History YMMV / ShakespeareInLove

** According to some, this was what ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' was snubbed in favor of, allegedly due to a campaign by Miramax. A campaign so effective, in fact, the Academy members are said to have actually booed [[SugarWiki/SoCoolItsAwesome the latter film]]. Needless to say, the film gets A LOT of hate for said snub. [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Rejection, thy name is]] ''[[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Ryan.]]''

* FreudWasRight: When Will is talking to his physician, saying that his inspiration is coming along difficultly, like trying to pick a lock with a wet herring...
-->'''Shakespeare:''' "It is as thought the organ of my imagination has dried up.. the proud tower of my genius has collapsed..."
-->'''Physician:''' "Interesting..."
-->'''Shakespeare:''' "Nothing comes."
-->'''Physician:''' "Most interesting...!"

** Likewise Gwyneth Paltrow winning the Oscar for Best Actress in favour of (at the time) the relatively unknown Cate Blanchett for ''{{Film/Elizabeth}}''.
** There are (to a lesser extent) some who feel that Ben Affleck should have got a Best Supporting Actor nomination, but it was Geoffrey Rush who was recognised for this.

* OneSceneWonder: Judi Dench as Queen Elizabeth I. Eight minutes of screentime total, and one Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

* HilariousInHindsight: The Earldom of Wessex hadn't existed for nine hundred years when this movie came out with a fictional Lord Wessex as the villain; a year after the film's release, Prince Edward was created Earl of Wessex on his marriage. Maybe the Queen was a fan of the film?
** Actually, it was Prince Edward's idea.

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: There was some controversy at the time of the film's release due to its alleged similarity to the mid-20th-century novel ''No Bed For Bacon'' by Caryl Brahms and S J Simon.

* GeniusBonus: In Ned Alleyn's introductory scene, he enthusiastically rattles off a list of leading roles that he's played in Marlowe's plays, then dismissively adds that he also played [[Theatre/HenryVI King Henry VI]] when he notices Shakespeare in earshot. If you're familiar with the ''Henry VI'' trilogy, you can understand why Ned might not think highly of the role: Henry VI is a glorified side character in the play named for him, as the play is actually about the fracturing of the English nobility in the UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses; Henry had almost no notable accomplishments to his name, and he's largely remembered as [[NeverLiveItDown the incompetent weakling who allowed England to descend into Civil War because he couldn't control his nobles]].

* GeniusBonus: So many.

-->'''Will''': You will never age for me, nor fade, nor die.

* ComedyGhetto: The last comedy to win Best Picture until the BlackComedy {{Birdman}}, which came out in 2014. This film was released in 1998.
* FreudWasRight: When Will is talking to his physician, saying that his inspiration is coming along difficultly, like trying to open a keyhole with a floppy fish...

* ComedyGhetto: The last comedy to win Best Picture as of TheNewTens. This film was released in 1998.

* OneSceneWonder: Judi Dench as Queen Elizabeth I. Eight minutes of screentime total, and one Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

* ComedyGhetto: The last comedy to win Best Picture as of 2014. This film was released in 1998.

* ComedyGhetto: The last comedy to win Best Picture as of 2013. This film was released in 1998.

* HypeBacklash: [[InvertedTrope Inverted.]] People seem to forget it's quite a good movie due to anger over the Best Picture win.

** According to some, this was what ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' was snubbed in favor of, allegedly due to a campaign by Miramax. A campaign so effective, in fact, the Academy members are said to have actually booed [[SoCoolItsAwesome the latter film]]. Needless to say, the film gets A LOT of hate for said snub.

* HypeBacklash: People seem to forget it's quite a good movie due to anger over the Best Picture win.

* AwardSnub: According to some, this was what ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' was snubbed in favor of, allegedly due to a campaign by Miramax. A campaign so effective, in fact, the Academy members are said to have actually booed [[SoCoolItsAwesome the latter film]]. Needless to say, the film gets A LOT of hate for said snub.
** Likewise Gwyneth Paltrow winning the Oscar for Best Actress in favour of (at the time) the relatively unknown Cate Blanchett for ''{{Film/Elizabeth}}.

* OneSceneWonder: Judi Dench as Queen Elizabeth I. Eight minutes of screentime total, and one Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
* RoleAssociation

** Likewise, GeoffreyRush's eagerness to do a play [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean about pirates]].

* ComedyGhetto: The last comedy to win Best Picture as of 2012. This film was released in 1998.

* AwardSnub: According to some, this was what ''SavingPrivateRyan'' was snubbed in favor of, allegedly due to a campaign by Miramax. A campaign so effective, in fact, the Academy members are said to have actually booed [[SoCoolItsAwesome the latter film]]. Needless to say, the film gets A LOT of hate for said snub.

** Likewise, GeoffreyRush's eagerness to do a play [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean about pirates]].

* FreudWasRight: When Will is talking to his [[strike: therapist]] physician (or something), saying that his inspiration is coming along difficultly, like trying to open a keyhole with a floppy fish...

** Likewise, GeoffreyRush's eagerness to do a play [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean about pirates]].

* PeripheryHatedom: See AwardSnub.

* AwardSnub: According to some, this was what ''SavingPrivateRyan'' was snubbed in favor of, allegedly due to a campaign by Miramax. A campaign so effective, in fact, the Academy members are said to have actually booed [[SoCoolItsAwesome the latter film]].