1999 Academy Award winners and nominations

(Winners in red)

Best Picture

  • ELIZABETH (Gramercy)
    A Working Title Production.
    Alison Owen, Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan, Producers
  • LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (Miramax)
    A Melampo Cinematografica s.r.l. Production.
    Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi, Producers
  • SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DreamWorks)
    A DreamWorks Films Production.
    Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon and Gary Levinsohn, Producers
  • SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
    A Miramax Films, Universal
    Pictures, Bedford Falls Company Production.
    David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick and Marc Norman, Producers
  • THE THIN RED LINE (20th Century Fox)
    A Fox 2000 Pictures in association with Phoenix Pictures Production .
    Robert Michael Geisler, John Roberdeau and Grant Hill, Producers.

Actor

  • Roberto Benigni in LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (Miramax)
  • Tom Hanks in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DreamWorks)
  • Ian McKellen in GODS AND MONSTERS (Lions Gate)
  • Nick Nolte in AFFLICTION (Lions Gate)
  • Edward Norton in AMERICAN HISTORY X (New Line)

Actress

  • Cate Blanchett in ELIZABETH (Gramercy)
  • Fernanda Montenegro in CENTRAL STATION (Sony Pictures Classics)
  • Gwyneth Paltrow in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
  • Meryl Streep in ONE TRUE THING (Universal)
  • Emily Watson in HILARY AND JACKIE (October)

Director

  • LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (Miramax)
    Roberto Benigni
  • SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DreamWorks)
    Steven Spielberg
  • SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
    John Madden
  • THE THIN RED LINE (20th Century Fox)
    Terrence Malick
  • THE TRUMAN SHOW (Paramount)
    Peter Weir

Supporting Actor

  • James Coburn in AFFLICTION (Lions Gate)
  • Robert Duvall in A CIVIL ACTION (Buena Vista)
  • Ed Harris in THE TRUMAN SHOW (Paramount)
  • Geoffrey Rush in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
  • Billy Bob Thornton in A SIMPLE PLAN (Paramount and Mutual Film Company in association with Savoy Pictures)

Supporting Actress

  • Kathy Bates in PRIMARY COLORS (Universal and Mutual Film Company)
  • Brenda Blethyn in LITTLE VOICE (Miramax)
  • Judi Dench in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
  • Rachel Griffiths in HILARY AND JACKIE (October)
  • Lynn Redgrave in GODS AND MONSTERS (Lions Gate)

Original Screenplay

  • BULWORTH (20th Century Fox)
    Screenplay by Warren Beatty & Jeremy Pikser
    Story by Warren Beatty
  • LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (Miramax)
    Screenplay by Vincenzo Cerami and Roberto Benigni
  • SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DreamWorks)
    Written by Robert Rodat
  • SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
    Written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
  • THE TRUMAN SHOW (Paramount)
    Written by Andrew Niccol

Adapted Screenplay

  • GODS AND MONSTERS (Lions Gate)
    Written for the screen by Bill Condon
  • OUT OF SIGHT (Universal)
    Screenplay by Scott Frank
  • PRIMARY COLORS (Universal and
    Screenplay by Elaine May Mutual Film Company)
  • A SIMPLE PLAN (Paramount and Mutual
    Screenplay by Scott B. Smith Film Company in association with Savoy Pictures)
  • THE THIN RED LINE (20th Century Fox)
    Screenplay by Terrence Malick. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Art Direction

  • ELIZABETH (Gramercy)
    Art Direction: John Myhre
    Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
  • PLEASANTVILLE (New Line)
    Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall
    Set Decoration: Jay Hart
  • SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DreamWorks)
    Art Direction: Tom Sanders
    Set Decoration: Lisa Dean Kavanaugh
  • SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
    Art Direction: Martin Childs
    Set Decoration: Jill Quertier
  • WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (PolyGram)
    Art Direction: Eugenio Zanetti
    Set Decoration: Cindy Carr

Cinematography

  • A CIVIL ACTION (Buena Vista)
    Conrad L. Hall
  • ELIZABETH (Gramercy)
    Remi Adefarasin
  • SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DreamWorks)
    Janusz Kaminski
  • SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
    Richard Greatrex
  • THE THIN RED LINE (20th Century Fox)
    John Toll

Costume Design

  • BELOVED (Buena Vista)
    Colleen Atwood
  • ELIZABETH (Gramercy)
    Alexandra Byrne
  • PLEASANTVILLE (New Line)
    Judianna Makovsky
  • SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
    Sandy Powell
  • VELVET GOLDMINE (Miramax)
    Sandy Powell

Documentary (Feature)

  • DANCEMAKER
    A Four Oaks Foundation Production.
    Matthew Diamond and Jerry Kupfer
  • THE FARM: ANGOLA, U.S.A.
    A Gabriel Films Production.
    Jonathan Stack and Liz Garbus
  • THE LAST DAYS (October)
    A Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation Production
    .
    James Moll and Ken Lipper
  • LENNY BRUCE: SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH
    A Whyaduck Productions, Inc. Production.
    Robert B. Weide
  • REGRET TO INFORM
    A Sun Foundation Production.
    Barbara Sonneborn and Janet Cole

Documentary (Short subject)

  • THE PERSONALS: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years
    A Keiko Ibi Film Production.
    Keiko Ibi
  • A PLACE IN THE LAND
    A Guggenheim Production.
    Charles Guggenheim
  • SUNRISE OVER TIANANMEN SQUARE
    A National Film Board of Canada Production.
    Shui-Bo Wang and Donald McWilliams

Editing

  • LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (Miramax)
    Simona Paggi
  • OUT OF SIGHT (Universal)
    Anne V. Coates
  • SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DreamWorks)
    Michael Kahn
  • SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
    David Gamble
  • THE THIN RED LINE (20th Century Fox)
    Billy Weber, Leslie Jones and Saar Klein

Foreign Language Film

  • CENTRAL STATION
    An Arthur Cohn Production .
    Brazil
  • CHILDREN OF HEAVEN
    An Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults Production
    Iran
    THE GRANDFATHER
    A Nickel Odeon Dos, S.A. Production.
    Spain
  • LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
    A Melampo Cinematografica s.r.l. Production.
    Italy
  • TANGO
    An Argentina Sono Film/Alma ATA International Pictures Production.
    Argentina

Makeup

  • ELIZABETH (Gramercy)
    Jenny Shircore
  • SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DreamWorks)
    Lois Burwell, Conor O'Sullivan and Daniel C. Striepeke
  • SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
    Lisa Westcott and Veronica Brebner

Original Musical or Comedy Score

  • A BUG'S LIFE (Buena Vista)
    Randy Newman
  • MULAN (Buena Vista)
    Music by Matthew Wilder
    Lyrics by David Zippel
    Orchestral Score by Jerry Goldsmith
  • PATCH ADAMS (Universal)
    Marc Shaiman
  • THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (DreamWorks)
    Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
    Orchestral Score by Hans Zimmer
  • SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
    Stephen Warbeck

Original Dramatic Score

  • ELIZABETH (Gramercy)
    David Hirschfelder
  • LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (Miramax)
    Nicola Piovani
  • PLEASANTVILLE (New Line)
    Randy Newman
  • SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DreamWorks)
    John Williams
  • THE THIN RED LINE (20th Century Fox)
    Hans Zimmer

Original Song

  • "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" from ARMAGEDDON (Buena Vista).
    Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
  • "The Prayer" from QUEST FOR CAMELOT (Warner Bros.).
    Music by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster
    Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Tony Renis and Alberto Testa
  • "A Soft Place to Fall" from THE HORSE WHISPERER (Buena Vista).
    Music and Lyric by Allison Moorer and Gwil Owen
  • "That'll Do" from BABE: PIG IN THE CITY (Universal)
    Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
  • "When You Believe" from THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (DreamWorks).
    Music and Lyric by Stephen Schwartz

Animated Short Film

  • BUNNY
    A Blue Sky Studios, Inc. Production.
    Chris Wedge
  • THE CANTERBURY TALES
    An S4C/BBC Wales/HBO Production.
    Christopher Grace and Jonathan Myerson
  • JOLLY ROGER
    An Astley Baker/Silver Bird Production for Channel Four.
    Mark Baker
  • MORE
    A Bad Clams Productions/Swell Productions/Flemington Pictures Production.
    Mark Osborne and Steve Kalafer
  • WHEN LIFE DEPARTS
    An A. Film Production.
    Karsten Kiilerich and Sefan Fjeldmark

Live Action Short Film

  • CULTURE
    A False Alarm Pictures Production.
    Will Speck & Josh Gordon
  • ELECTION NIGHT (Valgaften)
    An M & M Production.
    Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen
  • HOLIDAY ROMANCE
    A Jovy Junior Enterprises Ltd. Production.
    Alexander Jovy
  • LA CARTE POSTALE (The Postcard)
    A K2 S.A. Production.
    Vivian Goffette
  • VICTOR
    A Bergvall Bilder/Hemikrania Production.
    Simon Sandquist and Joel Bergvall

Sound

  • ARMAGEDDON (Buena Vista)
    Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester
  • THE MASK OF ZORRO (TriStar)
    Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Pud Cusack
  • SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DreamWorks)
    Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Ronald Judkins
  • SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (Miramax)
    Robin O'Donoghue, Dominic Lester and Peter Glossop
  • THE THIN RED LINE (20th Century Fox)
    Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Paul Brincat

Sound Effects Editing

  • ARMAGEDDON (Buena Vista)
    George Watters, II
  • THE MASK OF ZORRO (TriStar)
    David McMoyler
  • SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DreamWorks)
    Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns

Visual Effects

  • ARMAGEDDON (Buena Vista)
    Richard R. Hoover, Pat McClung and John Frazier
  • MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (Buena Vista)
    Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Alan Hall and Jim Mitchell
  • WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (PolyGram)
    Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson and Kevin Mack