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British Academy Film Awards

46th edition

  • March 21, 1993
  • United Kingdom

The 46th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 21 March 1993 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1992. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 1992.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Howards End Ismail Merchant, James Ivory - as producer(s) Winner
The Crying Game Stephen Woolley, Neil Jordan - as producer(s)
The Player David Brown, Michael Tolkin, Nick Wechsler, Robert Altman - as producer(s)
Strictly Ballroom Tristram Miall, Baz Luhrmann - as producer(s)
Unforgiven Clint Eastwood - as producer(s)
Outstanding British Film
The Crying Game Stephen Woolley, Neil Jordan Winner
Best Directing
The Player Robert Altman Winner
Unforgiven Clint Eastwood
Howards End James Ivory
The Crying Game Neil Jordan
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Chaplin Robert Downey Jr. Winner
The Last of the Mohicans Daniel Day-Lewis
The Crying Game Stephen Rea
The Player Tim Robbins
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Howards End Emma Thompson Winner
Fried Green Tomatoes Jessica Tandy
Husbands and Wives Judy Davis
Strictly Ballroom Tara Morice
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Unforgiven Gene Hackman Winner
The Crying Game Jaye Davidson
Howards End Samuel West
JFK Tommy Lee Jones
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Damage Miranda Richardson Winner
Howards End Helena Bonham Carter
Fried Green Tomatoes Kathy Bates
The Crying Game Miranda Richardson
Best Original Screenplay
Husbands and Wives Woody Allen Winner
The Crying Game Neil Jordan
Hear My Song Peter Chelsom, Adrian Dunbar
Unforgiven David Peoples
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Player Michael Tolkin Winner
Howards End Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
JFK Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar
Strictly Ballroom Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce
Best International Feature Film
Raise the Red Lantern Chiu Fu-sheng, Zhang Yimou Winner
Delicatessen Claudie Ossard, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Europa Europa Artur Brauner, Margaret Ménégoz, Agnieszka Holland
The Lovers on the Bridge Christian Fechner, Leos Carax
Best Cinematography
The Last of the Mohicans Dante Spinotti Winner
Cape Fear Freddie Francis
Howards End Tony Pierce-Roberts
Unforgiven Jack N. Green
Best Original Score
Strictly Ballroom David Hirschfelder Winner
Beauty and the Beast Alan Menken, Howard Ashman
Hear My Song John Altman
The Last of the Mohicans Trevor Jones, Randy Edelman
Best Sound
JFK Tod A. Maitland, Wylie Stateman, Michael D. Wilhoit, Michael Minkler, Gregg Landaker Winner
The Last of the Mohicans Simon Kaye, Lon Bender, Larry Kemp, Paul Massey, Doug Hemphill, Mark Smith, Chris Jenkins
Strictly Ballroom Antony Gray, Ben Osmo, Roger Savage, Ian McLoughlin, Phil Judd
Unforgiven Alan Robert Murray, Walter Newman, Rob Young, Les Fresholtz, Vern Poore, Dick Alexander
Best Production Design
Strictly Ballroom Catherine Martin Winner
Chaplin Stuart Craig
Howards End Luciana Arrighi
The Last of the Mohicans Wolf Kroeger
Best Film Editing
JFK Joe Hutshing, Pietro Scalia Winner
Cape Fear Thelma Schoonmaker
Howards End Andrew Marcus
The Player Geraldine Peroni
Strictly Ballroom Jill Bilcock
Best Costume Design
Strictly Ballroom Angus Strathie, Catherine Martin Winner
Chaplin John Mollo, Ellen Mirojnick
Howards End Jenny Beavan, John Bright
The Last of the Mohicans Elsa Zamparelli
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Last of the Mohicans Peter Robb-King Winner
Batman Returns Ve Neill, Stan Winston
Chaplin Wally Schneiderman, Jill Rockow, John Caglione Jr.
Howards End Christine Beveridge
Best Special Effects
Death Becomes Her Michael Lantieri, Ken Ralston, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., Doug Chiang, Doug Smythe Winner
Alien³ Richard Edlund, George Gibbs, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr.
Batman Returns Michael Fink, John Bruno, Craig Barron, Dennis Skotak
Beauty and the Beast Randy Fullmer
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Omnibus Anne Bennet, Sam Karmann Winner
Heart Songs Caroline Hewitt, Sue Clayton
A Sense of History Simon Channing Williams, Mike Leigh
Deux Ramoneurs Chez Une Cantatrice Michel Caulea
Best Animated Short Film
Daumier's Law Ginger Gibbons, Geoff Dunbar Winner
A Is for Autism Dick Arnall, Tim Webb
Blindscape Stephen Palmer
Soho Square Pam Dennis, Sue Paxton, Mario Cavalli
BAFTA Fellowship
Sydney Samuelson, Colin Young Winner
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Kenneth Branagh Winner
Special Award
HRH The Princess Royal, Maggie Smith Winner
Special Award for Craft
Douglas Slocombe Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Strictly Ballroom 3
  • Howards End 2
  • JFK 2
  • The Last of the Mohicans 2
  • The Player 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Howards End 11
  • Strictly Ballroom 8
  • The Crying Game 7
  • The Last of the Mohicans 7
  • Unforgiven 6
  • The Player 5
  • Chaplin 4
  • JFK 4

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Howards End 2 / 11
  • The Crying Game 1 / 7
  • Strictly Ballroom 3 / 8
  • The Last of the Mohicans 2 / 7
  • Unforgiven 1 / 6
  • The Player 2 / 5
  • Chaplin 1 / 4
  • JFK 2 / 4

Only one nomination

15 movies:
  • Alien³
  • Blindscape
  • Damage
  • Daumier's Law
  • Death Becomes Her
  • Delicatessen
  • Deux Ramoneurs Chez Une Cantatrice
  • Europa Europa
  • Heart Songs
  • A Is for Autism
  • The Lovers on the Bridge
  • Omnibus
  • Raise the Red Lantern
  • A Sense of History
  • Soho Square

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