51st British Academy Film Awards | |
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Date | 19 April 1998 |
Site | Grosvenor House Hotel |
Hosted by | Rory Bremner |
Highlights | |
Best Film | The Full Monty |
Best British Film | Nil by Mouth |
Best Actor | Robert Carlyle The Full Monty |
Best Actress | Judi Dench Mrs Brown |
Most awards | Romeo + Juliet (4) |
Most nominations | L.A. Confidential (12) |
The 51st British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 19 April 1998 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1997. 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 1997.
Peter Cattaneo's The Full Monty won the award for Best Film, while Nil by Mouth , from writer/director Gary Oldman, was voted Outstanding British Film. [1] [2] [3]
The nominations were announced on 9 March 1998. [4] [5] [6] The ceremony was hosted by Rory Bremner.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
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