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| 19th British Academy Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1966 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | My Fair Lady |
| Best British Film | The Ipcress File |
| Most awards | Darling (4) |
| Most nominations | Darling, The Hill , & The Knack ...and How to Get It (6) |
The 19th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1966, honoured the best films of 1965.
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | Darling |
| The Hill | |
| The Knack ...and How to Get It | |
| 5 | The Ipcress File |
| 4 | Zorba the Greek |
| 3 | Cat Ballou |
| Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines | |
| 2 | Hamlet |
| Help! | |
| Lord Jim | |
| My Fair Lady | |
| Ship of Fools | |
| Tokyo Olympiad |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 4 | Darling |
| 3 | The Ipcress File |
| 2 | Tokyo Olympiad |
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