49th British Academy Film Awards

The 49th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 23 April 1996 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1995. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 1995.[1]

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).[2] 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.

The ceremony was hosted by Angus Deayton, who was reportedly paid £50,000 for hosting.[3]

Winners and nominees

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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

BAFTA Fellowship

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Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

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Awards

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

  • 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Film in 1996". BAFTA.org.
  2. ^ "Emma Thompson adds Bafta to Oscar trophies". The Independent. 21 April 1996. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Angus defends his fee for Baftas". The Guardian. 8 May 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2024.