31st British Academy Film Awards

The 31st British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 16 March 1978 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1977. 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 1977.[1]

31st British Academy Film Awards
Date16 March 1978
SiteWembley Conference Centre
Hosted byAndrew Gardner
Susannah York
Highlights
Best FilmAnnie Hall
Best ActorPeter Finch
Network
Best ActressDiane Keaton
Annie Hall
Most awardsAnnie Hall (5)
Most nominationsNetwork (9)

Woody Allen's Annie Hall won the award for Best Film, Best Direction and Best Screenplay. Peter Finch and Diane Keaton took home Best Actor and Actress, whilst Edward Fox and Jenny Agutter won in the supporting categories.

The ceremony was hosted by Andrew Gardner and Susannah York.

Winners and nominees

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Peter Finch, Best Actor winner
 
Diane Keaton, Best Actress winner
 
Edward Fox, Best Supporting Actor winner
 
Jenny Agutter, Best Supporting Actress winner

BAFTA Fellowship

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Awards

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Specialised Film
  • Path of the PaddleBill Mason
    • Hazchem – Roy Pace
    • How the Motor Works: Part II – George Seager
Best Fictional Film
Best Factual Film

Statistics

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See also

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References

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