50th British Academy Film Awards
The 50th BAFTA Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 29 April 1997, honoured the best films of 1996.
Anthony Minghella's The English Patient won the award for Best Film. Secrets & Lies won the "Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film". Geoffrey Rush won the award for Best Leading Actor for his role in Shine and Brenda Blethyn (Secrets & Lies) the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
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