National Board of Review Awards 1999
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
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''