38th British Academy Film Awards

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The 38th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1985, honoured the best films of 1984.

Winners and nominees

Best Film

The Killing Fields

• Paris, Texas
• A Private Function
• The Dresser

Best Actor

Haing S. Ngor in The Killing Fields

• Albert Finney in The Dresser
• Tom Courtenay in The Dresser
• Sam Waterston in The Killing Fields

Best Supporting Actor

Denholm Elliot in A Private Function

• Michael Elphick in Gorky Park
• Ian Holm in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
• Ralph Richardson in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Best Actress

Maggie Smith in A Private Function

• Helen Mirren in Cal
• Meryl Streep in Silkwood
• Shirley MacLaine in Terms of Endearment

Best Supporting Actress

Liz Smith in A Private Function

• Eileen Atkins in The Dresser
• Tuesday Weld in Once Upon a Time in America
• Cher in Silkwood

Best Direction

Wim Wenders for Paris, Texas

• Peter Yates for The Dresser
• Roland Joffe for The Killing Fields
• Sergio Leone for Once Upon a Time in America

Best Original Screenplay

Broadway Danny Rose - Woody Allen

• The Big Chill - Lawrence Kasdan, Barbara Benedek
• Comfort and Joy - Bill Forsyth
• A Private Function - Alan Bennett

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Killing Fields - Bruce Robinson

• Another Country - Julian Mitchell
• The Dresser - Ronald Harwood
• Paris, Texas - Sam Shepard

Best Foreign Language Film

Carmen

Best Cinematography

The Killing Fields - Chris Menges

• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Douglas Slocombe
• Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes - John Alcott
• Once Upon a Time in America - Tonino Delli Colli

Best Costume Design

Once Upon a Time in America - Gabriella Pescucci

• The Company of Wolves - Elizabeth Weller
• The Bostonians - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
• Un amour de Swann - Yvonne Sassinot De Nesles

Best Editing

The Killing Fields - Jim Clark

• Under Fire - John Bloom, Mark Conte
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Michael Kahn
• Another Country - Gerry Hambling

Best Score

Once Upon a Time in America - Ennio Morricone

• The Killing Fields - Mike Oldfield
• Carmen - Paco de Lucía
• Paris, Texas - Ry Cooder

Best Makeup and Hair

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes - Paul Engelen, Peter Frampton, Rick Baker, Joan Hills

• The Killing Fields - Tommie Manderson
• The Dresser - Alan Boyle
• The Company of Wolves - Jane Royle, Christopher Tucker

Best Production Design

The Killing Fields - Roy Walker

• Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes - Stuart Craig
• 1984 - Allan Cameron
• The Company of Wolves - Anton Furst