47th British Academy Film Awards

47th British Academy Film Awards
47th British Academy Film Awards
Date	15 April 1994
Site	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Hosted by	Sheena McDonald
Produced by	Rock Oldham
Directed by	Royston Mayoh
Highlights
Best Film	Schindler's List
Best British Film	Shadowlands
Best Actor	Anthony Hopkins; The Remains of the Day
Best Actress	Holly Hunter; The Piano
Most awards	Schindler's List (7)
Most nominations	Schindler's List (13)
	← 46th; BAFTA Awards; 48th →;

The 47th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 15 April 1994 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1993. 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 1993.

Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List won the award for Best Film (and previously won the Academy Award for Best Picture). The film also won the awards for Best Director (Spielberg), Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, and Original Music. Anthony Hopkins won the award for Best Actor (The Remains of the Day) and Holly Hunter was voted Best Actress for her role in The Piano while The Age of Innocence won one award—Best Supporting Actress (Miriam Margolyes). Additionally, Shadowlands was voted Best British Film of 1993.^[1]

The ceremony was hosted by Sheena McDonald.

Winners and nominees

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Ken Loach

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Film Schindler's List – Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen and Branko Lustig The Piano – Jan Chapman and Jane Campion The Remains of the Day – Ismail Merchant, Mike Nichols, John Calley and James Ivory Shadowlands – Richard Attenborough and Brian Eastman	Best Direction Steven Spielberg – Schindler's List James Ivory – The Remains of the Day Jane Campion – The Piano Richard Attenborough – Shadowlands
Best Actor in a Leading Role *Anthony Hopkins – The Remains of the Day* as James Stevens** Anthony Hopkins – Shadowlands as C. S. Lewis Daniel Day-Lewis – In the Name of the Father as Gerry Conlon Liam Neeson – Schindler's List as Oskar Schindler	Best Actress in a Leading Role *Holly Hunter – The Piano* as Ada McGrath** Debra Winger – Shadowlands as Joy Davidman Emma Thompson – The Remains of the Day as Sarah Kenton Miranda Richardson – Tom & Viv as Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Ralph Fiennes – Schindler's List as Amon Göth Ben Kingsley – Schindler's List as Itzhak Stern John Malkovich – In the Line of Fire as Mitch Leary Tommy Lee Jones – The Fugitive as Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard	Best Actress in a Supporting Role Miriam Margolyes – The Age of Innocence as Mrs. Mingott Holly Hunter – The Firm as Tamara Hemphill Maggie Smith – The Secret Garden as Medlock Winona Ryder – The Age of Innocence as May Welland
Best Original Screenplay Groundhog Day – Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis In the Line of Fire – Jeff Maguire The Piano – Jane Campion Sleepless in Seattle – Nora Ephron, David S. Ward and Jeff Arch	Best Adapted Screenplay Schindler's List – Steven Zaillian In the Name of the Father – Terry George and Jim Sheridan The Remains of the Day – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Scent of a Woman – Bo Goldman Shadowlands – William Nicholson
Best Cinematography Schindler's List – Janusz Kamiński The Age of Innocence – Michael Ballhaus The Piano – Stuart Dryburgh The Remains of the Day – Tony Pierce-Roberts	Best Costume Design The Piano – Janet Patterson Bram Stoker's Dracula – Eiko Ishioka Much Ado About Nothing – Phyllis Dalton Orlando – Sandy Powell Schindler's List – Anna B. Sheppard
Best Editing Schindler's List – Michael Kahn The Fugitive – Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord and Dov Hoenig In the Line of Fire – Anne V. Coates The Piano – Veronika Jenet	Best Makeup and Hair Orlando – Morag Ross Addams Family Values – Kevin Haney, Katherine James, Fred C. Blau Jr. and Fern Buchner Bram Stoker's Dracula – Greg Cannom, Michèle Burke and Matthew W. Mungle Schindler's List – Christina Smith, Matthew W. Mungle, Waldemar Pokromski and Pauline Heys
Best Original Music Schindler's List – John Williams Aladdin – Alan Menken The Piano – Michael Nyman Sleepless in Seattle – Marc Shaiman	Best Production Design The Piano – Andrew McAlpine The Age of Innocence – Dante Ferretti Bram Stoker's Dracula – Thomas E. Sanders Schindler's List – Allan Starski
Best Sound The Fugitive – John Leveque, Bruce Stambler, Becky Sullivan, Scott D. Smith, Donald O. Mitchell, Michael Herbick and Frank A. Montaño Jurassic Park – Richard Hymns, Ron Judkins, Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom and Shawn Murphy The Piano – Lee Smith, Tony Johnson and Gethin Creagh Schindler's List – Charles L. Campbell, Louis Edemann, Robert Jackson, Ron Judkins, Andy Nelson, Steve Pederson and Scott Millan	Best Special Visual Effects Jurassic Park – Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri Aladdin – Don Paul and Steve Goldberg Bram Stoker's Dracula – Roman Coppola, Gary Gutierrez, Michael Lantieri and Gene Warren Jr. The Fugitive – William Mesa and Roy Arbogast
Outstanding British Film Shadowlands – Richard Attenborough and Brian Eastman Naked – Mike Leigh and Simon Channing Williams Raining Stones – Sally Hibbin and Ken Loach Tom & Viv – Marc Samuelson, Harvey Kass, Peter Samuelson and Brian Gilbert	Best Film Not in the English Language Farewell My Concubine – Hsu Feng and Chen Kaige A Heart in Winter – Jean-Louis Livi, Philippe Carcassonne and Claude Sautet Indochine – Eric Heumann and Régis Wargnier Like Water for Chocolate – Alfonso Arau
Best Short Animation The Wrong Trousers – Chris Moll and Nick Park Bob's Birthday – David Fine and Alison Snowden Britannia – David Parker and Joanna Quinn The Village – Pam Dennis and Mark Baker	Best Short Film Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life – Ruth Kenley-Letts and Peter Capaldi One Night Stand – Georgia Masters and Bill Britten A Small Deposit – Paul Holmes and Eleanor Yule Syrup – Anita Overland and Paul Unwin

Statistics

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
13	Schindler's List
10	The Piano
6	The Remains of the Day
6	Shadowlands
4	The Age of Innocence
	Bram Stoker's Dracula
	The Fugitive
3	In the Line of Fire
2	Aladdin
	In the Name of the Father
	Jurassic Park
	Orlando
	Sleepless in Seattle
	Tom & Viv

Films that received multiple awards
Awards	Film
7	Schindler's List
3	The Piano

References

^ "BAFTA Awards". Tatler. 19 July 1994. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

External links

Film in 1994 at BAFTA

[1] "BAFTA Awards". Tatler. 19 July 1994. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

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