British Academy Film Awards 1985
The 38th British Academy Film Awards · Held March 5, 1985 · 21 categories · everything in 1985
Best Film
- Winner The Killing Fields · David Puttnam
- Nominee A Private Function · Mark Shivas
- Nominee Paris, Texas · Anatole Dauman
- Nominee The Dresser · Peter Yates
Best Direction
- Winner Wim Wenders · Paris, Texas
- Nominee Sergio Leone · Once Upon a Time in America
- Nominee Peter Yates · The Dresser
- Nominee Roland Joffé · The Killing Fields
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner Haing S. Ngor · The Killing Fields
- Nominee Albert Finney · The Dresser
- Nominee Tom Courtenay · The Dresser
- Nominee Sam Waterston · The Killing Fields
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Maggie Smith · A Private Function
- Nominee Helen Mirren · Cal
- Nominee Meryl Streep · Silkwood
- Nominee Shirley MacLaine · Terms of Endearment
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Denholm Elliott · A Private Function
- Nominee Michael Elphick · Gorky Park
- Nominee Ralph Richardson · Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
- Nominee Ian Holm · Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Liz Smith · A Private Function
- Nominee Tuesday Weld · Once Upon a Time in America
- Nominee Cher · Silkwood
- Nominee Eileen Atkins · The Dresser
Best Original Screenplay
- Winner Broadway Danny Rose · Woody Allen
- Nominee A Private Function · Alan Bennett
- Nominee Comfort and Joy · Bill Forsyth
- Nominee The Big Chill · Lawrence Kasdan, Barbara Benedek
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner The Killing Fields · Bruce Robinson
- Nominee Another Country · Julian Mitchell
- Nominee Paris, Texas · Sam Shepard
- Nominee The Dresser · Ronald Harwood
Best Film Not in the English Language
- Winner Carmen
- Nominee A Sunday in the Country · Bertrand Tavernier
- Nominee Swann in Love · Volker Schlöndorff
- Nominee The Return of Martin Guerre
Best Documentary
- Winner Up · Michael Apted
- Nominee Afghanistan Reports: Allah Against the Sunships · Sandy Gall
- Nominee GI Brides · Lavinia Warner
- Nominee South Bank Show: Allan Bennett
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
- Winner Haing S. Ngor · The Killing Fields
- Nominee Rupert Everett · Another Country
- Nominee John Lynch · Cal
- Nominee Tim Roth · The Hit
Best Original Music
- Winner Once Upon a Time in America · Ennio Morricone
- Nominee Carmen · Paco de Lucía
- Nominee Paris, Texas · Ry Cooder
- Nominee The Killing Fields · Mike Oldfield
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
- Winner The Killing Fields · Jim Clark
- Nominee Another Country · Gerry Hambling
- Nominee Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom · Michael Kahn
- Nominee Under Fire · John Bloom
Best Production Design
- Winner The Killing Fields · Roy Walker
- Nominee Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes · Stuart Craig
- Nominee Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Nominee The Company of Wolves · Anton Furst
Best Costume Design
- Winner Once Upon a Time in America · Gabriella Pescucci
- Nominee Swann in Love
- Nominee The Bostonians · Jenny Beavan, John Bright
- Nominee The Company of Wolves
Best Make Up & Hair
- Winner Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes · Paul Engelen, Peter Frampton, Rick Baker
- Nominee The Company of Wolves · Christopher Tucker
- Nominee The Dresser
- Nominee The Killing Fields · Tommie Manderson
Best Sound
- Winner The Killing Fields · Bill Rowe
- Nominee Carmen
- Nominee Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes · Ivan Sharrock, Gordon McCallum
- Nominee Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom · Ben Burtt, Simon Kaye
Best Special Visual Effects
- Winner Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom · Dennis Muren, George Gibbs, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson
- Nominee Ghostbusters · Richard Edlund
- Nominee The Company of Wolves · Christopher Tucker
- Nominee The Killing Fields
Best British Short Animation
- Winner Rupert and the Frog Song · Geoff Dunbar
- Nominee Danger Mouse · Brian Cosgrove
- Nominee The Wind in the Willows · Brian Cosgrove
- Nominee Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends · Britt Allcroft, David Mitton, Robert D. Cardona
Best British Short Film
- Winner The Dress · Eva Sereny
- Nominee Killing Time
- Nominee Samson and Delilah · Mark Peploe