1998 · 2h 3m · Comedy, Drama, History
Shakespeare in Love
Directed byJohn Madden
IMDb
7.1
245K votes
Metacritic
87
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
critics
Box office
$289M
11.6x its $25M budget
Released Dec 11, 1998 by Miramax and Universal Pictures
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Critics vs the crowd
Critics (Metacritic)87
Audience (IMDb x 10)71
Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 16 points.
Top billed
Cast
Crew
- Director
- John Madden
- Writers
- Marc NormanTom Stoppard
- Music
- Stephen Warbeck
- Cinematography
- Richard Greatrex
- Editing
- David Gamble
13 nominations, 7 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1999Geoffrey Rush
- WonBest Actress · Academy Awards 1999Gwyneth Paltrow
- WonBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1999Judi Dench
- WonBest Production Design · Academy Awards 1999Art Direction: Martin Childs; Set Decoration: Jill Quertier
- NominatedBest Cinematography · Academy Awards 1999Richard Greatrex
- WonBest Costume Design · Academy Awards 1999Sandy Powell
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1999John Madden
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1999David Gamble
- NominatedBest Makeup and Hairstyling · Academy Awards 1999Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner
- WonBest Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1999Stephen Warbeck
- WonBest Picture · Academy Awards 1999David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick and Marc Norman, Producers
- NominatedBest Sound · Academy Awards 1999Robin O'Donoghue, Dominic Lester, Peter Glossop
- WonBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1999Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard
Takes
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