The 32nd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 22 March 1979 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1978. Presented by the British 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 1978.[1]
32nd British Academy Film Awards | |
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Date | 22 March 1979 |
Site | Wembley Conference Centre |
Hosted by | Sue Lawley Michael York |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Julia |
Best Actor | Richard Dreyfuss The Goodbye Girl |
Best Actress | Jane Fonda Julia |
Most awards | Julia (4) |
Most nominations | Julia (10) |
The film Julia had ten nominations and four awards, including Best Film.[2] Richard Dreyfuss and Jane Fonda took home Best Actor and Actress, whilst John Hurt and Geraldine Page won in the supporting categories.
The ceremony was hosted by Sue Lawley and Michael York.
Winners and nominees
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/A80_Richard_Dreyfuss_Cropped.jpg/150px-A80_Richard_Dreyfuss_Cropped.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Jane_Fonda_Cannes_2015.jpg/150px-Jane_Fonda_Cannes_2015.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/John_Hurt_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg/150px-John_Hurt_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Geraldine_Page_1956_press_photo.jpg/150px-Geraldine_Page_1956_press_photo.jpg)
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
- Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic and Wally Veevers (Special Visual Effects Team – Superman)
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Statistics
Awards | Film |
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4 | Julia |
3 | Midnight Express |
2 | Star Wars |
See also
References
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