Actor in a Leading Role (Jim Broadbent), Best Supporting Actor (Timothy Spall) and Best Original Screenplay. Broadbent also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 56th Venice International Film Festival, and the film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the same festival. Topsy-Turvy won the Best British Film Award at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, Best Film (shared with Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich) and Best Director at the 1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards, and Best Picture and Best Director at the 1999 New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Home media A digitally restored version of the film, released on DVD and Blu-ray by The Criterion Collection in March 2011, includes an audio commentary featuring director Leigh; a new video conversation between Leigh and musical director Gary Yershon; Leigh's 1992 short film A Sense of History, written by and starring actor Jim Broadbent; deleted scenes; and a featurette from 1999 including interviews with Leigh and cast members. See also The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan Topsyturveydom Notes References Further reading External links "Mike Leigh on Topsy Turvy: 'I wouldn't direct a Gilbert and Sullivan opera'", The Guardian (1999) Topsy-Turvy: Great Performances, an essay by Amy Taubin at the Criterion Collection 1999 films 1990s biographical drama films British biographical drama films British musical drama films Films about composers Films about opera Films directed by Mike Leigh Films set in London Films set in the Victorian era Films set in the 1880s Films that won the Academy Award for Best Makeup Films that won the Best Costume Design Academy Award 1990s musical drama films Works about Gilbert and Sullivan BAFTA winners (films) 1999 drama films National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film winners Films set in the 19th century 1990s English-language films 1990s British films