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British Academy Film Awards

53rd edition

  • April 9, 2000
  • United Kingdom

The 53rd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 9 April 2000 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1999. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 1999.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
American Beauty Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks - as producer(s) Winner
East Is East Leslee Udwin - as producer(s)
The End of the Affair Stephen Woolley, Neil Jordan - as producer(s)
The Sixth Sense Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Barry Mendel - as producer(s)
The Talented Mr. Ripley William Horberg, Tom Sternberg - as producer(s)
Outstanding British Film
East Is East Leslee Udwin, Damien O'Donnell Winner
Notting Hill Duncan Kenworthy, Roger Michell
Onegin Ileen Maisel, Simon Bosanquet, Martha Fiennes
Ratcatcher Gavin Emerson, Lynne Ramsay
Topsy-Turvy Simon Channing Williams, Mike Leigh
Wonderland Michele Camarda, Andrew Eaton, Michael Winterbottom
Best Directing
All About My Mother Pedro Almodóvar Winner
The Talented Mr. Ripley Anthony Minghella
The Sixth Sense M. Night Shyamalan
The End of the Affair Neil Jordan
American Beauty Sam Mendes
Best Actor in a Leading Role
American Beauty Kevin Spacey Winner
Topsy-Turvy Jim Broadbent
East Is East Om Puri
The End of the Affair Ralph Fiennes
The Insider Russell Crowe
Best Actress in a Leading Role
American Beauty Annette Bening Winner
Angela's Ashes Emily Watson
The End of the Affair Julianne Moore
East Is East Linda Bassett
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Talented Mr. Ripley Jude Law Winner
The Cider House Rules Michael Caine
Notting Hill Rhys Ifans
Topsy-Turvy Timothy Spall
American Beauty Wes Bentley
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Tea with Mussolini Maggie Smith Winner
Being John Malkovich Cameron Diaz
The Talented Mr. Ripley Cate Blanchett
American Beauty Mena Suvari
American Beauty Thora Birch
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Ratcatcher Lynne Ramsay Winner
East Is East Ayub Khan Din
Human Traffic Justin Kerrigan
Waking Ned Kirk Jones
Best Original Screenplay
Being John Malkovich Charlie Kaufman Winner
All About My Mother Pedro Almodóvar
American Beauty Alan Ball
The Sixth Sense M. Night Shyamalan
Topsy-Turvy Mike Leigh
Best Adapted Screenplay
The End of the Affair Neil Jordan Winner
East Is East Ayub Khan Din
An Ideal Husband Oliver Parker
The Talented Mr. Ripley Anthony Minghella
Best International Feature Film
All About My Mother Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar Winner
Buena Vista Social Club Ulrich Felsberg, Deepak Nayar, Wim Wenders
The Celebration Birgitte Hald, Thomas Vinterberg
Run Lola Run Stefan Arndt, Tom Tykwer
Best Cinematography
American Beauty Conrad Hall Winner
Angela's Ashes Michael Seresin
The End of the Affair Roger Pratt
The Matrix Bill Pope
The Talented Mr. Ripley John Seale
Best Original Score
American Beauty Thomas Newman Winner
Buena Vista Social Club Ry Cooder, Nick Gold
The End of the Affair Michael Nyman
The Talented Mr. Ripley Gabriel Yared
Best Sound
The Matrix David Lee, John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell, Dane Davis Winner
American Beauty Scott Martin Gershin, Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, Richard Van Dyke
Buena Vista Social Club Martin Müller, Jerry Boys
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Ben Burtt, Tom Bellfort, John Midgley, Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Shawn Murphy
Best Production Design
Sleepy Hollow Rick Heinrichs Winner
American Beauty Naomi Shohan
Angela's Ashes Geoffrey Kirkland
The End of the Affair Anthony D. G. Pratt
The Matrix Owen Paterson
Best Film Editing
American Beauty Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury Winner
Being John Malkovich Eric Zumbrunnen
The Matrix Zach Staenberg
The Sixth Sense Andrew Mondshein
Best Costume Design
Sleepy Hollow Colleen Atwood Winner
The End of the Affair Sandy Powell
An Ideal Husband Caroline Harris
Tea with Mussolini Jenny Beavan, Anna Anni, Alberto Spiazzi
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Topsy-Turvy Christine Blundell Winner
American Beauty Tania McComas, Carol O'Connell
The End of the Affair Christine Beveridge
An Ideal Husband Peter King
Best Visual Effects
The Matrix John Gaeta, Steve Courtley, Janek Sirrs, Jon Thum Winner
A Bug's Life William Reeves, Eben Fiske Ostby, Rick Sayre, Sharon Calahan
The Mummy John Berton, Daniel Jeannette, Ben Snow, Chris Corbould
Sleepy Hollow Jimmy Mitchell, Kevin Yagher, Joss Williams, Paddy Eason
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Rob Coleman
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Who's My Favourite Girl? Joern Utkilen, Kara Johnston, Adrian J. McDowall Winner
Bait Soledad Gatti-Pascual, Tom Shankland, Jane Harris
Perdie Rachel Shadick, Faye Gilbert
The Tale of the Rat That Wrote Ruth Kenley-Letts, Lisa-Marie Russo, Billy O'Brien, Murilo Pasta
Best Animated Short Film
The Man with the Beautiful Eyes Jonathan Bairstow, Jonathan Hodgson Winner
Jolly Roger Claire Jennings, Mark Baker, Neville Astley
The Old Man and the Sea Bernard Lajoie, Tatsuo Shimamura, Aleksandr Petrov
The Periwig-Maker Annette Schäffler, Steffen Schäffler
BAFTA Fellowship
Michael Caine Winner
Stanley Kubrick Winner
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Joyce Herlihy Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • American Beauty 6
  • All About My Mother 2
  • The Matrix 2
  • Sleepy Hollow 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • American Beauty 14
  • The End of the Affair 10
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley 7
  • East Is East 6
  • The Matrix 5
  • Topsy-Turvy 5
  • The Sixth Sense 4
  • All About My Mother 3
  • An Ideal Husband 3
  • Angela's Ashes 3
  • Being John Malkovich 3
  • Buena Vista Social Club 3
  • Sleepy Hollow 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • The End of the Affair 1 / 10
  • American Beauty 6 / 14
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley 1 / 7
  • East Is East 1 / 6
  • Topsy-Turvy 1 / 5
  • The Sixth Sense 0 / 4
  • The Matrix 2 / 5
  • An Ideal Husband 0 / 3
  • Angela's Ashes 0 / 3
  • Buena Vista Social Club 0 / 3
  • Being John Malkovich 1 / 3

Only one nomination

18 movies:
  • Bait
  • A Bug's Life
  • The Celebration
  • The Cider House Rules
  • Human Traffic
  • The Insider
  • Jolly Roger
  • The Man with the Beautiful Eyes
  • The Mummy
  • The Old Man and the Sea
  • Onegin
  • Perdie
  • The Periwig-Maker
  • Run Lola Run
  • The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
  • Waking Ned
  • Who's My Favourite Girl?
  • Wonderland

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