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The 52nd BAFTA Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 11 April 1999, honoured the best in film for 1998.

Shakespeare in Love won the award for Best Film (also won the Academy Award for Best Picture) and Best Editing. Elizabeth was voted Best British Film. Both Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett won awards for their portrayals of Queen Elizabeth I. Geoffrey Rush won the award for Best Supporting Actor. Italian actor Roberto Benigni won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in La vita รจ bella (Life Is Beautiful). He went on to win the Academy Award. Peter Weir, director of The Truman Show, won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Directing.


Video 52nd British Academy Film Awards



Winners and nominees

Best Film

Shakespeare in Love

  • Elizabeth
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • The Truman Show

Best Actor

Roberto Benigni in Life is Beautiful

  • Michael Caine in Little Voice
  • Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan
  • Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth

  • Emily Watson in Hilary and Jackie
  • Jane Horrocks in Little Voice
  • Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love

Best Supporting Actor

Geoffrey Rush in Elizabeth

  • Geoffrey Rush in Shakespeare in Love
  • Tom Wilkinson in Shakespeare in Love
  • Ed Harris in The Truman Show

Best Supporting Actress

Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love

  • Lynn Redgrave in Gods and Monsters
  • Brenda Blethyn in Little Voice
  • Kathy Bates in Primary Colors

David Lean Award for Direction

Peter Weir for The Truman Show

  • Shekhar Kapur for Elizabeth
  • Steven Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan
  • John Madden for Shakespeare in Love

Alexandra Korda Award for Best British Film

Elizabeth

  • Hilary and Jackie
  • Little Voice
  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
  • My Name is Joe
  • Sliding Doors

Best Costume Design

Velvet Goldmine - Sandy Powell

  • Elizabeth - Alexandra Byrne
  • Shakespeare in Love - Sandy Powell
  • The Mask of Zorro - Graciela Mazon

Best Editing

Shakespeare in Love - David Gamble

  • Saving Private Ryan - Michael Kahn
  • Elizabeth - Jill Bilcock
  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Niven Howie

Best Cinematography

Elizabeth - Remi Adefarasin

  • Shakespeare in Love - Richard Greatrex
  • The Truman Show - Peter Biziou
  • Saving Private Ryan - Janusz Kami?ski

Best Production Design

The Truman Show - Dennis Gassner

  • Saving Private Ryan - Thomas E. Sanders
  • Elizabeth - John Myhre
  • Shakespeare in Love - Martin Childs

Best Sound

Saving Private Ryan

  • Hilary and Jackie
  • Shakespeare in Love
  • Little Voice

Best Adapted Screenplay

Primary Colors - Elaine May

  • Hilary and Jackie - Frank Cottrell Boyce
  • Little Voice - Mark Herman
  • Wag the Dog - Hilary Henkin, David Mamet

Best Original Screenplay

The Truman Show - Andrew Niccol

  • Life is Beautiful - Roberto Benigni
  • Shakespeare in Love - Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard
  • Elizabeth - Michael Hirst

Best Film Not in the English Language

Central Station

  • Life is Beautiful
  • Live Flesh
  • On Guard

Best Visual Effects

Saving Private Ryan

  • Babe: Pig in the City
  • The Truman Show
  • Antz

Best Makeup/Hair

Elizabeth - Jenny Shircore

  • Saving Private Ryan - Lois Burwell, Jeannette Freeman
  • Shakespeare in Love - Lisa Westcott
  • Velvet Goldmine - Peter King

Best Score

Elizabeth - David Hirschfelder

  • Shakespeare in Love - Stephen Warbeck
  • Saving Private Ryan - John Williams
  • Hilary and Jackie - Barrington Pheloung

Maps 52nd British Academy Film Awards



References

  • http://www.independent.co.uk/news/and-the-bafta-nominations-are-1077798.html BAFTA nominations
  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/316954.stm BAFTA winners
  • https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/mar/02/5
  • http://www.independent.ie/world-news/elizabeth-beats-will-at-baftas-411454.html WINNERS

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