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BAFTA Awards: 1982

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film


Winner:
	Chariots of Fire (1981) - David Puttnam
Other Nominees:
	Atlantic City (1980) French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981) Gregory's Girl (1981) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Best Actor


Winner:
	Atlantic City (1980) - Burt Lancaster
Other Nominees:
	French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981) - Jeremy Irons Long Good Friday, The (1980) - Bob Hoskins Raging Bull (1980) - Robert De Niro

Best Actress


Winner:
	French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981) - Meryl Streep
Other Nominees:
	Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) - Sissy Spacek Ordinary People (1980) - Mary Tyler Moore Quartet (1981) - Maggie Smith (I)

Best Supporting Artist


Winner:
	Chariots of Fire (1981) - Ian Holm (I)
Other Nominees:
	Arthur (1981) - John Gielgud Chariots of Fire (1981) - Nigel Havers Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Denholm Elliott

Best Direction


Winner:
	Atlantic City (1980) - Louis Malle
Other Nominees:
	Chariots of Fire (1981) - Hugh Hudson French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981) - Karel Reisz Gregory's Girl (1981) - Bill Forsyth (I)

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Gregory's Girl (1981) - Bill Forsyth (I)
Other Nominees:
	Atlantic City (1980) - John Guare Chariots of Fire (1981) - Colin Welland French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981) - Harold Pinter

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Tess (1979) - Geoffrey Unsworth; Ghislain Cloquet
Other Nominees:
	Chariots of Fire (1981) - David Watkin (I) French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981) - Freddie Francis Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Douglas Slocombe (I)

Best Production Design/Art Direction


Winner:
	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Norman Reynolds
Other Nominees:
	Chariots of Fire (1981) - Roger Hall (I) French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981) - Assheton Gorton Tess (1979) - Pierre Guffroy

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Chariots of Fire (1981) - Milena Canonero
Other Nominees:
	Excalibur (1981) - Bob Ringwood French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981) - Tom Rand Tess (1979) - Anthony Powell (I)

Best Sound


Winner:
	French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981) - Don Sharpe (I); Ivan Sharrock; Bill Rowe (I)
Other Nominees:
	Chariots of Fire (1981) - Clive Winter; Bill Rowe (I); Jim Shields (I) Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) - Gordon Ecker; James R. Alexander; Richard Portman; Roger Heman Jr. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Roy Charman; Ben Burtt; Bill Varney

Best Editing


Winner:
	Raging Bull (1980) - Thelma Schoonmaker
Other Nominees:
	Chariots of Fire (1981) - Terry Rawlings French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981) - John Bloom (II) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Michael Kahn (I)

Best Short Film


Winner:
	Recluse (1981) - Bob Bentley (I)
Other Nominees:
	Couples and Robbers (1982) - Clare Peploe Towers of Babel (1981) - Jonathan Lewis (I)

Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles


Winner:
	Raging Bull (1980) - Joe Pesci
Other Nominees:
	Mephisto (1981) - Klaus Maria Brandauer Ordinary People (1980) - Timothy Hutton Raging Bull (1980) - Cathy Moriarty

Best Animated Film


Winner:
	Sweater, The (1980) - Sheldon Cohen (II)
Other Nominees:
	Beginnings (1981) - Clorinda Warny Creole (1981) - Sam Weiss

Michael Balcon Award


Awarded to:
	David Puttnam

Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music


Winner:
	French Lieutenant's Woman, The (1981) - Carl Davis (I)
Other Nominees:
	Arthur (1981) - Burt Bacharach Chariots of Fire (1981) - Vangelis Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - John Williams (I)

Flaherty Documentary Award


Winner:
	Soldier Girls (1981) - Nick Broomfield; Joan Churchill (I)
Other Nominees:
	Best Boy (1979) - Ira Wohl Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, The (1980) - Connie Field Return Journey (1981) - Ian Potts

BAFTA TV Award

Best Film Cameraman


Winner:
	"BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Going Gently (#7.27)} - Nat Crosby - Also for Autumn Sunshine (1981) (TV).
Other Nominees:
	"Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - Ray Goode "Flame Trees of Thika, The" (1981) (mini) - Ian Wilson (II) "South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Peter Middleton - For episode "Nickleby & Company". "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) (mini) - Norman G. Langley

Best Film Editor


Winner:
	"Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - Anthony Ham
Other Nominees:
	"Flame Trees of Thika, The" (1981) (mini) - Ralph Sheldon; Ann Chegwidden "South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Alan Coddington - For episode "Music For a City - Venice" "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) (mini) - Lesley Walker

Best Film Sound


Winner:
	"Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - Phil Smith (I); John Whitworth
Other Nominees:
	"Forty Minutes" (1981) - Ron Edmonds - Also for Shogun Inheritance, The (1981) (TV). "Private Schulz" (1981) - Graham Hare

Best Actor


Winner:
	"Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - Anthony Andrews (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - John Gielgud "Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - Jeremy Irons "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) (mini) - Robert Hardy (I) - Also for "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974), episode "Fothergill".

Best Actress


Winner:
	"Fine Romance, A" (1981) - Judi Dench - Also for "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Going Gently (#7.27)} and Cherry Orchard, The (1981) (TV).
Other Nominees:
	"Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - Claire Bloom (I) "Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - Diana Quick

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	"Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - Jane Robinson (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Borgias, The" (1981) (mini) - Michael Burdle "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) (mini) - Evangeline Harrison Pygmalion (1981) (TV) - Elizabeth Waller

Best Sound Supervisor


Winner:
	"Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The" (1981) - Michael McCarthy (VIII)
Other Nominees:
	"South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Mike Fairman (I) - For episode "Lulu's Last Dance". - Also for "Fine Romance, A" (1981).

'Harlequin' (Documentary/Factual)


Winner:
	"Blue Peter" (1958) - Biddy Baxter
Other Nominees:
	"Freetime" (1981) - Kate Marlow (I) "How" (1966) - Angus Wright (II) "Newsround" (1972) - Eric Rowan (II) "Think Again" (1981) - Albert Barber

Best Documentary Programme


Nominees:
	"South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Andrew Snell - For episode "Nickleby & Company".

Best Programme/Series Without Category


Winner:
	"Arena" (1975) - Alan Yentob
Other Nominees:
	"Clive James on Television" (1982) - Nicholas Barrett - For "Clive James at the Movies". "Film '72" (1972) - Judy Lindsay; Margaret Sharpe - ("Film '81"). "South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Melvyn Bragg

Best Single Play


Winner:
	"BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Going Gently (#7.27)} - Stephen Frears
Other Nominees:
	"Play for Today" (1970) - Roland Joff� - For episode "United Kingdom". Sense of Freedom, A (1979) - John Mackenzie (I)

Best Design


Winner:
	"Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - Peter Phillips (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Borgias, The" (1981) (mini) - Tim Harvey (I) "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) (mini) - Roger Murray-Leach

'Flame of Knowledge'


Nominees:
	"How We Used to Live" (1968) - David Wilson (XXXIX); Frank W. Smith - For episode "Goodnight Children Everywhere".

Best Drama Series/Serial


Winner:
	"Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - Derek Granger; Charles Sturridge; Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Other Nominees:
	"Private Schulz" (1981) - Philip Hinchcliffe; Robert Chetwyn "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) (mini) - Richard Broke; Ferdinand Fairfax History Man, The (1981) (TV) - Michael Wearing; Robert Knights

Best Light Entertainment Programme


Nominees:
	"Kenny Everett Video Show, The" (1978) - Royston Mayoh "Two Ronnies, The" (1971) - Paul Jackson (II) "Wood and Walters" (1982) - Peter Eckersley; Stuart Orme (I)

Best Make Up


Winner:
	"Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - Deborah Tinsey; Ruth Quinn
Other Nominees:
	"Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) (mini) - Christine Beveridge; Mary Hillman (I) "Worzel Gummidge" (1979) - Marion Durnford

Best VTR Editor


Winner:
	"Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The" (1981) - Ian Williams (I)
Other Nominees:
	"BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Journal of Bridget Hitler (#7.13)} - Stan Pow

'Harlequin' (Drama/Light Entertainment)


Winner:
	Pied Piper of Hamelin, The (1981) (TV) - Hall, Mark (III)
Other Nominees:
	"Adventure Game, The" (1980) - Patrick Dowling (I) "Grange Hill" (1978) - Colin Cant; Sarah Hellings "Stig of the Dump" (1981) (mini) - Sheila Kinany; Richard Handford "Worzel Gummidge" (1979) - James Hill (I) Codename: Icarus (1981) (TV) - Paul Stone (I); Marilyn Fox (II)

Best Light Entertainment Performance


Winner:
	"Yes Minister" (1980) - Nigel Hawthorne
Other Nominees:
	"Dave Allen Show, The" (1968) - Dave Allen (VI) "Yes Minister" (1980) - Paul Eddington

Best Factual Series


Nominees:
	"Forty Minutes" (1981) - Roger Mills (I) "Wildlife on One" (1977) - Peter Hale (IV)

Best Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Yes Minister" (1980) - Peter Whitmore (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Fine Romance, A" (1981) - James Cellan Jones "Hi-De-Hi!" (1980) - David Croft (I); John Kilby "To the Manor Born" (1979) - Gareth Gwenlan

Best Video Lighting


Winner:
	"BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Journal of Bridget Hitler (#7.13)} - Howard King - Also for Cherry Orchard, The (1981) (TV).
Other Nominees:
	"Borgias, The" (1981) (mini) - Dave Sydenham "Tenko" (1981) - Alan Horne

Best Graphics


Winner:
	"Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The" (1981) - Rod Lord
Other Nominees:
	"Fine Romance, A" (1981) - Tony Oldfield "South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Pat Gavin

Best Original Television Music


Winner:
	"Bergerac" (1981) - George Fenton - Also for History Man, The (1981) (TV), "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Going Gently (#7.27)} and the BBC main news theme.
Other Nominees:
	"Brideshead Revisited" (1981) - Geoffrey Burgon "Flame Trees of Thika, The" (1981) (mini) - Alan Blaikley; Ken Howard (III) "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) (mini) - Carl Davis (I)

Best Television Cameraman


Nominees:
	"BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) {Journal of Bridget Hitler (#7.13)} - Dave Mutton

Shell International Award


Winner:
	"Money Programme, The" (1966) - David Lloyd