3rd British Academy Film Awards

3rd British Academy Film Awards
Date	29 May 1950
Highlights
Best Film	Bicycle Thieves
Best British Film	The Third Man
Most awards	Bicycle Thieves, The Third Man (1)
Most nominations	The Third Man (2)

The 3rd British Film Awards, known retroactively as the British Academy Film Awards, were given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) (known then as the British Film Academy) on 29 May 1950,^[1] and honoured the best films of 1948 and 1949. The awards for Best British Film and Best Film from any Source was handed out to The Third Man and Bicycle Thieves, respectively, and The Third Man was the most nominated feature film, with two.

Winners and nominees

The Third Man and Bicycle Thieves received the awards for Best British Film and Best Film from any Source, respectively, and The Third Man received a further nomination in the latter category; Daybreak in Udi received the award for Best Documentary; French education film, La Famille Martin received the Special Award; and The Search received the United Nations Award.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are listed below alphabetically and not in boldface.^[1]^[2]

Best British Film	Best Film from any Source
The Third Man A Run for Your Money Kind Hearts and Coronets Passport to Pimlico The Queen of Spades The Small Back Room Whisky Galore!	Bicycle Thieves (Italy) The Ballad of Berlin (Germany) The Last Stage (Poland) The Set-Up (United States) The Third Man (United Kingdom) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (United States) The Window (United States)
Best Documentary	Special Award
Daybreak in Udi Circulation The Cornish Engine Drug Addict Island of the Lagoon The Liver Fluke in Great Britain Report on the refugee problem	La Famille Martin (French education film) Accidents Don't Happen, No. 5 Dots and Loops (Canadian educational film) A Fly About the House Legend of Saint Ursula Tale About a Soldier
United Nations Award
The Search (feature film, United States) Au Carrefour de la Vie (Crossroads of Life) (documentary drama, Belgium) Daybreak in Udi (documentary film, United Kingdom) The People Between (documentary, Canada) Sardinia Project (documentary, Italy)

British Academy Film Awards

Current Awards	Actor Actress Animated Feature British Film Cinematography Costume Design Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Director Documentary Editing Film Film Not in the English Language Makeup & Hair Music Production Design Screenplay: Adapted Screenplay: Original Short Animation Short Film Sound Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Rising Star Visual Effects

Special awards	Fellowship Award Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award

Retired awards	Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Screenplay British Screenplay British Actor Foreign Actor British Actress Foreign Actress

Ceremonies	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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