52nd British Academy Film Awards
Date11 April 1999
SiteBusiness Design Centre
Hosted byJonathan Ross
Highlights
Best FilmShakespeare in Love
Best British FilmElizabeth
Best ActorRoberto Benigni
Life Is Beautiful
Best ActressCate Blanchett
Elizabeth
Most awardsElizabeth (5)
Most nominationsShakespeare in Love (15)

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

Peter Weir, Best Director winner
Roberto Benigni, Best Actor winner
Cate Blanchett, Best Actress winner
Geoffrey Rush, Best Supporting Actor winner
Judi Dench, Best Supporting Actress winner
Andrew Niccol, Best Original Screenplay winner
Elaine May, Best Adapted Screenplay winner

BAFTA Fellowship

Main article: BAFTA Fellowship

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Main article: BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

  • 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

Statistics

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shakespeare and Elizabeth dominate Baftas". BBC News. 12 April 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ "And the Bafta for saddest Oscar loser goes to..." The Guardian. 6 April 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. ^ Barnes, Anthony (11 April 1999). "Elizabeth beats Will at BAFTAs". The Independent. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ^ Lister, David (2 March 1999). "And the Bafta nominations are..." The Independent. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Elizabethan dramas named for 28 Baftas". The Guardian. 1 March 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

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