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Shakespeare in Love

1998 film by John Madden
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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]

Shakespeare in Love

Summary

Shakespeare in Love is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,323 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shakespeare in Love received the Academy Award for Best Picture[3].
  • Shakespeare in Love received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4].
  • Shakespeare in Love received the Academy Award for Best Actress[5].
  • Shakespeare in Love received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[6].
  • Shakespeare in Love received the Academy Award for Best Costume Design[7].
  • Shakespeare in Love received the Academy Award for Best Production Design[8].
  • Shakespeare in Love's instance of is recorded as film[9].
  • Shakespeare in Love was directed by John Madden[10].
  • Marc Norman wrote the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love[11].
  • Tom Stoppard wrote the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love[12].
  • Shakespeare in Love's composer is recorded as Stephen Warbeck[13].
  • Shakespeare in Love's genre is romantic comedy[14].
  • Shakespeare in Love's genre is comedy drama[15].
  • Shakespeare in Love's genre is drama film[16].
  • Shakespeare in Love's genre is biographical film[17].
  • A cast member of Shakespeare in Love was Joseph Fiennes[18].
  • A cast member of Shakespeare in Love was Gwyneth Paltrow[19].
  • A cast member of Shakespeare in Love was Geoffrey Rush[20].
  • A cast member of Shakespeare in Love was Colin Firth[21].
  • A cast member of Shakespeare in Love was Ben Affleck[22].
  • A cast member of Shakespeare in Love was Judi Dench[23].
  • A cast member of Shakespeare in Love was Tom Wilkinson[24].
  • A cast member of Shakespeare in Love was Simon Callow[25].
  • A cast member of Shakespeare in Love was Rupert Everett[26].
  • A cast member of Shakespeare in Love was Imelda Staunton[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Harvey Weinstein[28], Edward Zwick[29], Marc Norman[30], David Parfitt[31], and Donna Gigliotti[32]. Shakespeare in Love was directed by John Madden[10]. Screenwriters include Marc Norman[11] and Tom Stoppard[12]. Cast members include Joseph Fiennes[18], Gwyneth Paltrow[19], Geoffrey Rush[20], Colin Firth[21], Ben Affleck[22], and Judi Dench[23].

Publication

Publication dates include December 3, 1998[33], March 4, 1999[34], and 1998[35]. The original language of Shakespeare in Love was English[36]. Genres include romantic comedy[14], comedy drama[15], drama film[16], and biographical film[17]. It was distributed by video on demand[37].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], an award for best film[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40]; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], an award for best supporting actress[41], in United States[42], founded in 1936[43]; Academy Award for Best Actress[5], an award for best leading actress[44], in United States[45], founded in 1929[46]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[6], an award for best screenplay[47], in United States[48], founded in 1941[49]; Academy Award for Best Costume Design[7], an Academy Awards[50], in United States[51]; and Academy Award for Best Production Design[8], an Academy Awards[52], in United States[53], founded in 1927[54]. Reviews include 8.3/10[55], 92%[56], and 87/100[57].

Why It Matters

Shakespeare in Love ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,323 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

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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  31. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [55] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  36. [33] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  37. [34] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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