Alliance Atlantis Communications Receives Five Golden Globe Nominations.

Business Editors

TORONTO & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 1999

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* ALLIANCE ATLANTIS Television Programs Receive Five Nominations
  From The Hollywood Foreign Press Association
* JOAN OF ARC Receives Four Nominations-The Most Nominations
  Received For Any Miniseries or Motion Picture Made For Television
* FORGET ME NEVER Receives One Nomination

The ALLIANCE ATLANTIS COMMUNICATIONS miniseries Joan of Arc, starring the Emmy-nominated Leelee Sobieski (Eyes Wide Shut, Never Been Kissed), received four Golden Globe nominations today. Citadel Entertainment, an ALLIANCE ATLANTIS Company, received one Golden Globe nomination for Forget Me Never, starring Mia Farrow (Rosemary's Baby, The Great Gatsby, Hannah and Her Sisters).

Joan of Arc (Executive Producers Peter Sussman and Ed Gernon of ALLIANCE ATLANTIS) gathered four nominations, including: Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television; and Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Leelee Sobieski) categories. The miniseries also received nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Jacqueline Bissett); and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Peter O'Toole). These four nominations are the highest number received for any miniseries or motion picture made for television.

Forget Me Never received one nomination, in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television category (Mia Farrow).

"All of us at ALLIANCE ATLANTIS are extremely proud of the Hollywood Foreign Press Golden Globe nominations that were announced today," said Peter Sussman, President, ALLIANCE ATLANTIS ENTERTAINMENT. "Everyone on our two productions worked very hard to maintain the high quality and exceptional standard that ALLIANCE ATLANTIS represents."

The Golden Globe Awards were established in 1944 to honor outstanding achievement in television and motion pictures, and are administered by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Presentation of the 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards will take place on Sunday, January 23, 2000, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The live telecast will be broadcast on NBC Television at 8 p.m. ET.

Joan of Arc collected 13 Primetime Emmy nominations this year, including Outstanding Miniseries; Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Leelee Sobieski); and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Jacqueline Bissett and Olympia Dukakis). Peter O'Toole was nominated and received the Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Joan of Arc also received the prestigious Television Critics' Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries & Specials.

ALLIANCE ATLANTIS COMMUNICATIONS INC. is a leading creator, producer, distributor and broadcaster of filmed entertainment with significant ownership interests in seven Canadian specialty television networks. The Company's principal business activities are conducted through three operating groups: Television, Motion Pictures and Broadcasting. Headquartered in Toronto, ALLIANCE ATLANTIS operates offices in Los Angeles, Montreal, Vancouver, London, Sydney, and Shannon. The Company's common shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange - trading symbols AAC.A, AAC.B and on NASDAQ - trading symbol AACB. The Company's website is www.allianceatlantis.com.