British Academy Film Awards 1978
The 31st British Academy Film Awards · Held March 16, 1978 · 15 categories · everything in 1978
Best Film
- Winner Annie Hall · Woody Allen
- Nominee A Bridge Too Far · Richard Attenborough
- Nominee Network · Sidney Lumet
- Nominee Rocky · John G. Avildsen
Best Direction
- Winner Woody Allen · Annie Hall
- Nominee Richard Attenborough · A Bridge Too Far
- Nominee Sidney Lumet · Network
- Nominee John G. Avildsen · Rocky
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner Peter Finch · Network
- Nominee Woody Allen · Annie Hall
- Nominee William Holden · Network
- Nominee Sylvester Stallone · Rocky
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Diane Keaton · Annie Hall
- Nominee Shelley Duvall · 3 Women
- Nominee Faye Dunaway · Network
- Nominee Lily Tomlin · The Late Show
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Edward Fox · A Bridge Too Far
- Nominee Colin Blakely · Equus
- Nominee Robert Duvall · Network
- Nominee Zero Mostel · The Front
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Jenny Agutter · Equus
- Nominee Joan Plowright · Equus
- Nominee Shelley Winters · Next Stop, Greenwich Village
- Nominee Geraldine Chaplin · Welcome to L.A.
Best Screenplay
- Winner Annie Hall · Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
- Nominee Equus · Peter Shaffer
- Nominee Network · Paddy Chayefsky
- Nominee Rocky · Sylvester Stallone
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
- Winner Isabelle Huppert · The Lacemaker
- Nominee Saverio Marconi · Padre Padrone
- Nominee Jeannette Clift · The Hiding Place
- Nominee Olimpia Carlisi · The Middle of the World
Best Original Music
- Winner A Bridge Too Far · John Addison
- Nominee A Star Is Born · Paul Williams, Barbra Streisand, Kenneth Ascher, Rupert Holmes, Leon Russell, Kenny Loggins, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Donna Weiss
- Nominee Equus · Richard Rodney Bennett
- Nominee The Spy Who Loved Me · Marvin Hamlisch
Best Cinematography
- Winner A Bridge Too Far · Geoffrey Unsworth
- Nominee Fellini's Casanova · Giuseppe Rotunno
- Nominee The Deep · Christopher Challis
- Nominee Valentino · Peter Suschitzky
Best Editing
- Winner Annie Hall · Ralph Rosenblum, Wendy Greene Bricmont
- Nominee A Bridge Too Far · Antony Gibbs
- Nominee Network · Alan Heim
- Nominee Rocky · Richard Halsey
Best Production Design
- Winner Fellini's Casanova · Danilo Donati
- Nominee A Bridge Too Far · Terence Marsh
- Nominee The Spy Who Loved Me · Ken Adam
- Nominee Valentino
Best Costume Design
- Winner Fellini's Casanova · Danilo Donati
- Nominee Joseph Andrews · Michael Annals
- Nominee New York, New York · Theadora Van Runkle
- Nominee Valentino · Shirley Ann Russell
Best Sound
- Winner A Bridge Too Far · Gerry Humphreys, Simon Kaye, Robin O'Donoghue
- Nominee A Star Is Born · Robert Glass, Robert Knudson, Tom Overton, Dan Wallin
- Nominee Network · Dick Vorisek
- Nominee New York, New York · Kay Rose, Larry Jost, Richard Portman
Best Specialised Film
- Winner Path of the Paddle · Bill Mason
- Nominee Hazchem
- Nominee How the Motor Works: Part II