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Awards & Top Films

1999

Historical Award Archive

Before Rich Picks — Award selections for 1999 were not recorded. The categories below show nominees and winners from other award organizations.
WonNominee

Top 10 Films of 1999

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The Sixth SenseNo award data
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American BeautyNo award data
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MagnoliaNo award data
4
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The Cider House RulesNo award data
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Being John MalkovichNo award data
6
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The Green MileNo award data
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Girl, InterruptedNo award data
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The HurricaneNo award data
9
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Boys Don't CryNo award data
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Man on the MoonNo award data

Film

Live-Action Feature

American Beauty
Cast: Chris Cooper, Peter Gallagher, Wes Bentley, Allison Janney, Mena Suvari, Annette Bening, Kevin Spacey, and Thora Birch
Producers: Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks
OscarNBRBAFTASAG
Being John Malkovich
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, Orson Bean, John Malkovich, Charlie Sheen, John Cusack, and Mary Kay Place
GlobeNBRSpiritSAG
East Is East
Producer: Leslee Udwin
BAFTA
Election
Spirit
Toy Story 2
Globe
Boys Don't Cry
NBRSpirit
Magnolia
Cast: Michael Murphy, Ricky Jay, Philip Baker Hall, Jeremy Blackman, Jason Robards, Tom Cruise, Melora Walters, Alfred Molina, Luis Guzmán, Melinda Dillon, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and April Grace
NBRSAG
Notting Hill
GlobeBAFTA
The Cider House Rules
Cast: Delroy Lindo, Charlize Theron, Tobey Maguire, Kate Nelligan, Paul Rudd, Jane Alexander, Kathy Baker, Michael Caine, Kieran Culkin, and Erykah Badu
Producer: Richard N. Gladstein
OscarSAG
The Green Mile
Cast: Barry Pepper, Doug Hutchison, Jeffrey Demunn, Graham Greene, Michael Jeter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Sam Rockwell, Patricia Clarkson, and Harry Dean Stanton
Producers: David Valdes and Frank Darabont
OscarSAG
The Insider
Producers: Michael Mann and Pieter Jan Brugge
OscarNBR
The Sixth Sense
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Barry Mendel
OscarBAFTA
The Straight Story
NBRSpirit
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Producer: William Horberg
NBRBAFTA
Analyze This
Globe
Cookie's Fortune
Spirit
Cradle Will Rock
NBR
Man on the Moon
Globe
Sugar Town
Spirit
The End of the Affair
Producers: Neil Jordan and Stephen Woolley
BAFTA
The Limey
Spirit
Three Kings
NBR
Tumbleweeds
NBR

International Feature

All About My Mother
Producers: Pedro Almodóvar and Agustín Almodóvar
GlobeNBRBAFTASpirit
Run Lola Run
Producers: Stefan Arndt and Tom Tykwer
BAFTASpirit
Aimée & Jaguar
Producer: François Girard
Globe
Buena Vista Social Club
Producer: Wim Wenders
BAFTA
East/West
Producer: Régis Wargnier
Globe
Festen
Producer: Thomas Vinterberg
BAFTA
My Son the Fanatic
Spirit
Rosetta
Spirit
The Girl on the Bridge
Producer: Patrice Leconte
Globe
The Red Violin
Producer: François Girard
Globe
Topsy-Turvy
Spirit

Documentary

A Lesson Before Dying
NBR
Buena Vista Social Club
NBR
Clint Eastwood
NBR
Cradle Will Rock
Producer: Tim Robbins
NBR
Jeanine Basinger, Silent Stars
NBR
John Frankenheimer
NBR
On the Ropes
Producers: Brett Morgen and Nanette Burstein
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl
Producer: Joan Chen
NBR
Beyond the Mat
Producer: Barry W. Blaustein
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Producer: Errol Morris
The Double Life of Ernesto Gomez Gomez
Producer: Gary Weimberg
Thug Life in D.C.
Producer: Marc Levin

Directing & Editing

Directing

Sam Mendes
American Beauty
OscarGlobeDGA
John Irving and Lasse Hallström
The Cider House Rules
OscarNBR
Anthony Minghella
The Talented Mr. Ripley
GlobeNBR
Kimberly Peirce
Boys Don't Cry
NBR
Alexander Payne
Election
Spirit
Michael Mann
The Insider
OscarGlobeDGA
Spike Jonze
Being John Malkovich
OscarDGA
M. Night Shyamalan
The Sixth Sense
OscarDGA
Doug Liman
Go
Spirit
Harmony Korine
Julien Donkey-Boy
Spirit
Neil Jordan
The End of the Affair
Globe
Frank Darabont
The Green Mile
DGA
Norman Jewison
The Hurricane
Globe
Steven Soderbergh
The Limey
Spirit
David Lynch
The Straight Story
Spirit

Editing

Tariq Anwar and Christopher Greenbury
American Beauty
OscarBAFTA
Zach Staenberg
The Matrix
OscarBAFTA
Andrew Mondshein
The Sixth Sense
OscarBAFTA
Eric Zumbrunnen
Being John Malkovich
BAFTA
Lisa Zeno Churgin
The Cider House Rules
Oscar
William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, and David Rosenbloom
The Insider
Oscar

Acting

Actor in a Leading Role

Kevin Spacey
American Beauty
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Russell Crowe
The Insider
OscarGlobeNBRBAFTA
Richard Farnsworth
The Straight Story
OscarGlobeSpirit
Denzel Washington
The Hurricane
OscarGlobe
John Cusack
Being John Malkovich
Spirit
Om Puri
East Is East
BAFTA
David Strathairn
Limbo
Spirit
Sean Penn
Sweet and Lowdown
Oscar
Noble Willingham
The Corndog Man
Spirit
Ralph Fiennes
The End of the Affair
BAFTA
Terence Stamp
The Limey
Spirit
Matt Damon
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Globe
Jim Broadbent
Topsy-Turvy
BAFTA

Actress in a Leading Role

Hilary Swank
Boys Don't Cry
OscarBAFTASpirit
Janet McTeer
Tumbleweeds
OscarNBRSpirit
Annette Bening
American Beauty
OscarBAFTA
Julianne Moore
The End of the Affair
OscarBAFTA
Diane Lane
A Walk on the Moon
Spirit
Emily Watson
Angela's Ashes
BAFTA
Linda Bassett
East Is East
BAFTA
Reese Witherspoon
Election
Spirit
Meryl Streep
Music of the Heart
Oscar
Susan Traylor
Valerie Flake
Spirit

Actor in a Supporting Role

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Magnolia
NBR
The Talented Mr. Ripley
NBR
Michael Caine
The Cider House Rules
OscarBAFTA
Jude Law
The Talented Mr. Ripley
OscarBAFTA
Steve Zahn
Happy, Texas
Spirit
Wes Bentley
American Beauty
BAFTA
Charles S. Dutton
Cookie's Fortune
Spirit
Tom Cruise
Magnolia
Oscar
Rhys Ifans
Notting Hill
BAFTA
Clark Gregg
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
Spirit
Terrence Howard
The Best Man
Spirit
Michael Clarke Duncan
The Green Mile
Oscar
Luis Guzmán
The Limey
Spirit
Haley Joel Osment
The Sixth Sense
Oscar
Timothy Spall
Topsy-Turvy
BAFTA

Actress in a Supporting Role

Julianne Moore
Magnolia
NBR
A Map of the World
NBR
An Ideal Husband
NBR
Hilary Swank
Boys Don't Cry
OscarNBRBAFTA
Chloë Sevigny
Boys Don't Cry
OscarSpirit
American Beauty
Alan Ball
Oscar
Wes Bentley
American Beauty
NBR
Angelina Jolie
Girl, Interrupted
Oscar
The Cider House Rules
John Irving based on his novel
Oscar
Maggie Smith
Tea with Mussolini
BAFTA
Election
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor from the novel by Tom Perrotta
Oscar
Mena Suvari
American Beauty
BAFTA
Thora Birch
American Beauty
BAFTA
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Anthony Minghella adapted from the novel by Patricia Highsmith
Oscar
Catherine Keener
Being John Malkovich
Oscar
Cameron Diaz
Being John Malkovich
BAFTA
Being John Malkovich
Charlie Kaufman
Oscar
The Insider
Eric Roth and Michael Mann based on the Vanity Fair article "The Man Who Knew Too Much" by Marie Brenner
Oscar
The Green Mile
Frank Darabont adapted from the novel by Stephen King
Oscar
Sarah Polley
Go
Spirit
Jean Smart
Guinevere
Spirit
Barbara Barrie
Judy Berlin
Spirit
Vanessa Martinez
Limbo
Spirit
The Sixth Sense
M. Night Shyamalan
Oscar
Topsy-Turvy
Mike Leigh
Oscar
Magnolia
Paul Thomas Anderson
Oscar
Samantha Morton
Sweet and Lowdown
Oscar
Toni Collette
The Sixth Sense
Oscar
Cate Blanchett
The Talented Mr. Ripley
BAFTA
Magnolia

Writing

Screenplay (Original)

Alan Ball
American Beauty
OscarGlobeBAFTAWGA
Charlie Kaufman
Being John Malkovich
OscarGlobeBAFTASpiritWGA
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Election
Spirit
M. Night Shyamalan
The Sixth Sense
OscarGlobeBAFTAWGA
Paul Thomas Anderson
Magnolia
OscarWGA
Mike Leigh
Topsy-Turvy
OscarBAFTA
Pedro Almodóvar
All About My Mother
BAFTA
Kevin Smith
Dogma
Spirit
Audrey Wells
Guinevere
Spirit
James Merendino
SLC Punk!
Spirit
John Irving
The Cider House Rules
Globe
Michael Mann
The Insider
Globe
Lem Dobbs
The Limey
Spirit
David O. Russell and John Ridley
Three Kings
WGA

Screenplay (Adapted)

Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Election
SpiritWGA
Charlie Kaufman
Being John Malkovich
GlobeSpirit
Alan Ball
American Beauty
Globe
Neil Jordan
The End of the Affair
BAFTA
John Irving
The Cider House Rules
GlobeWGA
Michael Mann and Eric Roth
The Insider
GlobeWGA
Anthony Minghella
The Talented Mr. Ripley
BAFTAWGA
Oliver Parker
An Ideal Husband
BAFTA
Kevin Smith
Dogma
Spirit
Ayub Khan Din
East Is East
BAFTA
Audrey Wells
Guinevere
Spirit
Lewis Colick
October Sky
WGA
James Merendino
SLC Punk!
Spirit
Lem Dobbs
The Limey
Spirit
M. Night Shyamalan
The Sixth Sense
Globe

Visual

Cinematography

Conrad L. Hall and Conrad Hall
American Beauty
OscarBAFTAASC
Lisa Rinzler
Three Seasons
Spirit
Emmanuel Lubezki
Sleepy Hollow
OscarASC
Robert Richardson
Snow Falling on Cedars
OscarASC
Roger Pratt
The End of the Affair
OscarBAFTA
Dante Spinotti
The Insider
OscarASC
Michael Seresin
Angela's Ashes
BAFTA
Jeffrey Seckendorf
Judy Berlin
Spirit
Anthony Dod Mantle
Julien Donkey-Boy
Spirit
Harlan Bosmajian
The City
Spirit
Bill Pope
The Matrix
BAFTA
Tak Fujimoto
The Sixth Sense
ASC
John Seale
The Talented Mr. Ripley
BAFTA
M. David Mullen
Twin Falls Idaho
Spirit

Art Direction

Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs, Set Decoration: Peter Young, and Rick Heinrichs
Sleepy Hollow
Production design: Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs, Set Decoration: Peter Young, and Rick Heinrichs
OscarBAFTA
Naomi Shohan
American Beauty
Production design: Naomi Shohan
BAFTA
Geoffrey Kirkland
Angela's Ashes
Production design: Geoffrey Kirkland
BAFTA
Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi and Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Anna and the King
Production design: Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi and Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
Oscar
Art Direction: David Gropman and Set Decoration: Beth Rubino
The Cider House Rules
Production design: Art Direction: David Gropman and Set Decoration: Beth Rubino
Oscar
Anthony D. G. Pratt
The End of the Affair
Production design: Anthony D. G. Pratt
BAFTA
Owen Paterson
The Matrix
Production design: Owen Paterson
BAFTA
Art Direction: Roy Walker and Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Production design: Art Direction: Roy Walker and Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari
Oscar
John Bush, Art Direction: Eve Stewart, and Set Decoration: Eve Stewart
Topsy-Turvy
Production design: John Bush, Art Direction: Eve Stewart, and Set Decoration: Eve Stewart
Oscar

Costuming

Colleen Atwood
Sleepy Hollow
OscarBAFTACDG
Julie Weiss
American Beauty
CDG
Lindy Hemming
Topsy-Turvy
Oscar
Ann Roth and Gary Jones
The Talented Mr. Ripley
OscarCDG
Caroline Harris
An Ideal Husband
BAFTA
Jenny Beavan
Anna and the King
Oscar
Deena Appel
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
CDG
Dona Granata
Cookie's Fortune
CDG
Marit Allen
Eyes Wide Shut
CDG
Michael Kaplan
Fight Club
CDG
Jenny Beavan and Anna Anni
Tea with Mussolini
BAFTA
Sandy Powell
The End of the Affair
BAFTA
Kym Barrett
The Matrix
CDG
Milena Canonero
Titus
Oscar

Effects

Janek Sirrs, Jon Thum, John Gaeta, and Steve Courtley
The Matrix
OscarBAFTA
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42nd Grammy Awards
Oscar
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52nd Primetime Emmy Awards
Oscar
53rd British Academy Film Awards
53rd British Academy Film Awards
Oscar
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54th Tony Awards
Oscar
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57th Golden Globe Awards
Oscar
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6th Screen Actors Guild Awards
Oscar
William Reeves, Eben Fiske Ostby, and Sharon Calahan
A Bug's Life
BAFTA
Screenwriter
Abraham Polonsky
Oscar
Special Effects
Albert Whitlock
Oscar
Allan Carr
Allan Carr
Oscar
Actor/musician
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Oscar
Actor
Desmond Llewelyn
Oscar
Actor
Dirk Bogarde
Oscar
Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk
Oscar
Ernest Gold
Ernest Gold
Oscar
Screenwriter
Frank Tarloff
Oscar
Screenwriter
Garson Kanin
Oscar
Actor
George C. Scott
Oscar
Actress
Hedy Lamarr
Oscar
Actor
Henry Jones
Oscar
Actor
Ian Bannen
Oscar
Actor
Jim Varney
Oscar
Actress
Lila Kedrova
Oscar
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List of submissions to the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
Oscar
Actress
Mabel King
Oscar
Actress
Madeline Kahn
Oscar
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Marc Davis
Oscar
Screenwriter
Mario Puzo
Oscar
Actor
Oliver Reed
Oscar
Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson
Oscar
Producer/Director
Roger Vadim
Oscar
Actor
Rory Calhoun
Oscar
Actress
Ruth Roman
Oscar
Joss Williams, Kevin Yagher, and Jimmy Mitchell
Sleepy Hollow
BAFTA
Dennis Muren, Rob Coleman, The Phantom Menace – John Knoll, and Scott Squires
Star Wars: Episode I
Oscar
John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Rob Coleman, and Scott Squires
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
BAFTA
John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson III, and Eric Allard
Stuart Little
Oscar
Actress
Sylvia Sidney
Oscar
Chris Corbould, Ben Snow, John Berton, and Daniel Jeannette
The Mummy
BAFTA
Actor
Victor Mature
Oscar
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Oscar

Sound & Music

Original Score

Thomas Newman
American Beauty
GlobeBAFTA
Ennio Morricone
The Legend of 1900
Globe
Michael Nyman
The End of the Affair
GlobeBAFTA
Gabriel Yared
The Talented Mr. Ripley
GlobeBAFTA
John Williams
Angela's Ashes
Globe
George Fenton
Anna and the King
Globe
Ry Cooder
Buena Vista Social Club
BAFTA
Jocelyn Pook
Eyes Wide Shut
Globe
Pieter Bourke
The Insider
Globe
Angelo Badalamenti
The Straight Story
Globe

Original Song

Unknown Song
Tarzan
Music & lyrics: Phil Collins
Globe
Unknown Song
Anna and the King
Music & lyrics: Robert Kraft, George Fenton, and Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds
Globe
Unknown Song
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Music & lyrics: Madonna and William Orbit
Globe
Unknown Song
Magnolia
Music & lyrics: Aimee Mann
Globe
Unknown Song
Toy Story 2
Music & lyrics: Randy Newman
Globe

Sound Mixing

David Lee, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell, and John T. Reitz
The Matrix
BAFTA
Bob Beemer and Scott Millan
American Beauty
BAFTA
Martin Müller and Jerry Boys
Buena Vista Social Club
BAFTA
Ben Burtt, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy, and Tom Johnson
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
BAFTA

Sound Editing

David Lee, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell, and John T. Reitz
The Matrix
BAFTA
Bob Beemer and Scott Millan
American Beauty
BAFTA
Martin Müller and Jerry Boys
Buena Vista Social Club
BAFTA
Ben Burtt, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy, and Tom Johnson
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
BAFTA