National Board of Review Awards 1999



71st National Board of Review Awards December 7, 1999

Best Picture:  American Beauty  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

 * 1) American Beauty
 * 2) The Talented Mr. Ripley
 * 3) Magnolia
 * 4) The Insider
 * 5) The Straight Story
 * 6) Cradle Will Rock
 * 7) Boys Don't Cry
 * 8) Being John Malkovich
 * 9) Tumbleweeds
 * 10) Three Kings

Top Foreign Films

 * 1) All About My Mother
 * 2) Run Lola Run
 * 3) East/West
 * 4) Cabaret Balkan
 * 5) The Emperor and the Assassin

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