The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures

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Awards for 1999:

Best Acting By An Ensemble
Magnolia, presented to Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, and John C. Reilly by Jonathan Demme

Best Actor
Russell Crowe, The Insider, presented by Connie Nielsen

Best Actress
Janet McTeer, Tumbleweeds, presented by Joan Allen

Best Director
Anthony Minghella, The Talented Mr. Ripley, presented by Sydney Pollack

Best Documentary
Buena Vista Social Club, presented to Ruben Blades

Best Film
American Beauty, presented to Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinx by David Denby

Best Film Made For Cable TV
A Lesson Before Dying, presented to Ted Demme by Jonathan Demme

Best Foreign Language Film
All About My Mother, presented to Pedro Almodovar by Stanley Donen

Best Screenplay
John Irving, The Cider House Rules, presented by Lasse Hallstrom

Best Screenplay
Arthur Laurents - Career Achievement, presented by Debra Monk

Best Supporting Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Magnolia and The Talented Mr. Ripley, presented by Sam Rockwell

Best Supporting Actress
Julianne Moore, Magnolia, A Map of the World, and An Ideal Husband, presented by Philip Seymour Hoffman

Billy Wilder Award For Excellence In Directing
John Frankenheimer, presented by Anthony Minghella

Breakthrough Performance - Female
Hilary Swank, Boys Don´t Cry, presented by Angelina Jolie

Breakthrough Performance - Male
Wes Bentley, American Beauty, presented by Chris Cooper

Career Achievement Award
Clint Eastwood, presented by MaryLea Bandy

Freedom Of Expression
Michael Mann, The Insider, presented by Alec Baldwin

International Freedom Award
Joan Chen, Xiu Xiu, presented by Susan Sarandon

Outstanding Directorial Debut
Kimberly Pierce, Boys Don´t Cry, presented by Harvey Keitel

Special Achievement in Filmmaking
Tim Robbins, Cradle Will Rock, presented by John Turturro

Special Citations
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, & Two Smoking Barrels, Man of the Century, Stir of Echoes, This is My Father, Twin Falls Idaho

Top Foreign Films
All About My Mother, Run Lola Run, East-West, Cabaret Balkan, The Emperor and The Assassin

Top Ten 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

William K. Everson Award For Film History
Jeanine Basinger, Silent Stars, presented by Chazz Palminteri

 

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