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British Academy Film Awards

52nd edition

  • April 11, 1999
  • United Kingdom

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.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Shakespeare in Love David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick, Marc Norman - as producer(s) Winner
Elizabeth Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan - as producer(s)
Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn - as producer(s)
The Truman Show Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, Adam Schroeder - as producer(s)
Outstanding British Film
Elizabeth Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan and Shekhar Kapur Winner
Hilary and Jackie Andy Paterson, Nicolas Kent, Anand Tucker
Little Voice Elizabeth Karlsen, Mark Herman
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Matthew Vaughn, Guy Ritchie
My Name Is Joe Rebecca O'Brien, Ken Loach
Sliding Doors Sydney Pollack, Philippa Braithwaite, William Horberg, Peter Howitt
Best Directing
The Truman Show Peter Weir Winner
Shakespeare in Love John Madden
Elizabeth Shekhar Kapur
Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Life Is Beautiful Roberto Benigni Winner
Shakespeare in Love Joseph Fiennes
Little Voice Michael Caine
Saving Private Ryan Tom Hanks
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Elizabeth Cate Blanchett Winner
Hilary and Jackie Emily Watson
Shakespeare in Love Gwyneth Paltrow
Little Voice Jane Horrocks
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Shakespeare in Love Geoffrey Rush Winner
The Truman Show Ed Harris
Elizabeth Geoffrey Rush
Shakespeare in Love Tom Wilkinson
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Shakespeare in Love Judi Dench Winner
Little Voice Brenda Blethyn
Primary Colors Kathy Bates
Gods and Monsters Lynn Redgrave
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Love and Death on Long Island Richard Kwietniowski Winner
The Governess Sandra Goldbacher
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Matthew Vaughn
TwentyFourSeven Shane Meadows
Best Original Screenplay
The Truman Show Andrew Niccol Winner
Elizabeth Michael Hirst
Life Is Beautiful Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni
Shakespeare in Love Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard
Best Adapted Screenplay
Primary Colors Elaine May Winner
Hilary and Jackie Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Little Voice Mark Herman
Wag the Dog Hilary Henkin, David Mamet
Best International Feature Film
Central Station Arthur Cohn, Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Walter Salles Winner
Life Is Beautiful Elda Ferri, Gianluigi Braschi, Roberto Benigni
Live Flesh Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar
On Guard Patrick Godeau, Philippe de Broca
Best Cinematography
Elizabeth Remi Adefarasin Winner
Saving Private Ryan Janusz Kamiński
Shakespeare in Love Richard Greatrex
The Truman Show Peter Biziou
Best Original Score
Elizabeth David Hirschfelder Winner
Hilary and Jackie Barrington Pheloung
Saving Private Ryan John Williams
Shakespeare in Love Stephen Warbeck
Best Sound
Saving Private Ryan Gary Rydstrom, Ron Judkins, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Richard Hymns Winner
Hilary and Jackie Nigel Heath, Julian Slater, David Crozier, Ray Merrin, Graham Daniel
Little Voice Peter Lindsay, Rodney Glenn, Ray Merrin, Graham Daniel
Shakespeare in Love Peter Glossop, John Downer, Robin O'Donoghue, Dominic Lester
Best Production Design
The Truman Show Dennis Gassner Winner
Elizabeth John Myhre
Saving Private Ryan Thomas E. Sanders
Shakespeare in Love Martin Childs
Best Film Editing
Shakespeare in Love David Gamble Winner
Elizabeth Jill Bilcock
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Niven Howie
Saving Private Ryan Michael Kahn
Best Costume Design
Velvet Goldmine Sandy Powell Winner
Elizabeth Alexandra Byrne
The Mask of Zorro Graciela Mazon
Shakespeare in Love Sandy Powell
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Elizabeth Jenny Shircore Winner
Saving Private Ryan Lois Burwell, Jeanette Freeman
Shakespeare in Love Lisa Westcott
Velvet Goldmine Peter King
Best Special Effects
Saving Private Ryan Stefen Fangmeier, Roger Guyett, Neil Corbould Winner
Antz Ken Bielenberg, Philippe Gluckman, John Bell, Kendal Cronkhite
Babe: Pig in the City Bill Westenhofer, Neal Scanlan, Chris Godfrey, Grahame Andrew
The Truman Show Michael J. McAlister, Brad Kuehn, Craig Barron, Peter Chesney
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Home Hannah Lewis, Morag McKinnon, Colin McLaren Winner
Eight Jon Finn, Stephen Daldry, Tim Clague
In Memory of Dorothy Bennett Catherine McArthur, Martin Radich
Best Animated Short Film
The Canterbury Tales Aida Zyablikova, Renat Zinnurov, Ashley Potter, Dave Antrobus, Claire Jennings, Mic Graves, Joanna Quinn, Les Mills, Jonathan Myerson Winner
1001 Nights Yukio Sonoyama, Mike Smith
Gogs: Gogwana Helen Nobarro, Deiniol Morris, Sion Jones, Michael Mart, Joe Turner
Humdrum Carla Shelley, Michael Rose, Peter Peake
BAFTA Fellowship
Elizabeth Taylor Winner
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Michael Kuhn Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Elizabeth 5
  • Shakespeare in Love 4
  • The Truman Show 3
  • Saving Private Ryan 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Shakespeare in Love 15
  • Elizabeth 12
  • Saving Private Ryan 10
  • The Truman Show 7
  • Little Voice 6
  • Hilary and Jackie 5
  • Life Is Beautiful 3
  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Shakespeare in Love 4 / 15
  • Saving Private Ryan 2 / 10
  • Elizabeth 5 / 12
  • Little Voice 0 / 6
  • Hilary and Jackie 0 / 5
  • The Truman Show 3 / 7
  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 0 / 3
  • Life Is Beautiful 1 / 3

Only one nomination

20 movies:
  • 1001 Nights
  • Antz
  • Babe: Pig in the City
  • The Canterbury Tales
  • Central Station
  • Eight
  • Gods and Monsters
  • Gogs: Gogwana
  • The Governess
  • Home
  • Humdrum
  • In Memory of Dorothy Bennett
  • Live Flesh
  • Love and Death on Long Island
  • The Mask of Zorro
  • My Name Is Joe
  • On Guard
  • Sliding Doors
  • TwentyFourSeven
  • Wag the Dog

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