BAFTA Awards: Every Best British Screenplay Winner & Nominee

BAFTA Awards 1968

7.7

A Man for All Seasons

Robert Bolt

Winner

All nominees

6.8

The Deadly Affair

Paul Dehn

Accident Accident

Harold Pinter

7.1

Two for the Road

Frederic Raphael

BAFTA Awards 1967

6.6

Morgan! Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

David Mercer

Winner

All nominees

7.2

Alfie

Bill Naughton

It Happened Here It Happened Here

Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo

6.0

The Quiller Memorandum

Harold Pinter

BAFTA Awards 1966

6.6

Darling

Frederic Raphael

Winner

All nominees

7.9

The Hill The Hil

Ray Rigby

6.4

The Knack ...and How to Get It

Charles Wood

The Ipcress File The Ipcress File

W.H. Canaway, James Doran

BAFTA Awards 1965

The Pumpkin Eater The Pumpkin Eater

Harold Pinter

Winner

All nominees

7.8

Becket

Edward Anhalt

8.1

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, Terry Southern

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Seance on a Wet Afternoon Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Bryan Forbes

8.1

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, Terry Southern

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BAFTA Awards 1964

6.4

Tom Jones

John Osborne

Winner

All nominees

7.3

Billy Liar

Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

7.5

This Sporting Life

David Storey

8.1

The Servant

Harold Pinter

BAFTA Awards 1963

8.4

Lawrence of Arabia Lawrrence Of Arabia

Robert Bolt

Winner

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All nominees

Tiara Tahiti Tiara Tahiti

Geoffrey Cotterell, Ivan Foxwell

Waltz of the Toreadors Waltz of the Toreadors

Wolf Mankowitz

A Kind of Loving A Kind of Loving

Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

A Kind of Loving A Kind of Loving

Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

Billy Budd Billy Budd

Peter Ustinov, DeWitt Bodeen

Only Two Can Play Only Two Can Play

Bryan Forbes

Tiara Tahiti Tiara Tahiti

Geoffrey Cotterell, Ivan Foxwell

BAFTA Awards 1962

The Day the Earth Caught Fire The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Val Guest, Wolf Mankowitz

Winner

7.5

A Taste of Honey Taste of Honey, A

Shelagh Delaney, Tony Richardson

Winner

The Day the Earth Caught Fire The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Val Guest, Wolf Mankowitz

Winner

7.5

A Taste of Honey Taste of Honey, A

Shelagh Delaney, Tony Richardson

Winner

All nominees

7.9

Victim

Janet Green, John McCormick

7.5

The Guns of Navarone

Carl Foreman

Flame in the Streets Flame in the Streets

Ted Willis

Whistle Down the Wind Whistle Down the Wind

Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

BAFTA Awards 1961

The Angry Silence The Angry Silence

Bryan Forbes

Winner

All nominees

7.5

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Alan Sillitoe

5.5

The Millionairess

Wolf Mankowitz

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

Howard Clewes

The Entertainer The Entertainer

Nigel Kneale, John Osborne

A Touch of Larceny A Touch of Larceny

Ivan Foxwell, Guy Hamilton, Roger MacDougall

Tunes of Glory Tunes of Glory

James Kennaway

The League of Gentlemen The League of Gentlemen

Bryan Forbes USA.

The Trials of Oscar Wilde The Trials of Oscar Wilde

Ken Hughes

Hell Is a City Hell Is a City

Val Guest

A Touch of Larceny A Touch of Larceny

Ivan Foxwell, Guy Hamilton, Roger MacDougall

BAFTA Awards 1960

I'm All Right Jack I'm All Right Jack

John Boulting, Alan Hackney, Frank Harvey

Winner

I'm All Right Jack I'm All Right Jack

John Boulting, Alan Hackney, Frank Harvey

Winner

All nominees

No Trees in the Street No Trees in the Street

Ted Willis

Expresso Bongo Expresso Bongo

Wolf Mankowitz

Chance Meeting Blind Date

Ben Barzman, Millard Lampell

Sapphire Sapphire

Janet Green

7.2

The Horse's Mouth

Alec Guinness

7.5

Tiger Bay

John Hawkesworth, Shelley Smith

North West Frontier North West Frontier

Robin Estridge

7.0

Look Back in Anger

Nigel Kneale

BAFTA Awards 1959

Orders to Kill Orders to Kill

Paul Dehn

Winner

All nominees

Violent Playground Violent Playground

James Kennaway

Ice Cold in Alex Ice Cold in Alex

T.J. Morrison

6.8

Indiscreet

Norman Krasna

A Cry from the Streets A Cry from the Streets

Vernon Harris

A Night to Remember A Night to Remember

Eric Ambler

6.9

Bonjour tristesse

Arthur Laurents

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Isobel Lennart

6.6

The Key

Carl Foreman

The Man Upstairs The Man Upstairs

Alun Falconer

BAFTA Awards 1958

8.1

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Pierre Boulle

Winner

All nominees

7.2

Hell Drivers

Cy Endfield, John Kruse

Decision Against Time The Man in the Sky

John Eldridge, William Rose

6.9

The Smallest Show on Earth

John Eldridge, William Rose

Woman in a Dressing Gown Woman in a Dressing Gown

Ted Willis

Windom's Way Windom's Way

Jill Craigie

The Story of Esther Costello The Story of Esther Costello

Charles Kaufman

6.7

The Prince and the Showgirl

Terence Rattigan

The Birthday Present The Birthday Present

Jack Whittingham

7.2

Hell Drivers

Cy Endfield, John Kruse

Decision Against Time The Man in the Sky

John Eldridge, William Rose

6.9

The Smallest Show on Earth

John Eldridge, William Rose

7.0

Anastasia

Arthur Laurents

BAFTA Awards 1957

The Man Who Never Was The Man Who Never Was

Nigel Balchin

Winner

All nominees

Private's Progress Private's Progress

John Boulting, Frank Harvey

Three Men in a Boat Three Men in a Boat

Hubert Gregg, Vernon Harris

The Green Man The Green Man

Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder

Smiley Smiley

Anthony Kimmins, Moore Raymond

Reach for the Sky Reach for the Sky

Lewis Gilbert

Pursuit of the Graf Spee The Battle of the River Plate

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Yield to the Night Yield to the Night

John Cresswell, Joan Henry

A Town Like Alice A Town Like Alice

W.P. Lipscomb, Richard Mason

BAFTA Awards 1956

7.6

The Ladykillers

William Rose

Winner

All nominees

Marriage a la Mode The Constant Husband

Sidney Gilliat, Val Valentine

Simba Simba

John Baines

The Dam Busters The Dam Busters

R.C. Sherriff

The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea

Terence Rattigan

The Night My Number Came Up The Night My Number Came Up

R.C. Sherriff

The Prisoner The Prisoner

Bridget Boland

Doctor at Sea Doctor at Sea

Jack Davies, Nicholas Phipps

Marriage a la Mode The Constant Husband

Sidney Gilliat, Val Valentine

Touch and Go Touch and Go

William Rose

BAFTA Awards 1955

Chance Meeting The Young Lovers

Robin Estridge, George Tabori

Winner

Chance Meeting The Young Lovers

Robin Estridge, George Tabori

Winner

All nominees

The Divided Heart The Divided Heart

Jack Whittingham

Knave of Hearts Monsieur Ripois

René Clément, Hugh Mills

Hobson's Choice Hobson's Choice

David Lean, Wynyard Browne, Norman Spencer

Knave of Hearts Monsieur Ripois

René Clément, Hugh Mills

High and Dry The 'Maggie'

William Rose

Doctor in the House Doctor in the House

Nicholas Phipps

The Purple Plain The Purple Plain

Eric Ambler

Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet

Renato Castellani

Year

Nominations

Other awards and film festivals

Academy Awards, USA

1929-2026

Cannes Film Festival

Festival international du film de Cannes

1939-2026

Golden Globes, USA

Golden Globe Award

1944-2026

Primetime Emmy Awards

1949-2026

Venice Film Festival

Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica

1932-2026

Razzie Awards

Razzie

1981-2026

MTV Movie + TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992-2026

Sundance Film Festival

1982-2026

St. Petersburg Message to Man Film Festival

1993-2026

Berlin International Film Festival

Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin

1951-2026

Sochi International Film Festival

Sochi International Film Festival & Awards — SIFFA

1994-2026

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Screen Actors Guild Award

1963-2026

2024-2026

Sochi Open Russian Film Festival

Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (Kinotavr)

1990-2026

Moscow International Film Festival

Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF)

1959-2026

Window to Europe

1993-2026

Toronto International Film Festival

1978-2026

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival

1998-2026

Laureates of the awards BAFTA Awards in the category “Best British Screenplay”

Other awards and film festivals