BAFTA Awards 1979

	1979 BAFTA Awards
1970 \| 1971 \| 1972 \| 1973 \| 1974 \| 1975 \| 1976 \| 1977 \| 1978 \| 1979 1. Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music 1979 John Williams Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) Won 2. Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music 1979 John Williams Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Nominated 3. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Richard Dreyfuss Best Actor The Goodbye Girl (1977) Won 4. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Peter Ustinov Best Actor Death on the Nile (1978) Nominated 5. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Anthony Hopkins Best Actor Magic (1978) Nominated 6. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Anne Bancroft Best Actress The Turning Point (1977) Nominated 7. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Jill Clayburgh Best Actress An Unmarried Woman (1978) Nominated 8. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Jane Fonda Best Actress Julia (1977) Won 9. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Robert Altman Best Direction A Wedding (1978) Nominated 10. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Alan Parker Best Direction Midnight Express (1978) Won 11. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Steven Spielberg Best Direction Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Nominated 12. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Steven Spielberg Best Screenplay Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Nominated 13. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Robert Altman Best Screenplay A Wedding (1978) Nominated 14. BAFTA Film Award 1979 John Considine Best Screenplay A Wedding (1978) Nominated 15. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Allan F. Nicholls Best Screenplay A Wedding (1978) Nominated 16. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Patricia Resnick Best Screenplay A Wedding (1978) Nominated 17. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Robert Young Best Specialised Film Twenty Times More Likely (1978) Won 18. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Gene Hackman Best Supporting Actor Superman (1978) Nominated 19. BAFTA Film Award 1979 John Hurt Best Supporting Actor Midnight Express (1978) Won 20. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Jason Robards Best Supporting Actor Julia (1977) Nominated 21. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Francois Truffaut Best Supporting Actor Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Nominated 22. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Angela Lansbury Best Supporting Actress Death on the Nile (1978) Nominated 23. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Maggie Smith Best Supporting Actress Death on the Nile (1978) Nominated 24. BAFTA Film Award 1979 Christopher Reeve Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Superman (1978) Won 25. BAFTA TV Award 1979 Bob Hoskins Best Actor Pennies from Heaven (1978) Nominated 26. BAFTA TV Award 1979 Ian Holm Best Actor The Lost Boys (1978) Nominated 27. BAFTA TV Award 1979 Francesca Annis Best Actress Lillie (1978) Won 28. BAFTA TV Award 1979 Cynthia Harris Best Actress Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) Nominated 29. BAFTA TV Award 1979 Jim Henson Best Light Entertainment Programme/Series The Muppet Show (1976) Nominated Who's Dated Who content is contributed and edited by our readers. Please report errors or omissions on this page.

1979 BAFTA Awards

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