52nd British Academy Film Awards explained

Number:	52
Award:	British Academy Film Awards
Date:	11 April 1999
Site:	Business Design Centre
Host:	Jonathan Ross
Best Film:	*Shakespeare in Love*
Best British:	*Elizabeth*
Best Actor:	Roberto Benigni
Best Actor Film:	Life Is Beautiful
Best Actress:	Cate Blanchett
Best Actress Film:	Elizabeth
Most Wins:	*Elizabeth* (5)
Most Nominations:	*Shakespeare in Love* (15)
Last:	51st
Next:	53rd

The 52nd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 11 April 1999 at the Business Design Centre in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1998. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 1998.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Shakespeare in Love won the award for Best Film (and previously won the Academy Award for Best Picture) and three other awards. Elizabeth was voted Outstanding British Film. Both Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench won awards for their portrayals of Queen Elizabeth I, while Geoffrey Rush won the award for Best Supporting Actor. Italian actor Roberto Benigni won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Life Is Beautiful; he previously won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Peter Weir, director of The Truman Show, won for his direction.

The nominations were announced on 1 March 1999 and the ceremony was hosted by Jonathan Ross.^[4] Elizabethan films received an overall total of twenty-eight nominations, winning nine.^[5]

Winners and nominees

BAFTA Fellowship

See main article: BAFTA Fellowship.

Elizabeth Taylor

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

See main article: BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.

Michael Kuhn

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Shakespeare in Love – David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick and Marc Norman Elizabeth – Alison Owen, Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan Saving Private Ryan – Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon and Gary Levinsohn The Truman Show – Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman and Adam Schroeder	Peter Weir – The Truman Show John Madden – Shakespeare in Love Shekhar Kapur – Elizabeth Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan
*Roberto Benigni – Life Is Beautiful* as Guido Orefice** Joseph Fiennes – Shakespeare in Love as William Shakespeare Michael Caine – Little Voice as Ray Say Tom Hanks – Saving Private Ryan as Captain John H. Miller	*Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth* as Queen Elizabeth I** Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie as Jacqueline du Pré Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare in Love as Viola de Lesseps Jane Horrocks – Little Voice as Laura Hoff
*Geoffrey Rush – Shakespeare in Love* as Philip Henslowe** Ed Harris – The Truman Show as Christof Geoffrey Rush – Elizabeth as Francis Walsingham Tom Wilkinson – Shakespeare in Love as Hugh Fennyman	*Judi Dench – Shakespeare in Love* as Queen Elizabeth I** Brenda Blethyn – Little Voice as Mari Hoff Kathy Bates – Primary Colors as Libby Holden Lynn Redgrave – Gods and Monsters as Hanna
The Truman Show – Andrew Niccol Elizabeth – Michael Hirst Life Is Beautiful – Vincenzo Cerami and Roberto Benigni Shakespeare in Love – Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard	Primary Colors – Elaine May Hilary and Jackie – Frank Cottrell-Boyce Little Voice – Mark Herman Wag the Dog – Hilary Henkin and David Mamet
Elizabeth – Remi Adefarasin Saving Private Ryan – Janusz Kamiński Shakespeare in Love – Richard Greatrex The Truman Show – Peter Biziou	Velvet Goldmine – Sandy Powell Elizabeth – Alexandra Byrne The Mask of Zorro – Graciela Mazon Shakespeare in Love – Sandy Powell
Shakespeare in Love – David Gamble Elizabeth – Jill Bilcock Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels – Niven Howie Saving Private Ryan – Michael Kahn	Elizabeth – Jenny Shircore Saving Private Ryan – Lois Burwell and Jeanette Freeman Shakespeare in Love – Lisa Westcott Velvet Goldmine – Peter King
Elizabeth – David Hirschfelder Hilary and Jackie – Barrington Pheloung Saving Private Ryan – John Williams Shakespeare in Love – Stephen Warbeck	The Truman Show – Dennis Gassner Elizabeth – John Myhre Saving Private Ryan – Thomas E. Sanders Shakespeare in Love – Martin Childs
Saving Private Ryan – Gary Rydstrom, Ron Judkins, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Richard Hymns Hilary and Jackie – Nigel Heath, Julian Slater, David Crozier, Ray Merrin and Graham Daniel Little Voice – Peter Lindsay, Rodney Glenn, Ray Merrin and Graham Daniel Shakespeare in Love – Peter Glossop, John Downer, Robin O'Donoghue and Dominic Lester	Saving Private Ryan – Stefen Fangmeier, Roger Guyett and Neil Corbould Antz – Ken Bielenberg, Philippe Gluckman, John Bell and Kendal Cronkhite – Bill Westenhofer, Neal Scanlan, Chris Godfrey and Grahame Andrew The Truman Show – Michael J. McAlister, Brad Kuehn, Craig Barron and Peter Chesney
Elizabeth – Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan and Shekhar Kapur Hilary and Jackie – Andy Paterson, Nicolas Kent and Anand Tucker Little Voice – Elizabeth Karlsen and Mark Herman Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels – Matthew Vaughn and Guy Ritchie My Name Is Joe – Rebecca O'Brien and Ken Loach Sliding Doors – Sydney Pollack, Philippa Braithwaite, William Horberg and Peter Howitt	Love and Death on Long Island – Richard Kwietniowski (Writer/Director) The Governess – Sandra Goldbacher (Writer/Director) Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels – Matthew Vaughn (Producer) Twenty Four Seven – Shane Meadows (Writer/Director)
The Canterbury Tales – Aida Zyablikova, Renat Zinnurov, Ashley Potter, Dave Antrobus, Claire Jennings, Mic Graves, Joanna Quinn, Les Mills and Jonathan Myerson 1001 Nights – Yukio Sonoyama and Mike Smith Gogwana – Helen Nobarro, Deiniol Morris, Sion Jones, Michael Mart and Joe Turner Humdrum – Carla Shelley, Michael Rose and Peter Peake	Home – Hannah Lewis, Morag McKinnon and Colin McLaren Anthrakitts – Natasha Dack and Sara Sugarman Eight – Jon Finn, Stephen Daldry and Tim Clague In Memory of Dorothy Bennett – Catherine McArthur and Martin Radich
Central Station – Arthur Cohn, Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre and Walter Salles Life Is Beautiful – Elda Ferri, Gianluigi Braschi and Roberto Benigni Live Flesh – Agustín Almodóvar and Pedro Almodóvar On Guard – Patrick Godeau and Philippe de Broca

Statistics

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Film
15	Shakespeare in Love
12	Elizabeth
10	Saving Private Ryan
7	The Truman Show
6	Little Voice
5	Hilary and Jackie
3	Life Is Beautiful
3	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
2	Primary Colors
2	Velvet Goldmine

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Film
5	Elizabeth
4	Shakespeare in Love
3	The Truman Show
2	Saving Private Ryan

External links

Film in 1999 at BAFTA
BAFTA Awards (1999) at IMDb
And the Bafta winners are... at BBC News

Notes and References

Web site: Shakespeare and Elizabeth dominate Baftas . 12 April 1999 . . 13 June 2022.
Web site: And the Bafta for saddest Oscar loser goes to... . 6 April 1999 . . 13 June 2022.
Web site: Elizabeth beats Will at BAFTAs . Barnes . Anthony . 11 April 1999 . . 13 June 2022.
Web site: And the Bafta nominations are... . Lister . David . 2 March 1999 . . 13 June 2022.
Web site: Elizabethan dramas named for 28 Baftas . 1 March 1999 . . 13 June 2022.