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BAFTA 1986 Winners & Nominees

The 39th British Academy Film Awards (1986) took place on March 16, 1986. The Purple Rose of Cairo won Best Film and one more award. Brazil matched it with 2 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 16 categories is below.

All 16 categories Most wins
categories
16
nominations
41
films nominated
13
winners
9
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Best Film
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Headline winners

BAFTA 1986: The Winners

The Purple Rose of Cairo won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Peggy Ashcroft (Best Actress) and Rosanna Arquette (Best Supporting Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985 · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy · $10.6M worldwide

With Woody Allen

2 wins from 4 nominations at the 39th British Academy Film Awards (1986)

  • Best Original Screenplay

During the Depression in 1930s America, Cecilia escapes her difficult marriage and finds comfort in movie theaters. Her life is unexpectedly altered when Tom Baxter, a character from "The Purple Rose of Cairo," steps out of the film and into her world. This extraordinary event sparks an unusual romance and blurs the lines between fiction and reality, challenging Cecilia's perception of love and existence.

About The Purple Rose of Cairo
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1986: Which Films Won the Most

The Purple Rose of Cairo and Brazil won 2 awards each. 7 films won at least once, while Back to the Future went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) movie poster
    The Purple Rose of Cairo 2 / 4
    1985 · Drama, Fantasy · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  2. Brazil (1985) movie poster
    Brazil 2 / 2
    1985 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  3. A Passage to India (1985) movie poster
    A Passage to India 1 / 9
    1985 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 9 nominations
  4. Witness (1985) movie poster
    Witness 1 / 7
    1985 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 7 nominations
  5. Prizzi's Honor (1985) movie poster
    Prizzi's Honor 1 / 2
    1985 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. The Cotton Club (1984) movie poster
    The Cotton Club 1 / 2
    1984 · Drama, Crime · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) movie poster
    Desperately Seeking Susan 1 / 1
    1985 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Back to the Future (1985) movie poster
    Back to the Future 0 / 5
    1985 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  9. Legend (1986) movie poster
    Legend 0 / 3
    1986 · Adventure, Fantasy · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  10. My Beautiful Laundrette (1986) movie poster
    My Beautiful Laundrette 0 / 2
    1986 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 2 nominations
Full results

All 16 BAFTA 1986 Categories: Winners & Nominees

16 categories and 41 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.

16 categories · 41 nominations

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BAFTA 1986 Best Film Not in the English Language

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1986 Best Makeup and Hair

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1986 Winners

Drama led with 32 nominations across 10 films and won 9. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 9 wins · 32 nominations · 28%
  2. Romance 4 wins · 18 nominations · 22%
  3. Comedy 4 wins · 17 nominations · 24%
  4. Adventure 1 win · 17 nominations · 6%
  5. Fantasy 4 wins · 9 nominations · 44%
  6. History 1 win · 9 nominations · 11%
  7. Thriller 1 win · 9 nominations · 11%
  8. Sci-Fi 2 wins · 7 nominations · 29%
  9. Crime 2 wins · 5 nominations · 40%
  10. Music 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
1986 season

How the Rest of the 1986 Awards Season Voted

The other 6 ceremonies of 1986, with the winner of each top prize.

All 1986 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 1986: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 39th British Academy Film Awards (1986), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 39th British Academy Film Awards (1986)?

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) won Best Film. The other nominees were Back to the Future, A Passage to India and Witness.

About The Purple Rose of Cairo

Which film won the most awards at the 39th British Academy Film Awards (1986)?

The Purple Rose of Cairo and Brazil each won 2 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 39th British Academy Film Awards (1986)?

A Passage to India (1985) led with 9 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 39th British Academy Film Awards (1986)?

Best Actress: Peggy Ashcroft for A Passage to India. Best Supporting Actress: Rosanna Arquette for Desperately Seeking Susan.

When was the 39th British Academy Film Awards (1986)?

The 39th British Academy Film Awards (1986) took place on March 16, 1986. The database has 16 categories and 41 nominations for it.