55th British Academy Film Awards

55th British Academy Film Awards
Date	24 February 2002
Site	Odeon Leicester Square
Hosted by	Stephen Fry
Highlights
Best Film	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Best British Film	Gosford Park
Best Actor	Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind
Best Actress	Judi Dench Iris
Most awards	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (4)
Most nominations	**The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Moulin Rouge!** (12)
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The 55th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 24 February 2002 and honoured the best films of 2001.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring won Best Film, Best Director for Peter Jackson, Best Makeup and Hair, and Best Visual Effects. Russell Crowe won Best Actor for A Beautiful Mind, which also won Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Connelly. Judi Dench won Best Actress for Iris and Jim Broadbent won Best Supporting Actor for Moulin Rouge!. Gosford Park, directed by Robert Altman, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2001.