter CattaneoUberto PasoliniUnited Kingdom
L.A. ConfidentialCurtis HansonCurtis Hanson, Arnon Milchan
Michael Nathanson		United States
Mrs BrownJohn MaddenSarah CurtisUnited Kingdom
TitanicJames CameronJames Cameron, Jon LandauUnited States
Shakespeare in LoveJohn MaddenDonna Gigliotti, Marc Norman, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Edward ZwickUnited States
ElizabethShekhar KapurTim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Alison OwenUnited Kingdom
Saving Private RyanSteven SpielbergIan Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, Steven SpielbergUnited States
The Truman ShowPeter Weir
American BeautySam MendesBruce Cohen, Dan JinksUnited States
East is EastDamien O'DonnellLeslee UdwinUnited Kingdom
The End of the AffairNeil JordanNeil Jordan, Stephen WoolleyUnited Kingdom
United States
The Sixth SenseM. Night ShyamalanFrank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Barry MendelUnited States
The Talented Mr. RipleyAnthony MinghellaWilliam Horberg, Tom Sternberg

2000s

YearFilmDirector(s)Producer(s)Country
GladiatorRidley ScottDavid Franzoni, Branko Lustig, Douglas WickUnited States
United Kingdom
Almost FamousCameron CroweIan Bryce, Cameron CroweUnited States
Billy ElliotStephen DaldryGreg Brenman, Jon FinnUnited Kingdom
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (臥虎藏龍, Wò hǔ cáng lóng)Ang LeeHsu Li-kong, Bill Kong, Ang LeeTaiwan
China
Hong Kong
Erin BrockovichSteven SoderberghDanny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey SherUnited States
Peter JacksonPeter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Tim Sanders, Fran WalshNew Zealand
United States
AmélieJean-Pierre JeunetJean-Marc Deschamps, Claudie OssardFrance
A Beautiful MindRon HowardBrian Grazer, Ron HowardUnited States
Moulin Rouge!Baz LuhrmannFred Baron, Martin Brown, Baz LuhrmannAustralia
United States
ShrekAndrew Adamson, Vicky JensonJeffrey Katzenberg, Aron Warner, John H. WilliamsUnited States
The PianistRoman PolanskiRobert Benmussa, Roman Polanski, Alain SardeFrance
Germany
United Kingdom
Poland
ChicagoRob MarshallMartin RichardsUnited States
Gangs of New YorkMartin Scorsese
The HoursStephen DaldryRobert Fox, Scott RudinUnited States
United Kingdom
Peter JacksonPeter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran WalshNew Zealand
United States
Peter JacksonPeter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran WalshNew Zealand
United States
Big FishTim BurtonBruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Richard D. ZanuckUnited States
Cold MountainAnthony MinghellaAlbert Berger, William Horberg, Sydney Pollack, Ron YerxaUnited States
United Kingdom
Lost in TranslationSofia CoppolaSofia Coppola, Ross KatzUnited States
Peter Weir
The AviatorMartin ScorseseSandy Climan, Charles Evans, Jr., Graham King, Michael MannUnited States
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindMichel GondryAnthony Bregman, Steve GolinUnited States
Finding NeverlandMarc ForsterNellie Bellflower, Richard N. GladsteinUnited Kingdom
United States
The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta)Walter SallesMichael Nozik, Edgard Tenenbaum, Karen TenkhoffArgentina
Brazil
Vera DrakeMike LeighSimon Channing-Williams, Alain SardeUnited Kingdom
Brokeback MountainAng LeeDiana Ossana, James SchamusUnited States
CapoteBennett MillerCaroline Baron, Michael Ohoven, William VinceUnited States
Canada
The Constant GardenerFernando MeirellesSimon Channing WilliamsUnited Kingdom
CrashPaul HaggisDon Cheadle, Cathy Schulman, Bob YariUnited States
Good Night, and Good LuckGeorge Clooney
The QueenStephen FrearsTracey Seaward, Christine Langan, Andy HarriesUnited Kingdom
BabelAlejandro González IñárrituAlejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Steve GolinUnited States
Mexico
The DepartedMartin ScorseseBrad Pitt, Brad Grey, Graham KingUnited States
The Last King of ScotlandKevin MacdonaldAndrea Calderwood, Lisa Bryer, Charles SteelUnited Kingdom
Little Miss SunshineJonathan Dayton, Valerie FarisDavid T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Marc TurtletaubUnited States
AtonementJoe WrightTim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul WebsterUnited Kingdom
American GangsterRidley ScottBrian Grazer, Ridley ScottUnited States
The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckQuirin Berg, Max WiedemannGermany
No Country for Old MenJoel and Ethan CoenJoel and Ethan Coen, Scott RudinUnited States
There Will Be BloodPaul Thomas Anderson
Slumdog MillionaireDanny Boyle Christian ColsonUnited Kingdom
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonDavid FincherKathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Ray StarkUnited States
Frost/NixonRon HowardRon Howard, Brian Grazer, Tim Bevan, Eric FellnerUnited States
United Kingdom
MilkGus Van SantDan Jinks, Bruce CohenUnited States
The ReaderStephen DaldryAnthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Scott RudinUnited States
Germany
The Hurt LockerKathryn Bigelow Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg ShapiroUnited States
AvatarJames CameronJames Cameron, Jon LandauUnited States
An EducationLone ScherfigFinola Dwyer, Amanda PoseyUnited Kingdom
PreciousLee DanielsLee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary MagnessUnited States
Up in the AirJason Reitman

2010s

YearFilmDirector(s)Producer(s)Country
The King's SpeechTom HooperIain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth UnwinUnited Kingdom
Australia
Black SwanDarren AronofskyDarren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Brian OliverUnited States
InceptionChristopher NolanChristopher Nolan, Emma ThomasUnited Kingdom
The Social NetworkDavid FincherDavid Fincher, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Ceán Chaffin, Kevin SpaceyUnited States
True GritJoel and Ethan Coen
The ArtistMichel HazanaviciusThomas LangmannFrance
The DescendantsAlexander PayneAlexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Jim BurkeUnited States
DriveNicolas Winding Refn
The HelpTate Taylor
Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyTomas Alfredson
ArgoBen AffleckGrant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George ClooneyUnited States
Les MisérablesTom HooperTim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron MackintoshUnited Kingdom
Life of PiAng LeeGil Netter, Ang Lee, David WomarkUnited States
Canada
LincolnSteven SpielbergSteven Spielberg, Kathleen KennedyUnited States
Zero Dark ThirtyKathryn Bigelow
12 Years a SlaveSteve McQueenBrad Pitt, Anthony Katagas, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueenUnited States
United Kingdom
American HustleDavid O. RussellCharles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan GordonUnited States
Captain PhillipsPaul Greengrass
GravityAlfonso CuarónAlfonso Cuarón, David HeymanUnited States
United Kingdom
PhilomenaStephen FrearsGabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey SeawardUnited Kingdom
BoyhoodRichard LinklaterRichard Linklater, Cathleen SutherlandUnited States
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Alejandro G. IñárrituAlejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. SkotchdopoleUnited States
The Grand Budapest HotelWes Anderson
The Imitation GameMorten Tyldum
The Theory of EverythingJames MarshTim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCartenUnited Kingdom
The RevenantAlejandro G. IñárrituSteve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Arnon Milchan, Mary Parent, Keith RedmonUnited States
The Big ShortAdam McKayDede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad PittUnited States
Bridge of SpiesSteven Spielberg
CarolTodd HaynesElizabeth Karlsen, Christine Vachon, Stephen WoolleyUnited Kingdom
United States
SpotlightTom McCarthyBlye Pagon Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Michael SugarUnited States
La La LandDamien ChazelleFred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, Marc PlattUnited States
ArrivalDenis VilleneuveDan Levine, Shawn Levy, David Linde, Aaron RyderUnited States
I, Daniel BlakeKen LoachRebecca O'BrienUnited Kingdom
Manchester by the SeaKenneth LonerganLauren Beck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Kimberly Steward, Kevin J. WalshUnited States
MoonlightBarry Jenkins
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMartin McDonaghGraham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Martin McDonaghUnited States
United Kingdom
Call Me by Your NameLuca GuadagninoEmilie Georges, Luca Guadagnino, Marco Morabito, Peter SpearsItaly
United States
France
Darkest HourJoe WrightTim Bevan, Lisa Bruce, Eric Fellner, Anthony McCarten, Douglas UrbanskiUnited Kingdom
DunkirkChristopher NolanChristopher Nolan, Emma ThomasUnited Kingdom
United States
The Shape of WaterGuillermo del ToroGuillermo del Toro, J. Miles DaleUnited States
RomaAlfonso CuarónAlfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodriguez, Nicolas CelisMexico
BlacKkKlansmanSpike LeeJason Blum, Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele, Shaun RedickUnited States
The FavouriteYorgos LanthimosCecil Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Yorgos LanthimosUnited Kingdom
United States
Green BookPeter FarrellyJim Burke, Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Charles B. WesslerUnited States
A Star is BornBradley CooperBill Gerber, Lynette Howell Taylor
1917Sam MendesPippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes, Jayne-Ann TenggrenUnited Kingdom
United States
The IrishmanMartin ScorseseRobert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger KoskoffUnited States
JokerTodd Phillips
Once Upon a Time in HollywoodQuentin TarantinoDavid Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, Quentin TarantinoUnited States
United Kingdom
Parasite (기생충, Gisaengchung)Bong Joon-hoBong Joon-ho, Kwak Sin-aeSouth Korea

2020s

YearFilmDirector(s)Producer(s)Country
NomadlandChloé ZhaoFrances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé ZhaoUnited States
The FatherFlorian ZellerDavid Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi, Philippe CarcassonneUnited Kingdom
The MauritanianKevin MacdonaldAdam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Christine Holder, Beatriz Levin, Lloyd LevinUnited Kingdom
United States
Promising Young WomanEmerald FennellJosey McNamara, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald FennellUnited States
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin
The Power of the DogJane CampionJane Campion, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile ShermanAustralia
New Zealand
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
BelfastKenneth Branagh, Kenneth Branagh,, United Kingdom
Don't Look UpAdam McKayAdam McKay, Kevin MessickUnited States
DuneDenis Villeneuve
Licorice PizzaPaul Thomas AndersonSara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam SomnerUnited States
Canada
All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues)Edward BergerMalte GrunertGermany
The Banshees of InisherinMartin McDonaghGraham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Martin McDonaghIreland
United Kingdom
United States
ElvisBaz LuhrmannGail Berman, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin,, Australia
United States
Everything Everywhere All at OnceDaniel Kwan, Daniel ScheinertDaniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan WangUnited States
TárTodd FieldTodd Field,, Alexandra MilchanUnited States
Germany
OppenheimerChristopher NolanEmma Thomas, Charles Roven, Christopher NolanUnited States
Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d'une chute)Justine TrietMarie-Ange Luciani, David ThionFrance
The HoldoversAlexander PayneMark Johnson, Bill Block, David HemingsonUnited States
Killers of the Flower MoonMartin ScorseseDan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese, Daniel LupiUnited States
Poor ThingsYorgos LanthimosEd Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma StoneIreland
United Kingdom
United States

Longlist finalists

As of the 77th ceremony, the finalists are selected by the voting members during the first round. The Round Two voting determine the nominations.[4] These are the additional films that appeared in the longlist.

YearFinalists
2020[5]
2021[6]
2022[7]
2023[8]

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Known under this title in the UK.
  2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043769/releaseinfo Release date for The Magic Box
  3. Released under this title in the United Kingdom, The Road only appears to have been used for publicity when the film was screened in the United States.
  4. Web site: BAFTA announces Longlists for the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards. BAFTA.org. 5 January 2024. 6 January 2024.
  5. Web site: BAFTA Unveils Longlists For 2021 Film Awards: See Them In Full. 4 February 2021. 6 January 2024. Tom. Grater. Deadline Hollywood.
  6. Web site: BAFTA Unveils Longlists For 2022 Film Awards: Complete List. 12 January 2022. 6 January 2024. Tom. Grater. Deadline Hollywood.
  7. Web site: Bafta unveils longlists for 2023 film awards. ScreenDaily. 6 January 2023. 6 January 2024. Ben. Dalton.
  8. Web site: Dalton . Ben . Bafta unveils longlists for 2024 film awards . 2024-01-20 . ScreenDaily . en.

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