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100 BAFTA Moments - Sir Alec Guinness wins the British Actor Award

8 November 2014

92 days to go - Sir Alec Guinness wins his first award in 1958

In 1958, Sir Alec Guinness won the British Actor award for his performance in David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). It was his second nomination in the British Actor category, following The Prisioner (1955). In total, Guinness was nominated for seven BAFTAs in his career, being awarded three times. He also received the Fellowship in 1989, presented to him by Lean. 

In this charming photograph, Guinness is pictured with Virginia McKenna, who won the British Actress award for her role in A Town Called Alice (1956)

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