De 8e British Academy Film Awards of BAFTA Awards werden uitgereikt in 1955 voor de films uit 1954. Dit jaar werden twee nieuwe categorieën toegevoegd: Beste Britse Scenario en Beste Animatiefilm.
Winnaars en genomineerden Beste Film Le salaire de la peur The Caine Mutiny Carrington V.C. The Divided Heart Doctor in the House Executive Suite For Better, for Worse Hobson's Choice How to Marry a Millionaire Jigokumon The Maggie The Moon Is Blue On the Waterfront Pane, amore e fantasia The Purple Plain Rear Window Riot in Cell Block 11 Robinson Crusoe Romeo and Juliet Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Beste Britse Film Hobson's Choice Carrington V.C. The Divided Heart Doctor in the House For Better, for Worse The Maggie The Purple Plain Romeo and Juliet
Beste Buitenlandse Acteur Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront Jose Ferrer in The Caine Mutiny Fredric March in Executive Suite James Stewart in The Glenn Miller Story Neville Brand in Riot in Cell Block 11
Beste Britse Acteur Kenneth More in Doctor in the House David Niven in Carrington V.C. John Mills in Hobson's Choice Robert Donat in Lease of Life Maurice Denham in The Purple Plain Donald Wolfit in Svengali
Beste Britse Actrice Yvonne Mitchell in The Divided Heart Margaret Leighton in Carrington V.C. Noelle Middleton in Carrington V.C. Brenda De Banzie in Hobson's Choice Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina
Beste Buitenlandse Actrice Cornell Borchers in The Divided Heart Judy Holliday in Phffft! Shirley Booth in About Mrs. Leslie Grace Kelly in Dial M for Murder Gina Lollobrigida in Pane, amore e fantasia
Beste Britse Scenario The Young Lovers - George Tabori en Robin Estridge The Divided Heart - Jack Whittingham Doctor in the House - Nicholas Phipps Hobson's Choice - David Lean , Norman Spencer en Wynyard Browne The Maggie - William Rose Monsieur Ripois - Hugh Mills en Rene Clement The Purple Plain - Eric Ambler Romeo and Juliet - Renato Castellani
Beste Documentaire Det Stora Ädventyret (Het Grote Avontuur) Thursday's Children 3-2-1-Zero Back of Beyond Lekko!
Meestbelovende Nieuwkomer in een Film David Kossoff in The Young Lovers Maggie McNamara in The Moon Is Blue Eva Marie Saint in On the Waterfront
Beste Animatiefilm Arie Prerie (Lied van de prairie) Power to Fly Little Brave Heart The Unicorn in the Garden
VN Award The Divided Heart A Time Out of War
Special Award A Time Out of War The Origin of Coal (Coal Mining as a Craft Pt.I) Powered Flight, The Story of the Century Axel Petersen (Doderhultarn) The Living Desert The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
8 Bafta