On February 22nd 2020 the 73rd BAFTA Awards Ceremony took place and the winner of the Best Film Award went to the World War One film 1917. It dominated the event, winning a total of seven awards. Its director, Sam Mendes, became the first British winner of Best Director since Danny Boyle in 2009.
The ceremony first took place in the middle part of the 20th century and many great films have been made since then. This quiz is one for film-lovers and will test your knowledge of BAFTA Best Film Award winners of the past.
Do you know which films have been recognised and which have not? What about directors and actors? We’ll soon find out! So, if you are ready (popcorn is optional), it’s time for lights, camera, and... action!
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The award went to The Best Years of Our Lives, an American film telling the story of three servicemen re-adjusting to civilian life after World War II
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The film is based on the life of T. E. Lawrence and begins with his death in 1935
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a black comedy, adapted from the play of the same name. It stars (at the time) husband and wife, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
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The film tells the story of a hairdresser from Liverpool who tries to better herself by taking an Open University course in English Literature. Walters plays the lead and Caine is her professor
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Gladiator is noted for its computer-generated effects. A digital body double was even created for the actor Oliver Reed, who died during filming
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Both The Fellowship of the Ring (the first in the trilogy) and The Return of the King (the last) won the Best Film Award. The Two Towers was nominated but lost out to The Pianist. And the less said about The Hobbit, the better!
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In the story, 18-year-old Jamal Malik answers every question correctly in the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? He is accused of cheating and has to explain himself to the police
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Rush is probably best known for his role as Captain Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean films
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The Artist tells the story of a 1920s film star, at the time when silent films were being ousted by "talkies".
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Alfred Mendes was a West Indian novelist who joined the 1st Rifle Brigade, and fought for Britain in World War I
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