51st British Academy Film Awards (1998)
Highlights of 51st British Academy Film Awards ceremony
The 51st British Academy Film Awards honored the best films of 1997.
The award ceremony was held on 18th April 1998.
The Full Monty won the Best Picture award.
Robert Carlyle won the Best Actor award for his role in The Full Monty.
Judi Dench won the Best Actess award for her role in Mrs. Brown.
Baz Luhrmann won the Best Director award for Romeo + Juliet.
- WINNER
Best Film
The Full Monty
L.A. Confidential
Mrs. Brown
Titanic
Best Foreign Langauge Film
Ridicule
Antonia
Kolya
Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
Best Leading Actor
The Full Monty
- Robert Carlyle
Mrs. Brown
- Billy Connolly
L.A. Confidential
- Kevin Spacey
Nil by Mouth
- Ray Winstone
Best Leading Actress
Mrs. Brown
- Judi Dench
L.A. Confidential
- Kim Basinger
The Wings of the Dove
- Helena Bonham Carter
Nil by Mouth
- Kathy Burke
Best Special Visual Effects
The Fifth Element
The Borrowers
Men in Black
Titanic
Best Screenplay Adapted
Romeo + Juliet
- Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce
The Ice Storm
- James Schamus
L.A. Confidential
- Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland
The Wings of the Dove
- Hossein Amini
Best Screenplay Original
Nil by Mouth
- Gary Oldman
Boogie Nights
- Paul Thomas Anderson
The Full Monty
- Simon Beaufoy
Mrs. Brown
- Jeremy Brock
Best Cinematography
The Wings of the Dove
L.A. Confidential
Romeo + Juliet
Titanic
Best Editing
L.A. Confidential
The Full Monty
Romeo + Juliet
Titanic
Best Production Design
Romeo + Juliet
L.A. Confidential
Mrs. Brown
Titanic
Best Costume Design
Mrs. Brown
L.A. Confidential
Titanic
The Wings of the Dove
Best Sound
L.A. Confidential
The Full Monty
Romeo + Juliet
Titanic
Best Supporting Actor
The Full Monty
- Tom Wilkinson
The Full Monty
- Mark Addy
My Best Friend's Wedding
- Rupert Everett
Boogie Nights
- Burt Reynolds
Best Supporting Actress
The Ice Storm
- Sigourney Weaver
Wilde
- Jennifer Ehle
The Full Monty
- Lesley Sharp
Wilde
- Zoe Wanamaker
Best Make-Up and Hair
The Wings of the Dove
L.A. Confidential
Mrs. Brown
Titanic
David Lean Award for Direction
Romeo + Juliet
- Baz Luhrmann
Titanic
- James Cameron
The Full Monty
- Peter Cattaneo
L.A. Confidential
- Curtis Hanson
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
Nil by Mouth
24 7 - Twenty Four Seven
The Borrowers
The Full Monty
Mrs. Brown
Regeneration
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
Romeo + Juliet
- Nellee Hooper
The Full Monty
- Anne Dudley
L.A. Confidential
- Jerry Goldsmith
Titanic
- James Horner