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1st British Academy Film Awards
The
1st
British Film Academy Awards
(retroactively known as the
British Academy Film Awards
), were handed out on 29 May 1949 at the Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square, in
London
, for films shown in the
United Kingdom
in
1947
and
1948
. They were presented by the British Film Academy (currently,
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(BAFTA)), an organisation established in 1947 by filmmakers from
Great Britain
, for the "advancement of the art and technique of the film". The Academy bestowed accolades in three categories:
Best British Film
,
Best Picture from any source - British or Foreign
and a Special Award. British film producer
Michael Balcon
chaired the ceremony.
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