52nd British Academy Film Awards
1998


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(nominations March 1st, 1999, awarded April 11th, 1999)

Best Film
* Shakespeare in Love - David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick, Marc Norman
Elizabeth - Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
Saving Private Ryan - Steven Spielberg, Ian Bruce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn
The Truman Show - Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward Feldman, Adam Schroeder

David Lean Award for Best Direction
* Peter Weir - The Truman Show
Shekhar Kapur - Elizabeth
John Madden - Shakespeare in Love
Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan

Best Actor
* Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful
Michael Caine - Little Voice
Joseph Fiennes - Shakespeare in Love
Tom Hanks - Saving Private Ryan

Best Actress
* Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth
Jane Horrocks - Little Voice
Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare in Love
Emily Watson - Hilary and Jackie

Best Supporting Actor
* Geoffrey Rush - Elizabeth
Ed Harris - The Truman Show
Geoffrey Rush - Shakespeare in Love
Tom Wilkinson - Shakespeare in Love

Best Supporting Actress
* Judi Dench - Shakespeare in Love
Kathy Bates - Primary Colors
Brenda Blethyn - Little Voice
Lynn Redgrave - Gods and Monsters

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
Elizabeth - Michael Hirst
Life Is Beautiful - Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni
Shakespeare in Love - Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard

Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
* Elizabeth - Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
Hilary and Jackie - Andrew Paterson, Nicolas Kent, Anand Tucker
Little Voice - Elizabeth Karlsen, Mark Herman
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Matthew Vaughn, Guy Ritchie
Sliding Doors - Sydney Pollack, Philippa Braithwaite, William Horberg, Peter Howitt

Anthony Asquith Award for Best Film Music
* Elizabeth - David Hirschfelder
Hilary and Jackie - Barrington Pheloung
Saving Private Ryan - John Williams
Shakespeare in Love - Stephen Warbeck

Best Editing
* Shakespeare in Love - David Gamble
Elizabeth - Jill Bilcock
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels - Niven Howie
Saving Private Ryan - Michael Kahn

Best Costume Design
* Velvet Goldmine - Sandy Powell
Elizabeth - Alexandra Byrne
The Mask of Zorro - Graciela Mazon
Shakespeare in Love - Sandy Powell

Best Special Effects
* Saving Private Ryan
Antz
Babe: Pig in the City
The Truman Show

Best Makeup/Hair
* Elizabeth - Jenny Shircore
Saving Private Ryan - Lois Burwell, Jeanette Freeman
Shakespeare in Love - Lisa Westcott
Velvet Goldmine - Peter King

Best Production Design
* The Truman Show - Dennis Gassner
Elizabeth - John Myhre
Saving Private Ryan - Thomas Sanders
Shakespeare in Love - Martin Childs

Best Foreign Language Film
* Central Station
Carne Tremula
Le Bossu
Life Is Beautiful

Best Cinematography
* Elizabeth - Remi Adelfarasin
Saving Private Ryan - Janusz Kaminski
Shakespeare in Love - Richard Greatrex
The Truman Show - Peter Biziou

Best Sound
* Saving Private Ryan
Hilary and Jackie
Little Voice
Shakespeare in Love

Academy Fellowship: Elizabeth Taylor

Audience Award: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels