British Academy Film Awards 1986
The 39th British Academy Film Awards · Held March 16, 1986 · 19 categories · everything in 1986
Best Film
- Winner The Purple Rose of Cairo · Robert Greenhut, Woody Allen
- Nominee A Passage to India · John Knatchbull, Richard Goodwin, David Lean
- Nominee Amadeus · Saul Zaentz, Miloš Forman
- Nominee Back to the Future · Bob Gale, Neil Canton, Robert Zemeckis
- Nominee Witness · Edward S. Feldman, Peter Weir
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner William Damaged · Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Nominee Victor Banerjee · A Passage to India
- Nominee F. Murray Abraham · Amadeus
- Nominee Harrison Ford · Witness
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Peggy Ashcroft · A Passage to India
- Nominee Alexandra Pigg · Letter to Brezhnev
- Nominee Mia Farrow · The Purple Rose of Cairo
- Nominee Kelly McGillis · Witness
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Denholm Elliott · Defence of the Realm
- Nominee James Fox · A Passage to India
- Nominee Saeed Jaffrey · My Beautiful Laundrette
- Nominee John Gielgud · Plenty
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Rosanna Arquette · Desperately Seeking Susan
- Nominee Tracey Ullman · Plenty
- Nominee Anjelica Huston · Prizzi's Honor
- Nominee Judi Dench · Wetherby
Best Original Screenplay
- Winner The Purple Rose of Cairo · Woody Allen
- Nominee Back to the Future · Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
- Nominee My Beautiful Laundrette · Hanif Kureishi
- Nominee Witness · Earl W. Wallace
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner Prizzi's Honor · Richard Condon
- Nominee A Passage to India · David Lean
- Nominee Amadeus · Peter Shaffer
- Nominee The Shooting Party
Best Film Not in the English Language
- Winner Colonel Redl · Manfred Durniok, Istvan Szabo
- Nominee Carmen
- Nominee Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart · Wayne Wang
- Nominee Subway · Luc Besson
Best Documentary
Best Original Music
- Winner Witness · Maurice Jarre
- Nominee A Passage to India · Maurice Jarre
- Nominee Beverly Hills Cop · Harold Faltermeyer
- Nominee The Emerald Forest
Best Cinematography
- Winner Amadeus · Miroslav Ondříček
- Nominee A Passage to India · Ernest Day
- Nominee The Emerald Forest · Philippe Rousselot
- Nominee Witness · John Seale
Best Editing
- Winner Amadeus · Nena Danevic, Michael A. Chandler
- Nominee A Chorus Line · John Bloom
- Nominee Back to the Future · Arthur Schmidt, Harry Keramidas
- Nominee Witness · Thom Noble
Best Production Design
- Winner Brazil · Norman Garwood
- Nominee A Passage to India · John Box
- Nominee Amadeus · Patrizia von Brandenstein
- Nominee Back to the Future · Lawrence G. Paull
Best Costume Design
- Winner The Cotton Club · Milena Canonero
- Nominee A Passage to India · Judy Moorcroft
- Nominee Amadeus · Theodor Pištěk
- Nominee Legend · Charles Knode
Best Make Up & Hair
- Winner Amadeus · Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith
- Nominee Legend · Rob Bottin
- Nominee Mask · Michael Westmore
- Nominee The Emerald Forest · Peter Frampton, Paul Engelen
Best Sound
- Winner Amadeus · Chris Newman
- Nominee A Chorus Line · Chris Newman
- Nominee Carmen
- Nominee The Cotton Club
Best Special Visual Effects
- Winner Brazil · George Gibbs, Richard Conway
- Nominee Back to the Future · Kevin Pike, Ken Ralston
- Nominee Legend · Nick Allder
- Nominee The Purple Rose of Cairo
Best British Short Animation
- Winner Alias the Jester · Brian Cosgrove
- Nominee Danger Mouse · Brian Cosgrove
- Nominee SuperTed · Mike Young
- Nominee The Wind in the Willows · Brian Cosgrove
Best British Short Film
- Winner Careless Talk
- Nominee One for My Baby
- Nominee The Woman Who Married Clark Gable · Thaddeus O'Sullivan