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. Sam Mendes's American Beauty won the award for Best Film (and previously won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Actor (Kevin Spacey), Actress (Annette Bening), Cinematography, Editing, and Original Music; Spacey previously won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley) and Maggie Smith (Tea with Mussolini) won the awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress, respectively. Pedro Almodóvar, director of All About My Mother, won for his direction. East Is East was voted Outstanding British Film. The nominations were announced on 1 March 2000 and the ceremony took place at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, hosted by Jack Docherty.

Winners and nominees

BAFTA Fellowship

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

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