39th British Academy Film Awards

39th British Academy Film Awards
39th British Academy Film Awards
Date	16 March 1986
Site	Grosvenor House Hotel
Hosted by	Michael Aspel
Highlights
Best Film	The Purple Rose of Cairo
Best Actor	William Hurt; Kiss of the Spider Woman
Best Actress	Peggy Ashcroft; A Passage to India
Most awards	Amadeus(4)
Most nominations	AmadeusandA Passage to India(9)
	←38th; BAFTA Awards; 40th→;

The39th British Academy Film Awards,more commonly known as theBAFTAs,took place on 16 March 1986 at theGrosvenor House HotelinLondon,honouring the best national and foreign films of1985.Presented by theBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts,accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 1985.^[1]

There are no records showing any nominations, or a winner, for theBAFTA Award for Best Directionat this ceremony.^[2]

Robert GreenhutandWoody Allen'sThe Purple Rose of Cairowon awards forBest Filmand Original Screenplay.^[3]William HurtandPeggy Ashcrofttook home Best Actor and Actress, whilstDenholm ElliottandRosanna Arquettewon in the supporting categories.

The ceremony was hosted byMichael Aspelfor the second time.

Winners and nominees

William Hurt,Best Actor winner

Peggy Ashcroft,Best Actress winner

Rosanna Arquette,Best Supporting Actress winner

Woody Allen,Best Original Screenplay winner

Miroslav Ondříček,Best Cinematography winner

Milena Canonero,Best Costume Design winner

BAFTA Fellowship

Steven Spielberg

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Sydney Samuelson

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted inboldface.

Best Film The Purple Rose of Cairo–Robert GreenhutandWoody Allen Amadeus–Saul ZaentzandMiloš Forman Back to the Future–Bob Gale,Neil CantonandRobert Zemeckis A Passage to India–John Knatchbull,Richard GoodwinandDavid Lean Witness–Edward S. FeldmanandPeter Weir
Best Actor in a Leading Role *William Hurt–Kiss of the Spider Womanas Luis Molina* F. Murray Abraham–AmadeusasAntonio Salieri Harrison Ford–Witnessas Detective John Book Victor Banerjee–A Passage to Indiaas Doctor Aziz Ahmed	Best Actress in a Leading Role *Peggy Ashcroft–A Passage to Indiaas Mrs. Moore* Alexandra Pigg–Letter to Brezhnevas Elaine Kelly McGillis–Witnessas Rachel Lapp Mia Farrow–The Purple Rose of Cairoas Cecilia
Best Actor in a Supporting Role *Denholm Elliott–Defence of the Realmas Vernon Bayliss* James Fox–A Passage to Indiaas Richard Fielding John Gielgud–Plentyas Sir Leonard Darwin Saeed Jaffrey–My Beautiful Laundretteas Nasser Ali	Best Actress in a Supporting Role *Rosanna Arquette–Desperately Seeking Susanas Roberta Glass* Anjelica Huston–Prizzi's Honoras Maerose Prizzi Judi Dench–Wetherbyas Marcia Pilborough Tracey Ullman–Plentyas Alice Park
Best Original Screenplay The Purple Rose of Cairo–Woody Allen Back to the Future–Robert ZemeckisandBob Gale My Beautiful Laundrette–Hanif Kureishi Witness–Earl W. Wallaceand William Kelley	Best Adapted Screenplay Prizzi's Honor–Richard Condonand Janet Roach Amadeus–Peter Shaffer A Passage to India–David Lean The Shooting Party– Julian Bond
Best Cinematography Amadeus–Miroslav Ondříček The Emerald Forest–Philippe Rousselot A Passage to India–Ernest Day Witness–John Seale	Best Costume Design The Cotton Club–Milena Canonero Amadeus–Theodor Pištěk Legend–Charles Knode A Passage to India–Judy Moorcroft
Best Editing Amadeus–Nena DanevicandMichael Chandler Back to the Future–Arthur SchmidtandHarry Keramidas A Chorus Line–John Bloom Witness–Thom Noble	Best Makeup and Hair Amadeus–Paul LeBlancandDick Smith The Emerald Forest–Peter Frampton,Paul Engelen,Anna Dryhurst, Luis Michelotti and Beth Presares Legend– Peter Robb-King andRob Bottin Mask–Michael Westmore
Best Original Music Witness–Maurice Jarre Beverly Hills Cop–Harold Faltermeyer The Emerald Forest– Junior Homrich and Brian Gascoigne A Passage to India–Maurice Jarre	Best Production Design Brazil–Norman Garwood Amadeus–Patrizia von Brandenstein Back to the Future–Lawrence G. Paull A Passage to India–John Box
Best Sound Amadeus– John Nutt,Chris NewmanandMark Berger Carmen– Hugues Darmois, Harald Maury, Dominique Hennequin and Bernard Le Roux A Chorus Line–Jonathan Bates,Chris NewmanandGerry Humphreys The Cotton Club– Edward Beyer, Jack Jacobsen and David Carroll	Best Special Visual Effects Brazil–George GibbsandRichard Conway Back to the Future–Kevin PikeandKen Ralston Legend–Nick Allderand Peter Voysey The Purple Rose of Cairo– Greenberg Associates
Best Documentary Omnibus: Leonard Berstein's West Side Story– Christopher Swann Marilyn Monroe: Say Goodbye to the President– Christopher Olgiati David Lean: A Life in Film– Nigel Wattis The Frozen Ocean: Part 1 – Kingdom of the Ice Bear–Mike SalisburyandHugh Miles	Best Film Not in the English Language Colonel Redl–Manfred DurniokandIstván Szabó Carmen–Patrice LedouxandFrancesco Rosi Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart– Tom Sternberg,Wayne Wangand Danny Yung Subway–Luc Bessonand Francois Ruggieri
Best Short Animation Alias the Jester–Brian Cosgroveand Mark Hall Danger Mouse–Brian Cosgroveand Mark Hall SuperTed– David Edward andMike Young The Wind in the Willows– Mark Hall andBrian Cosgrove	Best Short Film Careless Talk– Noella Smith One for My Baby– Chris Fallon The Woman Who Married Clark Gable–Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Statistics

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
9	Amadeus
9	A Passage to India
7	Witness
5	Back to the Future
4	The Purple Rose of Cairo
3	The Emerald Forest
3	Legend
2	Brazil
	Carmen
	A Chorus Line
	The Cotton Club
	My Beautiful Laundrette
	Plenty
	Prizzi's Honor

Films that received multiple awards
Awards	Film
4	Amadeus
2	Brazil
2	The Purple Rose of Cairo

References

^"Film in 1986".BAFTA.RetrievedJuly 3,2022.
^"Awards Database: Search our record of winners & nominees, Year of Presentation: 1986, Award: Film".British Academy of Film and Television Arts.Retrieved2020-01-19.
^Morgan, David (19 January 2023)."BAFTA Best Film Award Winners Since 1990 – A Photo Gallery".Deadline Hollywood.Retrieved11 February2024.

[1] "Film in 1986".BAFTA.RetrievedJuly 3,2022.

[BAFTA-2] "Awards Database: Search our record of winners & nominees, Year of Presentation: 1986, Award: Film".British Academy of Film and Television Arts.Retrieved2020-01-19.

[3] Morgan, David (19 January 2023)."BAFTA Best Film Award Winners Since 1990 – A Photo Gallery".Deadline Hollywood.Retrieved11 February2024.

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