53rd British Academy Film Awards explained

Number:53
Award:British Academy Film Awards
Date:9 April 2000
Site:Odeon Leicester Square
Host:Jack Docherty
Best Film:American Beauty
Best British:East Is East
Best Actor:Kevin Spacey
Best Actor Film:American Beauty
Best Actress:Annette Bening
Best Actress Film:American Beauty
Most Wins:American Beauty (6)
Most Nominations:American Beauty (14)
Last:52nd
Next:54th

The 53rd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 9 April 2000 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1999. 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 1999.[1] [2] [3]

Sam Mendes's American Beauty won the award for Best Film (and previously won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Actor (Kevin Spacey), Actress (Annette Bening), Cinematography, Editing, and Original Music; Spacey previously won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley) and Maggie Smith (Tea with Mussolini) won the awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress, respectively. Pedro Almodóvar, director of All About My Mother, won for his direction. East Is East was voted Outstanding British Film.

The nominations were announced on 1 March 2000 and the ceremony took place at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, hosted by Jack Docherty.[4] [5]

Winners and nominees

BAFTA Fellowship

See main article: BAFTA Fellowship.

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

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

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Statistics

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Film
14American Beauty
10The End of the Affair
7The Talented Mr. Ripley
6East Is East
5The Matrix
Topsy-Turvy
4The Sixth Sense
3All About My Mother
Angela's Ashes
Being John Malkovich
Buena Vista Social Club
An Ideal Husband
Sleepy Hollow
2Notting Hill
Ratcatcher
Tea with Mussolini
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Film
6American Beauty
2All About My Mother
The Matrix
Sleepy Hollow

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Full list of Bafta winners . . 9 April 2000 . 15 June 2022.
  2. Web site: American Beauty shines at Baftas . . 9 April 2000 . 15 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Bafta award choices scorn the Oscar line . Gibbons . Fiachra . . 10 April 2000 . 15 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Bafta nominations in full. BBC News. 1 March 2000. 15 June 2022.
  5. Web site: All right on the night. The Guardian. 7 April 2000. 15 June 2022.