Shakespeare in Love

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Love is the only inspiration in this witty, sexy smash starring Oscarr winner Gwyneth Paltrow among an all-star Academy Awardr- winning cast including Judi Dench, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth and Ben Affleck. When Will Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola (Paltrow) starts the words flowing like never before! There are just two things he'll have to learn about his new love: not only is she promised to marry someone else, she's successfully impersonating a man in order to play the lead in Will's latest production! Triumphant winner of 7 Academy Awardsr including Best Picture.

DVD FEATURES:

• Subtitle: Eng/Spa
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Won Best Actress - 1998 (Gwyneth Paltrow)
•     Won Best Original Screenplay - 1998 (Tom Stoppard)
•     Won Best Picture - 1998 (Harvey Weinstein)
•     Nominated Best Director - 1998 (John Madden)

• Berlin International Film Festival

•     Won Silver Bear for Outstanding Individual Performance - 1999 (Tom Stoppard)

• Broadcast Film Critics Association

•     Won Best Original Screenplay - 1998 (Tom Stoppard)
•     Won Breakthrough Performer - 1998 (Joseph Fiennes)

• Chicago Film Critics Association

•     Won Best Screenplay - 1998 (Tom Stoppard)
•     Won Most Promising Actor - 1998 (Joseph Fiennes)

• Directors Guild of America

•     Nominated Best Director - 1998 (John Madden)

• Hollywood Foreign Press Association

•     Won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com - 1998 (Gwyneth Paltrow)
•     Won Best Screenplay - 1998 (Tom Stoppard)

• National Society of Film Critics

•     Won Best Screenplay (Runner-up) - 1998 (Tom Stoppard)

• New York Film Critics Circle

•     Won Best Screenplay - 1998 (Tom Stoppard)

• Screen Actors Guild

•     Won Best Actress - 1998 (Gwyneth Paltrow)
•     Nominated Best Actor - 1998 (Joseph Fiennes)

• Toronto Film Critics Association

•     Won Best Actress - Runner-up - 1998 (Gwyneth Paltrow)