33rd British Academy Film Awards

The 33rd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 20 March 1980 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1979. 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 1979.
Woody Allen's Manhattan won the award for Best Film. Jack Lemmon and Jane Fonda took home Best Actor and Actress, whilst Robert Duvall and Rachel Roberts won in the supporting categories.
Six films tied for most wins at the ceremony; Alien, Apocalypse Now, The China Syndrome, The Deer Hunter, Manhattan and Yanks. Each film received two awards.
The ceremony was hosted by Anna Ford and Edward Fox.

Winners and nominees

BAFTA Fellowship

'''John Huston'''

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

'''Children's Film Foundation'''

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Manhattan – Woody Allen * Apocalypse Now – Francis Ford Coppola * The China Syndrome – James Bridges * The Deer Hunter – Michael Cimino	Francis Ford Coppola – Apocalypse Now * John Schlesinger – Yanks * Michael Cimino – The Deer Hunter * Woody Allen – Manhattan
*Jack Lemmon – The China Syndrome* as Jack Godell** * Martin Sheen – Apocalypse Now as Benjamin Willard * Robert De Niro – The Deer Hunter as Michael Vronsky * Woody Allen – Manhattan as Isaac Davis	*Jane Fonda – The China Syndrome* as Kimberly Wells** * Diane Keaton – Manhattan as Mary Wilkie * Maggie Smith – California Suite as Diana Barrie * Meryl Streep – The Deer Hunter as Linda
*Robert Duvall – Apocalypse Now* as William Kilgore** * Christopher Walken – The Deer Hunter as Nikanor Chevotarevich * Denholm Elliott – Saint Jack as William Leigh * John Hurt – Alien as Kane	*Rachel Roberts – Yanks* as Clarrie Moreton** * Lisa Eichhorn – The Europeans as Gertrude * Mariel Hemingway – Manhattan as Tracy * Meryl Streep – Manhattan as Jill Davis
Manhattan – Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman * The China Syndrome – Mike Gray, T. S. Cook and James Bridges * The Deer Hunter – Deric Washburn * Yanks – Colin Welland and Walter Bernstein	The Deer Hunter – Vilmos Zsigmond * Apocalypse Now – Vittorio Storaro * Manhattan – Gordon Willis * Yanks – Dick Bush
Yanks – Shirley Ann Russell * Agatha – Shirley Ann Russell * Alien – John Mollo * The Europeans – Judy Moorcroft	The Deer Hunter – Peter Zinner * Alien – Terry Rawlings * Apocalypse Now – Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg and Lisa Fruchtman * Manhattan – Susan E. Morse
Days of Heaven – Ennio Morricone * Alien – Jerry Goldsmith * Apocalypse Now – Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola * Yanks – Richard Rodney Bennett	Alien – Michael Seymour * Apocalypse Now – Dean Tavoularis * The Europeans – Jeremiah Rusconi * Yanks – Brian Morris
Alien – Derrick Leather, Jim Shields and Bill Rowe * Apocalypse Now – Nat Boxer, Richard Cirincione and Walter Murch * The Deer Hunter – Darin Knight, Jim Klinger and Richard Portman * Manhattan – James Sabat, Dan Sable and Jack Higgins	Dennis Christopher – Breaking Away as Dave Stohler * Gary Busey – The Buddy Holly Story as Buddy Holly * Ray Winstone – That Summer! as Steve Brodie * Sigourney Weaver – Alien as Ellen Ripley
The Tree of Wooden Clogs – Ermanno Olmi * No other nominees	Butch Minds the Baby – Peter Webb * Dilemma – Clive Mitchell * Dream Doll – Bob Godfrey * Mr. Pascal – Alison de Vere

Statistics

Nominations	Film
10	Manhattan
9	Apocalypse Now
9	The Deer Hunter
7	Alien
7	Yanks
4	The China Syndrome
3	The Europeans

Awards	Film
2	Alien
2	Apocalypse Now
2	The China Syndrome
2	The Deer Hunter
2	Manhattan
2	Yanks