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BAFTA 2005 Winners & Nominees

The 58th British Academy Film Awards (2005) took place on February 12, 2005. The Aviator won Best Film and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

All 19 categories Most wins
categories
19
nominations
93
films nominated
24
winners
18
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Best Film
The Aviator
Headline winners

BAFTA 2005: The Winners

The Aviator won Best Film against 4 other nominees. Mike Leigh (Best Director), Jamie Foxx (Best Actor) and Imelda Staunton (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The Aviator (2004) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

The Aviator

2004 · Biography, Drama · $214M worldwide

4 wins from 14 nominations at the 58th British Academy Film Awards (2005)

  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Makeup and Hair
  • Best Production Design

The film portrays the extraordinary life of Howard Hughes, showcasing his ascent as a groundbreaking filmmaker, ambitious entrepreneur, and visionary in aviation. It explores his remarkable achievements alongside a descent into personal struggles, revealing the challenges he faced while battling debilitating phobias and depression. The narrative follows Hughes as he balances a life of immense wealth and extravagance with a growing internal conflict, ultimately exposing the vulnerability hidden behind his public persona.

About The Aviator
Scoreboard

BAFTA 2005: Which Films Won the Most

The Aviator won 4 awards from 14 nominations. 10 films won at least once, while Finding Neverland went home empty-handed from 11 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Aviator (2004) movie poster
    The Aviator 4 / 14
    2004 · Biography, Drama · 4 wins from 14 nominations
  2. Vera Drake (2004) movie poster
    Vera Drake 3 / 11
    2004 · Drama, Crime · 3 wins from 11 nominations
  3. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) movie poster
    The Motorcycle Diaries 2 / 7
    2004 · Adventure, Biography · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) movie poster
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2 / 6
    2004 · Drama, Romance · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  5. Ray (2004) movie poster
    Ray 2 / 4
    2004 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  6. Collateral (2004) movie poster
    Collateral 1 / 6
    2004 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 6 nominations
  7. Closer (2004) movie poster
    Closer 1 / 3
    2004 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  8. My Summer of Love (2005) movie poster
    My Summer of Love 1 / 1
    2005 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Sideways (2004) movie poster
    Sideways 1 / 1
    2004 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) movie poster
    The Day After Tomorrow 1 / 1
    2004 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 19 BAFTA 2005 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 93 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.

19 categories · 93 nominations

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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 2005 Best Film Marathon

All 5 Best Film nominees at the 58th British Academy Film Awards (2005), back to back: 10 hours 35 minutes.

Total running time 10h 35m 10 hours 35 minutes All 5 films
Longest
The Aviator 2h 50m
Shortest
Finding Neverland 1h 46m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 2005 Winners

Drama led with 84 nominations across 20 films and won 17. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 17 wins · 84 nominations · 20%
  2. Biography 8 wins · 37 nominations · 22%
  3. Romance 5 wins · 24 nominations · 21%
  4. Crime 4 wins · 21 nominations · 19%
  5. Adventure 3 wins · 21 nominations · 14%
  6. Fantasy 0 wins · 16 nominations · 0%
  7. Family 0 wins · 15 nominations · 0%
  8. Thriller 3 wins · 14 nominations · 21%
  9. Action 1 win · 12 nominations · 8%
  10. Music 2 wins · 7 nominations · 29%
2005 season

How the Rest of the 2005 Awards Season Voted

The other 10 ceremonies of 2005, with the winner of each top prize. The Aviator also won the top prize at one of them. Sideways won the most of them: 3.

All 2005 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 2005: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 58th British Academy Film Awards (2005), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 58th British Academy Film Awards (2005)?

The Aviator (2004) won Best Film. The other nominees were Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Finding Neverland, The Motorcycle Diaries and Vera Drake.

About The Aviator

Which film won the most awards at the 58th British Academy Film Awards (2005)?

The Aviator (2004) won the most: 4 awards from 14 nominations. Vera Drake was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 58th British Academy Film Awards (2005)?

The Aviator (2004) led with 14 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 58th British Academy Film Awards (2005)?

Best Director: Mike Leigh for Vera Drake. Best Actor: Jamie Foxx for Ray. Best Actress: Imelda Staunton for Vera Drake. Best Supporting Actor: Clive Owen for Closer. Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett for The Aviator.

When was the 58th British Academy Film Awards (2005)?

The 58th British Academy Film Awards (2005) took place on February 12, 2005. The database has 19 categories and 93 nominations for it.