The 35th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 18 March 1982 at the Hippodrome, London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1981. 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 1981.
There are no records, and no explanation, showing any nominations nor winner for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at this 35th film ceremony.
The ceremony was hosted by Denis Norden.
Winners and nominees
BAFTA Fellowship
Andrzej Wajda
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
David Puttnam
Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Chariots of Fire – David Puttnam Atlantic City – Denis Héroux The French Lieutenant's Woman – Leon Clore Gregory's Girl – Davina Belling and Clive Parsons Raiders of the Lost Ark – Frank Marshall | valign="top" width="50%" | Louis Malle – Atlantic City Bill Forsyth – Gregory's Girl Hugh Hudson – Chariots of Fire Karel Reisz – The French Lieutenant's Woman Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City as Lou Pascal Bob Hoskins – The Long Good Friday as Harold Shand Jeremy Irons – The French Lieutenant's Woman as Charles Henry Smithson Robert De Niro – Raging Bull as Jake LaMotta Meryl Streep – The French Lieutenant's Woman as Sarah Woodruff / Anna Maggie Smith – Quartet as Lois Heidler Mary Tyler Moore – Ordinary People as Beth Jarrett Sissy Spacek – Coal Miner's Daughter as Loretta Lynn Ian Holm – Chariots of Fire as Sam Mussabini Denholm Elliott – Raiders of the Lost Ark as Marcus Brody John Gielgud – Arthur as Hobson Nigel Havers – Chariots of Fire as Lord Andrew Lindsay Gregory's Girl – Bill Forsyth Atlantic City – John Guare Chariots of Fire – Colin Welland The French Lieutenant's Woman – Harold Pinter Tess – Geoffrey Unsworth and Ghislain Cloquet Chariots of Fire – David Watkin The French Lieutenant's Woman – Freddie Francis Raiders of the Lost Ark – Douglas Slocombe Chariots of Fire – Milena Canonero Excalibur – Bob Ringwood The French Lieutenant's Woman – Tom Rand Tess – Anthony Powell Raging Bull – Thelma Schoonmaker Chariots of Fire – Terry Rawlings The French Lieutenant's Woman – John Bloom Raiders of the Lost Ark – Michael Kahn The French Lieutenant's Woman – Carl Davis Arthur – Burt Bacharach Chariots of Fire – Vangelis Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams Raiders of the Lost Ark – Norman Reynolds Chariots of Fire – Roger Hall The French Lieutenant's Woman – Assheton Gorton Tess – Pierre Guffroy The French Lieutenant's Woman – Don Sharpe, Ivan Sharrock and Bill Rowe Chariots of Fire – Clive Winter, Bill Rowe and Jim Shields Coal Miner's Daughter – Gordon Ecker, James R. Alexander, Richard Portman and Roger Heman Jr Raiders of the Lost Ark – Roy Charman, Ben Burtt and Bill Varney The Sweater – Sheldon Cohen Beginnings – Clorinda Warny Creole – Sam Weiss Recluse – Bob Bentley Couples and Robbers – Clare Peploe Towers of Babel – Jonathan Lewis Soldier Girls – Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill Best Boy – Ira Wohl The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter – Connie Field Return Journey – Ian Potts Joe Pesci – Raging Bull as Joey LaMotta Cathy Moriarty – Raging Bull as Vikki LaMotta Klaus Maria Brandauer – Mephisto as Hendrik Hoefgen Timothy Hutton – Ordinary People as Conrad Jarrett
Statistics
+ Films that received multiple nominations Nominations Film 11 Chariots of Fire The French Lieutenant's Woman 7 Raiders of the Lost Ark 4 Atlantic City Raging Bull 3 Gregory's Girl Tess 2 Arthur Coal Miner's Daughter Ordinary People
+ Films that received multiple awards Awards Film 3 Chariots of Fire The French Lieutenant's Woman 2 Atlantic City Raging Bull
See also
54th Academy Awards 7th César Awards 34th Directors Guild of America Awards 39th Golden Globe Awards 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards 8th Saturn Awards 34th Writers Guild of America Awards
References