3rd British Academy Film Awards

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3rd British Academy Film Awards
Date29 May 1950
Highlights
Best Film Bicycle Thieves
Best British Film The Third Man
Most awards Bicycle Thieves , The Third Man (1)
Most nominations The Third Man (2)

The 3rd 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 1950, [1] and honoured the best films of 1948 and 1949. The awards for Best British Film and Best Film from any Source was handed out to The Third Man and Bicycle Thieves , respectively, and The Third Man was the most nominated feature film, with two.

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Winners and nominees

The Third Man and Bicycle Thieves received the awards for Best British Film and Best Film from any Source, respectively, and The Third Man received a further nomination in the latter category; Daybreak in Udi received the award for Best Documentary; French education film, La Famille Martin received the Special Award; and The Search received the United Nations Award.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are listed below alphabetically and not in boldface. [1] [2]

Best British Film Best Film from any Source
Best Documentary Special Award
  • Daybreak in Udi
    • Circulation
    • The Cornish Engine
    • Drug Addict
    • Island of the Lagoon
    • The Liver Fluke in Great Britain
    • Report on the Refugee Problem
  • La Famille Martin (French education film)
    • Accidents Don't Happen, No. 5
    • Dots and Loops (Canadian experimental animation)
    • A Fly About the House
    • Legend of Saint Ursula
    • Tale About a Soldier
United Nations Award

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References

  1. 1 2 "IMDb - BAFTA Awards (1950)". IMDb . Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "The BAFTA Site - Awards Database". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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