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49th British Academy Film Awards (1996)
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BAFTA 1996 Winners & Nominees

The 49th British Academy Film Awards (1996) took place on April 23, 1996. Sense and Sensibility won Best Film and 2 more awards. Il Postino: The Postman matched it with 3 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 18 categories is below.

All 18 categories Most wins
categories
18
nominations
67
films nominated
25
winners
18
Held on
Best Film
Sense and Sensibility
Headline winners

BAFTA 1996: The Winners

Sense and Sensibility won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Michael Radford (Best Director), Nigel Hawthorne (Best Actor) and Emma Thompson (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Sense and Sensibility (1995) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Sense and Sensibility

1995 · Drama, Romance · $135M worldwide

3 wins from 9 nominations at the 49th British Academy Film Awards (1996)

  • Best Actress
  • Best Supporting Actress

Following the death of their father, the Dashwood sisters— Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret— find themselves facing financial hardship and social uncertainty. With their inheritance lost, they must leave their comfortable home and adjust to a more modest lifestyle. As they navigate love and loss, Elinor embodies reason and restraint, while Marianne embraces passion and emotion. The sisters' journeys explore themes of love, social class, and the importance of family in 19th-century England, ultimately demonstrating the power of resilience and self-discovery.

About Sense and Sensibility
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1996: Which Films Won the Most

Sense and Sensibility and Il Postino: The Postman won 3 awards each. 11 films won at least once, while Titanic went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Sense and Sensibility (1995) movie poster
    Sense and Sensibility 3 / 9
    1995 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 9 nominations
  2. Il Postino: The Postman (1995) movie poster
    Il Postino: The Postman 3 / 5
    1995 · Biography, Drama · 3 wins from 5 nominations
  3. The Madness of King George (1994) movie poster
    The Madness of King George 2 / 11
    1994 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 11 nominations
  4. Braveheart (1995) movie poster
    Braveheart 2 / 5
    1995 · Action, Biography · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  5. Apollo 13 (1995) movie poster
    Apollo 13 2 / 4
    1995 · Adventure, Drama · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  6. L.A. Confidential (1997) movie poster
    L.A. Confidential 1 / 3
    1997 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 3 nominations
  7. Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown (1997) movie poster
    Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown 1 / 2
    1997 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  8. The Wings of the Dove (1997) movie poster
    The Wings of the Dove 1 / 2
    1997 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  9. Trainspotting (1996) movie poster
    Trainspotting 1 / 2
    1996 · Drama, Crime · 1 win from 2 nominations
  10. The Usual Suspects (1995) movie poster
    The Usual Suspects 1 / 2
    1995 · Mystery, Thriller · 1 win from 2 nominations
Full results

All 18 BAFTA 1996 Categories: Winners & Nominees

18 categories and 67 nominations; Best Adapted Screenplay had the most nominees (6). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

18 categories · 67 nominations

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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 1996 Best Film Marathon

All 4 Best Film nominees at the 49th British Academy Film Awards (1996), back to back: 7 hours 15 minutes.

Total running time 7h 15m 7 hours 15 minutes All 4 films
Longest
Sense and Sensibility 2h 16m
Shortest
Babe 1h 29m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1996 Winners

Drama led with 59 nominations across 19 films and won 17. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 17 wins · 59 nominations · 29%
  2. Romance 9 wins · 29 nominations · 31%
  3. Biography 9 wins · 26 nominations · 35%
  4. History 8 wins · 24 nominations · 33%
  5. Comedy 5 wins · 21 nominations · 24%
  6. Crime 3 wins · 10 nominations · 30%
  7. Thriller 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
  8. Adventure 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
  9. Action 3 wins · 9 nominations · 33%
  10. War 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
1996 season

How the Rest of the 1996 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 1996, with the winner of each top prize. Sense and Sensibility also won the top prize at 2 of them. Apollo 13 took as many.

All 1996 awards
Earlier years

Previous BAFTA Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The BAFTA page has every year back to 1949.

Every BAFTA ceremony

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BAFTA 1996: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 49th British Academy Film Awards (1996), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 49th British Academy Film Awards (1996)?

Sense and Sensibility (1995) won Best Film. The other nominees were Babe, The Madness of King George and The Usual Suspects.

About Sense and Sensibility

Which film won the most awards at the 49th British Academy Film Awards (1996)?

Sense and Sensibility and Il Postino: The Postman each won 3 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 49th British Academy Film Awards (1996)?

The Madness of King George (1994) led with 11 nominations and won 2 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 49th British Academy Film Awards (1996)?

Best Director: Michael Radford for Il Postino: The Postman. Best Actor: Nigel Hawthorne for The Madness of King George. Best Actress: Emma Thompson for Sense and Sensibility. Best Supporting Actor: Tim Roth for Rob Roy. Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet for Sense and Sensibility.

When was the 49th British Academy Film Awards (1996)?

The 49th British Academy Film Awards (1996) took place on April 23, 1996. The database has 18 categories and 67 nominations for it.