38th British Academy Film Awards
Date5 March 1985
SiteGrosvenor House Hotel
Hosted byTerry Wogan
Highlights
Best FilmThe Killing Fields
Best ActorHaing S. Ngor
The Killing Fields
Best ActressMaggie Smith
A Private Function
Most awardsThe Killing Fields (8)
Most nominationsThe Killing Fields (13)

The 38th British Academy Film Awards, which honoured the best films of 1984, were presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 5 March 1985.[1]

The evening's big winner was the British-made The Killing Fields, which had 13 nominations and won 8 of them.[2]

Winners and nominees

Wim Wenders, Best Director winner


Maggie Smith, Best Actress winner
Woody Allen, Best Original Screenplay winner
Bruce Robinson, Best Adapted Screenplay winner
Ennio Morricone, Best Original Score winner
Ray Parker Jr., Best Original Song winner

BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award: Alan Parker and Alan Marshall[3]

The Killing FieldsDavid Puttnam

Wim WendersParis, Texas

Haing S. NgorThe Killing Fields as Dith Pran

Maggie SmithA Private Function as Joyce Chilvers

Denholm ElliottA Private Function as Charles Swaby

Liz SmithA Private Function as Joyce's Mother

Broadway Danny RoseWoody Allen

The Killing FieldsBruce Robinson

The Killing FieldsChris Menges

Once Upon a Time in AmericaGabriella Pescucci

The Killing FieldsJim Clark

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesPaul Engelen, Peter Frampton, Rick Baker and Joan Hills

Once Upon a Time in AmericaEnnio Morricone

Best Original Song

"Ghostbusters" (Ghostbusters) – Ray Parker Jr.

The Killing FieldsRoy Walker

The Killing Fields – Ian Fuller, Clive Winter and Bill Rowe

Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomDennis Muren, George Gibbs, Michael J. McAlister and Lorne Peterson

Haing S. NgorThe Killing Fields as Dith Pran

UpMichael Apted

  • Afghanistan Reports: Allah Against the SunshipsSandy Gall
  • GI BridesLavinia Warner
  • South Bank Show: Allan Bennett – David Hinton

CarmenEmiliano Piedra and Carlos Saura

Rupert and the Frog SongGeoff Dunbar

The DressEva Sereny

  • Killing Time – Chris O'Reilly
  • Samson and DelilahMark Peploe

Statistics

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations Film
13 The Killing Fields
7 The Dresser
6 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
5 Once Upon a Time in America
A Private Function
4 The Company of Wolves
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Paris, Texas
3 Another Country
Carmen
2 Cal
Ghostbusters
Silkwood
Swann in Love
Films that received multiple awards
Awards Film
8 The Killing Fields
3 A Private Function
2 Once Upon a Time in America

See also

References

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