47th British Academy Film Awards

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The 47th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1994, honoured the best films of 1993.

Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List won the award for Best Film (and later won the Academy Award for Best Picture). Shadowlands was voted Best British Film of 1993. Schindler's List also won the awards for Best Director (Spielberg), Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Score and Editing. Anthony Hopkins won the award for Best Actor (Shadowlands) and Holly Hunter was voted Best Actress for her role in The Piano. The Age of Innocence won one award: Best Supporting Actress, Miriam Margolyes.

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Schindler's List

• The Piano
• The Remains of the Day
• Shadowlands

Best Actor

Anthony Hopkins in Shadowlands

• Daniel Day-Lewis in In the Name of the Father
• Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day
• Liam Neeson in Schindler's List

Best Actress

Holly Hunter in The Piano

• Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day
• Debra Winger in Shadowlands
• Miranda Richardson in Tom & Viv

Best Supporting Actor

Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List

• Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive
• John Malkovich in In the Line of Fire
• Ben Kingsley in Schindler's List

Best Supporting Actress

Miriam Margoyles in The Age of Innocence

• Winona Ryder in The Age of Innocence
• Holly Hunter in The Firm
• Maggie Smith in The Secret Garden

Best Director

Steven Spielberg - Schindler's List

• Jane Campion - The Piano
• James Ivory - The Remains of the Day
• Richard Attenborough - Shadowlands

Best Screenplay,Original

Groundhog Day - Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis

• The Piano - Jane Campion
• In the Line of Fire - Jeff Maguire
• Sleepless in Seattle - Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch

Best Screenplay,Adapted

Schindler's List - Steven Zaillian

• Scent of a Woman - Bo Goldman
• The Remains of the Day - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
• In the Name of the Father - Terry George, Jim Sheridan
• Shadowlands - William Nicholson

Best Cinematography

Schindler's List

• The Age of Innocence - Michael Ballhaus
• The Piano - Stuart Dryburgh
• The Remains of the Day - Tony Pierce-Roberts

Best Costume Design

The Piano

• Schindler's List - Anna Sheppard
• Dracula - Eiko Ishioka
• Much Ado About Nothing - Phyllis Dalton
• Orlando - Sandy Powell

Best Sound

The Fugitive

• Schindler's List
• Jurassic Park
• The Piano

Best Editing

Schindler's List - Michael Kahn

• In the Line of Fire - Anne Coates
• The Fugitive - Dennis Virkler, David Finfer, Dean Goodhill, Don Brochu, Richard Nord, Don Hoenig
• The Piano - Veronika Jenet

Best Special Effects

Jurassic Park

• The Fugitive
• Dracula
• Aladdin

Best Score

Schindler's List - John Williams

• Aladdin - Alan Menken
• Sleepless in Seattle - Marc Shaiman
• The Piano - Michael Nyman

Best Short Film

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life

Best Make Up

Orlando

• Addams Family Values
• Dracula
• Schindler's List

Best Production Design

The Piano - Andrew McAlpine

• The Age of Innocence - Dante Ferretti
• Dracula - Thomas Sanders
• Schindler's List - Allan Starski

Best Animated Film

Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers

Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film

Shadowlands - Richard Attenborough, Brian Eastman

• Raining Stones - Sally Hibbin, Kenneth Loach
• Naked - Simon Channing-Williams, Mike Leigh
• Tom & Viv - Marc Samuelson, Harvey Kass, Peter Samuelson, Brian Gilbert

Lifetime Achievement

Douglas Slocombe

Academy Fellowship

Michael Grade