San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 1999

4th SDFCS Awards

December 20, 1999

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Best Film:
American Beauty

The 4th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society on 20 December 1999, honored the best in film for 1999.

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
• Best Actress:
  • Annette Bening - American Beauty
• Best Director:
  • David Lynch - The Straight Story
• Best Film:
  • American Beauty
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Tango (Tango, no me dejes nunca) • Spain/Argentina
• Best Screenplay - Original:
  • Being John Malkovich - Charlie Kaufman
• Best Screenplay - Adapted :
  • Election - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman - Flawless
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Thora Birch - American Beauty
• Career Achievement Award:
  • Chow Yun-fat