6 Best BAFTA Best Film Winners of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · March 26, 2026

The BAFTA for Best Film has gone to grand historical epics and small, sharp character dramas alike. 1917 races two young soldiers across enemy lines with a vital message, The King’s Speech follows a reluctant monarch and his unconventional speech therapist, and Three Billboards puts a grieving mother in conflict with the local police. Lawrence of Arabia, Chariots of Fire and A Room with a View show how far back the tradition goes.

1917 (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 88% Metacritic 78

Two young soldiers race across enemy territory to deliver a message that could save sixteen hundred men.

Directed by Sam Mendes · 1h 59m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars137 wins & 202 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 90% Metacritic 88

A grieving mother rents three billboards to pressure police into solving her daughter's murder.

Directed by Martin McDonagh · 1h 55m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars132 wins & 233 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The King's Speech (2010)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 94% Metacritic 88

A reluctant king works with an unconventional speech therapist to overcome a stammer before wartime.

Directed by Tom Hooper · 1h 58m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars109 wins & 206 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Britbox Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Room with a View (1986)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A young Englishwoman's trip to Italy awakens desires that clash with society's rigid expectations.

Directed by James Ivory · 1h 57m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Two British sprinters race for very different reasons at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

Directed by Hugh Hudson · 2h 03m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 93% Metacritic 100

A British officer unites Arab tribes to fight the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.

Directed by David Lean · 3h 48m · Rated PG

Won 7 Oscars31 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best BAFTA Best Film Winners of All Time

1917 (2019)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

The King's Speech (2010)

A Room with a View (1986)

Chariots of Fire (1981)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

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