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100 BAFTA Moments - Sir Michael Caine Receives his First BAFTA Nomination

8 December 2014

62 days to go - Michael Caine is presented with his nomination certificate by Leslie Caron in 1966

In 1966, Sir Michael Caine was nominated for the British Actor award for his performance in The Ipcress File (1965). It was his first BAFTA nomination, and Leslie Caron presented Caine with his nomination certificate. He would go on to win his first BAFTA in 1984 for Educating Rita (1983).

One of the best-loved British actors of his generation, Caine continues to star in many films, including Interstellar (2014) and the upcoming Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015). Caine received the Academy Fellowship in 2000.

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The BRITISH FILM ACADEMY AWARDS in 1966British Academy of Film and Television Arts