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British Academy Awards: 1997

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film


Winner:
	English Patient, The (1996) - Saul Zaentz; Anthony Minghella
Other Nominees:
	Fargo (1996) - Joel Coen; Ethan Coen Secrets & Lies (1996) - Simon Channing-Williams; Mike Leigh Shine (1996) - Jane Scott (I); Scott Hicks

Best Film not in the English Language


Winner:
	Ridicule (1996) - Frédéric Brillion; Philippe Carcassonne; Gilles Legrand; Patrice Leconte
Other Nominees:
	Antonia (1995) - Hans De Weers; Marleen Gorris Koyla (1997) - Eric Abraham; Jan Sverák Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995) - Alain Sarde; Claude Sautet

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Shine (1996) - Geoffrey Rush
Other Nominees:
	English Patient, The (1996) - Ralph Fiennes Richard III (1995) - Ian McKellen

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Secrets & Lies (1996) - Brenda Blethyn
Other Nominees:
	Breaking the Waves (1996) - Emily Watson English Patient, The (1996) - Kristin Scott Thomas Fargo (1996) - Frances McDormand

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Crucible, The (1996) - Paul Scofield
Other Nominees:
	Michael Collins (1996) - Alan Rickman Primal Fear (1996) - Edward Norton Shine (1996) - John Gielgud

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	English Patient, The (1996) - Juliette Binoche
Other Nominees:
	Mirror Has Two Faces, The (1996) - Lauren Bacall Secrets & Lies (1996) - Marianne Jean-Baptiste Shine (1996) - Lynn Redgrave

Best Screenplay - Original


Winner:
	Secrets & Lies (1996) - Mike Leigh
Other Nominees:
	Brassed Off (1996) - Mark Herman (I) Fargo (1996) - Ethan Coen; Joel Coen Lone Star (1996) - John Sayles Shine (1996) - Jan Sardi

Best Screenplay - Adapted


Winner:
	English Patient, The (1996) - Anthony Minghella
Other Nominees:
	Crucible, The (1996) - Arthur Miller Evita (1996) - Alan Parker; Oliver Stone Richard III (1995) - Ian McKellen; Richard Loncraine

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	English Patient, The (1996) - John Seale
Other Nominees:
	Evita (1996) - Darius Khondji Fargo (1996) - Roger Deakins Michael Collins (1996) - Chris Menges

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Richard III (1995) - Shuna Harwood
Other Nominees:
	English Patient, The (1996) - Ann Roth (I) Evita (1996) - Penny Rose Hamlet (1996) - Alexandra Byrne

Best Sound


Winner:
	Shine (1996) - Jim Greenhorn; Toivo Lember; Livia Ruzic; Roger Savage; Gareth Vanderhope
Other Nominees:
	English Patient, The (1996) - Mark Berger (I); Pat Jackson (II); Walter Murch; Christopher Newman (I); David Parker (III); Ivan Sharrock Evita (1996) - Anna Behlmer; Eddy Joseph; Andy Nelson (I); Ken Weston; Nigel Wright Independence Day (1996) - Bob Beemer; Bill W. Benton; Chris Carpenter; Sandy Gendler; Val Kuklowsky; Jeff Wexler

Best Editing


Winner:
	English Patient, The (1996) - Walter Murch
Other Nominees:
	Evita (1996) - Gerry Hambling Fargo (1996) - Ethan Coen (as Roderick Jaynes); Joel Coen (as Roderick Jaynes) Shine (1996) - Pip Karmel

Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects


Winner:
	Twister (1996) - Stefen Fangmeier; John Frazier (I); Henry LaBounta; Habib Zargarpour
Other Nominees:
	Independence Day (1996) - Tricia Henry Ashford; Volker Engel; Clay Pinney; Douglas Smith (I); Joe Viskocil Nutty Professor, The (1996) - Jon Farhat Toy Story (1995) - Eben Ostby; William Reeves (II)

Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music


Winner:
	English Patient, The (1996) - Gabriel Yared
Other Nominees:
	Brassed Off (1996) - Trevor Jones Evita (1996) - Andrew Lloyd Webber; Tim Rice Shine (1996) - David Hirschfelder

Best Animated Short Film


Winner:
	Vieille dame et les pigeons, La (1996) - Bernard Lajoie; Didier Brunner; Sylvain Chomet
Other Nominees:
	"Testament: The Bible in Animation" (1996) - Elizabeth Babakhina; Aida Zyablikova - For episode "Joseph". "Testament: The Bible in Animation" (1996) - Naomi Jones (I); Gary Hurst (I) - For episode "Moses". Famous Fred (1996) - John Coates (I); Catrin Unwin; Joanna Quinn Saint Inspector, The (1996) - Richard 'Hutch' Hutchison; Mike Booth (II) Trainspotter (1996) - Christopher Moll; Jeff Newitt; Neville Astley

Best Short Film


Winner:
	Des majorettes dans l'espace (1996) - Carole Scotta; David Fourier
Other Nominees:
	Butterfly Man, The (1996) - Robin MacPherson; Barry Ackroyd Dual Balls (1996) - Laurence Bowen; Dan Zeff Machination (1996) - Alice Beckman; Ralph Seiler Tout doit disparaître (1996) - François Barat; Jean-Marc Moutout

Best Make-Up/Hair


Winner:
	Nutty Professor, The (1996) - Rick Baker; David LeRoy Anderson
Other Nominees:
	101 Dalmatians (1996) - Lynda Armstrong; Martial Corneville; Colin Jamison; Jean-Luc Russier English Patient, The (1996) - Fabrizio Sforza; Nigel Booth Evita (1996) - Sarah Monzani; Martin Samuel (I)

Best Production Design


Winner:
	Richard III (1995) - Tony Burrough
Other Nominees:
	English Patient, The (1996) - Stuart Craig Evita (1996) - Brian Morris (I) Hamlet (1996) - Tim Harvey (I)

Michael Balcon Award


Winner:
	Channel Four Films

Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film


Winner:
	Secrets & Lies (1996) - Simon Channing-Williams; Mike Leigh
Other Nominees:
	Brassed Off (1996) - Steve Abbott (I); Mark Herman (I) Carla's Song (1996) - Sally Hibbin; Ken Loach Richard III (1995) - Lisa Katselas Paré; Stephen Bayly; Richard Loncraine

David Lean Award for Direction


Winner:
	Fargo (1996) - Joel Coen
Other Nominees:
	English Patient, The (1996) - Anthony Minghella Secrets & Lies (1996) - Mike Leigh Shine (1996) - Scott Hicks

BAFTA TV Award

Best Actor


Winner:
	Fragile Heart, The (1996) (TV) - Nigel Hawthorne
Other Nominees:
	"Karaoke" (1996) (mini) - Albert Finney - Also for "Cold Lazarus" (1996) (mini). "Our Friends in the North" (1996) (mini) - Christopher Eccleston "Our Friends in the North" (1996) (mini) - Peter Vaughan

Best Actress


Winner:
	"Our Friends in the North" (1996) (mini) - Gina McKee
Other Nominees:
	"Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgment" (1996) (mini) - Helen Mirren Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, The (1996) (TV) - Alex Kingston (I) Sculptress, The (1996) (TV) - Pauline Quirke

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV) - Shirley Russell
Other Nominees:
	"Our Friends in the North" (1996) (mini) - James Keast Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, The (1996) (TV) - Trisha Biggar

Best Sound (Fiction/Entertainment)


Winner:
	Hillsborough (1996) (TV) - Phil Smith; "sound team"
Other Nominees:
	"Crow Road, The" (1996) (mini) - Colin Nicolson; Mark Auguste; Colin Martin (II) "Our Friends in the North" (1996) (mini) - "sound team" Kiss and Tell (1996) (TV) - Tony Dawe

Best Editing


Nominees:
	Fragile Heart, The (1996) (TV) - Neil Thomson (II)

Best Editing (Fiction/Entertainment)


Winner:
	Hillsborough (1996) (TV) - Barrie Vince
Other Nominees:
	"Crow Road, The" (1996) (mini) - Angus Newton Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV) - Peter Coulson

Best Comedy Performance


Winner:
	"Only Fools and Horses" (1981) - David Jason - For the christmas special.
Other Nominees:
	"Absolutely Fabulous" (1992) - Joanna Lumley "Men Behaving Badly" (1992) - Martin Clunes "Only Fools and Horses" (1981) - Nicholas Lyndhurst - For the christmas special.

Best Make Up/Hair


Nominees:
	"French and Saunders" (1987) - Darren Philips

Best Design


Winner:
	Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV) - Roger Hall (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Tenant of Wildfell Hall, The" (1996) (mini) - Sarah Greenwood (I) Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, The (1996) (TV) - Stephen Fineren

Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series)


Winner:
	"Shooting Stars" (1993) - Alan Marke; Mark Mylod

Best Drama Serial


Winner:
	"Our Friends in the North" (1996) (mini) - Charles Pattinson; Pedr James; Simon Cellan Jones; Stuart Urban; Peter Flannery
Other Nominees:
	"Crow Road, The" (1996) (mini) - Bryan Elsley Fragile Heart, The (1996) (TV) - Brian Eastman; Patrick Lau; Paula Milne Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV) - Duncan Kenworthy

Best Photography (Factual)


Nominees:
	"True Stories" (1990) - Sergei Astakhov; Aleksandr Ustinov - For episode "Crime of the Wolf".

Best Single Drama


Winner:
	Hillsborough (1996) (TV) - Nicola Shindler; Katy Jones; Charles McDougall; Jimmy McGovern
Other Nominees:
	Crossing the Floor (1996) (TV) - Guy Jenkin; Lissa Evans Precious Blood, The (1996) (TV) - Robert Cooper (V); Anthony Rowe; John Woods (II); Graham Reid Some Kind of Life (1995) - Bill Boyes; Julian Jarrold; Kay Mellor

Best Comedy (Programme or Series)


Winner:
	"Only Fools and Horses" (1981) - Gareth Gwenlan; John Sullivan (VIII); Tony Dow (III)
Other Nominees:
	"Absolutely Fabulous" (1992) - Jon Plowman; Janice Thomas; Bob Spiers; Jennifer Saunders "Father Ted" (1995) - Lissa Evans; Declan Lowney; Graham Linehan; Arthur Mathews "Game On!" (1995) - Geoffrey Perkins; Sioned Wiliam; John Stroud (II); Andrew Davies (I); Bernadette Davis

Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment)


Winner:
	Final Passage, The (1996) (TV) - Nicholas D. Knowland
Other Nominees:
	"Our Friends in the North" (1996) (mini) - John Daly (II); John Kenway (I); Simon Kossoff Truth or Dare (1996) (TV) - Richard Greatrex

Best Talk Show


Winner:
	"Mrs. Merton Show, The" (1994) - Mark Gorton; Pati Marr; Caroline Aherne - For the christmas show.

Best Drama Series


Winner:
	"EastEnders" (1985) - Corinne Hollingworth; Jane Harris (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Ballykissangel" (1996) - Joy Lale "Hamish Macbeth" (1995) - Deirdre Keir; Trevor Davies (I) "This Life" (1996) - Jane Fallon

Best Original Television Music


Winner:
	Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, The (1996) (TV) - Jim Parker (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Ballykissangel" (1996) - Shaun Davey "Crow Road, The" (1996) (mini) - Colin Towns

Lew Grade Award


Winner:
	"Coronation Street" (1960)

Foreign TV Program Award


Winner:
	"Murder One" (1995)

Alan Clarke Award


Winner:
	Michael Wearing

Richard Dimbleby Award


Winner:
	Robert Hughes

Dennis Potter Award


Winner:
	Peter Flannery

Special Award


Winner:
	Charles F. Wheeler

BAFTA Childrens' Award

Best Drama


Nominees:
	"Demon Headmaster, The" (1996) - Roger Singleton-Turner; Helen Cresswell

Academy Fellowship


Winners:
	Woody Allen Steven Bochco Julie Christie