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BAFTA Awards: 1986

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film


Winner:
	Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) - Robert Greenhut (I); Woody Allen
Other Nominees:
	Amadeus (1984) - Saul Zaentz; Milos Forman Back to the Future (1985) - Bob Gale; Neil Canton; Robert Zemeckis Passage to India, A (1984) - John Brabourne; Richard B. Goodwin; David Lean (I) Witness (1985) - Edward S. Feldman; Peter Weir

Best Actor


Winner:
	Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) - William Hurt (I)
Other Nominees:
	Amadeus (1984) - F. Murray Abraham Passage to India, A (1984) - Victor Banerjee Witness (1985) - Harrison Ford (I)

Best Actress


Winner:
	Passage to India, A (1984) - Peggy Ashcroft
Other Nominees:
	Letter to Brezhnev (1985) - Alexandra Pigg Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) - Mia Farrow Witness (1985) - Kelly McGillis

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Defence of the Realm (1985) - Denholm Elliott
Other Nominees:
	My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) - Saeed Jaffrey Passage to India, A (1984) - James Fox (I) Plenty (1985) - John Gielgud

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) - Rosanna Arquette
Other Nominees:
	Plenty (1985) - Tracey Ullman Prizzi's Honor (1985) - Anjelica Huston Wetherby (1985) - Judi Dench

Best Screenplay - Original


Winner:
	Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) - Woody Allen
Other Nominees:
	Back to the Future (1985) - Robert Zemeckis; Bob Gale My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) - Hanif Kureishi Witness (1985) - Earl W. Wallace; William Kelley (III)

Best Screenplay - Adapted


Winner:
	Prizzi's Honor (1985) - Richard Condon (I); Janet Roach
Other Nominees:
	Amadeus (1984) - Peter Shaffer Passage to India, A (1984) - David Lean (I) Shooting Party, The (1985) - Julian Bond (III)

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Amadeus (1984) - Miroslav Ondr�cek
Other Nominees:
	Emerald Forest, The (1985) - Philippe Rousselot Passage to India, A (1984) - Ernest Day Witness (1985) - John Seale (I)

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Cotton Club, The (1984) - Milena Canonero
Other Nominees:
	Amadeus (1984) - Theodor Pistek (II) Legend (1985) - Charles Knode Passage to India, A (1984) - Judy Moorcroft

Best Sound


Winner:
	Amadeus (1984) - John Nutt; Christopher Newman (I); Mark Berger (I)
Other Nominees:
	Carmen (1984) - Hugues Darmois; Harald Maury; Dominique Hennequin; Bernard Leroux Chorus Line, A (1985) - Jonathan Bates (I); Christopher Newman (I); Gerry Humphreys (I) Cotton Club, The (1984) - Edward Beyer (I); Jack C. Jacobsen; David Carroll (III)

Best Editing


Winner:
	Amadeus (1984) - Nena Danevic; Michael Chandler (I)
Other Nominees:
	Back to the Future (1985) - Arthur Schmidt (I); Harry Keramidas Chorus Line, A (1985) - John Bloom (II) Witness (1985) - Thom Noble

Best Special Visual Effects


Winner:
	Brazil (1985) - George Gibbs (II); Richard Conway (I)
Other Nominees:
	Back to the Future (1985) - Kevin Pike; Ken Ralston (I) Legend (1985) - Nick Allder; Peter Voysey Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985) - R/Greenberg Associates

Best Score


Winner:
	Witness (1985) - Maurice Jarre (I)
Other Nominees:
	Beverly Hills Cop (1984) - Harold Faltermeyer Emerald Forest, The (1985) - Junior Homrich; Brian Gascoigne Passage to India, A (1984) - Maurice Jarre (I)

Best Short Film


Winner:
	Careless Talk (1985) - Noella Smith
Other Nominees:
	One for My Baby (1985) - Chris Fallon Woman Who Married Clark Gable, The (1985) - Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Best Foreign Language Film


Winner:
	Oberst Redl (1985) - Manfred Durniok; Istv�n Szab� (I) - Hungary/West Germany/Austria.
Other Nominees:
	Carmen (1984) - Patrice Ledoux; Francesco Rosi - France/Italy. Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985) - Tom Sternberg (I); Wayne Wang; Danny Yung - USA. Subway (1985) - Luc Besson; Fran�ois Ruggieri - France.

Best Make Up Artist


Winner:
	Amadeus (1984) - Paul LeBlanc (I); Dick Smith (II)
Other Nominees:
	Emerald Forest, The (1985) - Peter Frampton (II); Paul Engelen; Anna Dryhurst; Luis Michelotti; Beth Presares Legend (1985) - Peter Robb-King; Rob Bottin Mask (1985) - Michael Westmore (I)

Best Production Design


Winner:
	Brazil (1985) - Norman Garwood
Other Nominees:
	Amadeus (1984) - Patrizia von Brandenstein Back to the Future (1985) - Lawrence G. Paull Passage to India, A (1984) - John Box

Michael Balcon Award


Awarded to:
	Sydney Samuelson

BAFTA TV Award

Best Film Cameraman


Winner:
	"Edge of Darkness" (1985) (mini) - Andrew Dunn (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Bleak House" (1985) (mini) - Kenneth MacMillan (I)

Best Film Editor


Winner:
	"Edge of Darkness" (1985) (mini) - Ardan Fisher; Dan Rae (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Omnibus" (1967) - Howard Billingham - For episode "Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story".

Best Film Sound


Winner:
	"Edge of Darkness" (1985) (mini) - Dickie Bird (II); Rob James (I); Christopher Swanton; Tony Quinn (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Bleak House" (1985) (mini) - Malcolm Webberley; Ken Hains; Peter Rhodes (I); Helen ( Walker (V); Julian Wilkinson

Best Actor


Winner:
	"Edge of Darkness" (1985) (mini) - Bob Peck (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Edge of Darkness" (1985) (mini) - Joe Don Baker "Great Performances" (1972) {Monsignor Quixote (#15.1)} - Alec Guinness Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985) (TV) - Ben Kingsley

Best Actress


Winner:
	Shadowlands (1985) (TV) - Claire Bloom (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Edge of Darkness" (1985) (mini) - Joanne Whalley "Tender Is the Night" (1985) (mini) - Mary Steenburgen Duet for One (1981) (TV) - Frances de la Tour

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	"Bleak House" (1985) (mini) - Michael Burdle
Other Nominees:
	"Mapp & Lucia" (1985) - Frances Tempest "Tender Is the Night" (1985) (mini) - Barbara Kidd Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985) (TV) - Anushia Nieradzik

Best Sound Supervisor


Nominees:
	"South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Mike Fairman (I) - For episode "Domenico Scarlatti". Enfance du Christ, L' (1986) (TV) - Richard Bradford (II)

Best Short Animated Film


Winner:
	"Alias the Jester" (1985) - Brian Cosgrove; Mark Hall (III)
Other Nominees:
	"Danger Mouse" (1981) - Brian Cosgrove; Mark Hall (III) "SuperTed" (1983) - Dave Edwards (II); Mike Young (I) "Wind in the Willows, The" (1984) - Mark Hall (III); Brian Cosgrove - For episode "Winter Sports".

Best Children's Programme (Documentary/Educational)


Nominees:
	"Blue Peter" (1958) - Biddy Baxter "Book Tower, The" (1979) - Joy Whitby "How We Used to Live" (1968) - Ian Fell "Newsround" (1972) - Eric Rowan (II); Kirstie Fisher

Best Design


Winner:
	"Bleak House" (1985) (mini) - Tim Harvey (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Edge of Darkness" (1985) (mini) - Graeme Thomson (I) "Tender Is the Night" (1985) (mini) - Derek Dodd Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985) (TV) - Gerry Scott (I)

Best News or Outside Broadcast Coverage


Nominees:
	"News at Ten" (1967) - Alastair Burnet; "production team"

Best Video Cameraman


Nominees:
	"Blott on the Landscape" (1985) (mini) - Mike Winser

Best Drama Series/Serial


Winner:
	"Edge of Darkness" (1985) (mini) - Michael Wearing; Martin Campbell (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Bleak House" (1985) (mini) - John Harris (I); Betty Willingale; Ross Devenish "Minder" (1979) - George Taylor (II) "Price, The" (1985) (mini) - Mark Shivas; Peter Smith (I)

Best Light Entertainment Programme


Winner:
	"Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV" (1985) - Geoff Posner
Other Nominees:
	"Alas Smith & Jones" (1984) - John Kilby; Jimmy Mulville "Spitting Image" (1984) - John Lloyd (I) "Treasure Hunt" (1983) - Peter Holmans; Malcolm B. Heyworth

Best VTR Editor


Winner:
	"Blott on the Landscape" (1985) (mini) - Graham Taylor (II)
Other Nominees:
	Enfance du Christ, L' (1986) (TV) - David Lewinton

Best Make Up


Winner:
	"Bleak House" (1985) (mini) - Lisa Westcott
Other Nominees:
	"Edge of Darkness" (1985) (mini) - Daphne Croker "Tender Is the Night" (1985) (mini) - Jean Speak Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985) (TV) - Kezia De Winne

Best Single Drama


Winner:
	Shadowlands (1985) (TV) - Norman Stone (I); David M. Thompson
Other Nominees:
	"Great Performances" (1972) {Monsignor Quixote (#15.1)} - Rodney Bennett (I); Christopher Neame (I) Browning Version, The (1985) (TV) - Michael Simpson (I); Shaun Sutton Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985) (TV) - Giles Foster; Louis Marks

Best Light Entertainment Performance


Winner:
	"Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV" (1985) - Victoria Wood (I)
Other Nominees:
	"'Allo 'Allo!" (1982) - Gorden Kaye "Only Fools and Horses" (1981) - David Jason (I)

Best Factual Series


Winner:
	"Forty Minutes" (1981) - Edward Mirzoeff; Roger Mills (I)

Best Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Only Fools and Horses" (1981) - Ray Butt
Other Nominees:
	"'Allo 'Allo!" (1982) - David Croft (I) "Last of the Summer Wine" (1973) - Alan J.W. Bell "Open All Hours" (1976) - Sydney Lotterby

Best Video Lighting


Winner:
	Enfance du Christ, L' (1986) (TV) - Luigi Bottone; Andy Andrews (IV)

Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama)


Winner:
	"Grange Hill" (1978) - Ben Rea
Other Nominees:
	"Blockbusters" (1983) - Tony Wolfe (I) "Danger Mouse" (1981) - Brian Cosgrove; Mark Hall (III) "Wind in the Willows, The" (1984) - Mark Hall (III); Brian Cosgrove - For episode "Wintersports".

Best Graphics


Nominees:
	"Edge of Darkness" (1985) (mini) - Andy Coward; Linda Sherwood-Page

Best Original Television Music


Winner:
	"Edge of Darkness" (1985) (mini) - Eric Clapton; Michael Kamen
Other Nominees:
	"Tender Is the Night" (1985) (mini) - Richard Rodney Bennett Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985) (TV) - Carl Davis (I)

Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)


Winner:
	"Omnibus" (1967) - Christopher Swann - For episode "Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story".
Other Nominees:
	"South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Nigel Wattis - For episode "David Lean: A Life in Film". Say Goodbye to the President (1988) (TV) - Christopher Olgiati