27th British Academy Film Awards (1974)
The 27th British Academy Film Awards honored the best films of 1973. The films that won multiple awards included "Day for Night" and "The Hireling".
- WINNER
Best Film
Day for Night
The Day of the Jackal
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Don't Look Now
Best Director
Day for Night
- Francois Truffaut
The Day of the Jackal
- Fred Zinnemann
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
- Luis Bunuel
Don't Look Now
- Nicolas Roeg
Best Leading Actor
Charley Varrick
- Walter Matthau
Pete 'n' Tillie
- Walter Matthau
Last Tango in Paris
- Marlon Brando
Sleuth
- Laurence Olivier
Don't Look Now
- Donald Sutherland
Steelyard Blues
- Donald Sutherland
Best Leading Actress
Just Before Nightfall
- Stephane Audran
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
- Stephane Audran
Lady Sings the Blues
- Diana Ross
A Touch of Class
- Glenda Jackson
Don't Look Now
- Julie Christie
Best Animated Feature
Tchou-tchou
Balablok
Best Screenplay Original
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
- Luis Bunuel, Jean-Claude Carriere
The Day of the Jackal
- Kenneth Ross
Sleuth
- Anthony Shaffer
A Touch of Class
- Melvin Frank, Jack Rose
Best Cinematography
Don't Look Now
- Anthony B. Richmond
Cries And Whispers
- Sven Nykvist
Jesus Christ Superstar
- Douglas Slocombe
Sleuth
- Oswald Morris
Travels with My Aunt
- Douglas Slocombe
Best Editing
The Day of the Jackal
- Ralph Kemplen
Charley Varrick
- Frank Morriss
Don't Look Now
- Graeme Clifford
The National Health
- Ralph Sheldon
Best Costume Design
The Hireling
- Phyllis Dalton
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
- Danilo Donati
A Doll's House
- Beatrice Dawson
Jesus Christ Superstar
- Yvonne Blake
Best Supporting Actor
O Lucky Man!
- Arthur Lowe
The Day of the Jackal
- Michael Lonsdale
A Doll's House
- Denholm Elliott
The Offence
- Ian Bannen
Best Supporting Actress
Day for Night
- Valentina Cortese
Cries And Whispers
- Ingrid Thulin
The Day of the Jackal
- Delphine Seyrig
That'll Be the Day
- Rosemary Leach
Fellowship Award
David Lean
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
O Lucky Man!
- Alan Price
Pat Garrett And Billy the Kid
- Bob Dylan
Sounder
- Taj Mahal
State of Siege
- Mikis Theodorakis
Best Art Direction
The Hireling
- Natasha Kroll
England Made Me
- Tony Woollard
Fellini's Roma
- Danilo Donati
Sleuth
- Ken Adam
Best Sound Track
Jesus Christ Superstar
- Les Wiggins, Gordon K. McCallum, Keith Grant
The Day of the Jackal
- Nicholas Stevenson, Bob Allen
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
- Guy Villette, Luis Bunuel
Don't Look Now
- Rodney Holland, Peter Davies, Bob Jones
John Grierson Award
Caring for History
Artistry in Tureens
The Scene from Melbury House
Without Due Care
Best Specialised Film
A Man's World
The Pastfinders
W.S.P.
Who Sold You This, Then?
- Peter Robinson
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
The Hireling
- Peter Egan
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
- Jim Dale
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
- Kris Kristofferson
That'll Be the Day
- David Essex
Flaherty Documentary Award
Grierson
UN Award
State of Siege
Jesus Christ Superstar
Savages
Sounder