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Shakespeare in Love

1998 film by John Madden
Movie film Q182944
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Shakespeare in Love is a romantic comedy, comedy drama, drama film, and biographical film. The film received Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress, Best Writing (Original Screenplay), Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design, among two additional Academy Awards. [1]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Actress[5], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[6], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[7], Academy Award for Best Production Design[8], Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score[9], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[10]
  • Director: John Madden[11]
  • Screenwriter: Marc Norman[12], Tom Stoppard[13]
  • Composer: Stephen Warbeck[14]
  • Genre: romantic comedy film[15], comedy drama[16], drama film[17], biographical film[18]
  • Cast member: Joseph Fiennes[19], Gwyneth Paltrow[20], Geoffrey Rush[21], Colin Firth[22], Ben Affleck[23], Judi Dench[24], Tom Wilkinson[25], Simon Callow[26], Rupert Everett[27], Imelda Staunton[28], Mark Williams[29], Jim Carter[30], Steven O'Donnell[31], Martin Clunes[32]
  • Producer: Harvey Weinstein[33], Edward Zwick[34], Marc Norman[35], David Parfitt[36], Donna Gigliotti[37]
  • Production company: Universal Pictures[38], Miramax[39]
  • Director of photography: Richard Greatrex[40]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[41]
  • Commons category: Shakespeare in Love (film)[42]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[43]
  • Review score: 8.3/10[44], 92%[45], 87/100[46], 7.1/10[47]
  • Color: color[48]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[49], United States[50]
  • Publication date: December 11, 1998[51], January 29, 1999[52], March 4, 1999[53]
  • Characters: William Shakespeare[54], Viola de Lesseps[55], Philip Henslowe[56], Edward Alleyn[57], Elizabeth I of England[58], Edmund Tylney[59], Richard Burbage[60], William Kempe[61], John Webster[62], Christopher Marlowe[63], Rosaline[64]
  • Distributed by: UIP-Dunafilm[65], Netflix[66], Fandango at Home[67]

Why It Matters

Shakespeare in Love has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]

FAQs

What awards did Shakespeare in Love receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Actress[5], and Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[6].

Related Entities

Ben Affleck Christopher Marlowe Colin Firth Edward Zwick Elizabeth I of England film Geoffrey Rush Gwyneth Paltrow Harvey Weinstein Imelda Staunton John Madden John Webster Joseph Fiennes Judi Dench London Mark Williams Miramax Netflix Rupert Everett Tom Stoppard Tom Wilkinson United Kingdom United States William Shakespeare

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  42. [44] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  48. [50] ↑ . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [68] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [69] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 3d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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