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39th British Academy Film Awards

1986 film awards ceremony

1986 film awards ceremony

FieldValue
number39
awardBritish Academy Film Awards
date16 March 1986
siteGrosvenor House Hotel
hostMichael Aspel
best_film***The Purple Rose of Cairo***
best_actor**William Hurt**
best_actor_film*Kiss of the Spider Woman*
best_actress**Peggy Ashcroft**
best_actress_film*A Passage to India*
most_wins***Amadeus*** (4)
most_nominations***Amadeus* and *A Passage to India*** (9)
last38th
next40th

The 39th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 16 March 1986 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1985. 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 1985.

There are no records showing any nominations, or a winner, for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction at this ceremony.

Robert Greenhut and Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo won awards for Best Film and Original Screenplay. William Hurt and Peggy Ashcroft took home Best Actor and Actress, whilst Denholm Elliott and Rosanna Arquette won in the supporting categories.

The ceremony was hosted by Michael Aspel for the second time.

Winners and nominees

BAFTA Fellowship

Main article: BAFTA Fellowship

  • Steven Spielberg

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Main article: BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award

  • Sydney Samuelson

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Statistics

NominationsFilm
9*Amadeus*
*A Passage to India*
7*Witness*
5*Back to the Future*
4*The Purple Rose of Cairo*
3*The Emerald Forest*
*Legend*
2*Brazil*
*Carmen*
*A Chorus Line*
*The Cotton Club*
*My Beautiful Laundrette*
*Plenty*
*Prizzi's Honor*
AwardsFilm
4*Amadeus*
2*Brazil*
*The Purple Rose of Cairo*

References

References

  1. "Film in 1986". [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
  2. "Awards Database: Search our record of winners & nominees, Year of Presentation: 1986, Award: Film". [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]].
  3. Morgan, David. (19 January 2023). "BAFTA Best Film Award Winners Since 1990 – A Photo Gallery". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
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