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BAFTA 1975 Winners & Nominees

The 28th British Academy Film Awards (1975) took place on February 26, 1975. Chinatown, Murder on the Orient Express and The Great Gatsby won the most, 3 each. Winners include Roman Polanski (Best Director), Jack Nicholson (Best Actor) and John Gielgud (Best Supporting Actor). Every winner and nominee in all 15 categories is below.

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53
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17
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BAFTA 1975: The Winners

The 28th British Academy Film Awards (1975) winners: Roman Polanski (Best Director), Jack Nicholson (Best Actor) and John Gielgud (Best Supporting Actor), and 2 more categories below.

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BAFTA 1975: Which Films Won the Most

Chinatown, Murder on the Orient Express and The Great Gatsby won 3 awards each. 4 films won at least once, while The Three Musketeers went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Chinatown (1974) movie poster
    Chinatown 3 / 11
    1974 · Drama, Mystery · 3 wins from 11 nominations
  2. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) movie poster
    Murder on the Orient Express 3 / 10
    1974 · Drama, Mystery · 3 wins from 10 nominations
  3. The Great Gatsby (1974) movie poster
    The Great Gatsby 3 / 3
    1974 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 3 nominations
  4. The Conversation (1974) movie poster
    The Conversation 2 / 5
    1974 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  5. The Three Musketeers (1974) movie poster
    The Three Musketeers 0 / 5
    1974 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  6. The Last Detail (1973) movie poster
    The Last Detail 0 / 4
    1973 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  7. Serpico (1973) movie poster
    Serpico 0 / 3
    1973 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  8. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) movie poster
    The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman 0 / 2
    1974 · Drama · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  9. Blazing Saddles (1974) movie poster
    Blazing Saddles 0 / 2
    1974 · Comedy, Western · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. French Connection II (1975) movie poster
    French Connection II 0 / 1
    1975 · Action, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 15 BAFTA 1975 Categories: Winners & Nominees

15 categories and 53 nominations; Best Actor had the most nominees (7). 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 · 53 nominations

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The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1975 Winners

Drama led with 44 nominations across 13 films and won 11. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 11 wins · 44 nominations · 25%
  2. Mystery 8 wins · 27 nominations · 30%
  3. Crime 6 wins · 27 nominations · 22%
  4. Thriller 5 wins · 20 nominations · 25%
  5. Comedy 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  6. Action 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  7. Adventure 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  8. Romance 3 wins · 4 nominations · 75%
  9. Biography 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  10. Western 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
1975 season

How the Rest of the 1975 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1975, with the winner of each top prize. The Godfather: Part II won the most of them: 2.

All 1975 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 1975: Questions & Answers

The winners, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film and the date of the 28th British Academy Film Awards (1975), answered from the results on this page.

Who won at the 28th British Academy Film Awards (1975)?

The winners include Roman Polanski (Best Director), Jack Nicholson (Best Actor), John Gielgud (Best Supporting Actor), Ingrid Bergman (Best Supporting Actress) and Chinatown (Best Screenplay).

Which film won the most awards at the 28th British Academy Film Awards (1975)?

Chinatown, Murder on the Orient Express and The Great Gatsby each won 3 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 28th British Academy Film Awards (1975)?

Chinatown (1974) led with 11 nominations and won 3 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 28th British Academy Film Awards (1975)?

Best Director: Roman Polanski for Chinatown. Best Actor: Jack Nicholson for Chinatown. Best Supporting Actor: John Gielgud for Murder on the Orient Express. Best Supporting Actress: Ingrid Bergman for Murder on the Orient Express.

When was the 28th British Academy Film Awards (1975)?

The 28th British Academy Film Awards (1975) took place on February 26, 1975. The database has 15 categories and 53 nominations for it.