50th British Academy Film Awards

50th British Academy Film Awards
Date	April 29, 1997
Highlights
Best Film	The English Patient
Best British Film	Secrets & Lies
Best Actor	Geoffrey Rush Shine
Best Actress	Brenda Blethyn Secrets & Lies
Most awards	The English Patient (6)
Most nominations	The English Patient (13)

The 50th BAFTA Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 29 April 1997, honoured the best films of 1996.

Anthony Minghella's The English Patient won the award for Best Film. Secrets & Lies won the "Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film". Geoffrey Rush won the award for Best Leading Actor for his role in Shine and Brenda Blethyn (Secrets & Lies) the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Winners and nominees

Best Actor

Geoffrey Rush - Shine

• Ralph Fiennes - The English Patient
• Ian McKellen - Richard III
• Timothy Spall - Secrets and Lies

Best Actress

Brenda Blethyn - Secrets & Lies

• Frances McDormand - Fargo
• Kristin Scott Thomas - The English Patient
• Emily Watson - Breaking the Waves

Best Film

The English Patient

• Fargo
• Secrets & Lies
• Shine

Best British Film (Alexander Korda Award)

Secrets & Lies

• Carla's Song
• Richard III
• Brassed Off

Best Film Not in the English Language

Ridicule

• Antonia
• Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud
• Kolya (Kolja)

Best Supporting Actor

Paul Scofield - The Crucible

• John Gielgud - Shine
• Edward Norton - Primal Fear
• Alan Rickman - Michael Collins

Best Costume Design

Richard III - Shuna Harwood

• The English Patient - Ann Roth
• Hamlet - Alexandra Byrne
• Evita - Penny Rose

Best Editing

The English Patient - Walter Murch

• Fargo - Roderick Jaynes
• Shine - Pip Karmel
• Evita - Gerry Hambling

Best Cinematography

The English Patient - John Seale

• Fargo - Roger Deakins
• Evita - Darius Khondji
• Michael Collins - Chris Menges

Best Production Design

Richard III - Tony Burrough

• The English Patient - Stuart Craig
• Hamlet - Tim Harvey
• Evita - Brian Morris

Best Sound

Shine

• Independence Day
• Evita
• The English Patient

Best Adapted Screenplay

The English Patient - Anthony Minghella

• The Crucible - Arthur Miller
• Richard III - Ian McKellen
• Evita - Alan Parker, Oliver Stone

Best Original Screenplay

Secrets and Lies - Mike Leigh

• Shine - Jan Sardi
• Lone Star - John Sayles
• Fargo - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
• Brassed Off - Mark Herman

Best Supporting Actress

Juliette Binoche - The English Patient

• Lauren Bacall - The Mirror Has Two Faces
• Shine - Lynn Redgrave
• Secrets and Lies - Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Best Visual Effects

Twister

• Independence Day
• Toy Story
• Nutty Professor

Best Director (David Lean Award)

Fargo - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

• The English Patient - Anthony Minghella
• Secrets and Lies - Mike Leigh
• Shine - Scott Hicks

Best Makeup/Hair

The Nutty Professor - Rick Baker

• Evita - Sarah Monzani
• 101 Dalmatians - Lynda Armstrong
• The English Patient - Nigel Booth

Best Score (Anthony Asquith Award)

The English Patient - Gabriel Yared

• Shine - David Hirschfelder
• Brassed Off - Trevor Jones
• Evita - Andrew Lloyd Webber

Award breakdown

Winners (minimum one win)

• 6 / 13 The English Patient: Best Cinematography, Editing, Film, Film Music, Screenplay - Adapted and Supporting Actress
• 3 / 6 Secrets & Lies: Best Actress, British Film and Screenplay - Original
• 2 / 5 Richard III: Best Costume and Production Design
• 2 / 9 Shine: Best Actor and Sound
• 1 / 1 Twister: Best Visual Effets
• 1 / 2 The Crucible: Best Supporting Actor
• 1 / 2 The Nutty Professor: Best Makeup & Hair
• 1 / 6 Fargo: Best Director

Losers (minimum two nominations)

• 0 / 2 Michael Collins
• 0 / 8 Evita

References

• http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%60ENGLISH+PATIENT'+LEADS+BAFTA+PACK.-a083857474
• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/triple-triumph-for-mike-leigh-comedy-1270073.html
• http://www.independent.co.uk/news/mike-leighs-secret-is-revealed-1259005.html