Overview

• Gwyneth Paltrow felt disoriented and overwhelmed after winning Best Actress for "Shakespeare in Love" in 1999 and retreated from the spotlight.
• Paltrow's tearful acceptance speech was mocked by the media, who didn't know her father was ill with cancer at the time.
• Winning the Oscar led Paltrow to experience an identity crisis and step away from the spotlight for three weeks.
• Paltrow learned to be less openhearted and protect herself more after the harsh criticism following her win.
• Paltrow said the British press in particular was "horrible" to her after she won the Oscar.