37th British Academy Film Awards | |
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Date | 25 March 1984 |
Site | Grosvenor House Hotel |
Hosted by | Michael Aspel |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Educating Rita |
Best Actor | Michael Caine and Dustin Hoffman Educating Rita and Tootsie |
Best Actress | Julie Walters Educating Rita |
Most awards | Educating Rita (3) |
Most nominations | Tootsie (10) |
The 37th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 25 March 1984 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1983. 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 1983.[1]
Lewis Gilbert's Educating Rita won the award for Best Film.[2] Dustin Hoffman and Michael Caine tied for Best Actor, while Julie Walters took home Best Actress and Denholm Elliott and Jamie Lee Curtis won the supporting categories.
The ceremony was hosted by Michael Aspel.