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BAFTA 1964 Winners & Nominees

The 17th British Academy Film Awards (1964) took place on February 1, 1964. Tom Jones won Best Film and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 7 categories is below.

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Best Film
Tom Jones
Headline winners

BAFTA 1964: The Winners

Tom Jones won Best Film against 4 other nominees. Dirk Bogarde (Best British Actor) and Patricia Neal (Best Foreign Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Tom Jones (1963) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Tom Jones

1963 · Adventure, History, Comedy

3 wins from 6 nominations at the 17th British Academy Film Awards (1964)

  • Best British Film
  • Best British Screenplay

A charming and illegitimate man, Tom Jones, finds himself banished from his home and embarks on a thrilling adventure through 18th-century England. Amidst duels, mistaken identities, and romantic encounters, he strives to win the heart of the virtuous Sophie Western while navigating the complexities of love and social class. His journey is filled with both humor and danger as he encounters various characters who test his wit and valor.

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Scoreboard

BAFTA 1964: Which Films Won the Most

Tom Jones won 3 awards from 6 nominations. 3 films won at least once, while Days of Wine and Roses went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Tom Jones (1963) movie poster
    1963 · Adventure, History · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  2. The Servant (1964) movie poster
    1964 · Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  3. Hud (1963) movie poster
    Hud 1 / 3
    1963 · Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  4. Days of Wine and Roses (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  5. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Drama, Crime · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  6. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 2 nominations
Full results

All 7 BAFTA 1964 Categories: Winners & Nominees

7 categories and 20 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.

Movie marathon

The BAFTA 1964 Best Film Marathon

All 5 Best Film nominees at the 17th British Academy Film Awards (1964), back to back: 10 hours 3 minutes.

Total running time 10h 3m 10 hours 3 minutes All 5 films
Longest
To Kill a Mockingbird 2h 9m
Shortest
Hud 1h 52m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1964 Winners

Drama led with 14 nominations across 5 films and won 2. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 2 wins · 14 nominations · 14%
  2. Adventure 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
  3. History 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
  4. Comedy 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
  5. Crime 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  6. Thriller 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  7. Horror 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
1964 season

How the Rest of the 1964 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1964, with the winner of each top prize. Tom Jones also won the top prize at 2 of them.

All 1964 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.

Every BAFTA ceremony

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BAFTA 1964: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 17th British Academy Film Awards (1964), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 17th British Academy Film Awards (1964)?

Tom Jones (1963) won Best Film. The other nominees were Hud, Days of Wine and Roses, The Servant and To Kill a Mockingbird.

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Which film won the most awards at the 17th British Academy Film Awards (1964)?

Tom Jones (1963) won the most: 3 awards from 6 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 17th British Academy Film Awards (1964)?

Tom Jones (1963) led with 6 nominations and won 3 of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 17th British Academy Film Awards (1964)?

Best British Actor: Dirk Bogarde for The Servant. Best Foreign Actress: Patricia Neal for Hud.

When was the 17th British Academy Film Awards (1964)?

The 17th British Academy Film Awards (1964) took place on February 1, 1964. The database has 7 categories and 20 nominations for it.