36th British Academy Film Awards

36th British Academy Film Awards
36th British Academy Film Awards
Date	20 March 1983
Site	Grosvenor House Hotel
Hosted by	Frank Bough ; Selina Scott
Highlights
Best Film	Gandhi
Best Actor	Ben Kingsley ; Gandhi
Best Actress	Katharine Hepburn ; On Golden Pond
Most awards	Gandhi (5)
Most nominations	Gandhi (16)
	← 35th ; BAFTA Awards ; 37th →;

Last updated March 11, 2025

The 36th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 20 March 1983 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1982. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 1982.

Winners and nominees

Richard Attenborough, Best Director winner RichardAttenborough07TIFF.jpg — Richard Attenborough, Best Director winner

BAFTA Fellowship

Richard Attenborough

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Arthur Wooster

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Film Gandhi – Richard Attenborough E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy Missing – Edward Lewis and Mildred Lewis On Golden Pond – Bruce Gilbert	Best Direction Richard Attenborough – Gandhi Costa-Gavras – Missing Mark Rydell – On Golden Pond Steven Spielberg – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Best Actor in a Leading Role *Ben Kingsley – Gandhi* as Mahatma Gandhi** Albert Finney – Shoot the Moon as George Dunlap Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond as Norman Thayer Jack Lemmon – Missing as Edmund Horman Warren Beatty – Reds as John Reed	Best Actress in a Leading Role *Katharine Hepburn – On Golden Pond* as Ethel Thayer** Diane Keaton – Reds as Louise Bryant Jennifer Kendal – 36 Chowringhee Lane as Violet Stoneham Sissy Spacek – Missing as Joyce Horman
Best Actor in a Supporting Role *Jack Nicholson – Reds* as Eugene O'Neill** Edward Fox – Gandhi as Reginald Dyer Frank Finlay – The Return of the Soldier as William Grey Roshan Seth – Gandhi as Jawaharlal Nehru	Best Actress in a Supporting Role *Maureen Stapleton – Reds* as Emma Goldman Rohini Hattangadi – Gandhi as Kasturba Gandhi** Candice Bergen – Gandhi as Margaret Bourke-White Jane Fonda – On Golden Pond as Chelsea Thayer Wayne
Best Screenplay Missing – Costa-Gavras and Donald E. Stewart E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Melissa Mathison Gandhi – John Briley On Golden Pond – Ernest Thompson	Best Cinematography Blade Runner – Jordan Cronenweth E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Allen Daviau Gandhi – Billy Williams and Ronnie Taylor Reds – Vittorio Storaro
Best Costume Design Blade Runner – Charles Knode and Michael Kaplan The Draughtsman's Contract – Sue Blane Gandhi – John Mollo and Bhanu Athaiya Reds – Shirley Ann Russell	Best Editing Missing – Françoise Bonnot Blade Runner – Terry Rawlings E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Carol Littleton Gandhi – John Bloom
Best Makeup and Hair Quest for Fire – Sarah Monzani, Christopher Tucker and Michèle Burke Blade Runner – Marvin Westmore E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Robert Sidell Gandhi – Tom Smith	Best Original Music E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams Blade Runner – Vangelis Gandhi – Ravi Shankar and George Fenton Missing – Vangelis
Best Original Song *"Another Brick in the Wall" ( Pink Floyd – The Wall* ) – Roger Waters** "Eye of the Tiger" ( Rocky III ) – Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan "One More Hour" ( Ragtime ) – Randy Newman "Tomorrow" ( Annie ) – Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin	Best Production Design Blade Runner – Lawrence G. Paull E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – James D. Bissell Gandhi – Stuart Craig Reds – Richard Sylbert
Best Sound Pink Floyd – The Wall – James Guthrie, Eddy Joseph, Clive Winter, Graham V. Hartstone and Nicolas Le Messurier Blade Runner – Peter Pennell, Bud Alper, Graham V. Hartstone and Gerry Humphreys E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Charles L. Campbell, Gene Cantamessa, Robert Knudson, Robert Glass and Don Digirolamo Gandhi – Jonathan Bates, Simon Kaye, Gerry Humphreys and Robin O'Donoghue	Best Special Visual Effects Poltergeist – Richard Edlund Blade Runner – Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Dennis Muren and Carlo Rambaldi Tron – Richard Taylor and Harrison Ellenshaw
Best Documentary Burden of Dreams – Les Blank The Atomic Cafe – Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader and Pierce Rafferty Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography – Bonnie Sherr Klein The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! – Jim Brown	Best Film Not in the English Language Christ Stopped at Eboli – Francesco Rosi Das Boot – Wolfgang Petersen Diva – Jean-Jacques Beineix Fitzcarraldo – Werner Herzog
Best Short Animation Dreamland Express – David Anderson Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice – Richard Taylor Sound Collector – Lynn Smith	Best Short Film The Privilege – Ian Knox Rating Notman – Carlo Gébler The Rocking Horse Winner – Robert Bierman A Shocking Accident – James Scott
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles *Ben Kingsley – Gandhi* as Mahatma Gandhi** Drew Barrymore – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Gertie Henry Thomas – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Elliott Kathleen Turner – Body Heat as Matty Tyler Walker

Statistics

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
16	Gandhi
12	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
8	Blade Runner
7	Missing
7	Reds
6	On Golden Pond
2	Pink Floyd – The Wall

Films that received multiple awards
Awards	Film
5	Gandhi
3	Blade Runner
2	Missing
	Pink Floyd – The Wall
	Reds

References

↑ Morgan, David (19 January 2023). "BAFTA Best Film Award Winners Since 1990 – A Photo Gallery". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 11 February 2024.
↑ "BAFTA | Film in 1983". bafta.org. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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[1] Morgan, David (19 January 2023). "BAFTA Best Film Award Winners Since 1990 – A Photo Gallery". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[2] "BAFTA | Film in 1983". bafta.org. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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