<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="5"> Picture </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Producer </Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Status </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1932 / 33 </Td> <Td> Alexander Korda </Td> <Td> The Private Life of Henry VIII </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Alexander Korda was a Hungarian - born British </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> Victor Saville </Td> <Td> The Citadel </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> Goodbye , Mr. Chips </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1940 </Td> <Td> Charlie Chaplin </Td> <Td> The Great Dictator </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1941 </Td> <Td> Alfred Hitchcock </Td> <Td> Suspicion </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1942 </Td> <Td> Michael Powell </Td> <Td> 49th Parallel </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1943 </Td> <Td> Noël Coward </Td> <Td> In Which We Serve </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1946 </Td> <Td> Laurence Olivier </Td> <Td> Henry V </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> Anthony Havelock - Allan Ronald Neame </Td> <Td> Great Expectations </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> Laurence Olivier </Td> <Td> Hamlet </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger </Td> <Td> The Red Shoes </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Emeric Pressburger was a Hungarian British screenwriter , film director , and Producer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> John Houseman </Td> <Td> Julius Caesar </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> John Houseman was a Romanian - born British - American actor and producer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> James Woolf John Woolf </Td> <Td> Room at the Top </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Tony Richardson </Td> <Td> Tom Jones </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Joseph Janni </Td> <Td> Darling </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Lewis Gilbert </Td> <Td> Alfie </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> John Woolf </Td> <Td> Oliver ! </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anthony Havelock - Allan John Brabourne </Td> <Td> Romeo and Juliet </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> John Boorman </Td> <Td> Deliverance </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Barry Spikings Michael Deeley </Td> <Td> The Deer Hunter </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> Nominated with Michael Cimino and John Peverall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Puttnam Alan Marshall </Td> <Td> Midnight Express </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Peter Yates </Td> <Td> Breaking Away </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> David Puttnam </Td> <Td> Chariots of Fire </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Richard Attenborough </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Peter Yates </Td> <Td> The Dresser </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> David Puttnam </Td> <Td> The Killing Fields </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Brabourne Richard Goodwin </Td> <Td> A Passage to India </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> David Puttnam </Td> <Td> The Mission </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jeremy Thomas </Td> <Td> The Last Emperor </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> The Last Emperor is an English - produced , mostly Italian - made film shot in China . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Boorman </Td> <Td> Hope and Glory </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Norma Heyman </Td> <Td> Dangerous Liaisons </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Shared with Hank Moonjean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> Stephen Woolley </Td> <Td> The Crying Game </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Duncan Kenworthy </Td> <Td> Four Weddings and a Funeral </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jane Scott </Td> <Td> Shine </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Jane Scott is a British - born Australian film Producer . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Simon Channing - Williams </Td> <Td> Secrets and Lies </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> David Parfitt </Td> <Td> Shakespeare in Love </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> Shared with Harvey Weinstein , Edward Zwick , Marc Norman , Donna Gigliotti . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alison Owen Tim Bevan Eric Fellner </Td> <Td> Elizabeth </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ian Bryce </Td> <Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="5"> Picture </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Producer </Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Status </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1932 / 33 </Td> <Td> Alexander Korda </Td> <Td> The Private Life of Henry VIII </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Alexander Korda was a Hungarian - born British </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> Victor Saville </Td> <Td> The Citadel </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> Goodbye , Mr. Chips </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1940 </Td> <Td> Charlie Chaplin </Td> <Td> The Great Dictator </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1941 </Td> <Td> Alfred Hitchcock </Td> <Td> Suspicion </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1942 </Td> <Td> Michael Powell </Td> <Td> 49th Parallel </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1943 </Td> <Td> Noël Coward </Td> <Td> In Which We Serve </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1946 </Td> <Td> Laurence Olivier </Td> <Td> Henry V </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> Anthony Havelock - Allan Ronald Neame </Td> <Td> Great Expectations </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> Laurence Olivier </Td> <Td> Hamlet </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger </Td> <Td> The Red Shoes </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Emeric Pressburger was a Hungarian British screenwriter , film director , and Producer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> John Houseman </Td> <Td> Julius Caesar </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> John Houseman was a Romanian - born British - American actor and producer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> James Woolf John Woolf </Td> <Td> Room at the Top </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Tony Richardson </Td> <Td> Tom Jones </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Joseph Janni </Td> <Td> Darling </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Lewis Gilbert </Td> <Td> Alfie </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> John Woolf </Td> <Td> Oliver ! </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anthony Havelock - Allan John Brabourne </Td> <Td> Romeo and Juliet </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> John Boorman </Td> <Td> Deliverance </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Barry Spikings Michael Deeley </Td> <Td> The Deer Hunter </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> Nominated with Michael Cimino and John Peverall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Puttnam Alan Marshall </Td> <Td> Midnight Express </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Peter Yates </Td> <Td> Breaking Away </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> David Puttnam </Td> <Td> Chariots of Fire </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Richard Attenborough </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Peter Yates </Td> <Td> The Dresser </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> David Puttnam </Td> <Td> The Killing Fields </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Brabourne Richard Goodwin </Td> <Td> A Passage to India </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> David Puttnam </Td> <Td> The Mission </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jeremy Thomas </Td> <Td> The Last Emperor </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> The Last Emperor is an English - produced , mostly Italian - made film shot in China . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Boorman </Td> <Td> Hope and Glory </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Norma Heyman </Td> <Td> Dangerous Liaisons </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Shared with Hank Moonjean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> Stephen Woolley </Td> <Td> The Crying Game </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Duncan Kenworthy </Td> <Td> Four Weddings and a Funeral </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jane Scott </Td> <Td> Shine </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Jane Scott is a British - born Australian film Producer . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Simon Channing - Williams </Td> <Td> Secrets and Lies </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> David Parfitt </Td> <Td> Shakespeare in Love </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> Shared with Harvey Weinstein , Edward Zwick , Marc Norman , Donna Gigliotti . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alison Owen Tim Bevan Eric Fellner </Td> <Td> Elizabeth </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ian Bryce </Td> <Td>
what was the first british film to win the academy award for best picture
what was the first british film to win the academy award for best picture
Hamlet
Hamlet