5th British Academy Film Awards

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5th British Academy Film Awards
Date8 May 1952
Site Odeon Theatre, Marble Arch, London
Highlights
Best Film La Ronde
Best British FilmThe Lavender Hill Mob

The 5th British Academy Film Awards, retroactively known as the British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) (previously the British Film Academy) in 1952, honoured the best films of 1951. La Ronde won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

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

Best British Film Best Film from any Source
Best Documentary Special Award
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing
    • The Diesel Story
    • Enterprise
    • Henry Moore
    • The Isle Of Man TT 1950
    • Mother's Day
    • We've Come a Long Way
United Nations Award

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References

  1. "BAFTA Awards search". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 4 November 2013.