49th British Academy Film Awards

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

Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility and Bryan Singer's The Usual Suspects both 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.

[edit] Winners and nominees

[edit] Best Actor

Nigel Hawthorne - The Madness of King George

• Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas
• Jonathan Pryce - Carrington
• Massimo Troisi - The Postman (Il postino)

[edit] Best Actress

Emma Thompson - Sense and Sensibility

• Nicole Kidman - To Die For
• Helen Mirren - The Madness of King George
• Elisabeth Shue - Leaving Las Vegas

[edit] Best Cinematography

Braveheart - John Toll

• Apollo 13 - Dean Cundey
• The Madness of King George - Andrew Dunn
• Sense and Sensibility - Michael Coulter

[edit] Best Costume Design

Braveheart

• The Madness of King George
• Restoration
• Sense and Sensibility

[edit] Best Director

Michael Radford - The Postman (Il postino)

• Mel Gibson - Braveheart
• Nicholas Hytner - The Madness of King George
• Ang Lee - Sense and Sensibility

[edit] Best Editing

The Usual Suspects

• Apollo 13
• Babe
• The Madness of King George

[edit] Best Film

Sense and Sensibility
The Usual Suspects

• Babe
• The Madness of King George

[edit] Best Film - British

The Madness of King George

• Carrington
• Land and Freedom
• Trainspotting

[edit] Best Makeup and Hair

The Madness of King George

• Braveheart
• Ed Wood
• Sense and Sensibility

[edit] Best Music

"The Postman (Il postino)" - Luis Enríquez Bacalov

• "Braveheart" - James Horner
• "The Madness of King George" - George Fenton
• "Sense and Sensibility" - Patrick Doyle

[edit] Best Production Design

Apollo 13

• Braveheart
• The Madness of King George
• Sense and Sensibility

[edit] Best Screenplay - Adapted

Trainspotting - John Hodge

• Babe - George Miller and Chris Noonan
• Leaving Las Vegas - Mike Figgis
• The Madness of King George - Alan Bennett
• The Postman (Il postino) - Furio and Giacomo Scarpelli
• Sense and Sensibility - Emma Thompson

[edit] Best Screenplay - Original

The Usual Suspects - Christopher McQuarrie

• Bullets Over Broadway - Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath
• Muriel's Wedding - P.J. Hogan
• Se7en - Andrew Kevin Walker

[edit] Best Sound

Braveheart

• Apollo 13
• GoldenEye
• The Madness of King George

[edit] Best Special Effects

Apollo 13

• Babe
• GoldenEye
• Waterworld

[edit] Best Supporting Actor

Tim Roth - Rob Roy

• Ian Holm - The Madness of King George
• Martin Landau - Ed Wood
• Alan Rickman - Sense and Sensibility

[edit] Best Supporting Actress

Kate Winslet - Sense and Sensibility

• Joan Allen - Nixon
• Mira Sorvino - Mighty Aphrodite
• Elizabeth Spriggs - Sense and Sensibility

[edit] Awards breakdown

Winners

• 3 / 14 The Madness of King George: Best Actor, British Film & Makeup and Hair
• 3 / 12 Sense and Sensibility: Best Actress, Film & Supporting Actress
• 3 / 7 Braveheart: Best Cinematography, Costume Design & Sound
• 3 / 5 The Postman (Il postino): Best Director, Foreign Language Film & Music
• 3 / 3 The Usual Suspects: Best Editing, Film & Original Screenplay
• 1 / 2 Trainspotting: Best Adapted Screenplay

Losers

• 0 / 2 GoldenEye
• 0 / 4 Babe