1999 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 108 Academy Award records for the 1999 film year, covering 58 films and including 23 wins.
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Best Picture result
- ★ American BeautyBruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, Producers
5 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history
Acting category results
Leading winning films
Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.
- American Beauty
5 wins from 8 award records
- The Matrix
4 wins from 4 award records
- The Cider House Rules
2 wins from 7 award records
- Topsy-Turvy
2 wins from 4 award records
- Sleepy Hollow
1 win from 3 award records
- Boys Don't Cry
1 win from 2 award records
Category winners
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- ★ American Beauty — Lester Burnham
- ★ The Cider House Rules — Dr. Wilbur Larch
- ★ Boys Don't Cry — Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon
- ★ Girl, Interrupted — Lisa Rowe
- ★ Tarzan — You'll Be In My Heart
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 108 of 108 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ American Beauty IMDB — Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, Producers
- The Cider House Rules IMDB — Richard N. Gladstein, Producer
- The Green Mile IMDB — David Valdes and Frank Darabont, Producers
- The Insider IMDB — Michael Mann and Pieter Jan Brugge, Producers
- The Sixth Sense IMDB — Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Barry Mendel, Producers
Best Actor
- ★ American Beauty IMDB — Kevin SpaceyLester Burnham
- The Insider IMDB — Russell CroweJeffrey Wigand
- The Straight Story IMDB — Richard FarnsworthAlvin Straight
- Sweet and Lowdown IMDB — Sean PennEmmet Ray
- The Hurricane IMDB — Denzel WashingtonRubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ The Cider House Rules IMDB — Michael CaineDr. Wilbur Larch
- Magnolia IMDB — Tom CruiseFrank T.J. Mackey
- The Green Mile IMDB — Michael Clarke DuncanJohn Coffey
- The Talented Mr. Ripley IMDB — Jude LawDickie Greenleaf
- The Sixth Sense IMDB — Haley Joel OsmentCole Sear
Best Actress
- ★ Boys Don't Cry IMDB — Hilary SwankBrandon Teena/Teena Brandon
- American Beauty IMDB — Annette BeningCarolyn Burnham
- Tumbleweeds IMDB — Janet McTeerMary Jo Walker
- The End of the Affair IMDB — Julianne MooreSarah Miles
- Music of the Heart IMDB — Meryl StreepRoberta Guaspari
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Girl, Interrupted IMDB — Angelina JolieLisa Rowe
- The Sixth Sense IMDB — Toni ColletteLynn Sear
- Being John Malkovich IMDB — Catherine KeenerMaxine
- Sweet and Lowdown IMDB — Samantha MortonHattie
- Boys Don't Cry IMDB — Chloë SevignyLana Tisdel
Art Direction
- ★ Sleepy Hollow IMDB — Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Peter Young
- Anna and the King IMDB — Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
- The Cider House Rules IMDB — Art Direction: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Beth Rubino
- The Talented Mr. Ripley IMDB — Art Direction: Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari
- Topsy-Turvy IMDB — Art Direction: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Eve Stewart, John Bush
Cinematography
Costume Design
- ★ Topsy-Turvy IMDB — Lindy Hemming
- Anna and the King IMDB — Jenny Beavan
- Sleepy Hollow IMDB — Colleen Atwood
- The Talented Mr. Ripley IMDB — Ann Roth, Gary Jones
- Titus IMDB — Milena Canonero
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ One Day in September IMDB — Arthur Cohn, Kevin Macdonald
- Buena Vista Social Club IMDB — Wim Wenders, Ulrich Felsberg
- Genghis Blues IMDB — Roko Belic, Adrian Belic
- On the Ropes IMDB — Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen
- Speaking in Strings IMDB — Paola di Florio, Lilibet Foster
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ King Gimp IMDB — Susan Hannah Hadary, William A. Whiteford
- Eyewitness IMDB — Bert Van Bork
- The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo IMDB — Simeon Soffer, Jonathan Stack
Film Editing
- ★ The Matrix IMDB — Zach Staenberg
- American Beauty IMDB — Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury
- The Cider House Rules IMDB — Lisa Zeno Churgin
- The Insider IMDB — William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, David Rosenbloom
- The Sixth Sense IMDB — Andrew Mondshein
International Feature Film
- ★ All about My Mother IMDB — Spain
- Caravan IMDB — Nepal
- East-West IMDB — France
- Solomon and Gaenor IMDB — United Kingdom
- Under the Sun IMDB — Sweden
Makeup and Hairstyling
- ★ Topsy-Turvy IMDB — Christine Blundell, Trefor Proud
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me IMDB — Michèle Burke, Mike Smithson
- Bicentennial Man IMDB — Greg Cannom
- Life IMDB — Rick Baker
Original Score
Original Song
- ★ Tarzan IMDB — Music and Lyric by Phil CollinsYou'll Be In My Heart
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut IMDB — Music and Lyric by Trey Parker and Marc ShaimanBlame Canada
- Music of the Heart IMDB — Music and Lyric by Diane WarrenMusic Of My Heart
- Magnolia IMDB — Music and Lyric by Aimee MannSave Me
- Toy Story 2 IMDB — Music and Lyric by Randy NewmanWhen She Loved Me
Animated Short Film
- ★ The Old Man and the Sea IMDB — Alexander Petrov
- Humdrum IMDB — Peter Peake
- My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts IMDB — Torill Kove
- 3 Misses IMDB — Paul Driessen
- When the Day Breaks IMDB — Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis
Live Action Short Film
- ★ My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York IMDB — Barbara Schock, Tammy Tiehel
- Bror, Min Bror (Teis and Nico) IMDB — Henrik Ruben Genz, Michael W. Horsten
- Killing Joe IMDB — Mehdi Norowzian, Steve Wax
- Kleingeld (Small Change) IMDB — Marc-Andreas Bochert, Gabriele Lins
- Major and Minor Miracles IMDB — Marcus Olsson
Sound Editing
- ★ The Matrix IMDB — Dane A. Davis
- Fight Club IMDB — Ren Klyce, Richard Hymns
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace IMDB — Ben Burtt, Tom Bellfort
Sound Mixing
- ★ The Matrix IMDB — John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, David Lee
- The Green Mile IMDB — Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, Willie D. Burton
- The Insider IMDB — Andy Nelson, Doug Hemphill, Lee Orloff
- The Mummy IMDB — Leslie Shatz, Chris Carpenter, Rick Kline, Chris Munro
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace IMDB — Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Shawn Murphy, John Midgley
Visual Effects
- ★ The Matrix IMDB — John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace IMDB — John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Rob Coleman
- Stuart Little IMDB — John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson III, Eric Allard
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ The Cider House Rules IMDB — John Irving
- Election IMDB — Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
- The Green Mile IMDB — Frank Darabont
- The Insider IMDB — Eric Roth, Michael Mann
- The Talented Mr. Ripley IMDB — Anthony Minghella
Original Screenplay
Nominated films and other recorded entries
58 films represented in the 1999 archive selection.
- 3 Misses
- All about My Mother
- American Beauty
- Angela's Ashes
- Anna and the King
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
- Being John Malkovich
- Bicentennial Man
- Boys Don't Cry
- Bror, Min Bror (Teis and Nico)
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Caravan
- East-West
- Election
- Eyewitness
- Fight Club
- Genghis Blues
- Girl, Interrupted
- Humdrum
- Killing Joe
- King Gimp
- Kleingeld (Small Change)
- Life
- Magnolia
- Major and Minor Miracles
- Music of the Heart
- My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
- My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York
- On the Ropes
- One Day in September
- Sleepy Hollow
- Snow Falling on Cedars
- Solomon and Gaenor
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
- Speaking in Strings
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Stuart Little
- Sweet and Lowdown
- Tarzan
- The Cider House Rules
- The End of the Affair
- The Green Mile
- The Hurricane
- The Insider
- The Matrix
- The Mummy
- The Old Man and the Sea
- The Red Violin
- The Sixth Sense
- The Straight Story
- The Talented Mr. Ripley
- The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo
- Titus
- Topsy-Turvy
- Toy Story 2
- Tumbleweeds
- Under the Sun
- When the Day Breaks
About these award records
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