Bafta Best Pictures -1947 - 2021- Official

Director: Peter Weir (USA) “Carpe Diem.” Robin Williams in his most beloved dramatic role. A sentimental but adored winner.

Director: David Lean (UK) Lean’s desert masterpiece. Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence is the definition of cinematic myth-making. Arguably the greatest epic ever made. BAFTA Best Pictures -1947 - 2021-

Director: Mike Nichols (USA) Nichols’ second win in a row. Dustin Hoffman’s Benjamin Braddock—adrift, alienated, sleeping with Mrs. Robinson—became the voice of a generation. Director: Peter Weir (USA) “Carpe Diem

By the 1970s, BAFTA began to mirror the Academy Awards, but with better taste. The Godfather (1970? Actually The Godfather won in 1973) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1976) are undeniable masterpieces. However, the real revelation is how often BAFTA chose the better film over the Oscar winner. In 1982, they awarded Chariots of Fire —a quintessentially British victory. But in 1986, while the Oscars went with Out of Africa , BAFTA chose Hannah and Her Sisters —a sharper, more intelligent pick. Peter O’Toole’s T

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Director: Laurence Olivier (UK) Olivier’s second Shakespearean win. A masterclass in villainy, this was British heritage cinema at its darkest.

Director: Stanley Kubrick (UK/USA) Kubrick’s Cold War satire about accidental nuclear war. Peter Sellers in three roles. BAFTA rewarded audacity and black humor.