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)

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

Best Film	Best Director
*Sense and Sensibility* Babe The Madness of King George The Usual Suspects	Michael Radford - The Postman (Il postino) Mel Gibson - Braveheart Nicholas Hytner - The Madness of King George Ang Lee - Sense and Sensibility
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nigel Hawthorne - The Madness of King George Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas Jonathan Pryce - Carrington Massimo Troisi - The Postman (Il postino)	Emma Thompson - Sense and Sensibility Nicole Kidman - To Die For Helen Mirren - The Madness of King George Elisabeth Shue - Leaving Las Vegas
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Tim Roth - Rob Roy Ian Holm - The Madness of King George Martin Landau - Ed Wood Alan Rickman - Sense and Sensibility	Kate Winslet - Sense and Sensibility Joan Allen - Nixon Mira Sorvino - Mighty Aphrodite Elizabeth Spriggs - Sense and Sensibility
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
The Usual Suspects - Christopher McQuarrie Bullets Over Broadway - Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath Muriel's Wedding - P.J. Hogan Seven - Andrew Kevin Walker	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
Best Cinematography	Outstanding British Film
Braveheart - John Toll Apollo 13 - Dean Cundey The Madness of King George - Andrew Dunn Sense and Sensibility - Michael Coulter	*The Madness of King George* Carrington Land and Freedom Trainspotting
Best Original Music	Best Sound
The Postman (Il postino) - Luis Enríquez Bacalov Braveheart - James Horner The Madness of King George - George Fenton Sense and Sensibility - Patrick Doyle	*Braveheart* Apollo 13 GoldenEye The Madness of King George
Best Production Design	Best Special Visual Effects
*Apollo 13* Braveheart The Madness of King George Sense and Sensibility	*Apollo 13* Babe GoldenEye Waterworld
Best Costume Design	Best Makeup and Hair
*Braveheart* The Madness of King George Restoration Sense and Sensibility	*The Madness of King George* Braveheart Ed Wood Sense and Sensibility
Best Editing	Best Film Not in the English Language
*The Usual Suspects* Apollo 13 Babe The Madness of King George	*The Postman (Il postino)* Burnt by the Sun (Utomlyonnye solntsem) Les Misérables La Reine Margot

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

Losers

0 / 2 GoldenEye
0 / 4 Babe

References

British Academy Film Awards

Current Awards	Actor Actress Animated Feature British Film Cinematography Costume Design Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Director Documentary Editing Film Film Not in the English Language Makeup & Hair Music Production Design Screenplay: Adapted Screenplay: Original Short Animation Short Film Sound Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Rising Star Visual Effects

Special awards	Fellowship Award Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award

Retired awards	Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Screenplay British Screenplay British Actor Foreign Actor British Actress Foreign Actress

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