29th British Academy Film Awards

The 29th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 17 March 1976 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1975. 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 1975.[1]

29th British Academy Film Awards
Date17 March 1976
SiteRoyal Albert Hall
Hosted byDiana Rigg
Eamonn Andrews
Highlights
Best FilmAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Best ActorAl Pacino
Dog Day Afternoon and The Godfather Part II
Best ActressEllen Burstyn
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Most awardsAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (4)
Most nominationsAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and Jaws (7)

Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore won the award for Best Film, Screenplay (Robert Getchell), Actress (Ellen Burstyn) and Supporting Actress (Diane Ladd). The film received a total of 4 awards. Al Pacino received Best Actor for his performances in Dog Day Afternoon and The Godfather Part II. Fred Astaire took home Best Supporting Actor for The Towering Inferno.

The ceremony was hosted by Diana Rigg and Eamonn Andrews.

Winners and nominees

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Barry Lyndon, Best Direction winner
 
Al Pacino, Best Actor winner
 
Ellen Burstyn, Best Actress winner
 
Fred Astaire, Best Supporting Actor winner
 
Diane Ladd, Best Supporting Actress winner

BAFTA Fellowship

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Awards

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

  • The Early Americans – Alan Pendry
    • Seven Green Bottles – Eric Marquis
Best Specialised Film
  • The Curiosity That Kills The Cat – Cedric Maggs
    • How an Aeroplane Flies: Part 1 – Derek Armstrong
    • The Oil in Your Engine – Phillip Owtram
John Grierson Award
  • Sea Area Forties – John Armstrong
    • Leaving LilyGraham Baker
    • The Living Woodland – Ronald Eastman
    • Waiting on Weather – Ron Granville
United Nations Award

Statistics

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "29th BAFTA Awards - Film". BAFTA.org. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
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