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BAFTA 1965 Winners & Nominees

The 18th British Academy Film Awards (1965) took place on February 1, 1965. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb won Best Film and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

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Best Film
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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BAFTA 1965: The Winners

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb won Best Film against 1 other nominee. Audrey Hepburn (Best British Actress) took the main individual prize.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964 · Thriller, Comedy · $9.63M worldwide

With Stanley Kubrick

4 wins from 7 nominations at the 18th British Academy Film Awards (1965)

  • Best British Film
  • Best Production Design, Black and White
  • United Nations Award

A rash Air Force commander triggers a catastrophic sequence of events, initiating a surprise nuclear attack on Russia. As the world descends into chaos, the U.S. President convenes an emergency war room meeting. Alongside his advisors, he seeks the help of the peculiar Dr. Strangelove and the Soviet premier in a desperate attempt to avert global destruction and find a solution to the unfolding crisis.

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BAFTA 1965: Which Films Won the Most

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb won 4 awards from 7 nominations. 3 films won at least once, while The Chalk Garden went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) movie poster
    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 4 / 7
    1964 · Thriller, Comedy · 4 wins from 7 nominations
  2. Charade (1963) movie poster
    Charade 1 / 2
    1963 · Mystery, Thriller · 1 win from 2 nominations
  3. Mary Poppins (1964) movie poster
    Mary Poppins 1 / 1
    1964 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  4. The Chalk Garden (1964) movie poster
    The Chalk Garden 0 / 4
    1964 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  5. Lilies of the Field (1963) movie poster
    Lilies of the Field 0 / 2
    1963 · Drama · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  6. The Train (1965) movie poster
    The Train 0 / 1
    1965 · Action, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  7. Goldfinger (1965) movie poster
    Goldfinger 0 / 1
    1965 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  8. The Pink Panther (1964) movie poster
    The Pink Panther 0 / 1
    1964 · Comedy, Romance · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  9. Zulu (1964) movie poster
    Zulu 0 / 1
    1964 · Drama, History · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. Woman of Straw (1964) movie poster
    Woman of Straw 0 / 1
    1964 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 13 BAFTA 1965 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 22 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.

13 categories · 22 nominations

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BAFTA 1965 Best Cinematography, Colour

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1965 Best Costume Design, Colour

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1965 Winners

Comedy led with 12 nominations across 5 films and won 6. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Comedy 6 wins · 12 nominations · 50%
  2. Thriller 5 wins · 12 nominations · 42%
  3. Drama 0 wins · 8 nominations · 0%
  4. Mystery 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  5. Romance 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  6. Action 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  7. War 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  8. Crime 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  9. Fantasy 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  10. Family 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
1965 season

How the Rest of the 1965 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1965, with the winner of each top prize. My Fair Lady won the most of them: 2.

All 1965 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 1965: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 18th British Academy Film Awards (1965), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 18th British Academy Film Awards (1965)?

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) won Best Film. The other nominee was The Train.

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Which film won the most awards at the 18th British Academy Film Awards (1965)?

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) won the most: 4 awards from 7 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 18th British Academy Film Awards (1965)?

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) led with 7 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 18th British Academy Film Awards (1965)?

Best British Actress: Audrey Hepburn for Charade.

When was the 18th British Academy Film Awards (1965)?

The 18th British Academy Film Awards (1965) took place on February 1, 1965. The database has 13 categories and 22 nominations for it.