The 2nd British Film Awards, known retroactively as the
British Academy Film Awards, were given by the
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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(BAFTA) (known then as the British Film Academy) on 29 May 1949,
and honoured the best films of
1948. Three new awards were handed out for Best Documentary, Special awards for film and the United Nations Award for the "best Film embodying one or more of the principles of the United Nations Charter".
British films ''
The Fallen Idol'' and ''
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' received the awards for
Best British Film and
Best Film from any Source, respectively.
Winners and nominees
British films ''
The Fallen Idol'' and ''
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' received the awards for
Best British Film and
Best Film from any Source, respectively, and were additionally nominated in both categories; ''
Louisiana Story
''Louisiana Story'' is a 1948 American black-and-white drama film directed by Robert J. Flaherty. Although it has historically been represented as a documentary film, the events and characters depicted are fictional and the film was commissioned ...
'' received the award for Best Documentary; ''Atomic Physics'' received the Special Award for Film; and the United Nations Award was handed out to ''
Atomic Physics'', Hungry Minds and screenplay ''
The Winslow Boy
''The Winslow Boy'' is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne.
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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are listed below alphabetically and not in boldface.
United Nations Award
Awarded for the best Film embodying one or more of the principles of the United Nations Charter.
* ''Atomic Physics''
* ''Hungry Minds''
* ''
The Winslow Boy
''The Winslow Boy'' is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne.
Background
Set against the strict c ...
''
See also
*
6th Golden Globe Awards
The 6th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1948 films, were held on March 16, 1949.
Winners
Best Picture (tie)
'' Johnny Belinda'' directed by Jean Negulesco and '' The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' directed by John Huston ...
*
22nd Academy Awards
The 22nd Academy Awards were held on March 23, 1950, at the RKO Pantages Theatre, honoring the films in 1949.
This was the final year in which all five Best Picture nominees were in Black & White, and the first year in which every film no ...
References
External links
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Official website
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British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.
It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars spa ...
British Academy Film Awards
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