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BAFTA 1992 Winners & Nominees

The 45th British Academy Film Awards (1992) took place on March 22, 1992. The Commitments won Best Film and 3 more awards. Cyrano de Bergerac matched it with 4 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 16 categories is below.

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Best Film
The Commitments
Headline winners

BAFTA 1992: The Winners

The Commitments won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Alan Parker (Best Director), Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor) and Jodie Foster (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The Commitments (1991) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

The Commitments

1991 · Drama, Comedy, Music · $14.9M worldwide

4 wins from 6 nominations at the 45th British Academy Film Awards (1992)

  • Best Director
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Best Editing

In Dublin, Jimmy Rabbitte recruits a group of working-class musicians to form a soul band, The Commitments. Driven by Jimmy's enthusiasm and ambition, the band quickly gains popularity, channeling raw talent into energetic performances. As they navigate the challenges of rising fame, tensions and conflicting personalities threaten to derail their musical journey and test the bonds of their close-knit group, jeopardizing their chance at a career-defining show.

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Scoreboard

BAFTA 1992: Which Films Won the Most

Cyrano de Bergerac and The Commitments won 4 awards each. 8 films won at least once, while Dances with Wolves went home empty-handed from 9 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) movie poster
    Cyrano de Bergerac 4 / 7
    1990 · Drama, History · 4 wins from 7 nominations
  2. The Commitments (1991) movie poster
    The Commitments 4 / 6
    1991 · Drama, Comedy · 4 wins from 6 nominations
  3. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) movie poster
    The Silence of the Lambs 2 / 9
    1991 · Thriller, Crime · 2 wins from 9 nominations
  4. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) movie poster
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day 2 / 3
    1991 · Action, Sci-Fi · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  5. Edward Scissorhands (1990) movie poster
    Edward Scissorhands 1 / 4
    1990 · Drama, Fantasy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  6. Truly Madly Deeply (1991) movie poster
    Truly Madly Deeply 1 / 3
    1991 · Drama, Fantasy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  7. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) movie poster
    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1 / 2
    1991 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 2 nominations
  8. Frankie and Johnny (1991) movie poster
    Frankie and Johnny 1 / 1
    1991 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Dances with Wolves (1990) movie poster
    Dances with Wolves 0 / 9
    1990 · Adventure, Drama · 0 wins from 9 nominations
  10. Thelma & Louise (1991) movie poster
    Thelma & Louise 0 / 8
    1991 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 8 nominations
Full results

All 16 BAFTA 1992 Categories: Winners & Nominees

16 categories and 61 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 · 61 nominations

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The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1992 Winners

Drama led with 47 nominations across 14 films and won 12. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 12 wins · 47 nominations · 26%
  2. Thriller 4 wins · 23 nominations · 17%
  3. Romance 8 wins · 22 nominations · 36%
  4. Comedy 9 wins · 19 nominations · 47%
  5. Crime 2 wins · 19 nominations · 11%
  6. Adventure 1 win · 11 nominations · 9%
  7. Music 5 wins · 9 nominations · 56%
  8. Fantasy 2 wins · 9 nominations · 22%
  9. Western 0 wins · 9 nominations · 0%
  10. History 4 wins · 7 nominations · 57%
1992 season

How the Rest of the 1992 Awards Season Voted

The other 6 ceremonies of 1992, with the winner of each top prize. The Silence of the Lambs won the most of them: 2.

All 1992 awards
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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.

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BAFTA 1992: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 45th British Academy Film Awards (1992), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 45th British Academy Film Awards (1992)?

The Commitments (1991) won Best Film. The other nominees were Dances with Wolves, The Silence of the Lambs and Thelma & Louise.

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Which film won the most awards at the 45th British Academy Film Awards (1992)?

Cyrano de Bergerac and The Commitments each won 4 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 45th British Academy Film Awards (1992)?

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Dances with Wolves (1990) led with 9 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 45th British Academy Film Awards (1992)?

Best Director: Alan Parker for The Commitments. Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins for The Silence of the Lambs. Best Actress: Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs. Best Supporting Actor: Alan Rickman for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Best Supporting Actress: Kate Nelligan for Frankie and Johnny.

When was the 45th British Academy Film Awards (1992)?

The 45th British Academy Film Awards (1992) took place on March 22, 1992. The database has 16 categories and 61 nominations for it.