First film from UK to win an Oscar award for best film
- Who
- Laurence Olivier, Hamlet (1948)
- Where
- United States (Hollywood,)
- When
- 24 March 1949
At the 1948 Academy Awards, held at The Academy Awards Theatre, Hollywood on 24 Mar 1949, the Oscar for Best Film went to Hamlet (GB 1948), directed by Lawrence Olivier (1907-1989), who also received Best Actor award for his title role performance.