The winners were:

• Best Film - Shakespeare in Love

• Best Actress - Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth)

• Best Actor - Roberto Benigni (La Vita e Bella - Life Is Beautiful)

• Best Supporting Actress - Dame Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love)

• Best Supporting Actor - Geoffrey Rush (Shakespeare in Love)

• The David Lean Award for best achievement in direction - Peter Weir (The Truman Show)

• The Orange Audience Award - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

• The Academy Fellowship - Elizabeth Taylor

• Best Original Screenplay - The Truman Show (Andrew Niccol)

• Best Adapted Screenplay - Primary Colors (Elaine May)

• Best Film not in English - Central Do Brasil

• The Anthony Asquith Award for achievement in film music - Elizabeth (David Hirschfelder)

• The Carl Foreman Award for newcomer in British film - Richard Kwietniowski

• Best Cinematography - Elizabeth (Remi Adefarasin)

• Best Production Design - The Truman Show (Dennis Gassner)

• Best Costume Design - Velvet Goldmine (Sandy Powell)

• Best Editing - Shakespeare in Love (David Gamble)

• Best Sound - Saving Private Ryan

• Best Special Effects - Saving Private Ryan

• Best Make-up/Hair - Elizabeth (Jenny Shircore)

  Best Short Film - Home

• Best Short Animated Film - The Canterbury Tales

• The Michael Balcon Award for outstanding British contribution to cinema - Michael Kuhn

• The Alexander Korda Award for outstanding British film - Elizabeth