British Academy Film Awards 1996

The 49th British Academy Film Awards ceremony took place on April 23, 1996. The film prizes of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) were awarded in 20 categories, plus four special or honorary award categories. The venue was the Theater Royal Drury Lane , the evening was hosted by British actor and comedian Angus Deayton , with Peter Ustinov assisting him for parts of the evening .

Theater Royal Drury Lane, the venue

Comedian Angus Deayton, host of the evening

Award winners and nominations

The most successful films
(at least two nominations; highlighted = most awards,
N = nomination; A = award)
Movie	N	A.
King George - a kingdom for more understanding	14th	3
Sense and sensuality	12	3
Braveheart	7th	3
Apollo 13	5	2
The postman	5	3
A pig named Babe	4th	0
The usual suspects	3	2
Leaving Las Vegas	3	0
Carrington	2	0
Ed Wood	2	0
James Bond 007 - Goldeneye	2	0
Trainspotting - New Heroes	2	1

While there were two big favorites in the run-up with King George - A Kingdom for More Mind (14 nominations) and Sense and Sensuality (12 nominations), in the end both films as well as Braveheart and The Postman were among the winners of the In the evening. Losers were A Piggy by the Name of Babe and Leaving Las Vegas who received four and three nominations respectively.

Best movie

Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility) - Director: Ang Lee

The Usual Suspects (The Usual Suspects) - Director: Bryan Singer

A Piggy Called Babe (Babe) - Director: Chris Noonan

King George - The Madness of King George - Director: Nicholas Hytner

Best British Film

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

Carrington - Christopher Hampton , John McGrath and Ronald Shedlo

Land and Freedom - Ken Loach and Rebecca O'Brien

Trainspotting - New Heroes (Trainspotting) - Danny Boyle and Andrew Macdonald

Best director

Michael Radford - The Postman (Il Postino)

Mel Gibson - Braveheart

Nicholas Hytner - King George - The Madness of King George

Ang Lee - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)

Best Actor

Nigel Hawthorne - King George - The Madness of King George

Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas

Jonathan Pryce - Carrington

Massimo Troisi - The Postman (Il Postino)

Best main actress

Emma Thompson - Sense and Sensibility (Sense & Sensibility)

Nicole Kidman - To Die For

Helen Mirren - King George - The Madness of King George

Elisabeth Shue - Leaving Las Vegas

Best supporting actor

Tim Roth - Rob Roy

John Gielgud - King George - The Madness of King George

Martin Landau - Ed Wood

Alan Rickman - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)

The best supporting actress

Kate Winslet - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)

Joan Allen - Nixon

Mira Sorvino - Beloved Aphrodite (Mighty Aphrodite)

Elizabeth Spriggs - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)

Best adapted script

John Hodge - Trainspotting - New Heroes (Trainspotting)

Alan Bennett - King George - The Madness of King George

Mike Figgis - Leaving Las Vegas

George Miller , Chris Noonan - A Piggy Called Babe (Babe)

Anna Pavignano , Michael Radford , Furio Scarpelli , Giacomo Scarpelli , Massimo Troisi - The Postman (Il postino)

Emma Thompson - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)

Best original script

Christopher McQuarrie - The Usual Suspects (The Usual Suspects)

Woody Allen , Douglas McGrath - Bullets Over Broadway

PJ Hogan - Muriel's Wedding (Muriel's Wedding)

Andrew Kevin Walker - Seven (Se7en)

Best camera

John Toll - Braveheart

Michael Coulter - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)

Dean Cundey - Apollo 13

Andrew Dunn - King George - The Madness of King George

Best production design

Michael Corenblith - Apollo 13

Ken Adam - King George - The Madness of King George

Luciana Arrighi - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)

Thomas E. Sanders - Braveheart

Best costumes

Charles Knode - Braveheart

James Acheson - Restoration - Time of Sensuality (Restoration)

Jenny Beavan , John Bright - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)

Mark Thompson - King George - The Madness of King George

Best mask

Lisa Westcott - King George - The Madness of King George

January Archibald , Morag Ross - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)

Rick Baker , Ve Neill , Yolanda Toussieng - Ed Wood

Lois Burwell , Peter Frampton , Paul Pattison - Braveheart

Best film score

Luis Bacalov - The Postman (Il Postino)

Patrick Doyle - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)

George Fenton - King George - The Madness of King George

James Horner - Braveheart

Best cut

John Ottman - The Usual Suspects (The Usual Suspects)

Tariq Anwar - King George - The Madness of King George

Marcus D'Arcy , Jay Friedkin - A Piggy Called Babe (Babe)

Daniel P. Hanley , Mike Hill - Apollo 13

The sun that deceives us (Утомлённые солнцем / Utomljonnyje solnzem ), France / Russia - Nikita Michalkow and Michel Seydoux

Les Misérables , France - Claude Lelouch

Special and honorary awards

Academy Fellowship

Jeanne Moreau , French actress, screenwriter and director
Ronald Neame , British cinematographer, screenwriter, film producer and director
John Schlesinger , British film director
Maggie Smith , British actress

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Mike Leigh OBE - film director

Special Award

Freddie Young OBE

Lloyds Bank People's Vote For The Most Popular Film (Audience Award)

Braveheart

Web links

Winners and nominees on bafta.org

Individual evidence

↑ Victor Lewis-Smith: Angus, you're a total cabbage . In: The Mirror , April 27, 1996.
↑ Without audience price.

[1] Victor Lewis-Smith: Angus, you're a total cabbage . In: The Mirror , April 27, 1996.

[2] Without audience price.