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50th BAFTA Film Awards

1997 · 73 nominations · 18 winners · 18 categories

Best Film 4
The English Patient poster

The English Patient

The English Patient

Winner

Fargo poster

Fargo

Fargo

Secrets & Lies poster

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

Shine poster

Shine

Shine

Outstanding British Film 4
Secrets & Lies poster

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

Winner

Brassed Off poster

Brassed Off

Brassed Off

Carla's Song poster

Carla's Song

Carla's Song

Richard III poster

Richard III

Richard III

Best Director 4
Fargo poster

Fargo

Joel Coen

Fargo

Winner

The English Patient poster

The English Patient

Anthony Minghella

The English Patient

Secrets & Lies poster

Secrets & Lies

Mike Leigh

Secrets & Lies

Shine poster

Shine

Scott Hicks

Shine

Best Actor 4
Shine poster

Shine

Geoffrey Rush

Shine

Winner

Richard III poster

Richard III

Ian McKellen

Richard III

The English Patient poster

The English Patient

Ralph Fiennes

The English Patient

Secrets & Lies poster

Secrets & Lies

Timothy Spall

Secrets & Lies

Best Actress 4
Secrets & Lies poster

Secrets & Lies

Brenda Blethyn

Secrets & Lies

Winner

Breaking the Waves poster

Breaking the Waves

Emily Watson

Breaking the Waves

Fargo poster

Fargo

Frances McDormand

Fargo

The English Patient poster

The English Patient

Kristin Scott Thomas

The English Patient

Best Supporting Actor 4
The Crucible poster

The Crucible

Paul Scofield

The Crucible

Winner

Michael Collins poster

Michael Collins

Alan Rickman

Michael Collins

Primal Fear poster

Primal Fear

Edward Norton

Primal Fear

Shine poster

Shine

John Gielgud

Shine

Best Supporting Actress 4
The English Patient poster

The English Patient

Juliette Binoche

The English Patient

Winner

The Mirror Has Two Faces poster

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Lauren Bacall

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Shine poster

Shine

Lynn Redgrave

Shine

Secrets & Lies poster

Secrets & Lies

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Secrets & Lies

Best Original Screenplay 5
Secrets & Lies poster

Secrets & Lies

Mike Leigh

Secrets & Lies

Winner

Fargo poster

Fargo

Ethan Coen

Fargo

Shine poster

Shine

Jan Sardi

Shine

Lone Star poster

Lone Star

John Sayles

Lone Star

Brassed Off poster

Brassed Off

Mark Herman

Brassed Off

Best Adapted Screenplay 4
The English Patient poster

The English Patient

Anthony Minghella

The English Patient

Winner

Evita poster

Evita

Alan Parker

Evita

The Crucible poster

The Crucible

Arthur Miller

The Crucible

Richard III poster

Richard III

Ian McKellen

Richard III

Best Film Not in the English Language 4
Ridicule poster

Ridicule

Ridicule

Winner

Antonia's Line poster

Antonia's Line

Antonia's Line

Kolya poster

Kolya

Kolya

Nelly and Mr. Arnaud

Nelly and Mr. Arnaud

Best Cinematography 4
The English Patient poster

The English Patient

The English Patient

Winner

Evita poster

Evita

Evita

Fargo poster

Fargo

Fargo

Michael Collins poster

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Best Production Design 4
Richard III poster

Richard III

Richard III

Winner

Evita poster

Evita

Evita

Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Hamlet

The English Patient poster

The English Patient

The English Patient

Best Costume Design 4
Richard III poster

Richard III

Richard III

Winner

Evita poster

Evita

Evita

Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Hamlet

The English Patient poster

The English Patient

The English Patient

Best Editing 4
The English Patient poster

The English Patient

The English Patient

Winner

Evita poster

Evita

Evita

Fargo poster

Fargo

Fargo

Shine poster

Shine

Shine

Best Sound 4
Shine poster

Shine

Shine

Winner

Evita poster

Evita

Evita

Independence Day poster

Independence Day

Independence Day

The English Patient poster

The English Patient

The English Patient

Best Original Score 4
The English Patient poster

The English Patient

The English Patient

Winner

Brassed Off poster

Brassed Off

Brassed Off

Evita poster

Evita

Evita

Shine poster

Shine

Shine

Best Makeup & Hair 4
The Nutty Professor poster

The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

Winner

101 Dalmatians poster

101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians

Evita poster

Evita

Evita

The English Patient poster

The English Patient

The English Patient

Best Visual Effects 4
Twister poster

Twister

Twister

Winner

Independence Day poster

Independence Day

Independence Day

The Nutty Professor poster

The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

Toy Story poster

Toy Story

Toy Story