FILM
| TATE: 2 DAYS OF BLOOD | Carnaby Films & Signatures | Nick Nevern | KNUCKLEDUST | Featuristic Films | James Kermack |
| DEUS | Goldfinch Studios | Steve Stone |
| HAMPSTEAD | Ecosse Films | Joel Hopkins |
| JULIET, NAKED | Turnlet Films | Jesse Peretz |
| WE CAN BE HEROES | Heroes Productions | Claire Downes |
| THE SWING OF IT | Kristina Göncü/Louise Palmqvist | Douglas Ray |
| GOLDEN YEARS | MoliFilms Entertainment | John Miller |
| DOUGH | Docler Entertainment | John Goldschmidt |
| MR HOLMES | Miramax | Bill Condon |
| FAST GIRLS | Studio Canal | Regan Hall |
| BORROWED TIME | Parkville Pictures | Jules Bishop |
| THE HOT POTATO | Wardour Pictures | Tim Lewiston |
| ANOTHER YEAR | Focus Features | Mike Leigh |
| BRIGHTON ROCK | BBC Films | Rowan Joffe |
| THE BIG I AM | TBIA Flix | Nic Auerbach |
| CASSANDRA’S DREAM | Wild Bunch | Woody Allen |
| NOTES ON A SCANDAL | Fox Searchlight | Richard Eyre |
| VERA DRAKE | Thin Man Films | Mike Leigh |
| Winner: British Independent Film Award for Best Actor | ||
| Nominee: BAFTA Award for Best Actor | ||
| CASANOVA | Walt Disney Pictures | Lasse Hallstrom |
| NICHOLAS NICKLEBY | Potboiler Productions | Douglas McGrath |
| BABY JUICE EXPRESS | Enterprise Films | Mike Hurst |
| JACK BROWN & THE CURSE OF THE CROWN | Hot Gold Productions | Andrew Gillman |
| TRANCE | World Productions | Joe Aherne |
| FACE | BBC Films | Antonia Bird |
| PHOTOGRAPHING FAIRIES | Starry Night Film Company | Nick Willing |
| CRIMETIME | Focus Films | George Sluizer |
| SECRETS & LIES | Thin Man Films | Mike Leigh |
| CROSSING THE BORDER | BBC Films | Richard Spence |
| I.D. | BBC Films | Phil Davis |
| IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER | Hell’s Kitchen | Jim Sheridan |
| BLUE ICE | HBO | Russell Mulcahy |
| ALIEN III | 20th Century Fox | David Fincher |
| THE HOWLING | Allied Vision | Neal Sundström |
| HIGH HOPES | Channel Four Films | Mike Leigh |
| THE FIRST KANGAROO | Film4 | Frank Cvitanovitch |
| COMRADES | Film4 | Bill Douglas |
| DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS | 20th Century Fox | Freddy Francis |
| UNDERWORLD | Limehouse | George Pavlou |
| THE BOUNTY | Bounty Productions | Roger Donaldson |
| THE WALL | MGM | Alan Parker |
| OLIVER TWIST | Claridge Productions | Clive Donner |
| DEEP WATER | Dragonfly Productions | Jerry Rothwell |
| QUADROPHENIA | The Who Films | Franc Roddam |
| MISTER QUILP | Readers Digest | Michael Tuchner |
| THE CANTERBURY TALES | Les Productions Artistes | Pier Paolo Pasolini |
TELEVISION
| MANDRAKE | ITV | Lewis Arnold |
| THE GOLD S2 | Tannadice | Patrick Harkins |
| PLAYING NICE | Studio Canal/ Rabbit Track | Kate Hewitt |
| TRUELOVE | Clerkenwell Films | Elliot Hegarty |
| PLATFORM 7 | Dancing Ledge Productions | Sarah Walker |
| SLOW HORSES | See Saw Films | James Hawes & Jeremy Lovering |
| RAGDOLL | Sid Gentle Films | Toby MacDonald & Niall MacCormick |
| VIEWPOINT | Tiger Aspect Productions | Ashley Way | TRYING (4 SERIES) | BBC Studios | Jim O’Hanlon | DIAL M FOR MIDDLESBROUGH | Gold | Ed Bye |
| PLEBS | ITV2 | Sam Leifer |
| SILENT WITNESS | BBC | Menzies Kennedy |
| INSIDE NO. 9 | BBC | Steve Pemberton |
| STATIC | BBC | Ed Bye |
| BROKEN | BBC | Ashley Pearce |
| RIVIERA | Archery Pictures | Philipp Kadelbach |
| UNDERCOVER | Bonafide Films | Jim O’Hanlon |
| BLACK WORK | Lipsync Productions | Michael Samuels |
| MAD DOGS | Sony Pictures / Amazon | Charles McDougall |
| NEW TRICKS | Wall to Wall | Brian Grant |
| POLDARK | Mammoth Screen | Ed Bazalgette |
| DEATH IN PARADISE | Red Planet Pictures | Richard Signy |
| WHITECHAPEL | Carnival | SJ Clarkson |
| BEING HUMAN | Touchpaper Television/BBC | Phil John |
| SILK | BBC | Peter Hoar |
| HACKS | Hat Trick | Guy Jenkin |
| CASE HISTORIES | BBC | Marc Jobst |
| DOUBLE LESSONS | Ruby Films | George Kay |
| MERLIN | Shine | Jeremy Webb |
| DESPERATE ROMANTICS | BBC | Paul Gay |
| SHERLOCK- STUDY IN PINK | BBC | Coky Geidroyc |
| THE FIXER | Kudos | Sam Miller |
| COLLISION | ITV | Marc Evans |
| THE CURSE OF STEPTOE | BBC | Michael Samuels |
| ASHES TO ASHES | Kudos/BBC | Catherine Morshead |
| DR WHO | CBC/BBC | Colin Teague |
| SILENT WITNESS | A&E Television BBC | Diarmuid Lawerence |
| LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD | BBC | Charlie Palmer |
| BIKE SQUAD | Hat Trick | Guy Jenkin |
| SECRET LIFE | Kudos | Rowan Joffe |
| ALL ABOUT ME | Resource Base/BBC | Beryl Richards |
| COLD BLOOD | ITV | Suri Krishnamma |
| GENTLY’S LAST CASE | Company Pictures | Euros Lynn |
| FIVE DAYS | HBO/BBC | Otto Bathurst |
| BEAU BRUMMELL | Flashback/BBC | Phillipa Lowthorpe |
| ROSE AND MALONEY (3 SERIES) | Company Pictures/ITV | Roger Gartland |
| MISS MARPLE – SLEEPING MURDER | Granada | Edward Hall |
| FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW | Oxford Film & TV Ltd | Richard Spence |
| 20,000 STREETS UNDER THE SKY | BBC | Simon Curtis |
| BLEAK HOUSE | WGBH/BBC | Justin Chadwick |
| LIKE FATHER LIKE SON | Ecosse | Nick Laughland |
| WALL OF SILENCE | Granada | Chris Menaul |
| READY WHEN YOU ARE MR MCGILL | Working Title | Paul Seed |
| WHITE TEETH | Company Pictures | Julian Jarrold |
| MURDER IN MIND | Paul Knight Productions/ BBC | Frank Smith |
| THE INSIDERS | Company Pictures | Omar Madha |
| FIELDS OF GOLD | BBC | Bill Anderson |
| NORTH SQUARE | Company Pictures | Tim Fywell |
| LOST AND FOUND | World Productions | Nick Lougland |
| BIRTH MARRIAGES & DEATHS | Tiger Aspect | Adrian Shergold |
| TALES FROM THE CRYPT | 20th Century Fox | Chris Hart |
| MOVING STORY | Paravision | Roger Bamford |
| INSPECTOR MORSE | Carlton | John Madden |
| CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: THE GREAT ADVENTURE | BBC | Luca Morsella |
| NICE TOWN | BBC | Pedr James |
| PARADISE CLUB | BBC | Renny Rye |
| RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY | Thames Television/BBC | Julian Amies |
| THE FIRM | BBC | Alan Clark |
| TRUCKERS | BBC | Laurence Moody |
| DEAD LUCKY | BBC | Barbara Rennie |
| ROBIN OF SHERWOOD | Goldcrest Films/ITV | Robert Young |
| BERGERAC | BBC | Alan Grint |
| PASSMORE | BBC | Richard Eyre |
| THE FLIPSIDE OF DOMINIC HYDE | BBC | Alan Gibson |
| SEXTON BLAKE & THE DEMON GOD | BBC | Julian Amyes |
| THE MAJORS CHARITY | BBC | Mike Newell |
| GOTCHA | BBC | Barry Davis |
| A PROVINCIAL LADY | Yorkshire Television | Marc Miller |
| ORSON WELLES’ GREAT MYSTERIES | Anglia | Peter Sasdy |
| THE DEATH OR GLORY BOY | Yorkshire Television | Marc Miller |
THEATRE
| PINTER AT THE PINTER | Harold Pinter Theatre | Jamie Lloyd |
| A CHRISTMAS CAROL | RSC | Rachel Kavanaugh |
| FIRST LIGHT | Chichester Festival Theatre | Jonathan Munby |
| PYGMALION | Chichester Festival Theatre | Philip Prowse |
| PHILISTINES | National Theatre | Howard Davies |
| TALES FROM HOLLYWOOD | Donmar Warehouse | John Crowley |
| THE GAMBLER | Hampstead Theatre & West End | Peter Brewis |
| RESTORATION | Royal Court Theatre | Edward Bond |
| Nominee for Most Promising Newcomer | ||
| NAKED ROBOTS | RSC/Donmar Warehouse | John Caird |
| NOT QUITE JERUSALEM | Royal Court Theatre | Les Waters |
| SUBMARINERS | Royal Court Theatre | Antonia Bird |
| BURIED CHILD | Hampstead Theatre | Paul Kerryson |
| THE GORKI BRIGADE | Royal Court Theatre | Nicholas Wright |
| WHAT THE BUTLER SAW | Young Vic Theatre | Michael Attenborough |
| ABIDE WITH ME | Soho Poly Theatre | Keith Washington |
| GOTCHA/GIMME | Soho Poly Theatre /Royal Court | Keith Washington |
| Nominee for Best Performance for Gotcha 1977 | ||
| SHELTER | Soho Poly Theatre /Royal Court | Keith Washington |
| Nominee for Most Promising Newcomer |