37th British Academy Film Awards

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.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Bill Forsyth , Best Director winner
Dustin Hoffman , Best Actor co-winner
Michael Caine , Best Actor co-winner
Julie Walters , Best Actress winner
Jamie Lee Curtis , Best Supporting Actress winner
Phyllis Logan , Best Newcomer winner