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40th British Academy Film Awards (1987)
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BAFTA 1987 Winners & Nominees

The 40th British Academy Film Awards (1987) took place on March 22, 1987. A Room with a View won Best Film and 4 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 17 categories is below.

All 17 categories Most wins
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63
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Best Film
A Room with a View
Headline winners

BAFTA 1987: The Winners

A Room with a View won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Woody Allen (Best Director), Bob Hoskins (Best Actor) and Maggie Smith (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

A Room with a View (1986) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

A Room with a View

1986 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · $21.1M worldwide

With James Ivory

5 wins from 13 nominations at the 40th British Academy Film Awards (1987)

  • Best Actress
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Production Design

In this adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, young Lucy Honeychurch clashes with the restrictive social norms of Edwardian England. While on holiday in Florence with her domineering aunt, Charlotte Bartlett, Lucy experiences a transformative encounter with a free-spirited couple, the Emersons. This unexpected meeting sparks a conflict between Lucy’s burgeoning desires and the conventions she’s always known, leading to a journey of self-discovery and a challenge to societal expectations. Romance and personal freedom are ultimately tested as Lucy navigates a complex web of relationships and makes choices that will forever alter her life.

About A Room with a View
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1987: Which Films Won the Most

A Room with a View won 5 awards from 13 nominations. 7 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. A Room with a View (1986) movie poster
    A Room with a View 5 / 13
    1986 · Drama, Comedy · 5 wins from 13 nominations
  2. The Mission (1986) movie poster
    The Mission 3 / 11
    1986 · Adventure, Drama · 3 wins from 11 nominations
  3. Out of Africa (1985) movie poster
    Out of Africa 3 / 7
    1985 · Biography, Drama · 3 wins from 7 nominations
  4. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) movie poster
    Hannah and Her Sisters 2 / 8
    1986 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 8 nominations
  5. Ran (1985) movie poster
    Ran 2 / 6
    1985 · Action, Drama · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  6. Mona Lisa (1986) movie poster
    Mona Lisa 1 / 6
    1986 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 6 nominations
  7. Aliens (1986) movie poster
    Aliens 1 / 4
    1986 · Action, Sci-Fi · 1 win from 4 nominations
  8. Crocodile Dundee (1986) movie poster
    Crocodile Dundee 0 / 2
    1986 · Adventure, Comedy · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  9. Children of a Lesser God (1986) movie poster
    Children of a Lesser God 0 / 1
    1986 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. Sid and Nancy (1986) movie poster
    Sid and Nancy 0 / 1
    1986 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 17 BAFTA 1987 Categories: Winners & Nominees

17 categories and 63 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.

17 categories · 63 nominations

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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 1987 Best Film Marathon

All 4 Best Film nominees at the 40th British Academy Film Awards (1987), back to back: 7 hours 29 minutes.

Total running time 7h 29m 7 hours 29 minutes All 4 films
Longest
The Mission 2h 5m
Shortest
Hannah and Her Sisters 1h 43m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1987 Winners

Drama led with 55 nominations across 10 films and won 16. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 16 wins · 55 nominations · 29%
  2. Romance 11 wins · 36 nominations · 31%
  3. Comedy 7 wins · 24 nominations · 29%
  4. Adventure 3 wins · 14 nominations · 21%
  5. History 3 wins · 11 nominations · 27%
  6. Action 3 wins · 10 nominations · 30%
  7. Biography 3 wins · 8 nominations · 38%
  8. War 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
  9. Crime 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  10. Thriller 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
1987 season

How the Rest of the 1987 Awards Season Voted

The other 6 ceremonies of 1987, with the winner of each top prize. Platoon won the most of them: 3.

All 1987 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 1987: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 40th British Academy Film Awards (1987), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 40th British Academy Film Awards (1987)?

A Room with a View (1986) won Best Film. The other nominees were Hannah and Her Sisters, The Mission and Mona Lisa.

About A Room with a View

Which film won the most awards at the 40th British Academy Film Awards (1987)?

A Room with a View (1986) won the most: 5 awards from 13 nominations. The Mission and Out of Africa followed with 3 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 40th British Academy Film Awards (1987)?

A Room with a View (1986) led with 13 nominations and won 5 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 40th British Academy Film Awards (1987)?

Best Director: Woody Allen for Hannah and Her Sisters. Best Actor: Bob Hoskins for Mona Lisa. Best Actress: Maggie Smith for A Room with a View. Best Supporting Actor: Ray McAnally for The Mission. Best Supporting Actress: Judi Dench for A Room with a View.

When was the 40th British Academy Film Awards (1987)?

The 40th British Academy Film Awards (1987) took place on March 22, 1987. The database has 17 categories and 63 nominations for it.