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32nd British Academy Film Awards

1979 film awards ceremony

1979 film awards ceremony

FieldValue
number32
awardBritish Academy Film Awards
date22 March 1979
siteWembley Conference Centre
hostSue Lawley
Michael York
best_film***Julia***
best_actor**Richard Dreyfuss**
best_actor_film*The Goodbye Girl*
best_actress**Jane Fonda**
best_actress_film*Julia*
most_wins***Julia*** (4)
most_nominations***Julia*** (10)
last31st
next33rd

Michael York

The 32nd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 22 March 1979 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1978. 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 1978.

The film Julia had ten nominations and four awards, including Best Film. Richard Dreyfuss and Jane Fonda took home Best Actor and Actress, whilst John Hurt and Geraldine Page won in the supporting categories.

The ceremony was hosted by Sue Lawley and Michael York.

Winners and nominees

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Main article: BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award

  • Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic and Wally Veevers (Special Visual Effects Team – Superman)

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Statistics

NominationsFilm
10*Julia*
9*Close Encounters of the Third Kind*
6*Midnight Express*
*Star Wars*
5*Superman*
4*Death on the Nile*
3*The Goodbye Girl*
2*The Duellists*
*Interiors*
*Saturday Night Fever*
*A Wedding*
AwardsFilm
4*Julia*
3*Midnight Express*
2*Star Wars*

References

References

  1. "BAFTA AWARDS - COLOUR".
  2. "1979 BAFTA Awards".
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