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The Evening Standard British Film Awards were established in 1973 by London's '' Evening Standard'' newspaper. The Standard Awards is the only ceremony "dedicated to British and Irish talent," judged by a panel of "top UK critics." Each ceremony honours films from the previous year.


1973–1980 Winners


1973 Winners

*Best Actor : Keith Michell – '' Henry VIII and His Six Wives'' *Best Actress : Glenda Jackson – '' Mary, Queen of Scots'' *Best Comedy : '' The National Health'' – Jack Gold *Best Film : '' Ryan's Daughter'' –
David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, Lean directed the large-scale epics ''The Bridge on the River ...
*Best Newcomer – Actor : Simon Ward *Best Newcomer – Actress : Lynne Frederick


1974 Winners

*Best Actor : Michael Caine – '' Sleuth'' *Best Actress : Glenda Jackson – '' A Touch of Class'' *Best Comedy : '' The Three Musketeers'' – Richard Lester *Best Film : '' Live and Let Die'' – Guy Hamilton *Best Newcomer – Actor : Edward Fox *Best Newcomer – Actress : Heather Wright


1975 Winners

*Best Actor :
Albert Finney Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining prominence on screen in the early 1960s, debuting with '' The Entertainer'' (1960) ...
– '' Murder on the Orient Express'' *Best Actress : Wendy Hiller – '' Murder on the Orient Express'' *Best Comedy : '' The Four Musketeers'' – Richard Lester *Best Film : '' Murder on the Orient Express'' –
Sidney Lumet Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award: four for Best Director for ''12 Angry Men'' (1957), ''Dog Day Afternoon'' (1975), ''Network'' (1976), ...
*Best Newcomer – Actor : Robin Askwith *Best Newcomer – Actress :
Jill Townsend Jill Townsend (born January 25, 1945) is an Anglo-American actress best known for her roles as Elizabeth Chynoweth in ''Poldark'' and Dulcey Coopersmith in the 1967 western television series ''Cimarron Strip''. Life and career Townsend was born ...


1976 Winners

*Best Actor : Peter Sellers – '' The Return of the Pink Panther'' *Best Actress : Annette Crosbie – '' The Slipper and the Rose'' *Best Comedy : '' The Return of the Pink Panther'' – Blake Edwards *Best Film : '' Aces High'' – Jack Gold *Best Newcomer – Actor : Peter Firth *Best Newcomer – Actress : Gemma Craven


1977 Winners

*Best Actor : John Thaw – ''
Sweeney! ''Sweeney!'' is a 1977 British action crime drama film and extension of the ITV television series ''The Sweeney'' which aired on ITV from 1975 to 1978. The film did well enough at the box office that a sequel, ''Sweeney 2'', was released in cine ...
'' *Best Actress :
Billie Whitelaw Billie Honor Whitelaw (6 June 1932 – 21 December 2014) was an English actress. She worked in close collaboration with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett for 25 years and was regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of his works. She was al ...
– '' The Omen'' *Best Comedy : '' The Pink Panther Strikes Again'' – Blake Edwards *Best Film : '' A Bridge Too Far'' –
Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Televisio ...
*Best Newcomer – Actor : Dennis Waterman *Best Newcomer – Actress : '' Lesley-Anne Down''


1978 Winners

*Best Actor :
Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing comedies, including ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (194 ...
– ''
Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...
'' *Best Actress : Nanette Newman – '' International Velvet'' *Best Comedy : ''
Revenge of the Pink Panther ''Revenge of the Pink Panther'' is a 1978 comedy film. It is the sixth film in ''The Pink Panther'' comedy film series. Released in 1978, it is the final on-set performance of Peter Sellers in the role of Inspector Jacques Clouseau. It was also ...
'' – Blake Edwards *Best Film : ''
Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...
'' –
George Lucas George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairm ...
*Best Newcomer – Actor :
Michael J. Jackson Michael J. Jackson is an English actor. Early career Jackson studied at the University of London and then joined repertory theatre in Sheffield, followed by Coventry, Birmingham and Edinburgh. He appeared in several theatre productions ear ...
*Best Newcomer – Actress :
Lea Brodie Lea or LEA may refer to: Places Australia * Lea River, Tasmania, Australia * Lake Lea, Tasmania, from which the Lea River flows * RAAF Base Learmonth, IATA airport code "LEA" England * Lea, Cheshire, a civil parish * Lea, Derbyshire, a settl ...


1979 Winners

*Best Actor :
Peter Ustinov Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov ; 16 April 192128 March 2004) was a British actor, filmmaker and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits ...
– '' Death on the Nile'' *Best Actress :
Maggie Smith Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is an English actress. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the mid-1950s, Smith has appeared in more than sixty films and seventy plays. She is one of the few performer ...
– '' California Suite'' *Best Comedy : ''
Porridge Porridge is a food made by heating or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, (dried) fruit or syrup to make a sweet cereal, ...
'' – Dick Clement *Best Film : '' Death on the Nile'' – John Guillermin *Best Newcomer – Actor : Simon MacCorkindale *Best Newcomer – Actress : Karen Dotrice


1980 Winners

*Best Actor : Denholm Elliott – '' Bad Timing, Rising Damp, Zulu Dawn'' *Best Actress :
Frances de la Tour Frances J. de Lautour (born 30 July 1944), better known as Frances de la Tour, is an English actress. She is known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom ''Rising Damp'' from 1974 until 1978. She is a Tony Award winner and thr ...
– '' Rising Damp'' *Best Comedy : '' Rising Damp'' – Joseph McGrath *Best Film : '' Yanks'' – John Schlesinger *Best Newcomer – Actor : Jonathan Pryce *Best Newcomer – Actress : Wendy Morgan *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Leonard Rossiter


1981–1990 Winners


1981 Winners

*Best Actor :
Bob Hoskins Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor. His work included lead roles in films and television series such as '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), ''Who ...
– '' The Long Good Friday'' *Best Actress :
Maggie Smith Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is an English actress. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the mid-1950s, Smith has appeared in more than sixty films and seventy plays. She is one of the few performer ...
– ''
Quartet In music, a quartet or quartette (, , , , ) is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers; or a musical composition for four voices and instruments. Classical String quartet In classical music, one of the most common combinations o ...
'' *Best Film : '' The French Lieutenant's Woman'' – Karel Reisz *Best Screenplay : Colin Welland – '' Chariots of Fire'' *Most Promising Filmmaker : Franco Rosso *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Bill Forsyth


1982 Winners

*Best Actor : Trevor Howard – ''
Light Years Away ''Light Years Away'' (french: Les Années lumière) is a 1981 film directed by Alain Tanner. It tells the story of a young man who meets an old man who says he was taught by birds how to fly and is building a flying machine. It is based on a nov ...
'' *Best Actress : Jennifer Kendal – ''
36 Chowringhee Lane ''36 Chowringhee Lane'' is a 1981 film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by Shashi Kapoor. It marked the directorial debut of Sen, who had until then been known as a leading actress of Bengali cinema. The film was very well receive ...
'' *Best Film : '' Moonlighting'' – Jerzy Skolimowski *Best Screenplay : John Krish – ''
Friend or Foe Friend or Foe may refer to: Film and television * ''Friend or Foe'' (film), a 1982 British film by John Krish * ''Friend or Foe'' (game show), a 2002–2003 American game show that aired on Game Show Network * ''Friend or Foe'' (SpongeBob SquarePa ...
'' *Most Promising Newcomer :
Cassie McFarlane Cassie is a feminine given name and a short form of various other given names mostly used in English-speaking countries. It is more rarely a surname. People and fictional characters named Cassie include: People with the name Given name or nickna ...
*Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Michael Blakemore


1983 Winners

*Best Actor : Ben Kingsley – '' Gandhi, Betrayal'' *Best Actress : Phyllis Logan – '' Another Time, Another Place'' *Best Film : '' The Ploughman's Lunch'' – Richard Eyre *Best Screenplay : Ian McEwan – '' The Ploughman's Lunch'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Chris Menges *Most Promising Newcomer : Neil Jordan *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Bill Forsyth *Special Award :
Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Televisio ...


1984 Winners

*Best Actor :
John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in ...
– ''
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
, Champions, The Hit'' *Best Actress :
Helen Mirren Dame Helen Mirren (born Helen Lydia Mironoff; born 26 July 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only performer to have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting in both the United States and the United Kingdom. ...
– ''
Cal Cal or CAL may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Cal'' (novel), a 1983 novel by Bernard MacLaverty * "Cal" (short story), a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov * ''Cal'' (1984 film), an Irish drama starring John Lynch and Helen Mir ...
'' *Best Film : ''
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
'' – Michael Radford *Best Screenplay : Bernard MacLaverty – ''
Cal Cal or CAL may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Cal'' (novel), a 1983 novel by Bernard MacLaverty * "Cal" (short story), a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov * ''Cal'' (1984 film), an Irish drama starring John Lynch and Helen Mir ...
'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement :
John Alcott John Alcott, BSC (27 November 1930 – 28 July 1986) was an English cinematographer known for his four collaborations with director Stanley Kubrick: '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968), for which he took over as lighting cameraman from Geoffrey ...
*Most Promising Newcomer : Tim Roth *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Denholm Elliott


1985 Winners

*Best Actor : Victor Banerjee – '' A Passage to India'' *Best Actress :
Miranda Richardson Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an English actress. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in '' Dance with a Stranger'' (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for ''Damage'' (1992) and ''Tom & Viv'' (1994). ...
– '' Dance with a Stranger'' *Best Film : '' My Beautiful Laundrette'' – Stephen Frears *Best Screenplay :
Malcolm Mowbray Malcolm Mowbray (born 1949) is a British screenwriter and television and film director. Mowbray began his career in television, directing episodes of ''Premiere'', ''BBC2 Playhouse'', and ''Objects of Affection''. In 1984 he turned to feature f ...
, Alan Bennett – '' A Private Function'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement :
Norman Garwood Norman Garwood (8 January 1946 – 13 April 2019) was an English art director, and production designer. Garwood was nominated for three Academy Awards for "Best Art Direction" for the films ''Brazil'' (1985) by Terry Gilliam; '' Glory'' (198 ...
*Most Promising Newcomer : Margi Clarke, Alexandra Pigg *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Michael Palin *Special Award :
George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
, Denis O'Brien


1986 Winners

*Best Actor : Ray McAnally – '' The Mission, No Surrender'' *Best Actress : Coral Browne – '' Dreamchild'' *Best Film : '' A Room with a View'' *Best Screenplay : Robert Bolt – '' The Mission'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement :
Tony Pierce-Roberts Tony Pierce-Roberts, BSC (born 1945 in Birkenhead, England) is a British cinematographer most known for his work on the Merchant-Ivory film productions, ''A Room with a View'' (1986), ''Mr. and Mrs. Bridge'' (1990), ''Howards End'' (1992), and '' ...
– '' A Room with a View'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Gary Oldman – '' Sid and Nancy'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : '' Clockwise'' –
John Cleese John Marwood Cleese ( ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Emerging from the Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and ...
*Special Award : Jake Eberts *Special Award: George Harrison and Dennis O'Brien


1987 Winners

*Best Actor : Derek Jacobi – '' Little Dorrit'' *Best Actress : Emily Lloyd – '' Wish You Were Here'' *Best Film : '' Hope and Glory'' –
John Boorman Sir John Boorman (; born 18 January 1933) is a British film director, best known for feature films such as ''Point Blank'' (1967), ''Hell in the Pacific'' (1968), ''Deliverance'' (1972), ''Zardoz'' (1974), '' Exorcist II: The Heretic'' (1977), ...
*Best Screenplay : Alan Bennett – '' Prick Up Your Ears'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Anthony Pratt – '' Hope and Glory'' *Most Promising Newcomer :
Harry Hook Harry Hook (born 1960) is an English screenwriter, film/television director and photographer. Hook is best known for such films as ''The Last of His Tribe'' and the 1990 version of '' Lord of the Flies''. Career Harry Hook's first feature film a ...
– '' The Kitchen Toto'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : '' Personal Services, Wish You Were Here'' – David Leland


1988 Winners

*Best Actor :
Bob Hoskins Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor. His work included lead roles in films and television series such as '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978), ''The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''Mona Lisa'' (1986), ''Who ...
– '' Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne'' *Best Actress :
Billie Whitelaw Billie Honor Whitelaw (6 June 1932 – 21 December 2014) was an English actress. She worked in close collaboration with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett for 25 years and was regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of his works. She was al ...
– '' The Dressmaker'',
Maggie Smith Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is an English actress. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the mid-1950s, Smith has appeared in more than sixty films and seventy plays. She is one of the few performer ...
– '' The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne'' *Best Film : ''
A Fish Called Wanda ''A Fish Called Wanda'' is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by Crichton and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double- ...
'' – Charles Crichton *Best Screenplay : Bruce Robinson – '' Withnail and I'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : William Diver,
Patrick Duval Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint * Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick o ...
– '' Distant Voices, Still Lives'' *Most Promising Newcomer :
Kristin Scott Thomas Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress who also holds French citizenship. A five-time British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Award and Laurence Olivier Award, Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best ...
– '' A Handful of Dust'', Jodhi May – '' A World Apart'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : ''
A Fish Called Wanda ''A Fish Called Wanda'' is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by Crichton and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double- ...
'' – Charles Crichton *Special Award : Richard Williams


1989 Winners

*Best Actor : Daniel Day-Lewis – '' My Left Foot'' *Best Actress : Pauline Collins – '' Shirley Valentine'' *Best Film : '' Henry V'' – Kenneth Branagh *Best Screenplay : Willy Russell – '' Shirley Valentine'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement :
Anton Furst Anthony Francis "Anton" Furst (6 May 1944 – 24 November 1991) was an English production designer who won an Academy Award for overseeing design of Gotham City in Tim Burton's '' Batman'' (1989).Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
'' *Most Promising Newcomer : – ' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : '' High Hopes'' – Mike Leigh *Special Award : Peter Greenaway


1990 Winners

*Best Actor : Iain Glen – '' Mountains of the Moon,
Fools of Fortune ''Fools of Fortune'' is a 1990 Irish romantic drama film directed by Pat O'Connor and written by Michael Hirst based on the 1983 novel by Irish writer William Trevor. It depicts a Protestant family caught up in the conflict between the Briti ...
, Silent Scream'' *Best Actress : Natasha Richardson – ''
The Comfort of Strangers ''The Comfort of Strangers'' is a 1981 novel by British writer Ian McEwan. It is his second novel, and is set in an unnamed city (though the detailed description strongly suggests Venice). Harold Pinter adapted it as a screenplay for a film d ...
, The Handmaid's Tale'' *Best Film : '' The Krays'' – Peter Medak *Best Screenplay : Michael Eaton – '' Fellow Traveller'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : David Watkin – '' Memphis Belle'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Philip Ridley – '' The Krays'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Robbie Coltrane


1991–2000 Winners


1991 Winners

*Best Actor : Alan Rickman – '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Close My Eyes, Truly Madly Deeply'' *Best Actress : Juliet Stevenson – '' Truly, Madly, Deeply'' *Best Film : '' Close My Eyes'' –
Stephen Poliakoff Stephen Poliakoff (born 1 December 1952) is a British playwright, director and screenwriter. In 2006 Gerard Gilbert of ''The Independent'' described him as the UK's "pre-eminent TV dramatist" who had "inherited Dennis Potter's crown". Early ...
*Best Screenplay : Neil Jordan – '' The Miracle'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Sandy Powell – ''
Edward II Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir apparent to t ...
, The Miracle,
The Pope Must Die ''The Pope Must Die'' (alternative known title as ''The Pope Must Diet!'' in the United States and Canada) is a 1991 British Catholic Church comedy film directed by Peter Richardson, who also wrote the screenplay with Pete Richens derived from ...
'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Anthony Minghella – '' Truly, Madly, Deeply'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : '' The Commitments'' – Dick Clement, Roddy Doyle, Ian La Frenais


1992 Winners

*Best Actor : Daniel Day-Lewis – '' The Last of the Mohicans'' *Best Actress :
Emma Thompson Dame Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is a British actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation, she has received numerous accolades throughout her four-decade-long career, including two Academy Awards, two British A ...
– '' Howards End, Peter's Friends'' *Best Film : '' Howards End'' – James Ivory *Best Screenplay : Terence Davies – '' The Long Day Closes'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Sue Gibson – '' Hear My Song, Secret Friends'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Peter Chelsom – '' Hear My Song'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : '' Peter's Friends''


1993 Winners

*Best Actor : David Thewlis – '' Naked'' *Best Actress :
Emma Thompson Dame Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is a British actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation, she has received numerous accolades throughout her four-decade-long career, including two Academy Awards, two British A ...
– '' The Remains of the Day, Much Ado About Nothing'' *Best Film : '' Raining Stones'' – Ken Loach *Best Screenplay : Jim Allen – '' Raining Stones'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Sandy Powell – '' Orlando'',
Stuart Craig Norman Stuart Craig (born 14 April 1942) is a noted British production designer. He has also designed the sets, together with his frequent collaborator set decorator, the late Stephenie McMillan, on all of the ''Harry Potter'' films to date. Li ...
– '' The Secret Garden'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Vadim Jean, Gary Sinyor – '' Leon the Pig Farmer'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy :
Les Blair Leslie "Les" Blair (born 23 October 1941, Manchester, England) is a BAFTA winning television, film and theatre director. Gaining notoriety for his controversial mini-series ''Law And Order'' (shown in 1978 on BBC2), Blair has gone on to direc ...
– '' Bad Behaviour'' *Special Award : Anthony Hopkins


1994 Winners

*Best Actor : Ben Kingsley – '' Schindler's List'' *Best Actress :
Kristin Scott Thomas Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress who also holds French citizenship. A five-time British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Award and Laurence Olivier Award, Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best ...
– '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' *Best Film : '' In the Name of the Father'' – Jim Sheridan *Best Screenplay : Richard Curtis – '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement :
Dave Borthwick Dave may refer to: Film, television, and theater * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film * Dave (TV channel), a digital television channel in the ...
,
Richard 'Hutch' Hutchinson Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
– '' The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Ian Hart – '' Backbeat'', Gurinder Chadha – '' Bhaji on the Beach'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Hugh Grant – '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' *Special Award :
Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing comedies, including ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (194 ...


1995 Winners

*Best Actor : Jonathan Pryce – ''
Carrington Carrington and Carington are surnames originating from one of the Carringtons in England, or from the town of Carentan in Normandy, France. It is also rarely a given name. Surname Scientists * Alan Carrington (1934–2013), British chemist *Benj ...
'' *Best Actress :
Kristin Scott Thomas Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress who also holds French citizenship. A five-time British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Award and Laurence Olivier Award, Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best ...
– '' Angels & Insects'' *Best Film : '' The Madness of King George'' – Nicholas Hytner *Best Screenplay : Alan Bennett – '' The Madness of King George'' *Best Technical and Artistic Achievement : Andrew Dunn – '' The Madness of King George'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Danny Boyle – ''
Shallow Grave Shallow Grave may refer to: * ''Shallow Grave'' (1987 film), an American slasher film * ''Shallow Grave'' (1994 film), a British thriller film directed by Danny Boyle * ''Shallow Grave'' (album), a 2008 album by The Tallest Man on Earth {{disa ...
'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Peter Chelsom – '' Funny Bones'' *Special Award : Lewis Gilbert


1996 Winners

*Best Actor : Liam Neeson – '' Michael Collins'' *Best Actress :
Kate Winslet Kate Elizabeth Winslet (; born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas, and for her portrayals of headstrong and complicated women, she has received numerous accolades, incl ...
– '' Sense and Sensibility,
Jude Jude may refer to: People Biblical * Jude, brother of Jesus, who is sometimes identified as being the same person as Jude the Apostle * Jude the Apostle, an apostle also called Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus, the patron saint of lost causes in the ...
'' *Best Film : ''
Richard III Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battl ...
'' –
Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans seven decades, having performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Regarded as a British cultural i ...
*Best Screenplay :
Emma Thompson Dame Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is a British actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation, she has received numerous accolades throughout her four-decade-long career, including two Academy Awards, two British A ...
– '' Sense and Sensibility'',
John Hodge John Hodge may refer to: *John R. Hodge (1893–1963), United States Army officer *John E. Hodge (1914–1996), American chemist *John Hodge (politician) (1855–1937), British politician *John Hodge (engineer) (1929–2021), British-born aerospace ...
– ''
Trainspotting Trainspotting may refer to: * Trainspotting (hobby), an amateur interest in railways/railroads * ''Trainspotting'' (novel), a 1993 novel by Irvine Welsh ** ''Trainspotting'' (film), a 1996 film based on the novel *** ''Trainspotting'' (soundtr ...
'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement :
Tony Burrough Tony Burrough is a production designer known for his work on the 1995 film ''Richard III''. Career In 1989, he was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Production Design for his work on Series 1 of Alan Bennett's ''Talkin ...
– ''
Richard III Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battl ...
'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Emily Watson – '' Breaking the Waves'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Mark Herman – '' Brassed Off'' *Special Award : Leslie Phillips


1997 Winners

*Best Actor : Robert Carlyle – '' The Full Monty,
Carla's Song ''Carla's Song'' is a 1996 film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty, that deals with the impact of the Contra War in Nicaragua. It is a United Kingdom–Spain–Germany co-production. Plot Set in 1987, Carla's Song tells the st ...
, Face'' *Best Actress : Katrin Cartlidge – '' Career Girls'' *Best Film : '' The Full Monty'' – Peter Cattaneo *Best Screenplay : Jeremy Brock – '' Mrs Brown'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement :
Maria Djurkovic Maria Djurkovic is a British production designer for film and television. Career Djurkovic has Czech, Russian and Montenegrin roots and spent a lot of time in the former Yugoslavia in her childhood. She studied at the University of Oxford and ...
– '' Wilde'' *Most Promising Newcomer :
Jude Law David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He received a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, two Tony Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. In 2007, he received an Honorary Césa ...
– '' Wilde'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Antony Sher – '' Mrs Brown'' *Special Award :
Ray Boulting John Edward Boulting (21 December 1913 – 17 June 1985) and Roy Alfred Clarence Boulting (21 December 1913 – 5 November 2001), known collectively as the Boulting brothers, were English filmmakers and identical twins who became known for thei ...
, Kenneth Branagh – '' Hamlet''


1998 Winners

*Best Actor : Derek Jacobi – ''
Love Is the Devil ''Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon'' is a 1998 film produced by The British Film Institute and BBC Film. It was written and directed by John Maybury and stars Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig and Tilda Swinton. A fictional bio ...
'' *Best Actress : Julie Christie – '' Afterglow'' *Best Film : '' The General'' –
John Boorman Sir John Boorman (; born 18 January 1933) is a British film director, best known for feature films such as ''Point Blank'' (1967), ''Hell in the Pacific'' (1968), ''Deliverance'' (1972), ''Zardoz'' (1974), '' Exorcist II: The Heretic'' (1977), ...
*Best Screenplay : Eileen Atkins – '' Mrs Dalloway'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Ashley Rowe – '' The Woodlanders, The Governess, Still Crazy,
Twenty Four Seven In commerce and industry, 24/7 or 24-7 service (usually pronounced "twenty-four seven") is service that is available at any time and usually, every day. An alternate orthography for the numerical part includes 24×7 (usually pronounced "twenty- ...
'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Guy Ritchie – '' Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Bill Nighy – '' Still Crazy'' *Special Award : Ken Loach, Michael Caine


1999 Winners

*Best Actor : Jeremy Northam – ''
An Ideal Husband ''An Ideal Husband'' is a four-act play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. It was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London in 1895 and ran for ...
, The Winslow Boy'' *Best Actress : Samantha Morton – '' Dreaming of Joseph Lees'' *Best Film : '' East Is East'' – Damien O'Donnell *Best Screenplay : Tom Stoppard – '' Shakespeare in Love'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement :
John de Borman John de Borman (born 1954 in Paris) is a French born British cinematographer. Selected filmography References External links * 1954 births Living people British cinematographers Borman, John de {{Cinematographer-stub ...
– '' Hideous Kinky'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Peter Mullan – '' Orphans'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Hugh Grant – '' Notting Hill'' *Special Award : Freddie Francis


2000 Winners

*Best Actor :
Jim Broadbent James Broadbent (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film ''Iris'' (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for hi ...
– '' Topsy-Turvy'' *Best Actress : Julie Walters – '' Billy Elliot'' *Best Film : '' Topsy-Turvy'' – Mike Leigh *Best Screenplay : Neil Jordan – '' The End of the Affair'' *Best Technical or Artistic Achievement : Andrew Sanders – '' The Golden Bowl'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Jamie Bell – '' Billy Elliot'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Peter Lord, Nick Park – '' Chicken Run'' *Special Award : Peter Yates


2001–2010 Winners


2001 Winners

*Best Film : '' Gosford Park'' *Best Actor : Linus Roache – '' Pandaemonium'' *Best Actress :
Kate Winslet Kate Elizabeth Winslet (; born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas, and for her portrayals of headstrong and complicated women, she has received numerous accolades, incl ...
– '' Quills'', '' Enigma'', '' Iris'' *Best Screenplay : Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, Helen Fielding – '' Bridget Jones's Diary'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Ben Hopkins – '' The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Hugh Grant – '' Bridget Jones's Diary'' *Technical Achievement Award :
Stuart Craig Norman Stuart Craig (born 14 April 1942) is a noted British production designer. He has also designed the sets, together with his frequent collaborator set decorator, the late Stephenie McMillan, on all of the ''Harry Potter'' films to date. Li ...
– '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' *Special Award :
Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultimat ...


2002 Winners

*Best Film : '' Dirty Pretty Things'' *Best Actor : Chiwetel Ejiofor – '' Dirty Pretty Things' *Best Actress : Catherine Zeta-Jones – '' Chicago'' *Best Screenplay : '' Lawless Heart'' –
Neil Hunter Neil Hunter (born 10 May 1936) is a South African cricketer. He played in ten first-class matches for Border Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political enti ...
, Tom Hunsinger *Most Promising Newcomer : Asif Kapadia – ''
The Warrior A warrior is a person engaged or experienced in warfare, or a figurative term for a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness, as in politics or athletics. Warrior or Warriors may also refer to: Indigenous groups * ...
'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Keith Fulton,
Louis Pepe Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...
,
Lucy Darwin Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Luc ...
– '' Lost in La Mancha'' *Technical Achievement Award :
Eve Stewart Eve Stewart (born 1961) is a British production designer. She grew up in Camden Town and later trained in film, originally working in theatre. She later became a set designer, starting with ''Naked'' in 1993. In 1999, she received a nomination ...
– production designer, ''
All or Nothing All or Nothing may refer to: Film and television * ''All or Nothing'' (film), a 2002 film by Mike Leigh * ''All or Nothing'' (game show), a 2004–2005 Russian game show based on ''Deal or No Deal'' * ''All or Nothing'' (sports docuseries), ...
'' *Special Award : Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli – 40 years of '' James Bond''


2003 Winners

*Best Film : ''
Touching the Void Touching the Void may refer to: * ''Touching the Void'' (''book''), a 1988 book by Joe Simpson ** ''Touching the Void'' (film), a 2003 film based on the book ** ''Touching the Void'' (play), a 2018 play based on the book {{Disambiguation ...
'' *Best Actor : Paul Bettany – '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'', ''
The Heart of Me ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' *Best Actress :
Emma Thompson Dame Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is a British actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation, she has received numerous accolades throughout her four-decade-long career, including two Academy Awards, two British A ...
– '' Love Actually'' *Best Screenplay : '' Buffalo Soldiers'' – Gregor Jordan, Nora Maccoby, Eric Weiss *Most Promising Newcomer : Max Pirkis – '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Bill Nighy – '' Love Actually'' *Technical Achievement Award : '' The Hours'' –
Seamus McGarvey Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC (born 29 June 1967) is a cinematographer from Armagh, Northern Ireland. He lives in Tuscany, Italy. He has received two Academy Award nominations for his cinematography, on Joe Wright's 2007 drama ''Atonement'' and his ...
'' *Alexander Walker Special Award : Michael Winterbottom


2004 Winners

*Best Film : '' Vera Drake'' *Best Actor : Paddy Considine – '' Dead Man's Shoes'' *Best Actress :
Imelda Staunton Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton (born 9 January 1956) is an English actress and singer. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in 1976 and appeared in various theatre produ ...
– '' Vera Drake'' *Best Screenplay : '' My Summer of Love'' – Paweł Pawlikowski *Most Promising Newcomer : Emily Blunt, Natalie Press – '' My Summer of Love'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Simon Pegg – '' Shaun of the Dead'' *Technical Achievement Award : Roger Deakins – '' The Village'', '' The Ladykillers'' *Alexander Walker Special Award : Working Title Films


2005 Winners

*Best Film : '' The Constant Gardener'' *Best Actor : Ralph Fiennes – '' The Constant Gardener'' *Best Actress : Natasha Richardson – '' Asylum'' *Best Screenplay : Mark O'Halloran – '' Adam & Paul'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Saul Dibb – '' Bullet Boy'' *Technical Achievement Award : Neil Marshall – '' The Descent'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Tom Hollander – ''
Pride & Prejudice ''Pride and Prejudice'' is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreci ...
'' *Alexander Walker Special Award : Nick Park


2006 Winners

*Best Film : '' United 93'' *Best Actor : Daniel Craig – '' Casino Royale'' *Best Actress : Judi Dench – '' Notes on a Scandal'' *Best Screenplay :
Peter Morgan Peter Julian Robin Morgan, (10 April 1963) is a British screenwriter and playwright. He is the playwright behind '' The Audience'' and '' Frost/Nixon'' and the screenwriter of ''The Queen'' (2006), '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008), ''The Damned United ...
– '' The Queen'', '' The Last King of Scotland'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Paul Andrew Williams – ''
London to Brighton ''London to Brighton'' is a 2006 British neo-noir crime film written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams. Plot The film opens with a woman and child, Kelly and Joanne, bursting into a London toilet. Joanne is crying and Kelly has a black eye. ...
'' *Technical Achievement Award : Anthony Dod Mantle – '' Brothers of the Head'', '' The Last King of Scotland'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Sacha Baron Cohen – '' Borat'' *Alexander Walker Special Award : Stephen Frears


2007 Winners

*Best Film : '' Control'' *Best Film Score : '' There Will Be Blood'' –
Jonny Greenwood Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood (born 5 November 1971) is an English musician and composer. He is the lead guitarist and keyboardist of the alternative rock band Radiohead, and has written numerous film scores. Along with his elder brother, th ...
*Best Actor : Daniel Day-Lewis – '' There Will Be Blood'' *Best Actress : Helena Bonham Carter – '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' *Best Screenplay :
Matt Greenhalgh Matthew Greenhalgh (born 1972) is an English screenwriter from Manchester, England. He is best known for writing the screenplay to the film ''Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool'', which earned him a BAFTA Award nomination BAFTA Award for Best Ada ...
– '' Control'' *Most Promising Newcomer : John Carney – ''
Once Once means a one-time occurrence. Once may refer to: Music * ''Once'' (Pearl Jam song), a 1991 song from the album ''Ten'' * ''Once'' (Roy Harper album), a 1990 album by Roy Harper * ''Once'' (The Tyde album), a 2001 debut album by The Tyd ...
'' *Technical Achievement Award :
Seamus McGarvey Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC (born 29 June 1967) is a cinematographer from Armagh, Northern Ireland. He lives in Tuscany, Italy. He has received two Academy Award nominations for his cinematography, on Joe Wright's 2007 drama ''Atonement'' and his ...
(cinematographer), Sarah Greenwood (production designer), Jacqueline Durran (costume designer) – '' Atonement'' *Alexander Walker Special Award : Julie Christie


2008 Winners

*Best Film : '' Hunger'' *Best Director : Stephen Daldry – ''
The Reader ''The Reader'' (german: Der Vorleser) is a novel by German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink, published in Germany in 1995 and in the United States in 1997. The story is a parable, dealing with the difficulties post-war German generations ...
'' *Best Actor : Michael Sheen – '' Frost/Nixon'', Pat Shortt – '' Garage'' *Best Actress : Tilda Swinton – '' Julia'' *Best Screenplay :
Martin McDonagh Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. He is known as one of the most acclaimed modern playwrights whose ...
– '' In Bruges'' *Most Promising Newcomer :
Joanna Hogg Joanna Hogg (born 20 March 1960) is a British film director and screenwriter. She made her directorial and screenwriting feature film debut in 2007 with ''Unrelated'' followed by ''Archipelago'' (2010) and ''Exhibition'' (2013). Two of her film ...
– ''Unrelated'' *Technical Achievement Award : Mark Digby – '' Slumdog Millionaire'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Sally Hawkins – ''
Happy-Go-Lucky Happy Go Lucky may refer to: Film and television * ''Happy Go Lucky'' (1936 film), an American film * ''Happy Go Lucky'' (1943 film), an American musical film starring Betty Hutton * ''Happy Go Lucky'' (1946 film), a French film * ''Happy Go L ...
'' *Alexander Walker Special Award : Mike Leigh


2009 Winners

*Best Film : '' Fish Tank'' *Best Actor : Andy Serkis – '' Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll'' *Best Actress :
Anne-Marie Duff Anne-Marie Duff (born 8 October 1970) is an Irish actress and narrator. She is an accomplished theatre actress and has been nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award. She has also received acclaim and awards for her television and film work. After ...
– '' Nowhere Boy'' *Best Screenplay : Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche – '' In The Loop'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Peter Strickland – '' Katalin Varga'' *Best Documentary : '' Anvil! The Story of Anvil'' *Technical Achievement Award :
Barry Ackroyd Barry Ackroyd, BSC (born 12 May 1954) is an English cinematographer and director. Ackroyd has frequently worked with directors Ken Loach and Paul Greengrass. He worked on Kathryn Bigelow's 2008 war film ''The Hurt Locker'' as well as the critic ...
(cinematographer) – '' The Hurt Locker'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Sacha Baron Cohen – '' Brüno'' *Alexander Walker Special Award : Nicolas Roeg


2010 Winners

*Best Film : ''
Neds Ned is a derogatory term applied in Scotland to hooligans, louts or petty criminals.Andrew Garfield – '' The Social Network'' & '' Never Let Me Go'' *Best Actress :
Kristin Scott Thomas Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress who also holds French citizenship. A five-time British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Award and Laurence Olivier Award, Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best ...
– '' Leaving'' *Best Screenplay : Clio Barnard – ''
The Arbor Andrea Dunbar (22 May 1961 – 20 December 1990) was an English playwright. She wrote ''The Arbor'' (1980) and ''Rita, Sue and Bob Too'' (1982), an autobiographical drama about the sexual adventures of teenage girls living in a run-down part of ...
'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Ben WheatleyDirector/
Co-Producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working Independent film, independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordina ...
of '' Down Terrace'' *Best Documentary : John Krish – '' A Day in the Life: Four Portraits of Post-War Britain'' *Technical Achievement Award : Gareth Edwards, for his Cinematography,
Production Design In film and television, the production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Wor ...
and Visual Effects of '' Monsters'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : Roger Allam – '' Tamara Drewe'' *Alexander Walker Special Award : Christopher Nolan for his contribution to film


2011–2020 Winners


2011 Winners

*Best Film : ''
We Need to Talk About Kevin ''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' is a 2003 novel by Lionel Shriver, published by Serpent's Tail, about a fictional school massacre. It is written from the first person perspective of the teenage killer's mother, Eva Khatchadourian, and documen ...
'' *Best Actor :
Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender (born 2 April 1977) is an Irish actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Award ...
– '' Shame'' & '' Jane Eyre'' *Best Actress :
Olivia Colman Sarah Caroline Sinclair ( Colman; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. Known for her comedic and dramatic roles in film and television, she has received various accolades, including an Academy A ...
– '' Tyrannosaur'' *Best Screenplay : Andrew Haigh – '' Weekend'' *Most Promising Newcomer : Tom Kingsley & Will Sharpe – Co-writers/Directors of '' Black Pond'' *Best Documentary : '' Senna'' *Technical Achievement Award : Robbie Ryan, for his Cinematography on '' Wuthering Heights'' *Peter Sellers Award for Comedy : ''The Guard'' *Alexander Walker Special Award :
John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in ...
for his contribution to cinema


2016 Winners

*Best Film : '' Brooklyn'' *Best Actor : Idris Elba – '' Beasts of No Nation'' *Best Actress :
Maggie Smith Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is an English actress. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the mid-1950s, Smith has appeared in more than sixty films and seventy plays. She is one of the few performer ...
– '' The Lady in the Van'' *Best Documentary : ''
Amy Amy is a female given name, sometimes short for Amanda, Amelia, Amélie, or Amita. In French, the name is spelled ''"Aimée"''. People A–E * Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress * Amy Vera Ackman, also known as Mother Giovanni (1886– ...
'' *Blockbuster of the Year : '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' *Editor's Award : ''
45 Years ''45 Years'' is a 2015 British Romance film, romantic drama film directed and written by Andrew Haigh. The film is based on the short story "In Another Country" by David Constantine. The film premiered in the main competition section of the 65 ...
'' *Best Screenplay : Emma Donoghue – '' Room'' *Rising Star : Maisie Williams – '' The Falling'' *Comedy Award :
Emma Thompson Dame Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is a British actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation, she has received numerous accolades throughout her four-decade-long career, including two Academy Awards, two British A ...
– '' The Legend of Barney Thomson'' *Technical Achievement : Mark Digby – production designer on Ex Machina *Outstanding Contribution : Alan Bennett


2017 Winners

*Best Film : '' I, Daniel Blake'' *Best Actor : Hugh Grant – '' Florence Foster Jenkins'' *Best Actress : Kate Beckinsale – '' Love & Friendship'' *Best Supporting Actor :
Arinze Kene Arinze is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the given name include: *Arinzé Kene (born 1987), Nigerian-born British actor and playwright * Arinze Stanley Egbengwu (born 1993), Nigerian artist, activist, engineer, and entrepreneur * A ...
– '' The Pass'' *Best Supporting Actress :
Hayley Squires Hayley Squires (born 16 April 1988) is an English actress and playwright, best known for her work in the Ken Loach film ''I, Daniel Blake''. Squires has also appeared in ''Call the Midwife'' (2012), '' Southcliffe'' (2013), ''Complicit'' (2013), ...
– '' I, Daniel Blake'' *Best Documentary : '' Before the Flood'' *Best Screenplay : Guy Hibbert – '' Eye in the Sky'' *Comedy Award : '' Bridget Jones's Baby'' *Breakthrough of the Year : Florence Pugh – ''
Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth is a leading character in William Shakespeare's tragedy '' Macbeth'' (). As the wife of the play's tragic hero, Macbeth (a Scottish nobleman), Lady Macbeth goads her husband into committing regicide, after which she becomes quee ...
'' *Technical Achievement :
Max Richter Max Richter (; ; born 22 March 1966) is a German-born British composer and pianist. He works within postminimalist and contemporary classical styles. Richter is classically trained, having graduated in composition from the University of Edinbur ...
– contribution of his music on ''
Arrival Arrival(s) or The Arrival(s) may refer to: Film * ''The Arrival'' (1991 film), an American science fiction horror film * ''The Arrival'' (1996 film), an American-Mexican science fiction horror film * ''Arrival'' (film), a 2016 American science ...
'' *Most Powerful Scene : '' I, Daniel Blake'' *International Film of the Year : ''
Lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...
'' *Editor's Award : ''
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (often referred to as simply ''Fantastic Beasts'') is a 2001 guide book written by British author J. K. Rowling (under the pen name of the fictitious author Newt Scamander) about the magical creat ...
''


2018 Winners

*Best Film : '' God's Own Country'' *Best Actor : Daniel Kaluuya – '' Get Out'' *Best Actress :
Kristin Scott Thomas Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress who also holds French citizenship. A five-time British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Award and Laurence Olivier Award, Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best ...
– '' The Party'' *Best Supporting Actor : Simon Russell Beale – '' The Death of Stalin'' *Best Supporting Actress : Gemma Jones – '' God's Own Country'' *Best Screenplay : Sally Potter – '' The Party'' *Comedy Award : ''
Paddington 2 ''Paddington 2'' is a 2017 live-action animated comedy film directed by Paul King and written by King and Simon Farnaby. Based on the stories of Paddington Bear, created by Michael Bond (to whom the film is also dedicated, Bond having died th ...
'' *Breakthrough of the Year :
Rungano Nyoni Rungano Nyoni is a Zambian-Welsh director and screenwriter. She is known for the film ''I Am Not a Witch'', which she wrote and directed. The film won Nyoni the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut in 2018 and has also garnered accolades from internatio ...
– ''
I Am Not a Witch ''I Am Not a Witch'' is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Rungano Nyoni in her feature debut film. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and won the BAFTA Awar ...
'' *Technical Achievement : Gary Williamson – contribution of his production design on ''
Paddington 2 ''Paddington 2'' is a 2017 live-action animated comedy film directed by Paul King and written by King and Simon Farnaby. Based on the stories of Paddington Bear, created by Michael Bond (to whom the film is also dedicated, Bond having died th ...
''


References

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