British Academy Film Awards

The British Academy Film Awards (the BAFTAs or BAFTA Awards; officially the EE British Academy Film Awards since 2013) is an annual film award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international film contributions. The ceremony was first held in London at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square Cinema, then the Royal Opera House from 2007 to 2016. The event was held at the Royal Albert Hall from 2017 to 2022, before moving to the Royal Festival Hall for 2023. The statue awarded to recipients depicts a theatrical mask. The BAFTA Awards are recognised internationally as the highest honour in British cinema, equivalent to the BAFTA TV Awards for television, Laurence Olivier Awards for theatre, and the BRIT Awards for music. The BAFTA Film Awards are considered equivalent to the Academy Awards. The first BAFTA Awards ceremony was held in 1949, and the ceremony was first broadcast on the BBC in 1956 with Vivien Leigh as the host. The ceremony was initially held in April or May; since 2001, it typically takes place in February. The BAFTAs have been sponsored by EE since 2013.

Infobox

Awarded for

The best in film

Country

United Kingdom

Presented by

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

First award

29 May 1949 (1949-05-29)

Website

bafta

Tables

· Superlatives › Acting

Most Nominations

Superlative

Most Nominations

Male Actor

Albert Finney

Female Actor

Judi Dench Meryl Streep

Most Wins

Superlative

Most Wins

Male Actor

Peter Finch

Female Actor

Judi Dench

Superlative	Male Actor	#	Female Actor	#
Most Nominations	Albert Finney	9	Judi Dench Meryl Streep	15
Most Wins	Peter Finch	5	Judi Dench	6

· Superlatives › Acting › Actors nominated twice in the same category in the same year

1983 (37th)

Year (Ceremony)

1983 (37th)

Actor/Actress

Michael Caine

Category

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Film

Educating Rita

Result

Won

The Honorary Consul

Year (Ceremony)

The Honorary Consul

Actor/Actress

Nominated

1992 (46th)

Year (Ceremony)

1992 (46th)

Actor/Actress

Miranda Richardson

Category

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Film

Damage

Result

Won

The Crying Game

Year (Ceremony)

The Crying Game

Actor/Actress

Nominated

1993 (47th)

Year (Ceremony)

1993 (47th)

Actor/Actress

Anthony Hopkins

Category

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Film

The Remains of the Day

Result

Won

Shadowlands

Year (Ceremony)

Shadowlands

Actor/Actress

Nominated

1998 (52nd)

Year (Ceremony)

1998 (52nd)

Actor/Actress

Geoffrey Rush

Category

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Film

Shakespeare in Love

Result

Won

Elizabeth

Year (Ceremony)

Elizabeth

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2003 (57th)

Year (Ceremony)

2003 (57th)

Actor/Actress

Scarlett Johansson

Category

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Film

Lost in Translation

Result

Won

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Year (Ceremony)

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Actor/Actress

Nominated

Sean Penn

Year (Ceremony)

Sean Penn

Actor/Actress

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Category

21 Grams

Film

Nominated

Mystic River

Year (Ceremony)

Mystic River

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2004 (58th)

Year (Ceremony)

2004 (58th)

Actor/Actress

Kate Winslet

Category

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Film

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Result

Nominated

Finding Neverland

Year (Ceremony)

Finding Neverland

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2005 (59th)

Year (Ceremony)

2005 (59th)

Actor/Actress

George Clooney

Category

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Film

Good Night, and Good Luck

Result

Nominated

Syriana

Year (Ceremony)

Syriana

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2008 (62nd)

Year (Ceremony)

2008 (62nd)

Actor/Actress

Kate Winslet

Category

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Film

The Reader

Result

Won

Revolutionary Road

Year (Ceremony)

Revolutionary Road

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2019 (73rd)

Year (Ceremony)

2019 (73rd)

Actor/Actress

Margot Robbie

Category

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Film

Bombshell

Result

Nominated

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Year (Ceremony)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Actor/Actress

Nominated

Year (Ceremony)	Actor/Actress	Category	Film	Result
1983 (37th)	Michael Caine	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Educating Rita	Won
			The Honorary Consul	Nominated
1992 (46th)	Miranda Richardson	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Damage	Won
			The Crying Game	Nominated
1993 (47th)	Anthony Hopkins	Best Actor in a Leading Role	The Remains of the Day	Won
			Shadowlands	Nominated
1998 (52nd)	Geoffrey Rush	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Shakespeare in Love	Won
			Elizabeth	Nominated
2003 (57th)	Scarlett Johansson	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Lost in Translation	Won
			Girl with a Pearl Earring	Nominated
	Sean Penn	Best Actor in a Leading Role	21 Grams	Nominated
			Mystic River	Nominated
2004 (58th)	Kate Winslet	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Nominated
			Finding Neverland	Nominated
2005 (59th)	George Clooney	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Good Night, and Good Luck	Nominated
			Syriana	Nominated
2008 (62nd)	Kate Winslet	Best Actress in a Leading Role	The Reader	Won
			Revolutionary Road	Nominated
2019 (73rd)	Margot Robbie	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Bombshell	Nominated
			Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Nominated

· Superlatives › Acting › Actors nominated in two different categories for the same performance in the same year

1960 (14th)

Year (Ceremony)

1960 (14th)

Actor/Actress

Albert Finney

Category

Best British Actor

Film

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Result

Nominated

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Year (Ceremony)

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Actor/Actress

Won

1975 (29th)

Year (Ceremony)

1975 (29th)

Actor/Actress

Valerie Perrine

Category

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Film

Lenny

Result

Nominated

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Year (Ceremony)

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Actor/Actress

Won

1976 (30th)

Year (Ceremony)

1976 (30th)

Actor/Actress

Jodie Foster

Category

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Film

Bugsy Malone / Taxi Driver

Result

Won

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Year (Ceremony)

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Actor/Actress

Won

1978 (32nd)

Year (Ceremony)

1978 (32nd)

Actor/Actress

Brad Davis

Category

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Film

Midnight Express

Result

Nominated

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Year (Ceremony)

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Actor/Actress

Nominated

1980 (34th)

Year (Ceremony)

1980 (34th)

Actor/Actress

Judy Davis

Category

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Film

My Brilliant Career

Result

Won

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Year (Ceremony)

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Actor/Actress

Won

1982 (36th)

Year (Ceremony)

1982 (36th)

Actor/Actress

Ben Kingsley

Category

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Film

Gandhi

Result

Won

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Year (Ceremony)

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Actor/Actress

Won

1983 (37th)

Year (Ceremony)

1983 (37th)

Actor/Actress

Phyllis Logan

Category

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Film

Another Time, Another Place

Result

Nominated

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Year (Ceremony)

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Actor/Actress

Won

Julie Walters

Year (Ceremony)

Julie Walters

Actor/Actress

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Category

Educating Rita

Film

Won

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Year (Ceremony)

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Actor/Actress

Nominated

1984 (38th)

Year (Ceremony)

1984 (38th)

Actor/Actress

Haing S. Ngor

Category

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Film

The Killing Fields

Result

Won

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Year (Ceremony)

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Actor/Actress

Won

2007 (61st)

Year (Ceremony)

2007 (61st)

Actor/Actress

Ellen Page

Category

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Film

Juno

Result

Nominated

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2009 (63rd)

Year (Ceremony)

2009 (63rd)

Actor/Actress

Carey Mulligan

Category

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Film

An Education

Result

Won

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2010 (64th)

Year (Ceremony)

2010 (64th)

Actor/Actress

Andrew Garfield

Category

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Film

The Social Network

Result

Nominated

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2013 (67th)

Year (Ceremony)

2013 (67th)

Actor/Actress

Lupita Nyong'o

Category

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Film

12 Years a Slave

Result

Nominated

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2015 (69th)

Year (Ceremony)

2015 (69th)

Actor/Actress

Brie Larson

Category

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Film

Room

Result

Won

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2017 (71st)

Year (Ceremony)

2017 (71st)

Actor/Actress

Timothée Chalamet

Category

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Film

Call Me by Your Name

Result

Nominated

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Nominated

Daniel Kaluuya

Year (Ceremony)

Daniel Kaluuya

Actor/Actress

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Category

Get Out

Film

Nominated

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Won

2020 (74th)

Year (Ceremony)

2020 (74th)

Actor/Actress

Bukky Bakray

Category

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Film

Rocks

Result

Nominated

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Won

2021 (75th)

Year (Ceremony)

2021 (75th)

Actor/Actress

Ariana DeBose

Category

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Film

West Side Story

Result

Won

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Nominated

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Year (Ceremony)

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Actor/Actress

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Category

The Power of The Dog

Film

Nominated

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2023 (77th)

Year (Ceremony)

2023 (77th)

Actor/Actress

Jacob Elordi

Category

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Film

Saltburn

Result

Nominated

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2024 (78th)

Year (Ceremony)

2024 (78th)

Actor/Actress

Mikey Madison

Category

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Film

Anora

Result

Won

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Nominated

2025 (79th)

Year (Ceremony)

2025 (79th)

Actor/Actress

Robert Aramayo

Category

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Film

I Swear

Result

Won

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Won

Chase Infiniti

Year (Ceremony)

Chase Infiniti

Actor/Actress

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Category

One Battle After Another

Film

Nominated

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Year (Ceremony)

BAFTA Rising Star Award

Actor/Actress

Nominated

Year (Ceremony)	Actor/Actress	Category	Film	Result
1960 (14th)	Albert Finney	Best British Actor	Saturday Night and Sunday Morning	Nominated
		Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles		Won
1975 (29th)	Valerie Perrine	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Lenny	Nominated
		Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles		Won
1976 (30th)	Jodie Foster	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Bugsy Malone / Taxi Driver	Won
		Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles		Won
1978 (32nd)	Brad Davis	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Midnight Express	Nominated
		Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles		Nominated
1980 (34th)	Judy Davis	Best Actress in a Leading Role	My Brilliant Career	Won
		Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles		Won
1982 (36th)	Ben Kingsley	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Gandhi	Won
		Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles		Won
1983 (37th)	Phyllis Logan	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Another Time, Another Place	Nominated
		Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles		Won
	Julie Walters	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Educating Rita	Won
		Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles		Nominated
1984 (38th)	Haing S. Ngor	Best Actor in a Leading Role	The Killing Fields	Won
		Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles		Won
2007 (61st)	Ellen Page	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Juno	Nominated
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Nominated
2009 (63rd)	Carey Mulligan	Best Actress in a Leading Role	An Education	Won
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Nominated
2010 (64th)	Andrew Garfield	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	The Social Network	Nominated
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Nominated
2013 (67th)	Lupita Nyong'o	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	12 Years a Slave	Nominated
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Nominated
2015 (69th)	Brie Larson	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Room	Won
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Nominated
2017 (71st)	Timothée Chalamet	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Call Me by Your Name	Nominated
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Nominated
	Daniel Kaluuya	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Get Out	Nominated
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Won
2020 (74th)	Bukky Bakray	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Rocks	Nominated
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Won
2021 (75th)	Ariana DeBose	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	West Side Story	Won
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Nominated
	Kodi Smit-McPhee	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	The Power of The Dog	Nominated
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Nominated
2023 (77th)	Jacob Elordi	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Saltburn	Nominated
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Nominated
2024 (78th)	Mikey Madison	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Anora	Won
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Nominated
2025 (79th)	Robert Aramayo	Best Actor in a Leading Role	I Swear	Won
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Won
	Chase Infiniti	Best Actress in a Leading Role	One Battle After Another	Nominated
		BAFTA Rising Star Award		Nominated

· Superlatives › Directing

Most Nominations

Superlative

Most Nominations

Director

Martin Scorsese

Director

Most Wins

Superlative

Most Wins

Director

Woody Allen

Director

Joel Coen

Superlative

Joel Coen

Alfonso Cuarón

Superlative

Alfonso Cuarón

Ang Lee

Superlative

Ang Lee

Louis Malle

Superlative

Louis Malle

Alan Parker

Superlative

Alan Parker

Roman Polanski

Superlative

Roman Polanski

John Schlesinger

Superlative

John Schlesinger

Peter Weir

Superlative

Peter Weir

Superlative	Director
Most Nominations	Martin Scorsese	10
Most Wins	Woody Allen	2
	Joel Coen
	Alfonso Cuarón
	Ang Lee
	Louis Malle
	Alan Parker
	Roman Polanski
	John Schlesinger
	Peter Weir

· Ceremonies

1st

Event

1st

Date(s)

29 May 1949

Host(s)

—N/a

2nd

Event

2nd

Date(s)

29 May 1949

3rd

Event

3rd

Date(s)

29 May 1950

4th

Event

4th

Date(s)

22 February 1951

5th

Event

5th

Date(s)

8 May 1952

6th

Event

6th

Date(s)

5 March 1953

7th

Event

7th

Date(s)

25 March 1954

8th

Event

8th

Date(s)

10 March 1955

Host(s)

Jack Buchanan Leslie Mitchell Anthony Havelock-Allan

9th

Event

9th

Date(s)

1 March 1956

Host(s)

Vivien Leigh

Notes

1st LIVE

10th

Event

10th

Date(s)

11 July 1957

Host(s)

—N/a

11th

Event

11th

Date(s)

6 March 1958

Host(s)

Ian Dalrymple

Leslie Mitchell

Event

Leslie Mitchell

Date(s)

(2)

12th

Event

12th

Date(s)

18 March 1959

Host(s)

—N/a

13th

Event

13th

Date(s)

22 March 1960

Host(s)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

14th

Event

14th

Date(s)

6 April 1961

Host(s)

—N/a

15th

Event

15th

Date(s)

5 April 1962

16th

Event

16th

Date(s)

7 May 1963

Host(s)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Notes

(2)

17th

Event

17th

Date(s)

3 April 1964

Host(s)

Anthony Havelock-Allan

Notes

(2)

18th

Event

18th

Date(s)

30 March 1965

Host(s)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Notes

(3)

19th

Event

19th

Date(s)

23 March 1966

Host(s)

Leslie Caron

20th

Event

20th

Date(s)

1967

Host(s)

—N/a

21st

Event

21st

Date(s)

28 March 1968

22nd

Event

22nd

Date(s)

26 March 1969

Host(s)

Lord Mountbatten

23rd

Event

23rd

Date(s)

8 March 1970

Host(s)

David Frost

24th

Event

24th

Date(s)

4 March 1971

Host(s)

Richard Attenborough

Notes

(2)

25th

Event

25th

Date(s)

23 February 1972

26th

Event

26th

Date(s)

28 February 1973

Host(s)

Michael Parkinson John Mills

27th

Event

27th

Date(s)

6 March 1974

Host(s)

Eamonn Andrews Petula Clark

28th

Event

28th

Date(s)

26 February 1975

Host(s)

David Niven

29th

Event

29th

Date(s)

17 March 1976

Host(s)

Diana Rigg

Eamonn Andrews

Event

Eamonn Andrews

Date(s)

(2)

30th

Event

30th

Date(s)

24 March 1977

Host(s)

Esther Rantzen Roger Moore

31st

Event

31st

Date(s)

16 March 1978

Host(s)

Andrew Gardner Susannah York

32nd

Event

32nd

Date(s)

22 March 1979

Host(s)

Sue Lawley Michael York

33rd

Event

33rd

Date(s)

20 March 1980

Host(s)

Anna Ford Edward Fox

34th

Event

34th

Date(s)

22 March 1981

Host(s)

David Frost

Notes

(2)

35th

Event

35th

Date(s)

18 March 1982

Host(s)

Denis Norden

36th

Event

36th

Date(s)

20 March 1983

Host(s)

Frank Bough Selina Scott

37th

Event

37th

Date(s)

25 March 1984

Host(s)

Michael Aspel

38th

Event

38th

Date(s)

5 March 1985

Host(s)

Terry Wogan

39th

Event

39th

Date(s)

16 March 1986

Host(s)

Michael Aspel

Notes

(2)

40th

Event

40th

Date(s)

22 March 1987

Host(s)

Ronnie Corbett Ronnie Barker

41st

Event

41st

Date(s)

20 March 1988

Host(s)

Michael Aspel

Notes

(3)

42nd

Event

42nd

Date(s)

19 March 1989

Host(s)

David Dimbleby

Anna Ford

Event

Anna Ford

Date(s)

(2)

43rd

Event

43rd

Date(s)

11 March 1990

Host(s)

Magnus Magnusson Sally Magnusson

44th

Event

44th

Date(s)

17 March 1991

Host(s)

Noel Edmonds

45th

Event

45th

Date(s)

22 March 1992

Host(s)

Michael Aspel

Notes

(4)

46th

Event

46th

Date(s)

21 March 1993

Host(s)

Griff Rhys Jones

47th

Event

47th

Date(s)

15 April 1994

Host(s)

Sheena McDonald

48th

Event

48th

Date(s)

9 April 1995

Host(s)

Billy Connolly

49th

Event

49th

Date(s)

23 April 1996

Host(s)

Angus Deayton

50th

Event

50th

Date(s)

29 April 1997

Host(s)

Lenny Henry

51st

Event

51st

Date(s)

18 April 1998

Host(s)

Rory Bremner

52nd

Event

52nd

Date(s)

11 April 1999

Host(s)

Jonathan Ross

53rd

Event

53rd

Date(s)

9 April 2000

Host(s)

Jack Docherty

54th

Event

54th

Date(s)

25 February 2001

Host(s)

Stephen Fry Mariella Frostrup

55th

Event

55th

Date(s)

24 February 2002

Host(s)

Stephen Fry

Notes

(6)

56th

Event

56th

Date(s)

23 February 2003

57th

Event

57th

Date(s)

15 February 2004

58th

Event

58th

Date(s)

12 February 2005

59th

Event

59th

Date(s)

19 February 2006

60th

Event

60th

Date(s)

11 February 2007

Host(s)

Jonathan Ross

Notes

(6)

61st

Event

61st

Date(s)

10 February 2008

62nd

Event

62nd

Date(s)

8 February 2009

63rd

Event

63rd

Date(s)

21 February 2010

64th

Event

64th

Date(s)

13 February 2011

65th

Event

65th

Date(s)

12 February 2012

Host(s)

Stephen Fry

Notes

(12)

66th

Event

66th

Date(s)

10 February 2013

67th

Event

67th

Date(s)

16 February 2014

68th

Event

68th

Date(s)

8 February 2015

69th

Event

69th

Date(s)

14 February 2016

70th

Event

70th

Date(s)

12 February 2017

71st

Event

71st

Date(s)

18 February 2018

Host(s)

Joanna Lumley

Notes

(2)

72nd

Event

72nd

Date(s)

10 February 2019

73rd

Event

73rd

Date(s)

2 February 2020

Host(s)

Graham Norton

74th

Event

74th

Date(s)

10–11 April 2021

Host(s)

Clara Amfo Dermot O'Leary Edith Bowman

75th

Event

75th

Date(s)

13 March 2022

Host(s)

Rebel Wilson

76th

Event

76th

Date(s)

19 February 2023

Host(s)

Richard E. Grant Alison Hammond

Event	Date(s)	Host(s)	Notes
1st	29 May 1949	—N/a
2nd	29 May 1949
3rd	29 May 1950
4th	22 February 1951
5th	8 May 1952
6th	5 March 1953
7th	25 March 1954
8th	10 March 1955	Jack Buchanan Leslie Mitchell Anthony Havelock-Allan
9th	1 March 1956	Vivien Leigh	1st LIVE
10th	11 July 1957	—N/a
11th	6 March 1958	Ian Dalrymple
11th	6 March 1958	Leslie Mitchell	(2)
12th	18 March 1959	—N/a
13th	22 March 1960	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
14th	6 April 1961	—N/a
15th	5 April 1962	—N/a
16th	7 May 1963	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	(2)
17th	3 April 1964	Anthony Havelock-Allan	(2)
18th	30 March 1965	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	(3)
19th	23 March 1966	Leslie Caron
20th	1967	—N/a
21st	28 March 1968	—N/a
22nd	26 March 1969	Lord Mountbatten
23rd	8 March 1970	David Frost
24th	4 March 1971	Richard Attenborough	(2)
25th	23 February 1972	Richard Attenborough	(2)
26th	28 February 1973	Michael Parkinson John Mills
27th	6 March 1974	Eamonn Andrews Petula Clark
28th	26 February 1975	David Niven
29th	17 March 1976	Diana Rigg
29th	17 March 1976	Eamonn Andrews	(2)
30th	24 March 1977	Esther Rantzen Roger Moore
31st	16 March 1978	Andrew Gardner Susannah York
32nd	22 March 1979	Sue Lawley Michael York
33rd	20 March 1980	Anna Ford Edward Fox
34th	22 March 1981	David Frost	(2)
35th	18 March 1982	Denis Norden
36th	20 March 1983	Frank Bough Selina Scott
37th	25 March 1984	Michael Aspel
38th	5 March 1985	Terry Wogan
39th	16 March 1986	Michael Aspel	(2)
40th	22 March 1987	Ronnie Corbett Ronnie Barker
41st	20 March 1988	Michael Aspel	(3)
42nd	19 March 1989	David Dimbleby
42nd	19 March 1989	Anna Ford	(2)
43rd	11 March 1990	Magnus Magnusson Sally Magnusson
44th	17 March 1991	Noel Edmonds
45th	22 March 1992	Michael Aspel	(4)
46th	21 March 1993	Griff Rhys Jones

References

As of 2025, Shrek remains the only animated film to be nominated in that category.
As of 2025, Shrek remains the only film to win in any screenplay categories.
"David Lean's Letter to the Academy"
http://www.bafta.org/print/heritage/features/david-lean/david-leans-letter-to-the-academy,55,GAL.html
IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000123/overview
"History of BAFTA"
https://www.bafta.org/heritage/history
"Mitzi Cunliffe and the BAFTA Mask"
https://web.archive.org/web/20120518230305/http://www.bafta.org/heritage/history/the-bafta-mask,123,BA.html
www
https://www.alamy.com/mar-03-1960-duke-of-edinburgh-presents-film-awards-hrh-the-duke-of-image69364215.html
uk
https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/baftas-2021-prince-philip-tribute-213540365.html
Getty Images
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/michael-birkett-with-peter-finch-presents-margaret-furse-news-photo/1959901807
catalogue
https://catalogue.royalalberthall.com/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Performance&id=Owrahov_P_Ryg&pos=1
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/18/archives/film-society-to-toast-hitchcock-film-stars-to-talk-an-honor-but-no.html
catalogue
https://catalogue.royalalberthall.com/record/performance/Oironasail_Kowt
Getty Images
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/princess-anne-arriving-at-the-bafta-film-and-television-news-photo/2155290465
www
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-bafta-princess-royal-105965568.html
The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/baftas/7287187/Bafta-Awards-2010-Prince-William-makes-his-debut-as-the-president-of-the-Baftas.html
The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/02/18/prince-william-bafta-films-kate-surgery-oppenheimer/
Digital Spy
https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a821144/mel-brooks-receives-bafta-fellowship-prince-william-makes-endearing-funny-speech/
The Independent
https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/royal-family/baftas-2020-prince-william-diversity-kate-middleton-kathleen-kennedy-a9314221.html
"Switched On: Television joins the fold"
https://heritage.bafta.org/moment/1958/switched-on-television-joins-the-fold/41
GoldDerby
https://www.goldderby.com/feature/when-are-the-bafta-awards-1204099598/