49th British Academy Film Awards

The 49th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 23 April 1996, honoured the best films of 1995.

49th British Academy Film Awards
Date23 April 1996
SiteTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Hosted byAngus Deayton
Highlights
Best FilmSense and Sensibility
Best British FilmThe Madness of King George
Best ActorNigel Hawthorne
The Madness of King George
Best ActressEmma Thompson
Sense and Sensibility
Most awardsBraveheart,
The Madness of King George, The Postman, and Sense and Sensibility (3)
Most nominationsThe Madness of King George (14)

Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility won the award for Best Film. The film also won awards for Best Actress (Emma Thompson) and Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet). Il postino (The Postman), directed by Michael Radford, won the awards for Best Director, Film Not in the English Language, and Original Music. Nigel Hawthorne won Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in The Madness of King George; the same film was voted Outstanding British Film of the Year. Additionally, Tim Roth won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Archibald Cunningham in Rob Roy.

Winners and nominees

Ang Lee, Best Film co-winner
Michael Radford, Best Director winner
Emma Thompson, Best Actress winner
Tim Roth, Best Supporting Actor winner
Kate Winslet, Best Supporting Actress winner
Christopher McQuarrie, Best Original Screenplay winner
John Ottman, Best Editing winner
Luis Bacalov, Best Original Music winner

Sense and SensibilityLindsay Doran and Ang Lee

Michael RadfordIl Postino: The Postman

Nigel HawthorneThe Madness of King George as King George III

Emma ThompsonSense and Sensibility as Elinor Dashwood

Tim RothRob Roy as Archibald Cunningham

Kate WinsletSense and Sensibility as Marianne Dashwood

The Usual SuspectsChristopher McQuarrie

TrainspottingJohn Hodge

BraveheartJohn Toll

BraveheartCharles Knode

The Usual SuspectsJohn Ottman

The Madness of King GeorgeLisa Westcott

Il Postino: The PostmanLuis Bacalov

Apollo 13Michael Corenblith

BraveheartPer Hallberg, Lon Bender, Brian Simmons, Andy Nelson, Scott Millan and Anna Behlmer

Apollo 13Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Matt Sweeney and Leslie Ekker

The Madness of King George – Stephen Evans, David Parfitt and Nicholas Hytner

Il Postino: The PostmanMario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Gaetano Daniele and Michael Radford

A Close ShaveCarla Shelley, Michael Rose and Nick Park

  • Achilles – Glenn Holberton and Barry Purves
  • Gogs Ogof – Deinial Morris and Michael Mort
  • The Tickler Talks – Steven Harding-Hill

It's Not Unusual – Asmaa Pirzada and Kfir Yefet

  • Cabbage – Noelle Pickford and David Stewart
  • Hello, Hello, Hello – Helen Booth, James Roberts and David Thewlis
  • The Last Post – Neris Thomas and Edward Blum

Statistics

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations Film
14 The Madness of King George
12 Sense and Sensibility
7 Braveheart
5 Apollo 13
Il Postino: The Postman
4 Babe
3 Leaving Las Vegas
The Usual Suspects
2 Carrington
Ed Wood
GoldenEye
Trainspotting
Films that received multiple awards
Awards Film
3 Braveheart
Il Postino: The Postman
The Madness of King George
Sense and Sensibility
2 Apollo 13
The Usual Suspects

See also

References

  • "Film in 1996". BAFTA.org.
  • "Kate Winslet wins BAFTA for Sense & Sensibility". YouTube.
  • "Sense & Sensibility wins Best Film BAFTA in 1996". YouTube.
  • "Emma Thompson's Best Actress BAFTA for Sense & Sensibility". YouTube.
  • "Emma Thompson adds Bafta to Oscar trophies". The Independent. 21 April 1996. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
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