They were sponsored by the Daily Mail newspaper with readers voting at cinemas across the country, for Best Actor, Actress, and Film.
The inaugural event was held at the Dorchester Hotel, London in 1946.
It was always held at the Dorchester Hotel in London and was hosted by Lord and Lady Rothermere.
The trophy was a silver nymph holding aloft a silver star in its right hand, designed by Juliet Brothers, a schoolmistress from Southport.
In This inaugural event was the first national film award held in the UK.