18th British Academy Film Awards

The 18th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1965, honoured the best films of 1964.

## Winners and nominees

Source:
Marcello Mastroianni, Best Foreign Actor winner
Anne Bancroft, Best Foreign Actress winner
Richard Attenborough, Best British Actor winner
Audrey Hepburn, Best British Actress winner
Julie Andrews, Best Newcomer winner

***Dr. Strangelove* – Stanley Kubrick**
* *Becket* – Peter Glenville
* *The Pumpkin Eater* – Jack Clayton
 **Best Animated Film**
***The Insects***
***Nobody Waved Good-bye***
* *The Human Dutch*
* *The Life of Billy Walker*
 **Best Short Film**
***Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak***
* *23 Skidoo*
* *Mekong*
* *Muloorina*
***Driving Technique Passenger Trains***
* *And Glaadly Would He Learn*
* *The Circarc Gear*
 **Best Foreign Actor**
**Marcello Mastroianni – *Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow* as Carmine Sbaratti/Renzo/Augusto Rusconti**
* Cary Grant – *Charade* as Peter Joshua
* Sidney Poitier – *Lilies of the Field* as Homer Smith
* Sterling Hayden – *Dr. Strangelove* as Brigadier General Jack Ripper
**Anne Bancroft – *The Pumpkin Eater* as Jo Armitage**
* Ava Gardner – *The Night of the Iguana* as Maxine Faulk
* Kim Stanley – *Séance on a Wet Afternoon* as Myra Savage
* Shirley MacLaine – *Irma la Douce* as Irma la Douce
 **Best British Actor**
**Richard Attenborough – *Guns at Batasi* as Regimental Sergeant Major Lauderdale**
**Richard Attenborough – *Séance on a Wet Afternoon* as Billy Savage**
* Peter O'Toole – *Becket* as Henry II
* Peter Sellers – *Dr. Strangelove* as Group Captain Lionel Mandrake/President Merkin Muffley/Doctor Strangelove
* Peter Sellers – *The Pink Panther* as Inspector Clouseau
* Tom Courtenay – *King and Country* as Private Arthur Hamp
**Audrey Hepburn – *Charade* as Regina Lampert**
* Deborah Kerr – *The Chalk Garden* as Miss Madrigal
* Edith Evans – *The Chalk Garden* as Mrs. St. Maugham
 **Best British Film**
***Dr. Strangelove* – Stanley Kubrick**
* *Becket* – Peter Glenville
* *King and Country* – Joseph Losey
* *The Pumpkin Eater* – Jack Clayton
***The Pumpkin Eater* – Harold Pinter**
* *Becket* – Edward Anhalt
* *Dr. Strangelove* – Stanley Kubrick, Peter George and Terry Southern
 **Best Production Design, Black and White**
***Dr. Strangelove* – Ken Adam**
* *Guns at Batasi* – Maurice Carter
* *King and Country* – Richard MacDonald
* *The Pumpkin Eater* – Ted Marshall
***Becket* – John Bryan**
* *The Chalk Garden* – Carmen Dillon
* *Goldfinger* – Ken Adam
 **Best Cinematography, Black and White**
***The Pumpkin Eater* – Oswald Morris**
* *Guns at Batasi* – Douglas Slocombe
* *King and Country* – Denys Coop
* *Séance on a Wet Afternoon* – Gerry Turpin
***Becket* – Geoffrey Unsworth**
* *The 7th Dawn* – Freddie Young
* *The Chalk Garden* – Arthur Ibbetson
* *Nothing but the Best* – Nicolas Roeg
 **Best Costume Design, Black and White**
***The Pumpkin Eater* – Motley Theatre Design Group**
* *Of Human Bondage* – Beatrice Dawson
* *Psyche 59* – Julie Harris
***Becket* – Margaret Furse**
* *The Long Ships* – Anthony Mendleson
* *Woman of Straw* – Beatrice Dawson
 **Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles**
**Julie Andrews – *Mary Poppins* as Mary Poppins**
* The Beatles – *A Hard Day's Night* as Themselves
* Elizabeth Ashley – *The Carpetbaggers* as Monica Winthroop
* Lynn Redgrave – *Girl with Green Eyes* as Baba Brennan
***Dr. Strangelove***
* *23 Skidoo*
* *A Distant Trumpet*
* *Lilies of the Field*

## Statistics

Films that received multiple nominations

Films that received multiple awards

## References

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* Actress
* Animated Feature
* British Film
* Casting
* Cinematography
* Costume Design
* Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
* Director
* Documentary
* Editing
* Film
* Film Not in the English Language
* Makeup and Hair
* Music
* Production Design
* Rising Star
* Screenplay: Adapted
* Screenplay: Original
* Short Animation
* Short Film
* Sound
* Supporting Actor
* Supporting Actress
 Special awards
 Retired awards
* British Actress
* British Screenplay
* Foreign Actor
* Foreign Actress
* Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
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