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BAFTA Awards: 1999

BAFTA Film Award

Date:	11 April
Host:	Jonathan Ross (I)
Location:	Business Design Centre, London, England, UK

Best Film


Winner:
	Shakespeare in Love (1998) - David Parfitt; Donna Gigliotti; Harvey Weinstein; Edward Zwick; Marc Norman
Other Nominees:
	Elizabeth (1998) - Alison Owen (I); Eric Fellner; Tim Bevan (I) Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Steven Spielberg; Ian Bryce; Mark Gordon (II); Gary Levinsohn Truman Show, The (1998) - Scott Rudin; Andrew Niccol; Edward S. Feldman; Adam Schroeder

Best Film not in the English Language


Winner:
	Central do Brasil (1998) - Arthur Cohn; Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre; Walter Salles
Other Nominees:
	Bossu, Le (1997) - Patrick Godeau; Philippe de Broca Carne trémula (1997) - Agust�n Almod�var; Pedro Almod�var Vita è bella, La (1997) - Elda Ferri; Gianluigi Braschi; Roberto Benigni

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Vita è bella, La (1997) - Roberto Benigni
Other Nominees:
	Little Voice (1998) - Michael Caine (I) Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Tom Hanks Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Joseph Fiennes

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Elizabeth (1998) - Cate Blanchett
Other Nominees:
	Hilary and Jackie (1998) - Emily Watson (I) Little Voice (1998) - Jane Horrocks Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Gwyneth Paltrow

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Elizabeth (1998) - Geoffrey Rush
Other Nominees:
	Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Geoffrey Rush Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Tom Wilkinson (I) Truman Show, The (1998) - Ed Harris (I)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Judi Dench
Other Nominees:
	Gods and Monsters (1998) - Lynn Redgrave Little Voice (1998) - Brenda Blethyn Primary Colors (1998) - Kathy Bates (I)

Best Screenplay - Original


Winner:
	Truman Show, The (1998) - Andrew Niccol
Other Nominees:
	Elizabeth (1998) - Michael Hirst (I) Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Marc Norman; Tom Stoppard Vita è bella, La (1997) - Vincenzo Cerami; Roberto Benigni

Best Screenplay - Adapted


Winner:
	Primary Colors (1998) - Elaine May (I)
Other Nominees:
	Hilary and Jackie (1998) - Frank Cottrell Boyce Little Voice (1998) - Mark Herman (I) Wag the Dog (1997) - Hilary Henkin (I); David Mamet

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Elizabeth (1998) - Remi Adefarasin
Other Nominees:
	Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Janusz Kaminski (I) Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Richard Greatrex Truman Show, The (1998) - Peter Biziou

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Velvet Goldmine (1998) - Sandy Powell (II)
Other Nominees:
	Elizabeth (1998) - Alexandra Byrne Mask of Zorro, The (1998) - Graciela Maz�n Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Sandy Powell (II)

Best Sound


Winner:
	Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Gary Rydstrom; Ron Judkins; Gary Summers; Andy Nelson (I); Richard Hymns
Other Nominees:
	Hilary and Jackie (1998) - Nigel Heath; Julian Slater (I); David Crozier (II); Ray Merrin; Graham Daniel Little Voice (1998) - Peter Lindsay (II); Rodney Glenn; Ray Merrin; Graham Daniel Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Peter Glossop (II); John Downer (I); Robin O'Donoghue; Dominic Lester

Best Editing


Winner:
	Shakespeare in Love (1998) - David Gamble (I)
Other Nominees:
	Elizabeth (1998) - Jill Bilcock Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) - Niven Howie Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Michael Kahn (I)

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Stefen Fangmeier; Roger Guyett; Neil Corbould
Other Nominees:
	Antz (1998) - Ken Bielenberg; Philippe Gluckman; John Bell (I); Kendal Cronkhite Babe: Pig in the City (1998) - Bill Westenhofer; Neal Scanlan; Chris Godfrey (II); Grahame Andrew Truman Show, The (1998) - Michael J. McAlister; Brad Kuehn; Craig Barron; Peter Chesney

Best Animated Short Film


Winner:
	"Canterbury Tales, The" (1998) - Aida Zyablikova; Renat Zinnurov; Ashley Potter; Dave Antrobus; Claire Jennings (I); Mic Graves; Joanna Quinn; Les Mills (III); Jonathan Myerson
Other Nominees:
	1001 Nights (1998) - Yukio Sonoyama; Mike Smith (IX) Gogwana (1998) (TV) - Helen Nabarro; Deiniol Morris; Sion Jones (I); Michael Mort; Joe Turner (III) Humdrum (1998) - Carla Shelley; Julie Lockhart; Peter Peake (I)

Best Short Film


Winner:
	Home (1998/I) - Hannah Lewis; Morag McKinnon; Colin McLaren
Other Nominees:
	Anthrakitis (1998) - Natasha Dack; Sara Sugarman Eight (1998) - Jonathan Finn (II); Stephen Daldry; Tim Clague In Memory of Dorothy Bennett (1998) - Catherine McArthur (I); Martin Radich

Best Make Up/Hair


Winner:
	Elizabeth (1998) - Jenny Shircore
Other Nominees:
	Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Lois Burwell; Jeanette Freeman Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Lisa Westcott Velvet Goldmine (1998) - Peter King (I)

Best Production Design


Winner:
	Truman Show, The (1998) - Dennis Gassner
Other Nominees:
	Elizabeth (1998) - John Myhre Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Thomas E. Sanders Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Martin Childs

Michael Balcon Award


Awarded to:
	Michael Kuhn (I)

Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film


Winner:
	Elizabeth (1998) - Alison Owen (I); Eric Fellner; Tim Bevan (I)
Other Nominees:
	Hilary and Jackie (1998) - Andy Paterson; Nicolas Kent; Anand Tucker Little Voice (1998) - Elizabeth Karlsen; Mark Herman (I) Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) - Matthew Vaughn; Guy Ritchie My Name Is Joe (1998) - Rebecca O'Brien (I); Ken Loach Sliding Doors (1998) - Sydney Pollack; Philippa Braithwaite; William Horberg; Peter Howitt (II)

David Lean Award for Direction


Winner:
	Truman Show, The (1998) - Peter Weir
Other Nominees:
	Elizabeth (1998) - Shekhar Kapur Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Steven Spielberg Shakespeare in Love (1998) - John Madden (I)

Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music


Winner:
	Elizabeth (1998) - David Hirschfelder
Other Nominees:
	Hilary and Jackie (1998) - Barrington Pheloung Saving Private Ryan (1998) - John Williams (I) Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Stephen Warbeck

Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer


Winner:
	Love and Death on Long Island (1997) - Richard Kwietniowski

Audience Award


Winner:
	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

Academy Fellowship


Awarded to:
	Elizabeth Taylor (I)

BAFTA TV Award

Date:	9 May
Location:	Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London, England, UK

Best Actor


Winner:
	Rather English Marriage, A (1998) (TV) - Tom Courtenay
Other Nominees:
	"Our Mutual Friend" (1998) - Timothy Spall Looking After Jo Jo (1998) (TV) - Robert Carlyle (I) Rather English Marriage, A (1998) (TV) - Albert Finney

Best Actress


Winner:
	"Talking Heads 2" (1998) - Thora Hird - For episode "Waiting for the Telegram".
Other Nominees:
	"Vanity Fair" (1998) - Natasha Little Rather English Marriage, A (1998) (TV) - Joanna Lumley Reckless: The Movie (1998) (TV) - Francesca Annis

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	"Respectable Trade, A" (1998) - Frances Tempest
Other Nominees:
	"Our Mutual Friend" (1998) - Mike O'Neill (I) "Vanity Fair" (1998) - Rosalind Ebbutt Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV) - John Mollo

Best Sound (Fiction/Entertainment)


Winner:
	"Our Mutual Friend" (1998) - Paul Hamblin; Catherine Hodgson; Graham Headicar; Richard Manton
Other Nominees:
	Eurovision Song Contest, The (1998) (TV) - Barry Hawes; Tim Davies (III) Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV) - Christian Wangler; Colin Martin (II); Michael Crouch (I) Rather English Marriage, A (1998) (TV) - Jim Greenhorn (I); Colin Martin (II); Richard Skelton

Best Sound (Factual)


Winner:
	"Life of Birds, The" (1998) - Martyn Harries; Peter Hicks (IV); Chris Watson (II); Lucy Rutherford; Stephen Williams (XI)
Other Nominees:
	"Human Body, The" (1998) - "sound team" Andre Previn (1998) (TV) - Bob Blauvelt; Bill Chesneau; Steve Jankowski; Peter Davies (VIII) Lockerbie: A Night Remembered (1998) (TV) - David Lindsay (III); Matt Skilton (I)

Best Editing (Factual)


Winner:
	Lockerbie: A Night Remembered (1998) (TV) - Brian Tagg
Other Nominees:
	"Arena" (1975) {Brian Epstein Story: The Sun Will Shine Tomorrow, The: Part 1} - Roy Deverell; Guy Crossman - (Screened within "Arena" (1975)). "Omnibus" (1967) {Bring Me Sunshine: The Heart and Soul of Eric Morecambe} - Andrew Quigley (II) - (Shown within "Omnibus" (1967)). Arena: The Sir Noel Coward Trilogy (1998) (TV) - David Kitson - (Screened within "Arena" (1975)).

Best Editing (Fiction/Entertainment)


Winner:
	Rather English Marriage, A (1998) (TV) - Dave King (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Our Mutual Friend" (1998) - Frances Parker (I) "Vanity Fair" (1998) - William Diver Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV) - Keith Palmer (I)

Best Comedy Performance


Winner:
	"Father Ted" (1995) - Dermot Morgan
Other Nominees:
	"Dinnerladies" (1998) - Julie Walters (I) "Father Ted" (1995) - Ardal O'Hanlon "Royle Family, The" (1998) - Caroline Aherne

Best News and Current Affairs Journalism


Winner:
	"Dispatches" (1987) - David Monaghan; Deborah Davies; Graham Hall - For episode "Inside the Animal Liberation Front".
Other Nominees:
	"Newsnight" (1980) - Martha Kearne; Sian Kevill - For the coverage of Northern Ireland peace process. Correspondent - ETA Coming in from the Cold (1998) (TV) - Ewa Ewart; Fiona Murch; Orla Guerin ITN'S Coverage on ITV of the Omagh Bomb and its Aftermath (1998) (TV) - Nigel Dacre; "production team"

Best Soap


Winner:
	"EastEnders" (1985) - Matthew Robinson (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Brookside" (1982) - Phil Redmond "Coronation Street" (1960) - Carolyn Reynolds; David Hanson (III) "Hollyoaks" (1995) - Phil Redmond; Jo Hallows

Best Make Up/Hair


Winner:
	"Our Mutual Friend" (1998) - Lisa Westcott
Other Nominees:
	"French and Saunders" (1987) - Jan Sewell (I); Daniel Phillips (II) - For the 1998 christmas special. "Stars in Their Eyes" (1990) - Glenda Wood Far from the Madding Crowd (1998) (TV) - Dorka Nieradzik

Best Graphic Design


Winner:
	"Human Body, The" (1998) - Tim Goodchild (I); David Haith
Other Nominees:
	"Body Story" (1998) - Chris Hart (II) Eurotrash (1998) (TV) - Tim Varlow World Cup '98 (1998/II) (TV) - Steven Aspinall

Best Design


Winner:
	"Our Mutual Friend" (1998) - Malcolm Thornton
Other Nominees:
	Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) (TV) - Anne Tilby Far from the Madding Crowd (1998) (TV) - Adrian Smith (I) Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV) - Andrew Mollo

Originality


Winner:
	"Human Body, The" (1998) - Richard Dale (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Channel 5 News" - "production team" - For the contribution of Channel 5 News in innovating original styles of TV news journalism and production. King of Chaos, The (1998) (TV) - Bryn Higgins Lemurs (1998) (TV) - Sarah Williams (I); Justine Kershaw

Best Light Entertainment (Programme or Series)


Winner:
	"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (1998) - Paul Smith (XXV); Guy Freeman (II); Martin Scott (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Big Train" (1998) - Sioned Wiliam; Graham Linehan "Goodness Gracious Me" (1998) - Anil Gupta (I); Nick Wood (II) "Rory Bremner, Who Else?" (1993) - Geoff Atkinson; Jon Magnusson; Geraldine Dowd; Henry Murray (III)

Best International (Programme or Series)


Winner:
	"Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992) - Garry Shandling; Dennis Klein (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Ally McBeal" (1997) - David E. Kelley "Simpsons, The" (1989) - Matt Groening "X Files, The" (1993) - Chris Carter (I)

Best Drama Serial


Winner:
	"Our Mutual Friend" (1998) - Catherine Wearing; Julian Farino; Sandy Welch (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Amongst Women" (1998) - Jonathan Curling; Colin Tucker (I); Tom Cairns (I); Adrian Hodges "Respectable Trade, A" (1998) - Ruth Baumgarten; Suri Krishnamma; Philippa Gregory "Vanity Fair" (1998) - Gillian McNeill (I); Marc Munden; Andrew Davies (I)

Best Photography (Factual)


Winner:
	42: Forty Two Up (1998) (TV) - George Jesse Turner
Other Nominees:
	"Arena" (1975) {Brian Epstein Story: The Sun Will Shine Tomorrow, The: Part 1} - Luke Cardiff - (Screened within "Arena" (1975)). "Human Body, The" (1998) - Chris Hartley (I); David Barlow (II); Tim Shepherd (I); Rob Franklin (I) Lemurs (1998) (TV) - Mike Eley; Warwick Sloss; Gavin Thurston

Best Features (Programme or Series)


Winner:
	"Back to the Floor" (1998) - Bill Grist
Other Nominees:
	"Changing Rooms" (1997) - Casper Peacock; Ann Boothclipporn "House Doctor" (1999) - Daisy Goodwin; Basi Akpabio "Time Team" (1994) - Tim Taylor (IV)

Best Single Drama


Winner:
	Rather English Marriage, A (1998) (TV) - Joanna Willett; Paul Seed; Andrew Davies (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Talking Heads 2" (1998) - Mark Shivas; Stuart Burge; Alan Bennett (I) - For episode "Waiting for the Telegram". "Talking Heads 2" (1998) - Mark Shivas; Udayan Prasad; Alan Bennett (I) - For episode "Playing Sandwiches". Life for a Life, A (1998) (TV) - Malcolm Craddock; Stephen Whittaker (I); Peter Berry (I)

Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment)


Winner:
	Far from the Madding Crowd (1998) (TV) - John Daly (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Cold Feet" (1997) - Peter Middleton "Our Mutual Friend" (1998) - David Odd "Vanity Fair" (1998) - Oliver Curtis

Best Comedy (Programme or Series)


Winner:
	"Father Ted" (1995) - Lissa Evans; Andy DeEmmony; Graham Linehan; Arthur Mathews
Other Nominees:
	"Dinnerladies" (1998) - Geoff Posner; Victoria Wood (I) "Royle Family, The" (1998) - Glen Wilhilde; Mark Mylod; Caroline Aherne; Craig Cash; Henry Normal "Vicar of Dibley, The" (1994) - Sue Vertue; Jon Plowman; Dewi Humphreys; Richard Curtis (I); Paul Mayhew-Archer

Best Light Entertainment Performance


Winner:
	"Parkinson" (1971) - Michael Parkinson (II)
Other Nominees:
	"30 Years of Billy Connolly" (1998) - Billy Connolly "Rory Bremner, Who Else?" (1993) - John Bird (I); John Fortune (I) Harry Enfield's Yule Log Chums (1998) (TV) - Kathy Burke

Best Factual Series


Winner:
	"Human Body, The" (1998) - Richard Dale (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Clintons: A Marriage of Power, The" - Paul Mitchell (V) "Cold War" (1998) - Martin Smith (VII) "Life of Birds, The" (1998) - Mike Salisbury (I)

Best Live Outside Broadcast Coverage


Winner:
	C4 Racing - Derby Day (1998) (TV) - Andrew Franklin (II); Denise Large
Other Nominees:
	Eurovision Song Contest, The (1998) (TV) - Guy Freeman (II); Geoff Posner Football World Cup Final Programme (1998) (TV) - Paul McNamara (III); Niall Sloane World Cup '98 - England vs Argentina (1998) (TV) - Jeff Farmer (III); Rick Waumsley; John Watts (IX)

Huw Wheldon Award for the Best Arts Programme or Series


Winner:
	"Arena" (1975) {Brian Epstein Story: The Sun Will Shine Tomorrow, The: Part 1} - Debbie Geller (I); Diana Mansfield; Anthony Wall (I) - (Screened within "Arena" (1975)).
Other Nominees:
	Arena: The Sir Noel Coward Trilogy (1998) (TV) - Adam Low (I) - (Screened within "Arena" (1975)). Secret Art of Government, The (1998) (TV) - Nick Rossiter Vile Bodies: Naked (1998) (TV) - Adam Barker; Edmund Coulthard

Best Drama Series


Winner:
	"Cops, The" (1998) - Eric Coulter; Harry Bradbeer; Alrick Riley
Other Nominees:
	"Jonathan Creek" (1997) - Verity Lambert; Keith Washington (III); David Renwick; Sandy Johnson (I) "Playing the Field" (1998) - Greg Brenman; Catherine Morshead; Paul Seed; Kay Mellor "Undercover Heart" (1998) - Jane Fallon; John Strickland (I); Richard Signy; Peter Bowker (I)

Best Original Television Music


Winner:
	Rather English Marriage, A (1998) (TV) - Jim Parker (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Our Mutual Friend" (1998) - Adrian Johnston "Vanity Fair" (1998) - Murray Gold Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) (TV) - John E. Keane

Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)


Winner:
	After Lockerbie (1998) (TV) - Ross Wilson (VII)
Other Nominees:
	"Horizon" (1964) - Jill Fullerton-Smith - For episode "Mir Mortals". 42: Forty Two Up (1998) (TV) - Michael Apted; Claire Lewis (II) Tongue Tied (1998) (TV) - Olivia Lichtenstein

Lew Grade Award


Winner:
	Goodnight, Mister Tom (1999) (TV)

Alan Clarke Award


Winners:
	Jimmy Mulville Denise O'Donoghue

Richard Dimbleby Award


Winner:
	Trevor McDonald (I)

Dennis Potter Award


Winner:
	David Renwick

Special Award


Awarded to:
	Richard Curtis (I)

BAFTA Children's Award

Date:	7 November
Host:	Katy Hill
Location:	Park Lane Hilton, London, England, UK

Best Drama


Winner:
	"Microsoap" (1998) - Andrew Rowley; Juliet May; Mark Haddon

Best Children's Feature Film


Winner:
	Paulie (1998) - Mark Gordon (II); Gary Levinsohn; Allison Lyon Segan; John Roberts (I)

Best Schools Factual - Secondary


Winner:
	"Turning Points" (1998) - Sarah Feilden; Jonathan Hacker - For "Alcohol Misuse - Emma's Story".

Best Schools Drama


Winner:
	Junk (1999) (TV) - John Price (VI); Barry Purchese; Marcus D.F. White

Best Animation


Winner:
	First Snow of Winter, The (1998) - Jackie Edwards (II); Graham Ralph (I)

Best International


Winner:
	"Thunderstone" (1999) - Jonathan M. Shiff

Writers' Award (Children's)


Winner:
	Mark Haddon

BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award

Date:	20 October
Location:	Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, England, UK

Comedy


Nominees:
	Starship Titanic (1998) (VG) - The Digital Village (developer/publisher); Simon and Schuster Interactive (publisher)

Interactive Treatment


Nominees:
	Starship Titanic (1998) (VG) - The Digital Village (developer/publisher); Simon and Schuster Interactive (publisher)

BAFTA Interactive Award

Design


Winner:
	Wip3out (1999) (VG) - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe [gb]