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BAFTA Awards: 1996

BAFTA Film Award

Date:	23 April
Location:	Palladium, London, England, UK

Best Film not in the English Language


Winner:
	Postino, Il (1994) - Mario Cecchi Gori; Vittorio Cecchi Gori; Gaetano Daniele; Michael Radford
Other Nominees:
	Misérables, Les (1995) - Claude Lelouch - France. Reine Margot, La (1994) - Pierre Grunstein; Patrice Ch�reau Utomlyonnye solntsem (1994) - Nikita Mikhalkov; Michel Seydoux - Russia.

Best Film


Winner:
	Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Lindsay Doran; Ang Lee
Other Nominees:
	Babe (1995) - George Miller (II); Doug Mitchell (I); Bill Miller (II); Chris Noonan - Australia. Madness of King George, The (1994) - Stephen Evans (I); David Parfitt; Nicholas Hytner Usual Suspects, The (1995) - Bryan Singer; Michael McDonnell (I) - USA.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Madness of King George, The (1994) - Nigel Hawthorne
Other Nominees:
	Carrington (1995) - Jonathan Pryce Leaving Las Vegas (1995) - Nicolas Cage - USA. Postino, Il (1994) - Massimo Troisi

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Emma Thompson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Leaving Las Vegas (1995) - Elisabeth Shue - USA. Madness of King George, The (1994) - Helen Mirren To Die For (1995) - Nicole Kidman - USA.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Rob Roy (1995) - Tim Roth (I)
Other Nominees:
	Ed Wood (1994) - Martin Landau - USA. Madness of King George, The (1994) - Ian Holm Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Alan Rickman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Kate Winslet
Other Nominees:
	Mighty Aphrodite (1995) - Mira Sorvino - USA. Nixon (1995) - Joan Allen (I) - USA. Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Elizabeth Spriggs

Best Screenplay - Original


Winner:
	Usual Suspects, The (1995) - Christopher McQuarrie - USA.
Other Nominees:
	Bullets Over Broadway (1994) - Woody Allen; Douglas McGrath - USA. Muriel's Wedding (1994) - P.J. Hogan - Australia. Se7en (1995) - Andrew Kevin Walker - USA.

Best Screenplay - Adapted


Winner:
	Trainspotting (1996) - John Hodge (I)
Other Nominees:
	Babe (1995) - George Miller (II); Chris Noonan - Australia. Leaving Las Vegas (1995) - Mike Figgis - USA. Madness of King George, The (1994) - Alan Bennett (I) Postino, Il (1994) - Anna Pavignano; Michael Radford; Furio Scarpelli; Giacomo Scarpelli; Massimo Troisi Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Emma Thompson (I)

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Braveheart (1995) - John Toll
Other Nominees:
	Apollo 13 (1995) - Dean Cundey - USA. Madness of King George, The (1994) - Andrew Dunn (I) Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Michael Coulter (I)

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Braveheart (1995) - Charles Knode
Other Nominees:
	Madness of King George, The (1994) - Mark Thompson (I) Restoration (1995) - James Acheson (I) Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Jenny Beavan; John Bright (II)

Best Sound


Winner:
	Braveheart (1995) - Per Hallberg; Lon Bender; Brian Simmons (I); Andy Nelson (I); Scott Millan; Anna Behlmer
Other Nominees:
	Apollo 13 (1995) - David MacMillan (I); Rick Dior; Scott Millan; Steve Pederson (I) - USA. GoldenEye (1995) - Jim Shields (I); David John (III); Graham V. Hartstone; John Hayward (I); Michael A. Carter Madness of King George, The (1994) - Christopher Ackland; David Crozier (II); Robin O'Donoghue

Best Editing


Winner:
	Usual Suspects, The (1995) - John Ottman - USA.
Other Nominees:
	Apollo 13 (1995) - Mike Hill (I); Daniel P. Hanley - USA. Babe (1995) - Marcus D'Arcy; Jay Friedkin - Australia. Madness of King George, The (1994) - Tariq Anwar

Best Achievement in Special Effects


Winner:
	Apollo 13 (1995) - Robert Legato; Michael Kanfer; Matt Sweeney (I); Leslie Ekker - USA.
Other Nominees:
	Babe (1995) - Scott E. Anderson; Neal Scanlan; John Cox (III); Chris Chitty (I); Charles Gibson (I) - Australia. GoldenEye (1995) - Chris Corbould (I); Derek Meddings; Brian Smithies Waterworld (1995) - Michael J. McAlister; Brad Kuehn; Robert Spurlock; Martin Bresin - USA.

Best Short Film


Winner:
	It's Not Unusual (1995) - Asmaa Pirzada; Kfir Yefet
Other Nominees:
	Cabbage (1995) - Noelle Pickford; David Stewart (V) Hello, Hello, Hello (1995) - Helen Booth (II); James Roberts (XII); David Thewlis Last Post, The (1995) - Neris Thomas; Ed Blum

Best Make Up/Hair


Winner:
	Madness of King George, The (1994) - Lisa Westcott
Other Nominees:
	Braveheart (1995) - Peter Frampton (II); Paul Pattison; Lois Burwell Ed Wood (1994) - Ve Neill; Rick Baker (I); Yolanda Toussieng - USA. Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Morag Ross; Jan Archibald

Best Animation


Winner:
	Wallace and Gromit in A Close Shave (1995) - Carla Shelley; Michael Rose (III); Nick Park
Other Nominees:
	Achilles (1996) - Glenn Holberton; Barry Purves Gogs Ogof (1995) - Deiniol Morris; Michael Mort - Wales. Ticker Talks, The (1995) - Steven Harding-Hill

Best Production Design


Winner:
	Apollo 13 (1995) - Michael Corenblith - USA.
Other Nominees:
	Braveheart (1995) - Thomas E. Sanders Madness of King George, The (1994) - Ken Adam Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Luciana Arrighi

Michael Balcon Award


Awarded to:
	Mike Leigh

Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film


Winner:
	Madness of King George, The (1994) - Stephen Evans (I); David Parfitt; Nicholas Hytner
Other Nominees:
	Carrington (1995) - Ronald Shedlo; John McGrath (I); Christopher Hampton (I) Land and Freedom (1995) - Rebecca O'Brien (I); Ken Loach Trainspotting (1996) - Andrew Macdonald; Danny Boyle

David Lean Award for Direction


Winner:
	Postino, Il (1994) - Michael Radford
Other Nominees:
	Braveheart (1995) - Mel Gibson (I) Madness of King George, The (1994) - Nicholas Hytner Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Ang Lee

Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music


Winner:
	Postino, Il (1994) - Luis Enr�quez Bacalov
Other Nominees:
	Braveheart (1995) - James Horner Madness of King George, The (1994) - George Fenton Sense and Sensibility (1995) - Patrick Doyle (I)

Academy Fellowship


Awarded to:
	Jeanne Moreau John Schlesinger (I) Maggie Smith (I) Billy Wilder

BAFTA TV Award

Best Actor


Winner:
	"Cracker" (1993) - Robbie Coltrane
Other Nominees:
	"Jake's Progress" (1995) - Robert Lindsay (II) "Pride and Prejudice" (1995) - Colin Firth "Pride and Prejudice" (1995) - Benjamin Whitrow Final Cut, The (1995) (TV) - Ian Richardson (I)

Best Actress


Winner:
	"Pride and Prejudice" (1995) - Jennifer Ehle
Other Nominees:
	"Band of Gold" (1995) - Geraldine James Politician's Wife, The (1995) (TV) - Juliet Stevenson Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (1995) (TV) - Helen Mirren

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Persuasion (1995) (TV) - Alexandra Byrne
Other Nominees:
	"Hanging Gale, The" (1995) - Howard Burden "Performance" (1992) {Henry IV} - Joan Wadge "Pride and Prejudice" (1995) - Dinah Collin

Best Sound (Fiction/Entertainment)


Winner:
	Loved Up (1995) (TV) - John Taylor (IX); Craig Irving; Tim Hudnott; Pete Collins (I); Chris Graver (III)
Other Nominees:
	Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (1995) (TV) - Nick Steer (I)

Best Sound (Factual)


Winner:
	"Beatles Anthology, The" (1995) - Howie Nicol; Richard King (IX); Andy Matthews (I); Danny Longhurst
Other Nominees:
	"Private Life of Plants, The" (1995) - Trevor Gosling; Lucy Rutherford; Martyn Harries; Peter Hicks (IV) "True Stories" (1990) - Patrick Bolland; Michael Narduzzo - For episode "The Betrayed". HMS Brilliant (1995) (TV) - Adrian Bell (I); Tony Anscombe (I); Tish Stephenson; Gary McIntyre (I)

Best Editing (Factual)


Winner:
	"True Stories" (1990) - Graham Shrimpton (I) - For episode "The Betrayed".

Best Editing (Fiction/Entertainment)


Winner:
	Go Now (1995) - Trevor Waite
Other Nominees:
	Politician's Wife, The (1995) (TV) - Alan Jones (III)

Best Comedy Performance


Winner:
	"Men Behaving Badly" (1992) - Martin Clunes
Other Nominees:
	"Absolutely Fabulous" (1992) - Joanna Lumley

Best Sports/Events Coverage in Real Time


Winner:
	Peter Hylton Cleaver; Neil Eccles; Philip S. Gilbert (II) (and team) - For the Ve Day coverage.

Best Drama Serial


Winner:
	Politician's Wife, The (1995) (TV) - Jenny Edwards (I); Jeanna Polley; Neal Weisman; Graham Theakston; Paula Milne
Other Nominees:
	"Band of Gold" (1995) - Tony Dennis (I); Richard Standeven; Kay Mellor "Hanging Gale, The" (1995) - Jonathan Cavendish; Diarmuid Lawrence; Allan Cubitt "Pride and Prejudice" (1995) - Sue Birtwistle; Simon Langton; Andrew Davies (I)

Best Photography (Factual)


Winner:
	"True Stories" (1990) - Jacek Petrycki - For episode "The Betrayed".
Other Nominees:
	Great White Shark (1995) (TV) - Paul Atkins (I); Peter Scoones; Doug Allen

Best Make Up/Hair


Winner:
	Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV) - Dorka Nieradzik
Other Nominees:
	"Pride and Prejudice" (1995) - Caroline Noble

Best Children's Programme (Fiction/Entertainment)


Winner:
	Coping with Christmas (1995) (TV) - Sue Nott; Dan Zeff; Peter Corey
Other Nominees:
	"Byker Grove" (1989) - Matthew Robinson (I); Tim Leandro; Brian B. Thompson "Children's Ward" (1989) - Kieran Roberts; Beryl Richards (I) "Jackanory" (1965) - Margie Barbour

Best Single Drama


Winner:
	Persuasion (1995) (TV) - Fiona Finlay; Roger Michell; Nick Dear
Other Nominees:
	Eleven Men Against Eleven (1995) (TV) - Jimmy Mulville; Andy Hamilton (I) Go Now (1995) - Andrew Eaton (I); Michael Winterbottom; Paul Henry Powell; Jimmy McGovern Last Englishman, The (1995) (TV) - Sue Vertue; John Henderson (I); Anthony Horowitz

Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment)


Winner:
	Persuasion (1995) (TV) - John Daly (II)
Other Nominees:
	"McCallum" (1995) - Brian Morgan (I) Politician's Wife, The (1995) (TV) - Tom McDougal Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (1995) (TV) - David Odd

Best Light Entertainment Performance


Winner:
	"Rory Bremner, Who Else?" (1993) - Rory Bremner
Other Nominees:
	"Have I Got News for You" (1990) - Paul Merton (III)

Best Comedy (Programme or Series)


Winner:
	"Father Ted" (1995) - Geoffrey Perkins; Declan Lowney (I); Graham Linehan; Arthur Mathews
Other Nominees:
	"Absolutely Fabulous" (1992) - Jon Plowman; Jennifer Saunders; Bob Spiers "Men Behaving Badly" (1992) - Beryl Vertue; Martin Dennis; Simon Nye "One Foot in the Grave" (1990) - Susan Belbin; David Renwick

Best Graphic Design


Winner:
	Iain Greenway; Jane Wyatt (II) - For the BBC2 christmas animations.
Other Nominees:
	"Have I Got News for You" (1990) - Tim Searle

Best News Coverage


Winner:
	"Channel 4 News" (1982/I) - "production team" (ITN) - For the coverage of war crimes in former Yugoslavia (ITN for C4).
Other Nominees:
	"Newsnight" (1980) - Peter Horrocks (III)

Best Design


Winner:
	Persuasion (1995) (TV) - William Dudley (I); Brian Sykes
Other Nominees:
	"Hanging Gale, The" (1995) - Tim Hutchinson (I)

Best Factual Series


Winner:
	"Death of Yugoslavia, The" (1995) - Norma Percy
Other Nominees:
	"Dispatches" (1987) - David Lloyd "Private Life of Plants, The" (1995) - Mike Salisbury (I)

Huw Wheldon Award for the Best Arts Programme or Series


Winner:
	"Children of the Revolution" (????) - John Wyver; David Hinton (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Arena" (1975) - Peter Lydon (I) - For episode "The Peter Sellers Story".

Best Talk Show


Winner:
	"Panorama" (1953) - Martin Bashir; Mike Robinson (II) - For the interview with HRH The Princess of Wales.
Other Nominees:
	"Clive Anderson Talks Back" (1989) - Anne Marie Thorogood; Dan Patterson (I) "Esther" (1996) - Patsy Newey; Esther Rantzen; Jane Elsdon-Dew "This Morning" (1988) - Jeff Anderson

Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series)


Winner:
	"Mrs. Merton Show, The" (1994) - Peter Kessler (II); Pati Marr; Dominic Brigstocke
Other Nominees:
	"Have I Got News for You" (1990) - Colin Swash; John F.D. Northover "Rory Bremner, Who Else?" (1993) - Geoff Atkinson; Elaine Morris; Steve Connelly (I); David Crean (I) "Shooting Stars" (1993) - Alan Marke; Mark Mylod

Best Children's Programme (Factual)


Winner:
	Short Change (1995) (TV) - Roy Milani
Other Nominees:
	"Art Attack" (1989) - Tim Edmunds; Neil Buchanan "How 2" (1990) - Adrian Edwards (I); Jeremy Cross "Wise Up" (1995) - Mick Robertson; Julian Kemp

Best Drama Series


Winner:
	"Cracker" (1993) - Hilary Bevan Jones
Other Nominees:
	"All Quiet on the Preston Front" (1994) - Chris Griffin (I); Tim Firth "Touch of Frost, A" (1992) - Don Leaver Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (1995) (TV) - Paul Marcus (I)

Best Original Television Music


Winner:
	Persuasion (1995) (TV) - Jeremy Sams (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Cracker" (1993) - Rick Wentworth - For episode "White Ghost". "Hanging Gale, The" (1995) - Shaun Davey (I) Signs and Wonders (1995) (TV) - Daemion Barry

Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)


Winner:
	Betrayed, The (1995) - Clive Gordon - (Screened within "True Stories" (1990).)
Other Nominees:
	Anne Frank Remembered (1995) - Jon Blair Dying Rooms, The (1995) (TV) - Brian Woods (I); Kate Blewett

Audience Award (TV)


Winner:
	"X Files, The" (1993)

Lew Grade Award


Winner:
	"Antiques Roadshow" (1979)

Foreign TV Program Award


Winner:
	"ER" (1994)

Alan Clarke Award


Winner:
	Roy Battersby

Richard Dimbleby Award


Winner:
	Jeremy Paxman

Dennis Potter Award


Winner:
	Roy Clarke (I)

Special Award


Awarded to:
	Camera Team Survival

BAFTA Children's Award

Best Drama


Winner:
	Coping with Christmas (1995) (TV) - Sue Nott; Dan Zeff; Peter Corey
Other Nominees:
	"Children's Ward" (1989) - Kieran Roberts; Beryl Richards (I); Russell T. Davies

Best Entertainment


Winner:
	"Ant & Dec Show, The" (1995) - Sue Nott; Anne Gilchrist
Other Nominees:
	"ZZZap!" (1993) - Neil Buchanan; Tim Edmunds; Adrian Hedley

Best Factual


Winner:
	"Wise Up" (1995) - Mick Robertson; Julian Kemp

Best Animation


Nominees:
	"Animals of Farthing Wood, The" (1993) - Elphin Lloyd-Jones; Philippe Leclerc