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BAFTA 1980 Winners & Nominees

The 33rd British Academy Film Awards (1980) took place on March 20, 1980. Manhattan won Best Film and one more award. Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, Yanks and 1 other matched it with 2 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 14 categories is below.

All 14 categories Most wins
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14
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47
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11
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12
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Best Film
Manhattan
Headline winners

BAFTA 1980: The Winners

Manhattan won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Francis Ford Coppola (Best Director), Jack Lemmon (Best Actor) and Jane Fonda (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Manhattan (1979) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Manhattan

1979 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · $40.2M worldwide

With Woody Allen

2 wins from 10 nominations at the 33rd British Academy Film Awards (1980)

  • Best Screenplay

Woody Allen's Manhattan follows Isaac Davis, a television writer grappling with midlife anxieties following his wife's unexpected death. Lost and longing for his youth, he becomes involved with a much younger woman, Marie, further complicating his already turbulent emotional state. Through a series of introspective moments and complicated relationships, Isaac confronts his self-destructive habits and searches for meaning in love and life within the vibrant backdrop of New York City.

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Scoreboard

BAFTA 1980: Which Films Won the Most

Manhattan, Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, Yanks and The China Syndrome won 2 awards each. 7 films won at least once, while The Europeans went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Manhattan (1979) movie poster
    Manhattan 2 / 10
    1979 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 10 nominations
  2. Apocalypse Now (1979) movie poster
    Apocalypse Now 2 / 9
    1979 · Action, Drama · 2 wins from 9 nominations
  3. The Deer Hunter (1978) movie poster
    The Deer Hunter 2 / 9
    1978 · Drama, War · 2 wins from 9 nominations
  4. Yanks (1979) movie poster
    Yanks 2 / 7
    1979 · Drama, War · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  5. The China Syndrome (1979) movie poster
    The China Syndrome 2 / 4
    1979 · Drama, Thriller · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  6. Breaking Away (1979) movie poster
    Breaking Away 1 / 1
    1979 · Drama, Sport · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. Days of Heaven (1978) movie poster
    Days of Heaven 1 / 1
    1978 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. The Europeans (1979) movie poster
    The Europeans 0 / 3
    1979 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  9. Saint Jack (1979) movie poster
    Saint Jack 0 / 1
    1979 · Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. The Buddy Holly Story (1978) movie poster
    The Buddy Holly Story 0 / 1
    1978 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 14 BAFTA 1980 Categories: Winners & Nominees

14 categories and 47 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.

14 categories · 47 nominations

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The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1980 Winners

Drama led with 46 nominations across 10 films and won 12. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 12 wins · 46 nominations · 26%
  2. War 6 wins · 25 nominations · 24%
  3. Romance 4 wins · 15 nominations · 27%
  4. Comedy 3 wins · 12 nominations · 25%
  5. Action 2 wins · 9 nominations · 22%
  6. Thriller 2 wins · 4 nominations · 50%
  7. Sport 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  8. Biography 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  9. Music 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  10. Adventure 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1980 season

How the Rest of the 1980 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1980, with the winner of each top prize. Kramer vs. Kramer won the most of them: 2.

All 1980 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 1980: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 33rd British Academy Film Awards (1980), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 33rd British Academy Film Awards (1980)?

Manhattan (1979) won Best Film. The other nominees were Apocalypse Now, The China Syndrome and The Deer Hunter.

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Which film won the most awards at the 33rd British Academy Film Awards (1980)?

Manhattan, Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter and 2 others each won 2 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 33rd British Academy Film Awards (1980)?

Manhattan (1979) led with 10 nominations and won 2 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 33rd British Academy Film Awards (1980)?

Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola for Apocalypse Now. Best Actor: Jack Lemmon for The China Syndrome. Best Actress: Jane Fonda for The China Syndrome. Best Supporting Actor: Robert Duvall for Apocalypse Now. Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Roberts for Yanks.

When was the 33rd British Academy Film Awards (1980)?

The 33rd British Academy Film Awards (1980) took place on March 20, 1980. The database has 14 categories and 47 nominations for it.