Gwyneth Paltrow in her Oscar-winning role as Viola and Joseph Fiennes as the Bard in Shakespeare in Love, which won seven Academy Awards in 1999. Courtesy Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Nearly three decades before Hamnet's depiction of William Shakespeare's personal life sparked awards buzz, Oscar voters swooned over a film that showed the Bard as having some swagger.