55th British Academy Film Awards

55th BAFTA Awards
February 24, 2002

Best Film:
The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring

Best British Film:
Gosford Park

The 55th British Film Awards (BAFTA Awards), given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 24 February, 2002, honored the best in film for 2001.

Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring won the award for Best Film, Best Director and Best Makeup & Hair. Gosford Park, directed by Robert Altman, was voted Best British Film of 2001. Russell Crowe won the award for Best Lead Actor in A Beautiful Mind. A Beautiful Mind also won the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jennifer Connelly). Judi Dench won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Iris. Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge!) won the award for Best Supporting Actor.

Winners and nominees

Winners (at least two awards won)

4 / 12 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Best Director, Film, Makeup & Hair and Visual Effects
2 / 5 A Beautiful Mind: Best Actor and Supporting Actress
2 / 8 Gosford Park: Best British Film and Costume Design
2 / 12 Moulin Rouge!: Best Film Music and Supporting Actor
1 / 1 Amores perros (Love's a Bitch): Best Foreign Language Film
1 / 1 The Man Who Wasn't There: Best Cinematography
1 / 2 Mulholland Dr.: Best Editing
1 / 6 Iris: Best Actress
1 / 6 Shrek: Best Adapted Screenplay

Losers (no awards but 2 or more nominations)