British Academy Film Awards 1983
The 36th British Academy Film Awards · Held March 20, 1983 · 20 categories · everything in 1983
Best Film
- Winner Gandhi · Richard Attenborough
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Nominee Missing · Edward Lewis
- Nominee On Golden Pond
Best Direction
- Winner Richard Attenborough · Gandhi
- Nominee Steven Spielberg · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Nominee Costa-Gavras · Missing
- Nominee Mark Rydell · On Golden Pond
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner Ben Kingsley · Gandhi
- Nominee Jack Lemmon · Missing
- Nominee Henry Fonda · On Golden Pond
- Nominee Warren Beatty · Reds
- Nominee Albert Finney · Shoot the Moon
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Katharine Hepburn · On Golden Pond
- Nominee Jennifer Kendal · 36 Chowringhee Lane
- Nominee Sissy Spacek · Missing
- Nominee Diane Keaton · Reds
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Jack Nicholson · Reds
- Nominee Roshan Seth · Gandhi
- Nominee Edward Fox · Gandhi
- Nominee Frank Finlay · The Return of the Soldier
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Maureen Stapleton · Reds
- Nominee Candice Bergen · Gandhi
Best Screenplay
- Winner Missing · Costa-Gavras, Donald E. Stewart
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Melissa Mathison
- Nominee Gandhi · John Briley
- Nominee On Golden Pond · Ernest Thompson
Best Film Not in the English Language
- Winner Christ Stopped at Eboli
- Nominee Das Boot · Wolfgang Petersen
- Nominee Diva · Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Nominee Fitzcarraldo · Werner Herzog
Best Documentary
- Winner Burden of Dreams · Les Blank
- Nominee Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography · Bonnie Sherr Klein
- Nominee The Atomic Cafe · Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader
- Nominee The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! · Jim Brown
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
- Winner Ben Kingsley · Gandhi
- Nominee Kathleen Turner · Body Heat
- Nominee Henry Thomas · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Nominee Drew Barrymore · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Best Original Music
- Winner E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · John Williams
- Nominee Blade Runner · Vangelis
- Nominee Gandhi · Ravi Shankar, George Fenton
- Nominee Missing · Vangelis
Best Cinematography
- Winner Blade Runner · Jordan Cronenweth
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Allen Daviau
- Nominee Gandhi · Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor
- Nominee Reds · Vittorio Storaro
Best Editing
- Winner Missing · Françoise Bonnot
- Nominee Blade Runner · Terry Rawlings
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Carol Littleton
- Nominee Gandhi · John Bloom
Best Production Design
- Winner Blade Runner · Lawrence G. Paull
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · James D. Bissell
- Nominee Gandhi · Stuart Craig
- Nominee Reds · Richard Sylbert
Best Costume Design
- Winner Blade Runner · Charles Knode, Michael Kaplan
- Nominee Gandhi · John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya
- Nominee Reds · Shirley Ann Russell
- Nominee The Draughtsman's Contract · Sue Blane
Best Make Up & Hair
- Winner Quest for Fire · Sarah Monzani, Christopher Tucker, Michèle Burke
- Nominee Blade Runner · Marvin Westmore
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Nominee Gandhi · Tom Smith
Best Sound
- Winner Pink Floyd – The Wall · James Guthrie, Eddy Joseph, Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier
- Nominee Blade Runner · Bud Alper, Graham V. Hartstone, Gerry Humphreys
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Charles L. Campbell
- Nominee Gandhi · Jonathan Bates, Simon Kaye, Gerry Humphreys, Robin O'Donoghue
Best Special Visual Effects
- Winner Poltergeist · Richard Edlund
- Nominee Blade Runner · Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich
- Nominee E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · Dennis Muren, Carlo Rambaldi
- Nominee Tron · Richard Taylor, Harrison Ellenshaw
Best British Short Animation
- Winner Dreamland Express · David Anderson
- Nominee Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice
- Nominee Sound Collector
Best British Short Film
- Winner The Privilege · Ian Knox
- Nominee A Shocking Accident · James Scott
- Nominee Rating Notman · Carlo Gébler
- Nominee The Rocking Horse Winner · Robert Bierman