Most BAFTA nominations (one film)

Gandhi (UK/India, 1982) landed 16 nominations ahead of the 36th British Academy Film Awards on 20 March 1983, going on to win five statues: Best Film, Best Direction (Richard Attenborough), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ben Kingsley), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rohini Hattangadi) and Best Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (Kingsley).

Most BAFTA film nominations (12+): Gandhi (UK/India, 1982) – 16; Shakespeare in Love (USA/UK, 1998) – 15; A Room with a View (UK, 1985) – 14; The Madness of King George (UK, 1994) – 14; American Beauty (USA, 1999) – 14; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Taiwan/China/Hong Kong/USA, 2000) – 14; Gladiator (USA/UK, 2000) – 14; The Aviator (USA, 2004) – 14; Atonement (UK/France/Germany, 2007) – 14; The King’s Speech (UK/Australia, 2010) – 14; The Killing Fields (UK, 1984) – 13; Hope and Glory (UK/USA, 1987) – 13; Schindler’s List (USA, 1993) – 13; The English Patient (USA/UK, 1996) – 13; Cold Mountain (USA/Romania/Italy, 2003) – 13; The Go-Between (UK, 1971) – 12; Four Weddings and a Funeral (UK, 1994) – 12; L.A. Confidential (USA, 1997) – 12; The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (New Zealand/USA, 2001) – 12; Moulin Rouge! (Australia/USA, 2001) – 12; Chicago (USA, 2002) – 12; Gangs of New York (USA/Italy, 2002) – 12; The Artist (France, 2011) – 12; The Shape of Water (USA, 2017) – 12; The Favourite (UK/Ireland/USA, 2018) – 12.

Gandhi’s nominations in full: Best Film; Best Direction (Richard Attenborough); Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ben Kingsley); Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Edward Fox); Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Roshan Seth); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rohini Hattangadi); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Candice Bergen); Best Screenplay (John Briley); Best Cinematography (Ronnie Taylor and Billy Williams); Best Costume Design (Bhanu Athaiya and John Mollo); Best Editing (John Bloom); Best Production Design (Stuart Craig); Best Make-Up & Hair (Tom Smith); Best Original Music (George Fenton and Ravi Shankar); Best Sound (Jonathan Bates, Gerry Humphreys, Simon Kaye and Robin O’Donoghue); Best Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (Ben Kingsley).