1999 National Society of Film Critics Awards
34th NSFC Awards
January 8, 2000
Best Film (tie):
Being John Malkovich
and
Topsy-Turvy
The 34th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 8 January 2000, honored the best filmmaking of 1999.[1][2][3][4]
Winners
Best Picture
1. Being John Malkovich
1. Topsy-Turvy
3. Election
Best Director
1. Mike Leigh – Topsy-Turvy
2. David O. Russell – Three Kings
3. Sam Mendes – American Beauty
Best Actor
1. Russell Crowe – The Insider
2. Jim Broadbent – Topsy-Turvy
3. Kevin Spacey – American Beauty
Best Actress
1. Reese Witherspoon – Election
2. Hilary Swank – Boys Don't Cry
3. Kate Winslet – Holy Smoke
Best Supporting Actor
1. Christopher Plummer – The Insider
2. Philip Seymour Hoffman – Magnolia and The Talented Mr. Ripley
3. Haley Joel Osment – The Sixth Sense
Best Supporting Actress
1. Chloë Sevigny – Boys Don't Cry
2. Julianne Moore – Magnolia, Cookie's Fortune, A Map of the World and An Ideal Husband
3. Samantha Morton – Sweet and Lowdown
Best Screenplay
1. Charlie Kaufman – Being John Malkovich
2. Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – Election
3. Alan Ball – American Beauty
Best Cinematography
1. Conrad L. Hall – American Beauty
2. Emmanuel Lubezki – Sleepy Hollow
3. Freddie Francis – The Straight Story
Best Foreign Language Film
1. Autumn Tale (Conte d'automne)
2. The Dreamlife of Angels (La vie rêvée des anges)
3. All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)
Best Non-Fiction Film
1. Buena Vista Social Club
2. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
3. American Movie
Experimental Film Award
Special Citation
- James Quandt of Cinematheque Ontario
Film Heritage Awards
- The U.S. theatrical release of the rediscovered camera-negative print of Jean Renoir’s Grand Illusion by Rialto Pictures.
- The newly preserved fiftieth-anniversary re-release of Carol Reed’s The Third Man by Rialto Pictures.
- The U.S. video and DVD release of Gaumont’s original version of Carl Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc by Home Vision,Inc. and Criterion.
- The television premiere of the four-hour expanded version of Erich von Stroheim’s Greed on Turner Classic Movies.
References
- ^ McKinley, Jesse (10 January 2000). "'Malkovich' and 'Topsy-Turvy' Tie for Critics' Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ King, Susan (9 January 2000). "'Malkovich,' 'Topsy-Turvy' Tie for Best Film Honors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Errico, Marcus (8 January 2000). "National Critics Pick "Malkovich," "Topsy"". E! News. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Carr, Jay (10 January 2000). "`Topsy-Turvy' ties with `Malkovich'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2 January 2018.