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===Jonathan Ross (1999–2010)===
[[File:Jonathan Ross by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Jonathan Ross]]]]
[[Jonathan Ross]] was chosen as the next host, and presented the show from 1999 until March 2010. Reflecting the change in host, the phrase "''with Jonathan Ross''" was appended to the show's title.

[[Jonathan Ross|Ross]] began presenting the show as ''Film '99'' in March 1999, on a contract reportedly worth £500,000 a year. Ross, described by the BBC as a long-time film buff and fan of cult movies, stated that he had dreamt of doing the job since childhood.<ref name=BBC22Dec1998>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/240553.stm |title=Jonathan Ross to host BBC film show |publisher=BBC News |date=22 December 1998 |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref>

To mark the turn of the millennium, the viewers of ''Film 99'' voted in a poll to name their favourite film of the century, with the top 100 published by the BBC and with ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' coming top overall.<ref name=BBC8Dec1999>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/554921.stm |title=The Film 99 top 100 |publisher=BBC News |date=8 December 1999 |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref> Following the millennium, the show switched from the two-digit format to using the full year in the title, i.e. ''Film 2000'', ''Film 2001''...

''Film 2008'' was briefly removed from the schedules during Ross's 12-week suspension from all BBC activities following the [[The Russell Brand Show prank calls|Sachsgate]] controversy.<ref name=Guardian31Oct2008>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/oct/31/bbc-jonathan-ross1 |title=BBC to pay cancellation costs on Jonathan Ross shows |work=The Guardian |date=31 October 2008 |access-date=22 July 2010 | location=London | first=Tara | last=Conlan}}</ref>

Ross presented the programme for the last time on 17 March 2010.<ref name=Guardian29Mar2010/><ref name=BBCFilm2010Episode10>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rkj8y |title=Episode 10 |publisher=BBC |work=BBC Programmes, Film 2010 with Jonathan Ross |date=n.d. |access-date=22 July 2010 |quote=Jonathan Ross nestles into the presenter's chair for the final time, reviewing new releases including The Bounty Hunter, and providing behind-the-scenes access to major upcoming films including Clash of the Titans. BROADCASTS Wed 17 March 2010 23:25 BBC One (except Northern Ireland, Wales)}}</ref> This came after he announced in January 2010 that he would not be renewing his BBC contract, with his [[BBC One]] chat show and [[BBC Radio 2]] show both also finishing in July 2010.<ref name=BBC7Jan2010>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8445628.stm |title=Jonathan Ross to quit as TV and radio host with the BBC |publisher=BBC News |date=7 January 2010 |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref>