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The 49th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 23 April 1996, honoured the best films of
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. Ang Lee's '' Sense and Sensibility'' won the award for Best Film. The film also won awards for Best Actress (
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) and Supporting Actress (
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). '' Il postino (The Postman)'', directed by Michael Radford, won the awards for Best Director, Film Not in the English Language, and Original Music. Nigel Hawthorne won Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in '' The Madness of King George''; the same film was voted Outstanding British Film of the Year. Additionally, Tim Roth won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Archibald Cunningham in '' Rob Roy''.


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See also

* 68th Academy Awards *
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* 1st Lumières Awards * 22nd Saturn Awards *
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* 48th Writers Guild of America Awards


References

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