50th British Academy Film Awards

50th British Academy Film Awards
Date	29 April 1997
Hosted by	Lenny Henry
Highlights
Best Film	The English Patient
Best British Film	Secrets & Lies
Best Actor	Geoffrey Rush Shine
Best Actress	Brenda Blethyn Secrets & Lies
Most awards	The English Patient (6)
Most nominations	The English Patient (13)
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The 50th BAFTA Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 29 April 1997, honoured the best films of 1996.

Anthony Minghella's The English Patient won for Best Film, while Secrets & Lies won the "Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film". Geoffrey Rush won for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in Shine and Brenda Blethyn won for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Secrets & Lies, respectively.

The English Patient

Fargo – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Geoffrey Rush – Shine

Brenda Blethyn – Secrets & Lies

Paul Scofield – The Crucible

Juliette Binoche – The English Patient

Secrets & Lies – Mike Leigh

The English Patient – Anthony Minghella

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