In 1999, Stamp played a lead role in "The Limey" to widespread critical acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival. For his performance, Stamp received nominations for Best Male Lead at the 2000 Independent Spirit Awards and for Best British Actor at the London Film Critics' Circle (ALFS) Awards. Also in 1999, Stamp appeared in the blockbuster ' as Chancellor Finis Valorum (an experience he later described as 'boring'), followed by "Bowfinger" (1999) and "Red Planet" (2000). He also appeared in Damian Pettigrew's award-winning documentary, ' (2002), offering ideas into the mind and working methods of Italian director Federico Fellini with whom Stamp had worked in the 1960s.