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BAFTA 1966 Winners & Nominees

The 19th British Academy Film Awards (1966) took place on February 1, 1966. My Fair Lady won Best Film. The Ipcress File won the most, 3 of its 5 nominations. Every winner and nominee in all 14 categories is below.

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Best Film
My Fair Lady
Headline winners

BAFTA 1966: The Winners

My Fair Lady won Best Film against 1 other nominee. Lee Marvin (Best Foreign Actor) took the main individual prize.

My Fair Lady (1964) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

My Fair Lady

1964 · Drama, Romance, Family · $72.7M worldwide

With George Cukor

1 win from 2 nominations at the 19th British Academy Film Awards (1966)

A captivating musical follows a brilliant phonetics professor who makes a bet that he can transform a Cockney flower girl into a refined young woman. Henry Higgins takes on Eliza Doolittle as a pupil, embarking on a challenging journey involving elocution lessons and social graces. As Eliza's speech and manners improve, she blossoms into a confident individual, leading to unexpected romantic developments and a reevaluation of class distinctions.

About My Fair Lady
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1966: Which Films Won the Most

The Ipcress File won 3 awards from 5 nominations. 4 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Ipcress File (1965) movie poster
    The Ipcress File 3 / 5
    1965 · Thriller · 3 wins from 5 nominations
  2. The Hill (1965) movie poster
    The Hill 1 / 6
    1965 · Drama, War · 1 win from 6 nominations
  3. Cat Ballou (1965) movie poster
    Cat Ballou 1 / 3
    1965 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  4. My Fair Lady (1964) movie poster
    My Fair Lady 1 / 2
    1964 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  5. Help! (1965) movie poster
    Help! 0 / 2
    1965 · Adventure, Comedy · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  6. The Sound of Music (1965) movie poster
    The Sound of Music 0 / 1
    1965 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  7. Thunderball (1965) movie poster
    Thunderball 0 / 1
    1965 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  8. The Killers (1964) movie poster
    The Killers 0 / 1
    1964 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  9. The Americanization of Emily (1964) movie poster
    The Americanization of Emily 0 / 1
    1964 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. A Shot in the Dark (1964) movie poster
    A Shot in the Dark 0 / 1
    1964 · Mystery, Comedy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 14 BAFTA 1966 Categories: Winners & Nominees

14 categories and 24 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.

14 categories · 24 nominations

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BAFTA 1966 Best British Screenplay

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1966 Best Cinematography, Black and White

1 nominee

BAFTA 1966 Best Production Design, Black and White

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1966 Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Movie marathon

The BAFTA 1966 Best Film Marathon

All 2 Best Film nominees at the 19th British Academy Film Awards (1966), back to back: 4 hours 53 minutes.

Total running time 4h 53m 4 hours 53 minutes All 2 films
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1966 Winners

Drama led with 12 nominations across 6 films and won 2. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 2 wins · 12 nominations · 17%
  2. Thriller 3 wins · 8 nominations · 38%
  3. Comedy 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  4. War 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  5. Romance 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
  6. Musical 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  7. Family 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  8. Western 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  9. Adventure 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  10. Mystery 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
1966 season

How the Rest of the 1966 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1966, with the winner of each top prize. The Sound of Music won the most of them: 2.

All 1966 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 1966: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 19th British Academy Film Awards (1966), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 19th British Academy Film Awards (1966)?

My Fair Lady (1964) won Best Film. The other nominee was The Hill.

About My Fair Lady

Which film won the most awards at the 19th British Academy Film Awards (1966)?

The Ipcress File (1965) won the most: 3 awards from 5 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 19th British Academy Film Awards (1966)?

The Hill (1965) led with 6 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 19th British Academy Film Awards (1966)?

Best Foreign Actor: Lee Marvin for Cat Ballou.

When was the 19th British Academy Film Awards (1966)?

The 19th British Academy Film Awards (1966) took place on February 1, 1966. The database has 14 categories and 24 nominations for it.