Jennifer Ehle wins Best Actress BAFTA for Pride & Prejudice

Jennifer Ehle wins the 1996 BAFTA award for Best Actress in a TV show for her performance as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, beating Helen Mirren, Geraldine James and Juliet Stevenson. Jennifer Ehle, then 24, starred alongside Colin Firth in what is regarded by many as the definitive version of Pride & Prejudice. The BAFTA ceremony took place on 23 April 1996 in London’s Palladium Theatre. Jennifer Ehle’s award is presented by Stephen Fry.