# 49th British Academy Film Awards

The 49th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 23 April 1996 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1995. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 1995.
Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility won the award for Best Film. The film also won awards for Best Actress (Emma Thompson) and Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet). Il postino (The Postman), directed by Michael Radford, won the awards for Best Director, Film Not in the English Language, and Original Music. Nigel Hawthorne won Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in The Madness of King George; the same film was voted Outstanding British Film of the Year. Additionally, Tim Roth won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Archibald Cunningham in Rob Roy.
The ceremony was hosted by Angus Deayton, who was reportedly paid £50,000 for hosting.

## Winners and nominees
### BAFTA Fellowship

* Jeanne Moreau, Ronald Neame, John Schlesinger and Maggie Smith

### Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

* Mike Leigh

### BAFTA Special Award

* Freddie Young

### Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Best Film Sense and Sensibility – Lindsay Doran and Ang Lee Babe – George Miller, Doug Mitchell, Bill Miller and Chris Noonan The Madness of King George – Stephen Evans, David Parfitt and Nicholas Hytner The Usual Suspects – Bryan Singer and Michael McDonnell | Best Direction Michael Radford – Il Postino: The Postman Ang Lee – Sense and Sensibility Mel Gibson – Braveheart Nicholas Hytner – The Madness of King George |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role Nigel Hawthorne – The Madness of King George as King George III Jonathan Pryce – Carrington as Lytton Strachey Massimo Troisi – Il Postino: The Postman as Mario Ruoppolo Nicolas Cage – Leaving Las Vegas as Ben Sanderson | Best Actress in a Leading Role Emma Thompson – Sense and Sensibility as Elinor Dashwood Elisabeth Shue – Leaving Las Vegas as Sera Helen Mirren – The Madness of King George as Queen Charlotte Nicole Kidman – To Die For as Suzanne Stone-Maretto |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role Tim Roth – Rob Roy as Archibald Cunningham Alan Rickman – Sense and Sensibility as Colonel Brandon Ian Holm – The Madness of King George as Francis Willis Martin Landau – Ed Wood as Bela Lugosi | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Kate Winslet – Sense and Sensibility as Marianne Dashwood Elizabeth Spriggs – Sense and Sensibility as Mrs. Jennings Joan Allen – Nixon as Pat Nixon Mira Sorvino – Mighty Aphrodite as Linda Ash |
| Best Original Screenplay The Usual Suspects – Christopher McQuarrie Bullets Over Broadway – Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath Muriel's Wedding – P. J. Hogan Seven – Andrew Kevin Walker | Best Adapted Screenplay Trainspotting – John Hodge Babe – George Miller and Chris Noonan Il Postino: The Postman – Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli and Massimo Troisi Leaving Las Vegas – Mike Figgis The Madness of King George – Alan Bennett Sense and Sensibility – Emma Thompson |
| Best Cinematography Braveheart – John Toll Apollo 13 – Dean Cundey The Madness of King George – Andrew Dunn Sense and Sensibility – Michael Coulter | Best Costume Design Braveheart – Charles Knode The Madness of King George – Mark Thompson Restoration – James Acheson Sense and Sensibility – Jenny Beavan and John Bright |
| Best Editing The Usual Suspects – John Ottman Apollo 13 – Mike Hill and Dan Hanley Babe – Marcus D'Arcy and Jay Friedkin The Madness of King George – Tariq Anwar | Best Makeup and Hair The Madness of King George – Lisa Westcott Braveheart – Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison and Lois Burwell Ed Wood – Ve Neill, Rick Baker and Yolanda Toussieng Sense and Sensibility – Morag Ross and Jan Archibald |
| Best Original Music Il Postino: The Postman – Luis Bacalov Braveheart – James Horner The Madness of King George – George Fenton Sense and Sensibility – Patrick Doyle | Best Production Design Apollo 13 – Michael Corenblith Braveheart – Thomas E. Sanders The Madness of King George – Ken Adam Sense and Sensibility – Luciana Arrighi |
| Best Sound Braveheart – Per Hallberg, Lon Bender, Brian Simmons, Andy Nelson, Scott Millan and Anna Behlmer Apollo 13 – David MacMillan, Rick Dior, Scott Millan and Steve Pederson GoldenEye – Jim Shields, David John, Graham V. Hartstone, John Hayward and Michael A. Carter The Madness of King George – Christopher Ackland, David Crozier and Robin O'Donoghue | Best Special Visual Effects Apollo 13 – Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Matt Sweeney and Leslie Ekker Babe – Scott E. Anderson, Neal Scanlan, John Cox, Chris Chitty and Charles Gibson GoldenEye – Chris Corbould, Derek Meddings and Brian Smithies Waterworld – Michael J. McAlister, Brad Kuehn, Robert Spurlock and Martin Bresin |
| Outstanding British Film The Madness of King George – Stephen Evans, David Parfitt and Nicholas Hytner Carrington – Ronald Shedlo, John McGrath and Christopher Hampton Land and Freedom – Rebecca O'Brien and Ken Loach Trainspotting – Andrew Macdonald and Danny Boyle | Best Film Not in the English Language Il Postino: The Postman – Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Gaetano Daniele and Michael Radford Burnt by the Sun – Nikita Mikhalkov and Michel Seydoux La Reine Margot – Pierre Grunstein and Patrice Chéreau Les Misérables – Claude Lelouch |
| Best Short Animation A Close Shave – Carla Shelley, Michael Rose and Nick Park Achilles – Glenn Holberton and Barry Purves Gogs Ogof – Deinial Morris and Michael Mort The Tickler Talks – Steven Harding-Hill | Best Short Film It's Not Unusual – Asmaa Pirzada and Kfir Yefet Cabbage – Noelle Pickford and David Stewart Hello, Hello, Hello – Helen Booth, James Roberts and David Thewlis The Last Post – Neris Thomas and Edward Blum |

## Statistics

Films that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Film |
| 14 | The Madness of King George |
| 12 | Sense and Sensibility |
| 7 | Braveheart |
| 5 | Apollo 13 |
| 5 | Il Postino: The Postman |
| 4 | Babe |
| 3 | Leaving Las Vegas |
| 3 | The Usual Suspects |
| 2 | Carrington |
| 2 | Ed Wood |
| 2 | GoldenEye |
| 2 | Trainspotting |
Films that received multiple awards :
| Awards | Film |
| 3 | Braveheart |
| 3 | Il Postino: The Postman |
| 3 | The Madness of King George |
| 3 | Sense and Sensibility |
| 2 | Apollo 13 |
| 2 | The Usual Suspects |