The BAFTA Award for Best Direction, formerly known as David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction, is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to a film director for a specific film.
| BAFTA Award for Best Direction | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 recipient: Christopher Nolan | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in film directing |
| Location | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| First awarded | 1968 |
| Currently held by | Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer (2023) |
| Website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, children's film and television, and interactive media. Since 1968, selected films have been awarded with the BAFTA award for Best Direction at an annual ceremony.
In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the remaining nominees. The winner is also the first name listed in each category.
History
editThe award was originally known as David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction,[when?] in honour of British director David Lean.[citation needed]
There are no records showing any nominations, or a winner, for this award at the 39th British Academy Film Awards, presented in 1986 for films released in 1985.[1]
Winners and nominees
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editNotes
edit- A1 : According to the BAFTAs database, Sidney Lumet received a single joint award for two different films.[34]
References
edit- ^ "Awards Database: Search our record of winners & nominees, Year of Presentation: 1986, Award: Film". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "American Beauty shines at Baftas". BBC News. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Gladiator, Crouching Tiger do battle in Bafta nominations". The Guardian. 31 January 2001. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Gladiator conquers the Baftas". BBC News. 25 February 2001. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "'Lord of the Rings' dominates BAFTAs, wins best film award". The Irish Times. 22 February 2002. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Hernandez, Eugene (24 February 2003). "Top BAFTA Awards For "The Pianist"". Indiewire. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Rings rule at Bafta film awards". BBC News. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Aviator flies off with Bafta for Best Film". The Scotsman. 13 February 2005. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Hernandez, Eugene (20 February 2006). ""Brokeback Mountain" Wins 4 BAFTA Awards, Including Best Picture". Indiewire. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Baftas 2007: The winners". BBC News. 11 February 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Dawtrey, Adam (10 February 2008). "'Atonement' tops BAFTA Awards". Variety. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Turner, Mimi (8 February 2009). "'Slumdog Millionaire' wins 7 BAFTA nods". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ King, Susan (21 February 2010). "'Hurt Locker' wins big at BAFTA Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Brown, Mark (14 February 2011). "Baftas 2011: The King's Speech sweeps the board". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (12 February 2012). "Orange BAFTA Film Awards 2012 winners list – in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Brooks, Xan (11 February 2013). "Baftas 2013 – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Baftas: Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share glory". BBC News. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Brown, Mark (8 February 2015). "Baftas 2015: Boyhood wins top honours but Grand Budapest Hotel checks out with most". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ BAFTA Award Winners 2015 —— Full List Of BAFTA Awards Winners — Deadline
- ^ Lodderhose, Diana (14 February 2016). "'The Revenant,' Leonardo DiCaprio Dominate BAFTA Awards". Variety. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ BAFTA Award Winners 2016: Full List – Variety
- ^ Grater, Tom. "Baftas 2017: 'La La Land' scoops five as 'Moonlight', 'Nocturnal Animals' are shutout". Screendaily. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Baftas 2017: full list of winners|Film|The Guardian
- ^ "Bafta Film Awards 2018: Three Billboards wins top prizes". BBC. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ BAFTA 2018: Full Winners List – Variety
- ^ Nordine, Michael (10 February 2019). "BAFTA Awards 2019: 'Roma' Wins Best Film as 'The Favourite' Takes Home the Most Prizes". Indiewire. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ The full list of winners at the 2019 Bafta film awards|Film|The Guardian
- ^ "Baftas 2020: Sam Mendes film 1917 dominates awards". BBC. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Baftas 2020: Sam Mendes film 1917 dominates awards – BBC News
- ^ Shoard, Catherine (12 April 2021). "Baftas 2021: Nomadland wins big as Promising Young Woman and Anthony Hopkins surprise". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: Nominations". BAFTA. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "2023 BAFTA Film Awards: The Nominations". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (18 January 2024). "'Oppenheimer' & 'Poor Things' Lead 2024 BAFTA Nominations — The Complete List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Film | Direction in 1975". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 19 January 2024.