BAFTA de melhor filme (no original em inglês BAFTA Award for Best Film) é um prêmio entregue anualmente pela British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) ao melhor filme do ano.
Versões do prémio incluem também o BAFTA de melhor filme em língua não inglesa (BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language) e Prémio Alexander Korda para melhor filme britânico (Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film).
Filmes de qualquer nacionalidade são elegíveis e o prémio é dado aos produtores da obra vencedora.
Lista dos nomeados e premiados com o BAFTA de Melhor Filme
Década de 1940 1948 - The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 1949 - Hamlet (1948)
Década de 1950 1950 - Ladri di biciclette (1948) 1951 - All About Eve (1950) 1952 - La Ronde (1950) 1953 - The Sound Barrier (1952) 1954 - Jeux interdits (1952) 1955 - Le Salaire de la peur (1953) 1956 - Richard III (1955) 1957 - Gervaise (1956) 1958 - The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 1959 - Room at the Top (1959)
Década de 1960 1960 - Ben-Hur (1959) 1961 - The Apartment (1960) 1962 - A Balada do Soldado (1959) e The Hustler (1961) 1963 - Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 1964 - Tom Jones (1963) 1965 - Dr. Strangelove (1964) 1966 - My Fair Lady (1964) 1967 - [Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) 1968 - A Man for All Seasons (1966) 1969 - The Graduate (1967)
Década de 1970 Ano Filme Realizador(es) Produtores1970 Midnight Cowboy John Schlesinger Jerome Hellman |- |Oh! What a Lovely War || Richard Attenborough || Richard Attenborough, Brian Duffy |- |Women in Love || Ken Russell || Larry Kramer |- |Z || Costa Gavras || Jacques Perrin, Ahmed Rachedi |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1971|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid || George Roy Hill || John ForemanKes Ken Loach Tony GarnettM*A*S*H Robert Altman Ingo PremingerRyan's Daughter David Lean Anthony Havelock-Allan1972 Sunday Bloody Sunday John Schlesinger Joseph JanniThe Go-Between Joseph Losey John Heyman, Denis Johnson, Norman PriggenMorte a Venezia (Death in Venice) Luchino ViscontiTaking Off Miloš Forman Alfred W. Crown1973 Cabaret Bob Fosse Cy FeuerA Clockwork Orange Stanley KubrickThe French Connection William Friedkin Philip D'AntoniThe Last Picture Show Peter Bogdanovich Stephen J. Friedman1974 La nuit américaine (Day for Night) François Truffaut Marcel Berbert |- |The Day of the Jackal || Fred Zinnemann || John Woolf |- |Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie |- |Don't Look Now || Nicolas Roeg || Peter Katz |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1975|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Lacombe Lucien || Louis Malle || Louis Malle, Claude NedjarChinatown Roman Polanski Robert EvansThe Last Detail Hal Ashby Gerald AyresMurder on the Orient Express Sidney Lumet John Brabourne, Richard B. Goodwin1976 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Martin Scorsese Audrey Maas, David Susskind |- |Barry Lyndon || colspan=2 | Stanley Kubrick |- |Dog Day Afternoon || Sidney Lumet || Martin Bregman, Martin Elfand |- |Jaws || Steven Spielberg || David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1977|- style="background:#FAEB86" | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest || Miloš Forman || Michael Douglas, Saul ZaentzAll the President's Men Alan J. Pakula Walter CoblenzBugsy Malone Alan Parker Alan MarshallTaxi Driver Martin Scorsese Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips1978 Annie Hall Woody Allen Charles H. Joffe, Jack RollinsA Bridge Too Far Richard Attenborough Joseph E. Levine, Richard P. LevineNetwork Sidney Lumet Howard GottfriedRocky John G. Avildsen Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler 1979 Julia Fred Zinnemann Richard RothClose Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg Julia Phillips, Michael PhillipsMidnight Express Alan Parker Alan Marshall, David PuttnamStar Wars George Lucas Gary Kurtz
Década de 1980 Ano Filme Realizador(es) Produtores1980 Manhattan Woody Allen || |- |Apocalypse Now || Francis Ford Coppola || |- |The China Syndrome || James Bridges || |- |The Deer Hunter || Michael Cimino || |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1981|- style="background:#FAEB86" | The Elephant Man || David Lynch || Jonathan SangerBeing There Hal Ashby Andrew BraunsbergKagemusha (影武者, Kagemusha) Akira Kurosawa Tomoyuki TanakaKramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton Stanley R. Jaffe1982 Chariots of Fire Hugh Hudson David Puttnam |- |Atlantic City || Louis Malle || Denis Héroux |- |The French Lieutenant's Woman || Karel Reisz || Leon Clore |- |Gregory's Girl || Bill Forsyth || Davina Belling, Clive Parsons |- |Raiders of the Lost Ark || Steven Spielberg || Frank Marshall |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1983|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Gandhi || colspan=2 | Richard Attenborough|- |E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial || Steven Spielberg || Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg |- |Missing || Costa Gavras || Edward Lewis, Mildred Lewis |- |On Golden Pond || Mark Rydell || Bruce Gilbert |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1984|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Educating Rita || colspan=2 | Lewis Gilbert|- |Heat and Dust || James Ivory || Ismail Merchant |- |Local Hero || Bill Forsyth || David Puttnam |- |Tootsie || Sydney Pollack || Sydney Pollack, Dick Richards |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1985|- style="background:#FAEB86" | The Killing Fields || Roland Joffé || David PuttnamThe Dresser Peter Yates Peter YatesParis, Texas Wim Wenders Anatole Dauman, Chris SievernichA Private Function Malcolm Mowbray Mark Shivas1986 The Purple Rose of Cairo Woody Allen || Robert Greenhut|- |Amadeus || Miloš Forman || Saul Zaentz |- |Back to the Future || Robert Zemeckis || Neil Canton, Bob Gale |- |A Passage to India || David Lean || John Brabourne, Richard B. Goodwin |- |Witness || Peter Weir || Edward S. Feldman |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1987|- style="background:#FAEB86" | A Room with a View || James Ivory Ismail Merchant |- |Hannah and Her Sisters || Woody Allen || Robert Greenhut |- |The Mission || Roland Joffé || Fernando Ghia, David Puttnam |- |Mona Lisa || Neil Jordan || Patrick Cassavetti, Stephen Woolley |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1988|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Jean de Florette || colspan=2 | Claude Berri|- |Cry Freedom || colspan=2 | Richard Attenborough |- |Hope and Glory || colspan=2 | John Boorman |- |Radio Days || Woody Allen || Robert Greenhut |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1989|- style="background:#FAEB86" | L'ultimo imperatore (The Last Emperor) || Bernardo Bertolucci 'Jeremy Thomas |- |Au revoir les enfants || colspan=2 | Louis Malle |- |Babettes gæstebud || Gabriel Axel || Just Betzer, Bo Christensen |- |A Fish Called Wanda'' Charles Crichton Michael Shamberg
Década de 1990 Ano Filme Realizador(es) Produtores1990 Dead Poets Society Peter Weir || Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas|- |My Left Foot || Jim Sheridan || Noel Pearson |- |Shirley Valentine || colspan=2 | Lewis Gilbert |- |When Harry Met Sally... || Rob Reiner || Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1991|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Goodfellas || Martin Scorsese Irwin Winkler |- |Crimes and Misdemeanors || Woody Allen || Robert Greenhut |- |Driving Miss Daisy || Bruce Beresford || Lili Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck |- |Pretty Woman || Garry Marshall || Arnon Milchan, Steven Reuther |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1992|- style="background:#FAEB86" | The Commitments || Alan Parker Lynda Myles, Roger Randall-CutlerDances with Wolves Kevin Costner Kevin Costner, Jim WilsonThe Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme Ron Bozman, Edward Saxon, Kenneth UttThelma & Louise Ridley Scott Mimi Polk Gitlin1993 Howards End James Ivory || Ismail Merchant|- |The Crying Game || Neil Jordan || Stephen Woolley |- |The Player || Robert Altman || David Brown, Michael Tolkin, Nick Wechsler |- |Strictly Ballroom || Baz Luhrmann || Tristram Miall |- |Unforgiven || colspan=2 | Clint Eastwood |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1994|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Schindler's List || Steven Spielberg Branko Lustig, Gerald R. Molen, Steven SpielbergThe Piano Jane Campion Jan ChapmanThe Remains of the Day James Ivory John Calley, Ismail Merchant, Mike NicholsShadowlands Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough, Brian Eastman1995 Four Weddings and a Funeral Mike Newell || Duncan KenworthyForrest Gump Robert Zemeckis Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey, Steve TischPulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino Lawrence BenderQuiz Show Robert Redford Michael Jacobs, Julian Krainin, Michael Nozik1996 Sense and Sensibility Ang Lee || Lindsay DoranBabe Chris Noonan Bill Miller, George Miller, Doug MitchellThe Madness of King George Nicholas Hytner Stephen Evans, David ParfittThe Usual Suspects Bryan Singer Michael McDonnell1997 The English Patient Anthony Minghella || Saul ZaentzFargo Joel Coen Ethan CoenSecrets & Lies Mike Leigh Simon Channing WilliamsShine Scott Hicks Jane Scott1998 The Full Monty Peter Cattaneo Uberto Pasolini |- |L.A. Confidential || Curtis Hanson || Curtis Hanson, Arnon Milchan, Michael Nathanson |- |Mrs Brown || John Madden || Sarah Curtis |- |Titanic || James Cameron || James Cameron, Jon Landau |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |1999|- style="background:#FAEB86" | Shakespeare in Love || John Madden || Donna Gigliotti, Marc Norman, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Edward ZwickElizabeth Shekhar Kapur Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Alison OwenSaving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn, Steven SpielbergThe Truman Show Peter Weir Edward S. Feldman, Andrew Niccol, Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder
Década de 2000 Ano Filme Realizador(es) Produtores2000 American Beauty Sam Mendes Bruce Cohen, Dan JinksEast is East Damien O'Donnell Leslee UdwinThe End of the Affair Neil Jordan Neil Jordan, Stephen WoolleyThe Sixth Sense M. Night Shyamalan Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Barry MendelThe Talented Mr. Ripley Anthony Minghella William Horberg, Tom Sternberg2001 Gladiator Ridley Scott David Franzoni, Branko Lustig, Douglas WickAlmost Famous Cameron Crowe Ian Bryce, Cameron CroweBilly Elliot Stephen Daldry Greg Brenman, Jon FinnCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee Hsu Li-kong, Bill Kong, Ang LeeErin Brockovich Steven Soderbergh Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Tim Sanders, Fran Walsh |- |Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain || Jean-Pierre Jeunet || Jean-Marc Deschamps, Claudie Ossard |- |A Beautiful Mind || Ron Howard || Brian Grazer, Ron Howard |- |Moulin Rouge! || Baz Luhrmann || Fred Baron, Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann |- |Shrek || Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson || Jeffrey Katzenberg, Aron Warner, John H. Williams |- | rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" |2003|- style="background:#FAEB86" | The Pianist || Roman Polanski || Robert Benmussa, Roman Polanski, Alain SardeThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Peter Jackson Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran WalshChicago Rob Marshall Martin RichardsGangs of New York Martin Scorsese Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey WeinsteinThe Hours Stephen Daldry Robert Fox, Scott Rudin2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Peter Jackson Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh |- |Big Fish || Tim Burton || Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Richard D. Zanuck |- |Cold Mountain || Anthony Minghella || Albert Berger, William Horberg, Sydney Pollack, Ron Yerxa |- |Lost in Translation || Sofia Coppola || Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz |- |Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World || Peter Weir || Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Duncan Henderson, Peter Weir |- | rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" |2005|- style="background:#FAEB86" | The Aviator || Martin Scorsese || Sandy Climan, Charles Evans, Jr., Graham King, Michael Mann|- |Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind || Michel Gondry || Anthony Bregman, Steve Golin |- |Finding Neverland || Marc Forster || Nellie Bellflower, Richard N. Gladstein |-