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32nd British Academy Film Awards (1979)
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BAFTA 1979 Winners & Nominees

The 32nd British Academy Film Awards (1979) took place on March 22, 1979. Julia 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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13
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Best Film
Julia
Headline winners

BAFTA 1979: The Winners

Julia won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Alan Parker (Best Director), Richard Dreyfuss (Best Actor) and Jane Fonda (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Julia (1977) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Julia

1977 · Drama · $20.7M worldwide

With Fred Zinnemann

4 wins from 10 nominations at the 32nd British Academy Film Awards (1979)

  • Best Actress
  • Best Screenplay
  • Best Cinematography

Feeling trapped in her routine job, Julie Powell decides to challenge herself by cooking every recipe in Julia Child's classic "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." The film weaves together Julie's modern culinary journey with the inspiring story of Julia Child, who famously brought French cuisine to American audiences with courage and a generous helping of butter.

About Julia
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1979: Which Films Won the Most

Julia won 4 awards from 10 nominations. 8 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Julia (1977) movie poster
    Julia 4 / 10
    1977 · Drama · 4 wins from 10 nominations
  2. Midnight Express (1978) movie poster
    Midnight Express 3 / 6
    1978 · Biography, Drama · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  3. Superman (1978) movie poster
    Superman 2 / 6
    1978 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  4. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) movie poster
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 2 / 6
    1977 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) movie poster
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1 / 9
    1977 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1 win from 9 nominations
  6. Death on the Nile (1978) movie poster
    Death on the Nile 1 / 4
    1978 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 4 nominations
  7. The Goodbye Girl (1977) movie poster
    The Goodbye Girl 1 / 3
    1977 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  8. Interiors (1978) movie poster
    Interiors 1 / 2
    1978 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  9. The Duellists (1978) movie poster
    The Duellists 0 / 2
    1978 · Drama, War · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. Saturday Night Fever (1977) movie poster
    Saturday Night Fever 0 / 2
    1977 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 2 nominations
Full results

All 15 BAFTA 1979 Categories: Winners & Nominees

15 categories and 53 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 · 53 nominations

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BAFTA 1979 Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

1 nominee
Movie marathon

The BAFTA 1979 Best Film Marathon

All 4 Best Film nominees at the 32nd British Academy Film Awards (1979), back to back: 8 hours 14 minutes.

Total running time 8h 14m 8 hours 14 minutes All 4 films
Longest
Close Encounters of the Third Kind 2h 15m
Shortest
Julia 1h 57m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1979 Winners

Drama led with 41 nominations across 11 films and won 11. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 11 wins · 41 nominations · 27%
  2. Adventure 5 wins · 21 nominations · 24%
  3. Sci-Fi 5 wins · 21 nominations · 24%
  4. Thriller 5 wins · 12 nominations · 42%
  5. Action 4 wins · 12 nominations · 33%
  6. Crime 4 wins · 10 nominations · 40%
  7. Romance 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  8. Biography 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
  9. Fantasy 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
  10. Comedy 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
1979 season

How the Rest of the 1979 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1979, with the winner of each top prize. The Deer Hunter won the most of them: 2.

All 1979 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 1979: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 32nd British Academy Film Awards (1979), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 32nd British Academy Film Awards (1979)?

Julia (1977) won Best Film. The other nominees were Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Midnight Express and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.

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Which film won the most awards at the 32nd British Academy Film Awards (1979)?

Julia (1977) won the most: 4 awards from 10 nominations. Midnight Express was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 32nd British Academy Film Awards (1979)?

Julia (1977) led with 10 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 32nd British Academy Film Awards (1979)?

Best Director: Alan Parker for Midnight Express. Best Actor: Richard Dreyfuss for The Goodbye Girl. Best Actress: Jane Fonda for Julia. Best Supporting Actor: John Hurt for Midnight Express. Best Supporting Actress: Geraldine Page for Interiors.

When was the 32nd British Academy Film Awards (1979)?

The 32nd British Academy Film Awards (1979) took place on March 22, 1979. The database has 15 categories and 53 nominations for it.