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37th British Academy Film Awards (1984)
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BAFTA 1984 Winners & Nominees

The 37th British Academy Film Awards (1984) took place on March 25, 1984. Educating Rita won Best Film and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 18 categories is below.

All 18 categories Most wins
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47
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12
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14
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Best Film
Educating Rita
Headline winners

BAFTA 1984: The Winners

Educating Rita won Best Film against 2 other nominees. Bill Forsyth (Best Director), Dustin Hoffman (Best Actor) and Julie Walters (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Educating Rita (1983) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Educating Rita

1983 · Drama, Comedy · $14.6M worldwide

With Lewis Gilbert

3 wins from 6 nominations at the 37th British Academy Film Awards (1984)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Actress

A vibrant and unconventional hairdresser, Rita, enrolls in an adult education course and forms a surprising connection with her tutor, the jaded and cynical Dr. Bryant. As Rita’s intellectual curiosity blossoms, she inspires Bryant to rediscover his love of literature and teaching. However, their evolving relationship faces complications when Rita's husband grapples with her increasing independence and pursuit of knowledge, creating tension within their marriage.

About Educating Rita
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1984: Which Films Won the Most

Educating Rita won 3 awards from 6 nominations. 10 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Educating Rita (1983) movie poster
    Educating Rita 3 / 6
    1983 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  2. Tootsie (1982) movie poster
    Tootsie 2 / 9
    1982 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 9 nominations
  3. Trading Places (1983) movie poster
    Trading Places 2 / 3
    1983 · Comedy · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  4. Local Hero (1983) movie poster
    Local Hero 1 / 7
    1983 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 7 nominations
  5. The King of Comedy (1983) movie poster
    The King of Comedy 1 / 5
    1983 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 5 nominations
  6. Flashdance (1983) movie poster
    Flashdance 1 / 4
    1983 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 4 nominations
  7. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) movie poster
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1 / 4
    1983 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 4 nominations
  8. WarGames (1983) movie poster
    WarGames 1 / 3
    1983 · Sci-Fi, Thriller · 1 win from 3 nominations
  9. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) movie poster
    An Officer and a Gentleman 1 / 2
    1982 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  10. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) movie poster
    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 1 / 1
    1983 · Drama, War · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 18 BAFTA 1984 Categories: Winners & Nominees

18 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.

18 categories · 47 nominations

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BAFTA 1984 Best Adapted Screenplay

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1984 Best Cinematography

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1984 Best Costume Design

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Movie marathon

The BAFTA 1984 Best Film Marathon

All 3 Best Film nominees at the 37th British Academy Film Awards (1984), back to back: 5 hours 37 minutes.

Total running time 5h 37m 5 hours 37 minutes All 3 films
Longest
Tootsie 1h 56m
Shortest
Educating Rita 1h 50m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1984 Winners

Drama led with 36 nominations across 8 films and won 10. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 10 wins · 36 nominations · 28%
  2. Comedy 9 wins · 30 nominations · 30%
  3. Romance 4 wins · 17 nominations · 24%
  4. Thriller 3 wins · 12 nominations · 25%
  5. Sci-Fi 2 wins · 7 nominations · 29%
  6. Crime 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  7. Adventure 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  8. Fantasy 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  9. Music 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  10. Action 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
1984 season

How the Rest of the 1984 Awards Season Voted

The other 5 ceremonies of 1984, with the winner of each top prize. Terms of Endearment won the most of them: 2.

All 1984 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 1984: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 37th British Academy Film Awards (1984), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 37th British Academy Film Awards (1984)?

Educating Rita (1983) won Best Film. The other nominees were Local Hero and Tootsie.

About Educating Rita

Which film won the most awards at the 37th British Academy Film Awards (1984)?

Educating Rita (1983) won the most: 3 awards from 6 nominations. Tootsie and Trading Places followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 37th British Academy Film Awards (1984)?

Tootsie (1982) led with 9 nominations and won 2 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 37th British Academy Film Awards (1984)?

Best Director: Bill Forsyth for Local Hero. Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman for Tootsie. Best Actress: Julie Walters for Educating Rita. Best Supporting Actor: Denholm Elliott for Trading Places. Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis for Trading Places.

When was the 37th British Academy Film Awards (1984)?

The 37th British Academy Film Awards (1984) took place on March 25, 1984. The database has 18 categories and 47 nominations for it.