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BAFTA 1976 Winners & Nominees

The 29th British Academy Film Awards (1976) took place on March 17, 1976. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore won Best Film and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 15 categories is below.

All 15 categories Most wins
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Best Film
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Headline winners

BAFTA 1976: The Winners

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Stanley Kubrick (Best Director), Al Pacino (Best Actor) and Ellen Burstyn (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974 · Drama, Romance · $18.6M worldwide

With Martin Scorsese

4 wins from 7 nominations at the 29th British Academy Film Awards (1976)

  • Best Actress
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Screenplay

Following the death of her husband, a woman sets out on a cross-country journey with her young son. Seeking a fresh start and a chance to pursue her dream of becoming a singer, she confronts personal challenges and embraces a newfound independence. The film explores themes of grief, hope, and self-discovery with warmth and humor.

About Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1976: Which Films Won the Most

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore won 4 awards from 7 nominations. 10 films won at least once, while Jaws went home empty-handed from 6 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) movie poster
    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 4 / 7
    1974 · Drama, Romance · 4 wins from 7 nominations
  2. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) movie poster
    Dog Day Afternoon 2 / 6
    1975 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  3. Barry Lyndon (1975) movie poster
    Barry Lyndon 2 / 5
    1975 · Adventure, Drama · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  4. Nashville (1975) movie poster
    Nashville 1 / 5
    1975 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 5 nominations
  5. Rollerball (1975) movie poster
    Rollerball 1 / 4
    1975 · Action, Sci-Fi · 1 win from 4 nominations
  6. The Godfather: Part II (1974) movie poster
    The Godfather: Part II 1 / 4
    1974 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 4 nominations
  7. The Day of the Locust (1975) movie poster
    The Day of the Locust 1 / 3
    1975 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 3 nominations
  8. The Towering Inferno (1974) movie poster
    The Towering Inferno 1 / 3
    1974 · Action, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  9. Lenny (1974) movie poster
    Lenny 1 / 3
    1974 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  10. The Great Gatsby (1974) movie poster
    The Great Gatsby 1 / 1
    1974 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 15 BAFTA 1976 Categories: Winners & Nominees

15 categories and 53 nominations; Best Actor had the most nominees (6). 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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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 1976 Best Film Marathon

All 4 Best Film nominees at the 29th British Academy Film Awards (1976), back to back: 9 hours 5 minutes.

Total running time 9h 5m 9 hours 5 minutes All 4 films
Longest
Barry Lyndon 3h 4m
Shortest
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1h 52m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1976 Winners

Drama led with 40 nominations across 12 films and won 14. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 14 wins · 40 nominations · 35%
  2. Thriller 5 wins · 24 nominations · 21%
  3. Adventure 2 wins · 14 nominations · 14%
  4. Crime 3 wins · 12 nominations · 25%
  5. Biography 3 wins · 9 nominations · 33%
  6. Action 2 wins · 9 nominations · 22%
  7. Romance 5 wins · 8 nominations · 63%
  8. Comedy 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  9. Horror 0 wins · 6 nominations · 0%
  10. History 2 wins · 5 nominations · 40%
1976 season

How the Rest of the 1976 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1976, with the winner of each top prize. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won the most of them: 3.

All 1976 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 1976: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 29th British Academy Film Awards (1976), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 29th British Academy Film Awards (1976)?

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) won Best Film. The other nominees were Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon and Jaws.

About Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Which film won the most awards at the 29th British Academy Film Awards (1976)?

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) won the most: 4 awards from 7 nominations. Dog Day Afternoon and Barry Lyndon followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 29th British Academy Film Awards (1976)?

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) led with 7 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 29th British Academy Film Awards (1976)?

Best Director: Stanley Kubrick for Barry Lyndon. Best Actor: Al Pacino for Dog Day Afternoon. Best Actress: Ellen Burstyn for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Best Supporting Actor: Fred Astaire for The Towering Inferno. Best Supporting Actress: Diane Ladd for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

When was the 29th British Academy Film Awards (1976)?

The 29th British Academy Film Awards (1976) took place on March 17, 1976. The database has 15 categories and 53 nominations for it.