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Shakespeare in Love

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Drama / Romance / Comedy
USA / UK, 1998, 124 min (Alternative: 119 min)

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Young Will Shakespeare is the up and coming playwright of the time, but has been disastrously struck by the bane of the writer's life - writer's block. His comedy "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter" isn't going anywhere and the playhouse is under threat of closure. What Will needs is a muse, and she appears in the form of the beautiful and bethrothed Lady Viola. The path of true love does not run smooth for Will, but the joys and tragedy of his own life find their way onto the page in a moving, witty and spellbinding tale. (Miramax Films)

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Academy Awards

  • 1999 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • 1999 - Gwyneth Paltrow (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
  • 1999 - Judi Dench (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1999 - Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard (Best Original Screenplay)
  • 1999 - Stephen Warbeck (Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
  • 1999 - Best Achievement in Production Design
  • 1999 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
  • 1999 - John Madden (Best Achievement in Directing)
  • 1999 - Geoffrey Rush (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
  • 1999 - Richard Greatrex (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
  • 1999 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
  • 1999 - Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
  • 1999 - Best Sound Mixing

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)