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49th British Academy Film Awards

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)

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

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

Winners and nominees

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 Score winner

Sense and Sensibility – Lindsay Doran and Ang Lee

Michael RadfordIl Postino: The Postman

Nigel HawthorneThe Madness of King George as 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

Braveheart – Charles Knode

Best Editing

The Usual SuspectsJohn Ottman

Best Makeup and Hair

The Madness of King George – Lisa Westcott

Best Original Music

Il Postino: The PostmanLuis Bacalov

Apollo 13 – Michael Corenblith

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

  • Apollo 13 – David MacMillan, Rick Dior, Scott Millan and Steve Pederson
  • GoldenEye – Jim Shields, David John, Graham V. Hartstone, John Hayward and Michael A. Carter
  • The Madness of King George – Christopher Ackland, David Crozier and Robin O'Donoghue

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

Outstanding British Film

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

Best Film Not in the English Language

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

Best Short Animation

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

  • 68th Academy Awards
  • 21st César Awards
  • 1st Critics' Choice Awards
  • 48th Directors Guild of America Awards
  • 53rd Golden Globe Awards
  • 7th Golden Laurel Awards
  • 16th Golden Raspberry Awards
  • 11th Independent Spirit Awards
  • 1st Lumières Awards
  • 22nd Saturn Awards
  • 2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards
  • 48th Writers Guild of America Awards

References

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