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47th British Academy Film Awards (1994)
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BAFTA 1994 Winners & Nominees

The 47th British Academy Film Awards (1994) took place on April 15, 1994. Schindler's List won Best Film and 6 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 18 categories is below.

All 18 categories Most wins
categories
18
nominations
60
films nominated
24
winners
17
Held on
Best Film
Schindler's List
Headline winners

BAFTA 1994: The Winners

Schindler's List won Best Film against 2 other nominees. Steven Spielberg (Best Director) took the main individual prize.

Schindler's List (1993) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Schindler's List

1993 · Biography, Drama, History · $322M worldwide

7 wins from 12 nominations at the 47th British Academy Film Awards (1994)

  • Best Director
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Original Music

In 1939, Oskar Schindler, a German businessman, travels to Krakow seeking profit. He joins the Nazi party to facilitate his factory's operations, employing Jewish workers. As the persecution of Jews intensifies and the SS begins systematic exterminations, Schindler witnesses the escalating horrors of World War II. Increasingly troubled by the violence, he begins to protect his workers, ultimately risking his own life to save them from the atrocities of the Holocaust.

About Schindler's List
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1994: Which Films Won the Most

Schindler's List won 7 awards from 12 nominations. 9 films won at least once, while In the Line of Fire went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Schindler's List (1993) movie poster
    Schindler's List 7 / 12
    1993 · Biography, Drama · 7 wins from 12 nominations
  2. The Piano (1993) movie poster
    The Piano 3 / 10
    1993 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 10 nominations
  3. The Remains of the Day (1993) movie poster
    The Remains of the Day 1 / 6
    1993 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 6 nominations
  4. The Age of Innocence (1993) movie poster
    The Age of Innocence 1 / 3
    1993 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. The Fugitive (1993) movie poster
    The Fugitive 1 / 3
    1993 · Action, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  6. Orlando (1993) movie poster
    Orlando 1 / 2
    1993 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. Forrest Gump (1994) movie poster
    Forrest Gump 1 / 1
    1994 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Groundhog Day (1993) movie poster
    Groundhog Day 1 / 1
    1993 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Farewell My Concubine (1993) movie poster
    Farewell My Concubine 1 / 1
    1993 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. In the Line of Fire (1993) movie poster
    In the Line of Fire 0 / 3
    1993 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 18 BAFTA 1994 Categories: Winners & Nominees

18 categories and 60 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 · 60 nominations

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BAFTA 1994 Outstanding British Film

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1994 Winners

Drama led with 54 nominations across 18 films and won 16. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 16 wins · 54 nominations · 30%
  2. Romance 9 wins · 33 nominations · 27%
  3. Biography 8 wins · 16 nominations · 50%
  4. History 7 wins · 12 nominations · 58%
  5. War 7 wins · 12 nominations · 58%
  6. Thriller 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  7. Fantasy 2 wins · 9 nominations · 22%
  8. Comedy 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  9. Action 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  10. Crime 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
1994 season

How the Rest of the 1994 Awards Season Voted

The other 7 ceremonies of 1994, with the winner of each top prize. Schindler's List also won the top prize at 3 of them.

All 1994 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.

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BAFTA 1994: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 47th British Academy Film Awards (1994), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 47th British Academy Film Awards (1994)?

Schindler's List (1993) won Best Film. The other nominees were The Piano and The Remains of the Day.

About Schindler's List

Which film won the most awards at the 47th British Academy Film Awards (1994)?

Schindler's List (1993) won the most: 7 awards from 12 nominations. The Piano was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 47th British Academy Film Awards (1994)?

Schindler's List (1993) led with 12 nominations and won 7 of them.

Who won the directing award at the 47th British Academy Film Awards (1994)?

Best Director: Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List.

When was the 47th British Academy Film Awards (1994)?

The 47th British Academy Film Awards (1994) took place on April 15, 1994. The database has 18 categories and 60 nominations for it.