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BAFTA 1978 Winners & Nominees

The 31st British Academy Film Awards (1978) took place on March 16, 1978. A Bridge Too Far won the most, 4 of its 8 nominations. Winners include Peter Finch (Best Actor), Edward Fox (Best Supporting Actor) and A Bridge Too Far (Best Cinematography). Every winner and nominee in all 12 categories is below.

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7
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BAFTA 1978: The Winners

The 31st British Academy Film Awards (1978) winners: Peter Finch (Best Actor), Edward Fox (Best Supporting Actor) and A Bridge Too Far (Best Cinematography), and 2 more categories below.

Scoreboard

BAFTA 1978: Which Films Won the Most

A Bridge Too Far won 4 awards from 8 nominations. 2 films won at least once, while Rocky went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. A Bridge Too Far (1977) movie poster
    A Bridge Too Far 4 / 8
    1977 · Drama, History · 4 wins from 8 nominations
  2. Network (1976) movie poster
    Network 1 / 9
    1976 · Drama · 1 win from 9 nominations
  3. Rocky (1976) movie poster
    Rocky 0 / 5
    1976 · Drama, Sport · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  4. New York, New York (1977) movie poster
    New York, New York 0 / 2
    1977 · Drama, Music · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  5. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) movie poster
    The Spy Who Loved Me 0 / 2
    1977 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  6. A Star Is Born (1976) movie poster
    A Star Is Born 0 / 2
    1976 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  7. Deep Red (1976) movie poster
    Deep Red 0 / 1
    1976 · Mystery, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 12 BAFTA 1978 Categories: Winners & Nominees

12 categories and 29 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.

12 categories · 29 nominations

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BAFTA 1978 Best Actress

Official name: Best Actress in a Leading Role

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1978 Best Costume Design

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1978 Winners

Drama led with 26 nominations across 5 films and won 5. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 5 wins · 26 nominations · 19%
  2. History 4 wins · 8 nominations · 50%
  3. War 4 wins · 8 nominations · 50%
  4. Sport 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  5. Music 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  6. Thriller 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  7. Musical 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  8. Action 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  9. Adventure 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  10. Romance 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
1978 season

How the Rest of the 1978 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1978, with the winner of each top prize.

All 1978 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 1978: Questions & Answers

The winners, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film and the date of the 31st British Academy Film Awards (1978), answered from the results on this page.

Who won at the 31st British Academy Film Awards (1978)?

The winners include Peter Finch (Best Actor), Edward Fox (Best Supporting Actor), A Bridge Too Far (Best Cinematography), A Bridge Too Far (Best Original Music) and A Bridge Too Far (Best Sound).

Which film won the most awards at the 31st British Academy Film Awards (1978)?

A Bridge Too Far (1977) won the most: 4 awards from 8 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 31st British Academy Film Awards (1978)?

Network (1976) led with 9 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 31st British Academy Film Awards (1978)?

Best Actor: Peter Finch for Network. Best Supporting Actor: Edward Fox for A Bridge Too Far.

When was the 31st British Academy Film Awards (1978)?

The 31st British Academy Film Awards (1978) took place on March 16, 1978. The database has 12 categories and 29 nominations for it.