Awards for 1974

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film

WINNER

Day for Night
NOMINEES

The Day of the Jackal

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Don't Look Now

Best Actor

WINNER

Charley Varrick, Pete 'n' Tillie: Walter Matthau
NOMINEES

Don't Look Now, Steelyard Blues: Donald Sutherland

Last Tango in Paris: Marlon Brando

Sleuth: Laurence Olivier

Best Actress

WINNER

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Just Before Nightfall: Stéphane Audran
NOMINEES

Cries & Whispers: Ingrid Thulin

Don't Look Now: Julie Christie

Lady Sings the Blues: Diana Ross

A Touch of Class: Glenda Jackson

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER

O Lucky Man!: Arthur Lowe
NOMINEES

The Day of the Jackal: Michael Lonsdale

A Doll's House: Denholm Elliott

The Offence: Ian Bannen

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER

Day for Night: Valentina Cortese
NOMINEES

The Day of the Jackal: Delphine Seyrig

That'll Be the Day: Rosemary Leach

Best Direction

WINNER

Day for Night: François Truffaut
NOMINEES

The Day of the Jackal: Fred Zinnemann

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie: Luis Buñuel

Don't Look Now: Nicolas Roeg

Best Screenplay

WINNER

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie: Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
NOMINEES

The Day of the Jackal: Kenneth Ross

Sleuth: Anthony Shaffer

A Touch of Class: Melvin Frank, Jack Rose

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Don't Look Now: Anthony B. Richmond
NOMINEES

Cries & Whispers: Sven Nykvist

Jesus Christ Superstar: Douglas Slocombe

Sleuth: Oswald Morris

Travels with My Aunt: Douglas Slocombe

Best Art Direction

WINNER

The Hireling: Natasha Kroll
NOMINEES

England Made Me: Tony Woollard

Fellini's Roma: Danilo Donati

Sleuth: Ken Adam

Best Costume Design

WINNER

The Hireling: Phyllis Dalton
NOMINEES

Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Danilo Donati

A Doll's House: Beatrice Dawson

Jesus Christ Superstar: Yvonne Blake

Best Sound Track

WINNER

Jesus Christ Superstar: Les Wiggins, Gordon K. McCallum, Keith Grant
NOMINEES

The Day of the Jackal: Nicholas Stevenson, Bob Allen

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie: Guy Villette, Luis Buñuel

Don't Look Now: Rodney Holland, Peter Davies, Bob Jones

Best Film Editing

WINNER

The Day of the Jackal: Ralph Kemplen
NOMINEES

Charley Varrick: Frank Morriss

Don't Look Now: Graeme Clifford

The National Health: Ralph Sheldon

John Grierson Award

WINNER

Caring for History: unknown
NOMINEES

Artistry in Tureens: unknown

The Scene from Melbury House: unknown

Without Due Care: unknown

Best Animated Film

WINNER

Tchou-tchou: unknown
NOMINEE

Balablok: unknown

Best Specialised Film

WINNER

A Man's World: unknown
NOMINEES

The Pastfinders: unknown

W.S.P.: unknown

Who Sold You This, Then?: Peter Robinson

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

WINNER

The Hireling: Peter Egan
NOMINEES

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall: Jim Dale

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid: Kris Kristofferson

That'll Be the Day: David Essex

Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music

WINNER

O Lucky Man!: Alan Price
NOMINEES

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid: Bob Dylan

Sounder: Taj Mahal

State of Siege: Mikis Theodorakis

Flaherty Documentary Award

WINNER

Grierson: (National Film Board of Canada)

UN Award

WINNER

State of Siege
NOMINEES

Jesus Christ Superstar

Savages

Sounder

Academy Fellowship

WINNER

David Lean

BAFTA TV Award

Best Actor

WINNER

BBC Play of the Month, BBC Play of the Month, ITV Saturday Night Theatre: Frank Finlay
For episode "The Adventures of Don Quixote (#8.5)".
NOMINEES

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: Michael Crawford

Colditz, BBC Play of the Month: Bernard Hepton

Long Day's Journey Into Night: Laurence Olivier

Best Actress

WINNER

Play for Today: Celia Johnson
For episode "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont".
NOMINEES

BBC Play of the Month: Rosemary Leach
For episode "The Adventures of Don Quixote (#8.5)".

A Pin to See the Peepshow: Francesca Annis

Wessex Tales: Billie Whitelaw
For episode "The Withered Arm (#1.1)".

Best Drama Series/Serial

WINNER

Upstairs, Downstairs: John Hawkesworth
NOMINEES

Country Matters: Derek Granger

The Onedin Line: Peter Graham Scott

Wessex Tales: Irene Shubik

Best Factual Series

WINNER

World in Action: Gus MacDonald
NOMINEES

America: Michael Gill
For episodes 8-13.

Horizon: Bruce Norman

The World at War: Jeremy Isaacs
For episodes 1-8.

Best Specialised Programme

WINNER

Omnibus: Colin Nears
For episode "A Window on the War".
NOMINEES

Aquarius: Bruce Gowers
For episode "Hello Dali".

Long Drawn-Out Trip: Sketches from Los Angeles: Gerald Scarfe

Best Light Entertainment Programme

WINNER

The Stanley Baxter Big Picture Show: David Bell
NOMINEES

Dave Allen at Large: Peter Whitmore

The Morecambe & Wise Show: John Ammonds

The Two Ronnies: Terry Hughes

Best Light Entertainment Performance

WINNER

The Morecambe & Wise Show: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise
NOMINEES

Dave Allen at Large: Dave Allen

The Two Ronnies: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett

The Stanley Baxter Big Picture Show: Stanley Baxter

Best Factual Programme

WINNER

Last Night Another Soldier: Eric Davidson
NOMINEES

Horizon: Dominic Flessati
For episode "What Time is Your Body".

Metro-Land: Edward Mirzoeff

'Flame of Knowledge'

WINNER

Heil Caesar!: Ronald Smedley

Best Specialised Series

WINNER

Vision On: Patrick Dowling
NOMINEES

Aquarius: Humphrey Burton

The Ascent of Man: Adrian Malone

Chronicle: Paul Johnstone

Best Design

WINNER

Alice Through the Looking Glass, ITV Saturday Night Theatre, Between the Wars, BBC Play of the Month: Eileen Diss
NOMINEES

The Brontes of Haworth: Alan Pickford

Vienna 1900: Don Homfray

Country Matters: "design team"

'Harlequin'

WINNER

Ragtime: Michael Cole

Best Situation Comedy Series

WINNER

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?: James Gilbert
NOMINEES

Dad's Army: David Croft

Last of the Summer Wine: James Gilbert

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: Michael Mills

Best Single Play

WINNER

Play for Today: Michael Apted
For episode "Kisses at Fifty (#3.13)".
NOMINEES

Play for Today: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
For episode "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont".

Alice Through the Looking Glass: James MacTaggart

Country Matters: Silvio Narizzano
For episode "The Little Farm".