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38th British Academy Film Awards (1985)
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BAFTA 1985 Winners & Nominees

The 38th British Academy Film Awards (1985) took place on March 5, 1985. The Killing Fields won Best Film and 7 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 18 categories is below.

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Best Film
The Killing Fields
Headline winners

BAFTA 1985: The Winners

The Killing Fields won Best Film against 1 other nominee. Wim Wenders (Best Director) and Haing S. Ngor (Best Actor) took the main individual prizes.

The Killing Fields (1985) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

The Killing Fields

1985 · Drama, History, War · $34.7M worldwide

8 wins from 13 nominations at the 38th British Academy Film Awards (1985)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Production Design
  • Best Sound
  • Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

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Scoreboard

BAFTA 1985: Which Films Won the Most

The Killing Fields won 8 awards from 13 nominations. 7 films won at least once, while The Company of Wolves went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Killing Fields (1985) movie poster
    The Killing Fields 8 / 13
    1985 · Drama, History · 8 wins from 13 nominations
  2. Once Upon a Time in America (1984) movie poster
    Once Upon a Time in America 2 / 5
    1984 · Drama, Crime · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  3. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) movie poster
    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 1 / 6
    1984 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 6 nominations
  4. Paris, Texas (1984) movie poster
    Paris, Texas 1 / 4
    1984 · Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  5. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) movie poster
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1 / 4
    1984 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 4 nominations
  6. Ghostbusters (1984) movie poster
    Ghostbusters 1 / 2
    1984 · Sci-Fi, Fantasy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. Broadway Danny Rose (1984) movie poster
    Broadway Danny Rose 1 / 1
    1984 · Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. The Company of Wolves (1985) movie poster
    The Company of Wolves 0 / 4
    1985 · Drama, Fantasy · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  9. Silkwood (1983) movie poster
    Silkwood 0 / 2
    1983 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. The Hit (1985) movie poster
    The Hit 0 / 1
    1985 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 18 BAFTA 1985 Categories: Winners & Nominees

18 categories and 50 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 · 50 nominations

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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 1985 Best Film Marathon

All 2 Best Film nominees at the 38th British Academy Film Awards (1985), back to back: 4 hours 46 minutes.

Total running time 4h 46m 4 hours 46 minutes All 2 films
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1985 Winners

Drama led with 41 nominations across 13 films and won 12. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 12 wins · 41 nominations · 29%
  2. War 8 wins · 14 nominations · 57%
  3. History 8 wins · 13 nominations · 62%
  4. Adventure 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
  5. Comedy 2 wins · 8 nominations · 25%
  6. Crime 2 wins · 7 nominations · 29%
  7. Fantasy 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  8. Action 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  9. Thriller 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  10. Romance 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
1985 season

How the Rest of the 1985 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1985, with the winner of each top prize.

All 1985 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 1985: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 38th British Academy Film Awards (1985), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 38th British Academy Film Awards (1985)?

The Killing Fields (1985) won Best Film. The other nominee was Paris, Texas.

About The Killing Fields

Which film won the most awards at the 38th British Academy Film Awards (1985)?

The Killing Fields (1985) won the most: 8 awards from 13 nominations. Once Upon a Time in America was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 38th British Academy Film Awards (1985)?

The Killing Fields (1985) led with 13 nominations and won 8 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 38th British Academy Film Awards (1985)?

Best Director: Wim Wenders for Paris, Texas. Best Actor: Haing S. Ngor for The Killing Fields.

When was the 38th British Academy Film Awards (1985)?

The 38th British Academy Film Awards (1985) took place on March 5, 1985. The database has 18 categories and 50 nominations for it.