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BAFTA 1972 Winners & Nominees

The 25th British Academy Film Awards (1972) took place on February 1, 1972. Winners include Summer of '42 (Best Original Music). Every winner and nominee in all 11 categories is below.

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Headline winners

BAFTA 1972: The Winners

The 25th British Academy Film Awards (1972) winners: Summer of '42 (Best Original Music).

Full results

All 11 BAFTA 1972 Categories: Winners & Nominees

11 categories and 15 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.

BAFTA 1972 Best Actress

Official name: Best Actress in a Leading Role

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1972 Best Supporting Actor

Official name: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1972 Best Cinematography

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1972 Best Editing

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1972 Best Production Design

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1972 Best Sound

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1972 Winners

Drama led with 12 nominations across 5 films and won 1. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 1 win · 12 nominations · 8%
  2. Romance 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  3. History 0 wins · 6 nominations · 0%
  4. War 0 wins · 6 nominations · 0%
  5. Adventure 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  6. Western 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  7. Thriller 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  8. Crime 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  9. Family 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  10. Musical 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
1972 season

How the Rest of the 1972 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1972.

All 1972 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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FAQ

BAFTA 1972: Questions & Answers

The winners, the most-nominated film and the date of the 25th British Academy Film Awards (1972), answered from the results on this page.

Who won at the 25th British Academy Film Awards (1972)?

Summer of '42 won Best Original Music.

Which film had the most nominations at the 25th British Academy Film Awards (1972)?

Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and Little Big Man (1970) led with 3 nominations each.

When was the 25th British Academy Film Awards (1972)?

The 25th British Academy Film Awards (1972) took place on February 1, 1972. The database has 11 categories and 15 nominations for it.