BAFTA awarded to Paul Scofield forThe Crucible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in 1996. Statuette of a face mask mounted on a marble cube block bearing an inscribed brass plaque.

A brass moulded mask of a face, with the left eye cut out, mounted on a marble cube block, labelled with a square brass inscribed plaque. The hollow reverse of the mask bears an electronic symbol around one eye and a screen symbol around the other, linking dramatic production and television technology.

Given by Martin Scofield

In 1955, a trophy mask was commissioned by Andrew Miller-Jones of the [then] Guild of Television Producers. Mitzi Cunliffe originally modelled the mask in Plasticine, from which the casting moulds were made, and though based on the traditional concept of the theatrical tragicomic mask, it is more complex than its immediate front facial appearance suggests. The hollow reverse of the mask bears an electronic symbol around one eye and a screen symbol around the other, linking dramatic production and television technology, and the full intention of Mitzi's original design included a revolving support to allow the mask to be turned and viewed easily from either side.

BAFTA awarded to Paul Scofield forThe Crucible in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in 1996. Statuette of a face mask mounted on a marble cube block bearing an inscribed brass plaque.

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