50th British Academy Film Awards (1997)
Highlights of 50th British Academy Film Awards ceremony
The 50th British Academy Film Awards honored the best films of 1996.
The award ceremony was held on 29th April 1997.
The English Patient won the Best Picture award.
Geoffrey Rush won the Best Actor award for his role in Shine.
Brenda Blethyn won the Best Actess award for her role in Secrets & Lies.
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen won the Best Director award for Fargo.
- WINNER
Best Film
The English Patient
Fargo
Secrets And Lies
Shine
Best Leading Actor
Shine
- Geoffrey Rush
The English Patient
- Ralph Fiennes
Richard III
- Ian McKellen
Secrets and Lies
- Timothy Spall
Best Leading Actress
Secrets And Lies
- Brenda Blethyn
Fargo
- Frances McDormand
The English Patient
- Kristin Scott Thomas
Breaking the Waves
- Emily Watson
Best Special Visual Effects
Twister
Independence Day
Toy Story
Nutty Professor
Best Screenplay Adapted
The English Patient
- Anthony Minghella
The Crucible
- Arthur Miller
Richard III
- Ian McKellen
Evita
- Alan Parker, Oliver Stone
Best Screenplay Original
Secrets and Lies
- Mike Leigh
Shine
- Jan Sardi
Lone Star
- John Sayles
Fargo
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Brassed Off
- Mark Herman
Best Cinematography
The English Patient
- John Seale
Fargo
- Roger Deakins
Evita
- Darius Khondji
Michael Collins
- Chris Menges
Best Editing
The English Patient
- Walter Murch
Fargo
- Roderick Jaynes
Shine
- Pip Karmel
Evita
- Gerry Hambling
Best Production Design
Richard III
- Tony Burrough
The English Patient
- Stuart Craig
Hamlet
- Tim Harvey
Evita
- Brian Morris
Best Costume Design
Richard III
- Shuna Hardwood
The English Patient
- Ann Roth
Hamlet
- Alexandra Byrne
Evita
- Penny Rose
Best Sound
Shine
Independence Day
Evita
The English Patient
Best Supporting Actor
The Crucible
- Paul Scofield
Shine
- John Gielgud
Primal Fear
- Edward Norton
Michael Collins
- Alan Rickman
Best Supporting Actress
The English Patient
- Juliette Binoche
The Mirror Has Two Faces
- Lauren Bacall
Shine
- Lynn Redgrave
Secrets and Lies
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Best Make-Up and Hair
The Nutty Professor
- Rick Baker
Evita
- Sarah Monzani
101 Dalmatians
- Lynda Armstrong
The English Patient
- Nigel Booth
David Lean Award for Direction
Fargo
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
The English Patient
- Anthony Minghella
Secrets and Lies
- Mike Leigh
Shine
- Scott Hicks
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
Secrets And Lies
Carla's Song
Richard III
Brassed Off
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
The English Patient
- Gabriel Yared
Shine
- David Hirschfelder
Brassed Off
- Trevor Jones
Evita
- Andrew Lloyd Webber