The 50th British Academy Film Awards, given by the

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on 29 April 1997, honoured the best films of

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. Anthony Minghella's '' The English Patient'' won the award for

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(and previously won the

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), while

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's '' Secrets & Lies'' was voted Outstanding British Film.

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won for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in ''

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'' and

Brenda Blethyn Brenda Blethyn (''née'' Bottle; 20 February 1946) is an English actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and two Academy Award nominations. Blethyn ...

won for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in ''Secrets & Lies'', respectively.

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