52nd British Academy Film Awards

52nd British Academy Film Awards
Date	11 April 1999
Hosted by	Jonathan Ross
Highlights
Best Film	Shakespeare in Love
Best British Film	Elizabeth
Best Actor	Roberto Benigni Life is Beautiful
Best Actress	Cate Blanchett Elizabeth
Most awards	Elizabeth (5)
Most nominations	Shakespeare in Love (15)
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The 52nd BAFTA Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 11 April 1999, honoured the best in film for 1998.

Shakespeare in Love won the award for Best Film (also won the Academy Award for Best Picture) and Best Editing. Elizabeth was voted Best British Film. Both Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett won awards for their portrayals of Queen Elizabeth I. Geoffrey Rush won the award for Best Supporting Actor. Italian actor Roberto Benigni won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in La vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful). He went on to win the Academy Award. Peter Weir, director of The Truman Show, won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Directing.