37th British Academy Film Awards

The 37th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 25 March 1984 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1983. 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 1983.[1]

37th British Academy Film Awards
Date25 March 1984
SiteGrosvenor House Hotel
Hosted byMichael Aspel
Highlights
Best FilmEducating Rita
Best ActorMichael Caine and Dustin Hoffman
Educating Rita and Tootsie
Best ActressJulie Walters
Educating Rita
Most awardsEducating Rita (3)
Most nominationsTootsie (10)

Lewis Gilbert's Educating Rita won the award for Best Film.[2] Dustin Hoffman and Michael Caine tied for Best Actor, while Julie Walters took home Best Actress and Denholm Elliott and Jamie Lee Curtis won the supporting categories.

The ceremony was hosted by Michael Aspel.

Winners and nominees

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Bill Forsyth, Best Director winner
 
Dustin Hoffman, Best Actor co-winner
 
Michael Caine, Best Actor co-winner
 
Julie Walters, Best Actress winner
 
Jamie Lee Curtis, Best Supporting Actress winner
 
Phyllis Logan, Best Newcomer winner

BAFTA Fellowship

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Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

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Awards

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Original Song
  • Schindler – Jon Blair
    • Forty Minutes: Female Circumcision – Louise Panton
    • The Visit: Part 3: The Boy David – Alex McCall
    • Wildlife On One: Night Life – Dilys Breese

Statistics

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "37th British Academy Film Awards". BAFTA. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ^ Morgan, David (19 January 2023). "BAFTA Best Film Award Winners Since 1990 – A Photo Gallery". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 February 2024.