1999 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

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The 65th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 1999, were given in December 1999 by the New York Film Critics Circle.

Winners

Best Actor:

Richard Farnsworth – The Straight Story

Runners-up: Russell Crowe – The Insider and Jim Broadbent – Topsy-Turvy

Best Actress:

Hilary Swank – Boys Don't Cry

Runners-up: Julianne Moore – The End of the Affair and Janet McTeer – Tumbleweeds

Best Animated Film:

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Runners-up: The Iron Giant and Toy Story 2

Best Cinematography:

Freddie Francis – The Straight Story

Runner-up: Emmanuel Lubezki – Sleepy Hollow

Best Director:

Mike Leigh – Topsy-Turvy

Runners-up: David Lynch – The Straight Story and Sam Mendes – American Beauty

Best Film:

Topsy-Turvy

Runners-up: American Beauty, Being John Malkovich and The Straight Story

Best First Film:

Spike Jonze – Being John Malkovich

Runners-up: Kimberly Peirce – Boys Don't Cry and Sam Mendes – American Beauty

Best Foreign Language Film:

All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) • Spain/France

Best Non-Fiction Film:

Buena Vista Social Club

Runner-up: Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

Best Screenplay:

Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – Election

Best Supporting Actor:

John Malkovich – Being John Malkovich

Runners-up: Jamie Foxx – Any Given Sunday and Christopher Plummer – The Insider

Best Supporting Actress:

Catherine Keener – Being John Malkovich

Runner-up: Chloë Sevigny – Boys Don't Cry

Special Award:

Manny Farber

References

1999 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Wikipedia

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