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Shakespeare in Love
1998
Director
John Madden
Year
1998
Content Rating
R
Stars
Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes
Languages
🇬🇧 English
Origin Countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States
Synopsis
History's greatest playwright is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Major Awards
Overall
5 wins — 5 nominations
Wins (5)
Best Picture
BAFTA Awards (1999)
Best Film
Academy Awards, USA (1999)
Best Picture
Best Screenplay
Writers Guild of America, USA (1999)
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Golden Globes, USA (1999)
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Best Actress
Academy Awards, USA (1999)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominations (5)
Best Picture
David di Donatello Awards (1999)
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Critics Choice Awards (1999)
Best Picture
Best Director
Golden Globes, USA (1999)
Best Director - Motion Picture
Academy Awards, USA (1999)
Best Director
Best Screenplay
BAFTA Awards (1999)
Best Screenplay - Original