2nd British Academy Film Awards

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2nd British Academy Film Awards
Date	29 May 1949
Site	Odeon Theatre, Leicester Square, London
Highlights
Best Film	Hamlet
Best British Film	The Fallen Idol
Most awards	Hamlet, The Fallen Idol (1)
Most nominations	Hamlet, The Fallen Idol (2)
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The 2nd British Academy Film Awards, known retroactively as the British Academy Film Awards, were given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) (known then as the British Film Academy) on 29 May 1949,^[1] 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".^[2] British films The Fallen Idol and Hamlet received the awards for Best British Film and Best Film from any Source, respectively.

Winners and nominees

British films The Fallen Idol and Hamlet received the awards for Best British Film and Best Film from any Source, respectively, and were additionally nominated in both categories; Louisiana Story 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.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are listed below alphabetically and not in boldface.^[2]

Best British Picture	Best Film from any Source
The Fallen Idol Hamlet Oliver Twist Once a Jolly Swagman The Red Shoes Scott of the Antarctic The Small Voice	Hamlet Crossfire The Fallen Idol Four Steps in the Clouds Monsieur Vincent The Naked City Paisan
Best Documentary Picture	Special Award for Film
Louisiana Story Farrebique Is Everybody Listening? Shadow of the Ruhr Those Blasted Kids Three Dawns to Sydney	Atomic Physics Bear that Got a Peacock's Tail The Cat Concerto Divided World Gandhi's Funeral (Paramount British Newsreel) Norman McLaren Abstract Reel Rubens Your Children's Sleep

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

References

^ "IMDb - BAFTA Awards (1949)". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b "The BAFTA Site - Awards Database". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 26 November 2011.

External links

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Official website

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Current awards	Actor Actress Animated Feature British Film Casting Cinematography Costume Design Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Director Documentary Editing Film Film Not in the English Language Makeup and Hair Music Production Design Rising Star Screenplay: Adapted Screenplay: Original Short Animation Short Film Sound Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Visual Effects
Special awards	Fellowship Award Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Retired awards	British Actor British Actress British Screenplay Foreign Actor Foreign Actress Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Screenplay
Ceremonies	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2021 2022 2023

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Winners and nominees

United Nations Award

See also

References

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