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BAFTA 1962 Winners & Nominees

The 15th British Academy Film Awards (1962) took place on February 1, 1962. The Hustler won Best Film and one more award. Every winner and nominee in all 7 categories is below.

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Best Film
The Hustler
Headline winners

BAFTA 1962: The Winners

The Hustler won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Paul Newman (Best Foreign Actor) took the main individual prize.

The Hustler (1961) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

The Hustler

1961 · Drama, Sport · $8.07K worldwide

2 wins from 3 nominations at the 15th British Academy Film Awards (1962)

  • Best Foreign Actor

A young pool hustler, Fast Eddie Felsen, relentlessly pursues the title of best in the professional pool circuit. His ambition leads him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats, but Eddie finds his focus tested by an unexpected romance. As he strives to dethrone Fats and claim the top spot, he must also navigate the complexities of love and consider what truly matters.

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Full results

All 7 BAFTA 1962 Categories: Winners & Nominees

7 categories and 16 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

7 categories · 16 nominations

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BAFTA 1962 Best British Actor

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1962 Winners

Drama led with 14 nominations across 6 films and won 2. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 2 wins · 14 nominations · 14%
  2. War 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  3. Adventure 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  4. Sport 2 wins · 3 nominations · 67%
  5. Horror 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  6. Action 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1962 season

How the Rest of the 1962 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1962, with the winner of each top prize. West Side Story won the most of them: 2.

All 1962 awards
Earlier years

Previous BAFTA Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The BAFTA page has every year back to 1949.

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BAFTA 1962: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 15th British Academy Film Awards (1962), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 15th British Academy Film Awards (1962)?

The Hustler (1961) won Best Film. The other nominees were The Innocents, Judgment at Nuremberg and The Sundowners.

About The Hustler

Which film won the most awards at the 15th British Academy Film Awards (1962)?

The Hustler (1961) won the most: 2 awards from 3 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 15th British Academy Film Awards (1962)?

The Hustler (1961), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) and The Sundowners (1960) led with 3 nominations each.

Who won the acting awards at the 15th British Academy Film Awards (1962)?

Best Foreign Actor: Paul Newman for The Hustler.

When was the 15th British Academy Film Awards (1962)?

The 15th British Academy Film Awards (1962) took place on February 1, 1962. The database has 7 categories and 16 nominations for it.