49th British Academy Film Awards

49th British Academy Film Awards
49th British Academy Film Awards
Date	April 23, 1996
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, and Sense and Sensibility (3)
Most nominations	The Madness of King George (14)
	← 48th; BAFTA Awards; 50th →;

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

Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility 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.

Winners and nominees

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
2 / 3 The Usual Suspects: Best Editing & Original Screenplay
1 / 2 Trainspotting: Best Adapted Screenplay

Losers

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