The 71st National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 1999, were announced on 7 December 1999 and given on 18 January 2000.
Top 10 films
- American Beauty
- The Talented Mr. Ripley
- Magnolia
- The Insider
- The Straight Story
- Cradle Will Rock
- Boys Don't Cry
- Being John Malkovich
- Tumbleweeds
- Three Kings
Top Foreign Films
- All About My Mother
- Run Lola Run
- East/West
- Cabaret Balkan
- The Emperor and the Assassin
Winners
- Best Picture:
- American Beauty
- Best Foreign Film:
- All About My Mother
- Best Actor:
- Russell Crowe - The Insider
- Best Actress:
- Janet McTeer - Tumbleweeds
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Philip Seymour Hoffman - Magnolia, The Talented Mr. Ripley
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Julianne Moore - Magnolia, A Map of the World, An Ideal Husband
- Best Acting by an Ensemble:
- Magnolia
- Breakthrough Performance - Male:
- Wes Bentley - American Beauty
- Breakthrough Performance - Female:
- Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry
- Best Director:
- Anthony Minghella - The Talented Mr. Ripley
- Outstanding Directorial Debut:
- Kimberly Peirce - Boys Don't Cry
- Best Screenplay:
- John Irving - The Cider House Rules
- Arthur Laurents - Career Achievement
- Best Documentary:
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Best Film made for Cable TV
- A Lesson Before Dying
- Career Achievement Award:
- Clint Eastwood
- Billy Wilder Award for Excellence in Directing:
- John Frankenheimer
- Special Filmmaking Achievement:
- Tim Robbins - Cradle Will Rock
- William K. Everson Award for Film History:
- Jeanine Basinger, Silent Stars
- International Freedom Award:
- Joan Chen - Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl
- Freedom of Expression:
- Michael Mann - The Insider
- Special Citation:
- Barry Levinson - Outstanding Cinematic Series, The Baltimore Series
- Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking:
- A Map of the World
- A Walk on the Moon
- Election
- Go
- Limbo
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- Man of the Century
- Stir of Echoes
- This Is My Father
- Twin Falls Idaho
References
External links
- National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1999
