| 49th British Academy Film Awards | |
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| Date | 23 April 1996 |
| Site | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane |
| Hosted by | Angus Deayton |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Sense and Sensibility |
| Best British Film | The Madness of King George |
| Best Actor | Nigel Hawthorne The Madness of King George |
| Best Actress | Emma Thompson Sense and Sensibility |
| Most awards | Braveheart, The Madness of King George,The Postman andSense and Sensibility (3) |
| Most nominations | The Madness of King George (14) |
The49th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as theBAFTAs, took place on 23 April 1996 at theTheatre Royal, Drury Lane inLondon, honouring the best national and foreign films of1995. Presented by theBritish 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]
Ang Lee'sSense and Sensibility won the award forBest Film. The film also won awards for Best Actress (Emma Thompson) and Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet).[2]Il postino (The Postman), directed byMichael 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 inThe 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 inRob Roy.
The ceremony was hosted byAngus Deayton, who was reportedly paid £50,000 for hosting.[3]
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Winners are listed first and highlighted inboldface.
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