1999 New York Film Critics Circle Awards



65th New York Film Critics Circle Awards January 9, 2000

Best Picture:  Topsy-Turvy  The 65th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 1999, were announced on 16 December 1999 and presented on 9 January 2000 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