British Academy Film Awards 1997
The 50th British Academy Film Awards ceremony took place on April 29, 1997 at the Royal Albert Hall, London . The film prizes of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) were awarded in 20 categories, plus three special or honorary award categories. The evening was hosted by British comedian Lenny Henry .
Award winners and nominations
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| The English patient | 13 | 6th |
| Shine - the way into light | 9 | 2 |
| Evita | 8th | 0 |
| Lies and secrets | 7th | 3 |
| Fargo | 6th | 1 |
| Richard III | 5 | 2 |
| Brassed Off - With timpani and trumpets | 3 | 0 |
| The crazy professor | 2 | 1 |
| Hamlet | 2 | 0 |
| Witch hunt | 2 | 1 |
| Independence Day | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Collins | 2 | 0 |
With 13 nominations, Anthony Minghella's The English Patient was a big favorite in advance; with six awards it was finally the most successful film of the evening. Alan Parker's Evita received nothing from eight nominations.
Best movie
The English Patient (The English Patient) - Director: Anthony Minghella
- Fargo - Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
- Lies and Secrets (Secrets & Lies) - Director: Mike Leigh
- Shine - The way into the light (Shine) - Director: Scott Hicks
Best British Film
Lies and Secrets (Secrets & Lies) - Director: Mike Leigh
- Brassed Off - With timpani and trumpets (Brassed Off) - Director: Mark Herman
- Carla's Song - Director: Ken Loach
- Richard III (Richard III) - Director: Richard Loncraine
Best director
- Scott Hicks - Shine - The Path into Light (Shine)
- Mike Leigh - Lies and Secrets (Secrets & Lies)
- Anthony Minghella - The English Patient (The English Patient)
Best Actor
Geoffrey Rush - Shine - The Path into Light (Shine)
- Ralph Fiennes - The English Patient (The English Patient)
- Ian McKellen - Richard III. (Richard III)
- Timothy Spall - Lies and Secrets (Secrets & Lies)
Best main actress
Brenda Blethyn - Lies and Secrets (Secrets & Lies)
- Frances McDormand - Fargo
- Kristin Scott Thomas - The English Patient (The English Patient)
- Emily Watson - Breaking the Waves
Best supporting actor
Paul Scofield - Witch Hunt (The Crucible)
- John Gielgud - Shine - The Path into Light (Shine)
- Edward Norton - Twilight (Primal Fear)
- Alan Rickman - Michael Collins
The best supporting actress
Juliette Binoche - The English Patient (The English Patient)
- Lauren Bacall - Love Has Two Faces (The Mirror Has Two Faces)
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Lies and Secrets (Secrets & Lies)
- Lynn Redgrave - Shine - The Path into Light (Shine)
Best adapted script
Anthony Minghella - The English Patient (The English Patient)
- Richard Loncraine , Ian McKellen - Richard III. (Richard III)
- Arthur Miller - The Witch Hunt (The Crucible)
- Alan Parker , Oliver Stone - Evita
Best original script
Mike Leigh - Lies and Secrets (Secrets & Lies)
- Ethan Coen , Joel Coen - Fargo
- Mark Herman - Brassed Off - With Timpani and Trumpets (Brassed Off)
- Jan Sardi - Shine - The Path into Light (Shine)
- John Sayles - Lone Star
Best film score
Gabriel Yared - The English Patient (The English Patient)
- David Hirschfelder - Shine - The Path into Light (Shine)
- Trevor Jones - Brassed Off - With Timpani and Trumpets (Brassed Off)
- Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice - Evita
Best camera
John Seale - The English Patient (The English Patient)
Best tone
Jim Greenhorn , Toivo Lember , Livia Ruzic , Roger Savage , Gareth Vanderhope - Shine - Der Weg ins Licht (Shine)
- Bob Beemer , Bill W. Benton , Chris Carpenter , Sandy Gendler , Val Kuklowsky , Jeff Wexler - Independence Day
- Anna Behlmer , Eddy Joseph , Andy Nelson , Ken Weston , Nigel Wright - Evita
- Mark Berger , Pat Jackson , Walter Murch , Christopher Newman , David Parker , Ivan Sharrock - The English Patient (The English Patient)
Best costumes
Shuna Harwood - Richard III. (Richard III)
- Alexandra Byrne - Hamlet
- Penny Rose - Evita
- Ann Roth - The English Patient (The English Patient)
Best mask
David LeRoy Anderson , Rich Baker - The Nutty Professor (The Nutty Professor)
- Lynda Armstrong , Martial Corneville , Colin Jamison , Jean-Luc Russier - 101 Dalmatians (101 Dalmatians)
- Nigel Booth , Fabrizio Sforza - The English Patient (The English Patient)
- Sarah Monzani , Martin Samuel - Evita
Best production design
Tony Burrough - Richard III (Richard III)
- Stuart Craig - The English Patient (The English Patient)
- Tim Harvey - Hamlet
- Brian Morris - Evita
Best cut
Walter Murch - The English Patient (The English Patient)
- Ethan Coen , Joel Coen - Fargo
- Gerry Hambling - Evita
- Pip Karmel - Shine - The way into the light (Shine)
Best visual effects
Stefen Fangmeier , John Frazier , Henry LaBounta , Habib Zargarpour - Twister
- Tricia Henry Ashford , Volker Engel , Clay Pinney , Douglas Smith , Joe Viskocil - Independence Day
- Jon Farhat - The Nutty Professor (The Nutty Professor)
- Ostby , William Reeves - Toy Story
Best animated short film
The old lady and the pigeons (La vieille dame et les pigeons) - Didier Brunner , Sylvain Chomet , Bernard Lajoie
- Famous Fred - John Coates , Joanna Quinn , Catrin Unwin
- Testament: The Bible in Animation (Ep .: Joseph) - Elizabeth Babakhina , Aida Zyablikova
- Testament: The Bible in Animation (Ep .: Moses) - Gary Hurst , Naomi Jones
- The Saint Inspector - Mike Booth , Richard Hutchison
- Trainspotter - Neville Astley , Christopher Moll , Jeff Newitt
Best short film
Des majorettes dans l'espace - David Fourier , Carole Scotta
- Butterfly Man - Barry Ackroyd , Robin MacPherson
- Dual Balls - Laurence Bowen , Dan Zeff
- Machination - Alice Beckmann , Ralph Seiler
- Tout doit disparaître - François Barat , Jean-Marc Moutout
Best Non-English Language Film
Ridicule - On the ridiculousness of appearances (Ridicule) , France - Frédéric Brillion , Philippe Carcassonne , Patrice Leconte and Gilles Legrand
- Antonia's World (Antonia) , Netherlands / Belgium / Great Britain - Hans De Weers and Marleen Gorris
- Kolya (Kolja) , Czech Republic - Eric Abraham and Jan Svěrák
- Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud , France - Alain Sarde and Claude Sautet
Special and honorary awards
Academy Fellowship
- Woody Allen , American film director, screenwriter and actor
- Steven Bochco , American television producer and screenwriter
- Julie Christie , British actress
- Oswald Morris , American cameraman
- Harold Pinter , British screenwriter
- David Rose , American songwriter, composer and arranger
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
- Channel Four Films - film production company
Special Award
- Harry Manley
- Dolby Laboratories Inc.