The 34th British Academy Film Awards , more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 22 March 1981 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1980. 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 1980.
34th British Academy Film Awards Date 22 March 1981 Site Grosvenor House Hotel Hosted by David Frost Highlights Best Film The Elephant Man Best Actor John Hurt The Elephant Man Best Actress Judy Davis My Brilliant Career Most awards The Elephant Man Most nominations The Elephant Man
There are no records, and no explanation, showing any nominations nor winner for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at this 34th film ceremony.
Winners and nominees
BAFTA Fellowship Abel Gance , Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface .
The Elephant Man – Jonathan SangerBeing There – Andrew BraunsbergKagemusha – Akira Kurosawa and Tomoyuki TanakaKramer vs. Kramer – Stanley R. Jaffe Akira Kurosawa – Kagemusha Alan Parker – Fame David Lynch – The Elephant Man Robert Benton – Kramer vs. Kramer John Hurt – The Elephant Man as Joseph Merrick Dustin Hoffman – Kramer vs. Kramer as Ted Kramer Roy Scheider – All That Jazz as Joseph Gideon Peter Sellers – Being There as Chauncey Gardiner Judy Davis – My Brilliant Career as Sybylla Melvyn Bette Midler – The Rose as Mary Rose Foster Meryl Streep – Kramer vs. Kramer as Joanna Kramer Shirley MacLaine – Being There as Eve Rand Being There – Jerzy KosińskiAirplane! – Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry ZuckerThe Elephant Man – Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren and David LynchKramer vs. Kramer – Robert Benton All That Jazz – Giuseppe RotunnoThe Black Stallion – Caleb DeschanelThe Elephant Man – Freddie FrancisKagemusha – Takao Saito and Masaharu Ueda Kagemusha – Seiichiro MomosawaAll That Jazz – Albert WolskyDon Giovanni – Frantz SalieriFlash Gordon – Danilo Donati All That Jazz – Alan HeimThe Elephant Man – Anne V. CoatesFame – Gerry HamblingKramer vs. Kramer – Gerald B. Greenberg The Empire Strikes Back – John WilliamsBreaking Glass – Hazel O'ConnorFame – Michael GoreFlash Gordon – Queen and Howard Blake Best Production Design
The Elephant Man – Stuart CraigAll That Jazz – Philip RosenbergThe Empire Strikes Back – Norman ReynoldsFlash Gordon – Danilo Donati Best Sound
Fame – Chris Newman, Les Wiggins and Michael J. KohutAll That Jazz – Maurice Schell, Chris Newman and Dick VorisekDon Giovanni – Jean-Louis Ducarme, Jacques Maumont and Michelle NennyThe Empire Strikes Back – Peter Sutton, Ben Burtt and Bill VarneyThe Rose – Jim Webb, Chris McLaughlin, Kay Rose and Theodore SoderbergMost Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Judy Davis – My Brilliant Career as Sybylla Melvyn Debra Winger – Urban Cowboy as Sissy Davis John Gordon Sinclair – Gregory's Girl as Gregory Underwood Sônia Braga – Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as Dona Flor The Three Inventors – Michel OcelotBio Woman – Bob GodfreyThe Cube – Kamil PixaSeaside Woman – Oscar Grillo Best Short Film
Sredni Vashtar – Andrew BirkinBox On – Lindsey ClennellThe Dollar Bottom – Roger ChristianPossessions – Andrew Bogle
Statistics Films that received multiple nominations Nominations Film 7 The Elephant Man 6 All That Jazz Kramer vs. Kramer 4 Being There Fame Kagemusha 3 The Empire Strikes Back Flash Gordon 2 Don Giovanni My Brilliant Career The Rose
Films that received multiple awards Awards Film 3 The Elephant Man 2 All That Jazz Kagemusha My Brilliant Career
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