British Academy Film Awards 1972
The 25th British Academy Film Awards · Held in 1972 · 18 categories · everything in 1972
Best Film
- Winner Sunday, Bloody Sunday · John Schlesinger
- Nominee Death in Venice · Luchino Visconti
- Nominee Taking Off · Miloš Forman
- Nominee The Go-Between · Joseph Losey
Best Direction
- Winner John Schlesinger · Sunday, Bloody Sunday
- Nominee Luchino Visconti · Death in Venice
- Nominee Miloš Forman · Taking Off
- Nominee Joseph Losey · The Go-Between
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner Peter Finch · Sunday, Bloody Sunday
- Nominee Dirk Bogarde · Death in Venice
- Nominee Albert Finney · Gumshoe
- Nominee Dustin Hoffman · Little Big Man
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Glenda Jackson · Sunday, Bloody Sunday
- Nominee Jane Fonda · Klute
- Nominee Lynn Carlin · Taking Off
- Nominee Julie Christie · The Go-Between
- Nominee Nanette Newman · The Raging Moon
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Edward Fox · The Go-Between
- Nominee John Hurt · 10 Rillington Place
- Nominee Ian Hendry · Get Carter
- Nominee Michael Gough · The Go-Between
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Margaret Leighton · The Go-Between
- Nominee Jane Asher · Deep End
- Nominee Georgia Engel · Taking Off
- Nominee Georgia Brown · The Raging Moon
Best Screenplay
- Winner The Go-Between · Harold Pinter
- Nominee Gumshoe · Neville Smith
- Nominee Sunday, Bloody Sunday · Penelope Gilliatt
- Nominee Taking Off · Miloš Forman, John Guare, Jean-Claude Carrière
Best Documentary
- Winner The Hellstrom Chronicle · Walon Green
- Nominee Death of a Legend · Bill Mason
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
- Winner Dominic Guard · The Go-Between
- Nominee Carrie Snodgress · Diary of a Mad Housewife
- Nominee Janet Suzman · Nicholas and Alexandra
- Nominee Gary Grimes · Summer of '42
Best Original Music
- Winner Summer of '42 · Michel Legrand
- Nominee Little Big Man · John Hammond
- Nominee Shaft · Isaac Hayes
- Nominee Trafic · Charles Dumont
Best Cinematography
- Winner Death in Venice · Pasqualino De Santis
- Nominee Fiddler on the Roof · Oswald Morris
- Nominee Sunday, Bloody Sunday · Billy Williams
- Nominee The Go-Between · Gerry Fisher
Best Editing
- Winner Sunday, Bloody Sunday
- Nominee Fiddler on the Roof · Antony Gibbs, Robert Lawrence
- Nominee Performance · Antony Gibbs
- Nominee Taking Off · John Carter
Best Production Design
- Winner Death in Venice · Ferdinando Scarfiotti
- Nominee Nicholas and Alexandra · John Box
- Nominee The Go-Between · Carmen Dillon
- Nominee The Tales of Beatrix Potter · Christine Edzard
Best Costume Design
- Winner Death in Venice · Piero Tosi
- Nominee Nicholas and Alexandra · Yvonne Blake, Antonio Castillo
- Nominee The Go-Between · John Furniss
- Nominee The Tales of Beatrix Potter · Christine Edzard
Best Sound
- Winner Death in Venice
- Nominee Fiddler on the Roof · David Hildyard, Gordon McCallum
- Nominee Sunday, Bloody Sunday · Simon Kaye, Gerry Humphreys
- Nominee The Go-Between · Peter Handford
Best British Short Film
- Winner Alaska: The Great Land · Derek Williams
- Nominee Big Horn
- Nominee The Long Memory
Best Specialised Film
- Winner The Savage Voyage
- Nominee A Future for the Past
- Nominee Don't Go Down The... · Leonard Lewis
United Nations Award
- Winner The Battle of Algiers · Gillo Pontecorvo
- Nominee Joe Hill · Bo Widerberg
- Nominee Little Big Man · Arthur Penn
- Nominee The Landlord · Hal Ashby