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26th British Academy Film Awards (1973)
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BAFTA 1973 Winners & Nominees

The 26th British Academy Film Awards (1973) took place on February 28, 1973. Cabaret won Best Film and 5 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 15 categories is below.

All 15 categories Most wins
categories
15
nominations
40
films nominated
11
winners
11
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Best Film
Cabaret
Headline winners

BAFTA 1973: The Winners

Cabaret won Best Film against 2 other nominees. Bob Fosse (Best Director), Gene Hackman (Best Actor) and Liza Minnelli (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Cabaret (1972) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Cabaret

1972 · Drama, Romance, Music · $83.3K worldwide

With Bob Fosse

6 wins from 11 nominations at the 26th British Academy Film Awards (1973)

  • Best Director
  • Best Actress
  • Best Production Design
  • Best Sound
  • Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

In 1931 Berlin, American singer Sally Bowles navigates the city’s dazzling cabaret world while pursuing a complicated relationship with Brian Roberts, a young academic. Their romance unfolds against the backdrop of a society on the brink of collapse as the Nazi party rises to power. Amidst the vibrant nightlife and artistic expression, a sense of unease and impending doom permeates the atmosphere, blurring the lines between pleasure and peril.

About Cabaret
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1973: Which Films Won the Most

Cabaret won 6 awards from 11 nominations. 5 films won at least once, while A Clockwork Orange went home empty-handed from 7 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Cabaret (1972) movie poster
    Cabaret 6 / 11
    1972 · Drama, Romance · 6 wins from 11 nominations
  2. The Last Picture Show (1971) movie poster
    The Last Picture Show 2 / 6
    1971 · Drama · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  3. The Godfather: Part II (1974) movie poster
    The Godfather: Part II 1 / 5
    1974 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 5 nominations
  4. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) movie poster
    The Poseidon Adventure 1 / 2
    1972 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 2 nominations
  5. The Hospital (1971) movie poster
    The Hospital 1 / 2
    1971 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. A Clockwork Orange (1971) movie poster
    A Clockwork Orange 0 / 7
    1971 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 0 wins from 7 nominations
  7. Deliverance (1972) movie poster
    Deliverance 0 / 3
    1972 · Adventure, Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  8. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) movie poster
    The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 0 / 1
    1972 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  9. They Might Be Giants (1971) movie poster
    They Might Be Giants 0 / 1
    1971 · Mystery, Comedy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) movie poster
    McCabe & Mrs. Miller 0 / 1
    1971 · Drama, Western · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 15 BAFTA 1973 Categories: Winners & Nominees

15 categories and 40 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.

15 categories · 40 nominations

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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 1973 Best Film Marathon

All 3 Best Film nominees at the 26th British Academy Film Awards (1973), back to back: 6 hours 18 minutes.

Total running time 6h 18m 6 hours 18 minutes All 3 films
Longest
A Clockwork Orange 2h 16m
Shortest
The Last Picture Show 1h 58m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1973 Winners

Drama led with 39 nominations across 10 films and won 11. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 11 wins · 39 nominations · 28%
  2. Thriller 2 wins · 17 nominations · 12%
  3. Romance 6 wins · 14 nominations · 43%
  4. Crime 1 win · 12 nominations · 8%
  5. Music 6 wins · 11 nominations · 55%
  6. Musical 6 wins · 11 nominations · 55%
  7. Sci-Fi 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  8. Adventure 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  9. Comedy 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  10. Mystery 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
1973 season

How the Rest of the 1973 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1973, with the winner of each top prize. The Godfather won the most of them: 2.

All 1973 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 1973: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 26th British Academy Film Awards (1973), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 26th British Academy Film Awards (1973)?

Cabaret (1972) won Best Film. The other nominees were A Clockwork Orange and The Last Picture Show.

About Cabaret

Which film won the most awards at the 26th British Academy Film Awards (1973)?

Cabaret (1972) won the most: 6 awards from 11 nominations. The Last Picture Show was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 26th British Academy Film Awards (1973)?

Cabaret (1972) led with 11 nominations and won 6 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 26th British Academy Film Awards (1973)?

Best Director: Bob Fosse for Cabaret. Best Actor: Gene Hackman for The Poseidon Adventure. Best Actress: Liza Minnelli for Cabaret. Best Supporting Actor: Ben Johnson for The Last Picture Show. Best Supporting Actress: Cloris Leachman for The Last Picture Show.

When was the 26th British Academy Film Awards (1973)?

The 26th British Academy Film Awards (1973) took place on February 28, 1973. The database has 15 categories and 40 nominations for it.