Year, Category, Nominee, Additional Info, Won an Oscar?
1999 (72nd), Actor - Leading Role, Russell Crowe, The Insider {'Jeffrey Wigand'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actor - Leading Role, Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story {'Alvin Straight'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actor - Leading Role, Sean Penn, Sweet and Lowdown {'Emmet Ray'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actor - Leading Role, Kevin Spacey, American Beauty {'Lester Burnham'}, YES
1999 (72nd), Actor - Leading Role, Denzel Washington, The Hurricane {'Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actor - Supporting Role, Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules {'Dr. Wilbur Larch'}, YES
1999 (72nd), Actor - Supporting Role, Tom Cruise, Magnolia {'Frank T.J. Mackey'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actor - Supporting Role, Michael Clarke Duncan, The Green Mile {'John Coffey'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actor - Supporting Role, Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley {'Dickie Greenleaf'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actor - Supporting Role, Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense {'Cole Sear'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actress - Leading Role, Annette Bening, American Beauty {'Carolyn Burnham'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actress - Leading Role, Janet McTeer, Tumbleweeds {'Mary Jo Walker'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actress - Leading Role, Julianne Moore, The End of the Affair {'Sarah Miles'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actress - Leading Role, Meryl Streep, Music of the Heart {'Roberta Guaspari'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actress - Leading Role, Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry {'Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon'}, YES
1999 (72nd), Actress - Supporting Role, Toni Collette, The Sixth Sense {'Lynn Sear'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actress - Supporting Role, Angelina Jolie, "Girl, Interrupted {'Lisa Rowe'}", YES
1999 (72nd), Actress - Supporting Role, Catherine Keener, Being John Malkovich {'Maxine'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actress - Supporting Role, Samantha Morton, Sweet and Lowdown {'Hattie'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Actress - Supporting Role, Chloë Sevigny, Boys Don't Cry {'Lana Tisdel'}, NO
1999 (72nd), Art Direction, Anna and the King, Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker, NO
1999 (72nd), Art Direction, The Cider House Rules, Art Direction: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Beth Rubino, NO
1999 (72nd), Art Direction, Sleepy Hollow, Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs; Set Decoration: Peter Young, YES
1999 (72nd), Art Direction, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Art Direction: Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari, NO
1999 (72nd), Art Direction, Topsy-Turvy, "Art Direction: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Eve Stewart, John Bush", NO
1999 (72nd), Cinematography, American Beauty, Conrad L. Hall, YES
1999 (72nd), Cinematography, The End of the Affair, Roger Pratt, NO
1999 (72nd), Cinematography, The Insider, Dante Spinotti, NO
1999 (72nd), Cinematography, Sleepy Hollow, Emmanuel Lubezki, NO
1999 (72nd), Cinematography, Snow Falling on Cedars, Robert Richardson, NO
1999 (72nd), Costume Design, Anna and the King, Jenny Beavan, NO
1999 (72nd), Costume Design, Sleepy Hollow, Colleen Atwood, NO
1999 (72nd), Costume Design, The Talented Mr. Ripley, "Ann Roth, Gary Jones", NO
1999 (72nd), Costume Design, Titus, Milena Canonero, NO
1999 (72nd), Costume Design, Topsy-Turvy, Lindy Hemming, YES
1999 (72nd), Directing, American Beauty, Sam Mendes, YES
1999 (72nd), Directing, Being John Malkovich, Spike Jonze, NO
1999 (72nd), Directing, The Cider House Rules, Lasse Hallström, NO
1999 (72nd), Directing, The Insider, Michael Mann, NO
1999 (72nd), Directing, The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan, NO
1999 (72nd), Documentary (Feature), Buena Vista Social Club, "Wim Wenders, Ulrich Felsberg", NO
1999 (72nd), Documentary (Feature), Genghis Blues, "Roko Belic, Adrian Belic", NO
1999 (72nd), Documentary (Feature), On the Ropes, "Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen", NO
1999 (72nd), Documentary (Feature), One Day in September, "Arthur Cohn, Kevin Macdonald", YES
1999 (72nd), Documentary (Feature), Speaking in Strings, "Paola di Florio, Lilibet Foster", NO
1999 (72nd), Documentary (Short Subject), Eyewitness, Bert Van Bork, NO
1999 (72nd), Documentary (Short Subject), King Gimp, "Susan Hannah Hadary, William A. Whiteford", YES
1999 (72nd), Documentary (Short Subject), The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo, "Simeon Soffer, Jonathan Stack", NO
1999 (72nd), Film Editing, American Beauty, "Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury", NO
1999 (72nd), Film Editing, The Cider House Rules, Lisa Zeno Churgin, NO
1999 (72nd), Film Editing, The Insider, "William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell, David Rosenbloom", NO
1999 (72nd), Film Editing, The Matrix, Zach Staenberg, YES
1999 (72nd), Film Editing, The Sixth Sense, Andrew Mondshein, NO
1999 (72nd), Foreign Language Film, All about My Mother, Spain, YES
1999 (72nd), Foreign Language Film, Caravan, Nepal, NO
1999 (72nd), Foreign Language Film, East-West, France, NO
1999 (72nd), Foreign Language Film, Solomon and Gaenor, United Kingdom, NO
1999 (72nd), Foreign Language Film, Under the Sun, Sweden, NO
1999 (72nd), Makeup, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, "Michèle Burke, Mike Smithson", NO
1999 (72nd), Makeup, Bicentennial Man, Greg Cannom, NO
1999 (72nd), Makeup, Life, Rick Baker, NO
1999 (72nd), Makeup, Topsy-Turvy, "Christine Blundell, Trefor Proud", YES
1999 (72nd), Music (Scoring), American Beauty, Thomas Newman, NO
1999 (72nd), Music (Scoring), Angela's Ashes, John Williams, NO
1999 (72nd), Music (Scoring), The Cider House Rules, Rachel Portman, NO
1999 (72nd), Music (Scoring), The Red Violin, John Corigliano, YES
1999 (72nd), Music (Scoring), The Talented Mr. Ripley, Gabriel Yared, NO
1999 (72nd), Music (Song), "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut", Music and Lyric by Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman, NO
1999 (72nd), Music (Song), Music of the Heart, Music and Lyric by Diane Warren, NO
1999 (72nd), Music (Song), Magnolia, Music and Lyric by Aimee Mann, NO
1999 (72nd), Music (Song), Toy Story 2, Music and Lyric by Randy Newman, NO
1999 (72nd), Music (Song), Tarzan, Music and Lyric by Phil Collins, YES
1999 (72nd), Best Picture, American Beauty, "Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, Producers", YES
1999 (72nd), Best Picture, The Cider House Rules, "Richard N. Gladstein, Producer", NO
1999 (72nd), Best Picture, The Green Mile, "David Valdes and Frank Darabont, Producers", NO
1999 (72nd), Best Picture, The Insider, "Michael Mann and Pieter Jan Brugge, Producers", NO
1999 (72nd), Best Picture, The Sixth Sense, "Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Barry Mendel, Producers", NO
1999 (72nd), Short Film (Animated), Humdrum, Peter Peake, NO
1999 (72nd), Short Film (Animated), My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts, Torill Kove, NO
1999 (72nd), Short Film (Animated), The Old Man and the Sea, Alexander Petrov, YES
1999 (72nd), Short Film (Animated), 3 Misses, Paul Driessen, NO
1999 (72nd), Short Film (Animated), When the Day Breaks, "Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis", NO
1999 (72nd), Short Film (Live Action), "Bror, Min Bror (Teis and Nico)", "Henrik Ruben Genz, Michael W. Horsten", NO
1999 (72nd), Short Film (Live Action), Killing Joe, "Mehdi Norowzian, Steve Wax", NO
1999 (72nd), Short Film (Live Action), Kleingeld (Small Change), "Marc-Andreas Bochert, Gabriele Lins", NO
1999 (72nd), Short Film (Live Action), Major and Minor Miracles, Marcus Olsson, NO
1999 (72nd), Short Film (Live Action), My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York, "Barbara Schock, Tammy Tiehel", YES
1999 (72nd), Sound, The Green Mile, "Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick, Willie D. Burton", NO
1999 (72nd), Sound, The Insider, "Andy Nelson, Doug Hemphill, Lee Orloff", NO
1999 (72nd), Sound, The Matrix, "John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell, David Lee", YES
1999 (72nd), Sound, The Mummy, "Leslie Shatz, Chris Carpenter, Rick Kline, Chris Munro", NO
1999 (72nd), Sound, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, "Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Shawn Murphy, John Midgley", NO
1999 (72nd), Sound Editing, Fight Club, "Ren Klyce, Richard Hymns", NO
1999 (72nd), Sound Editing, The Matrix, Dane A. Davis, YES
1999 (72nd), Sound Editing, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, "Ben Burtt, Tom Bellfort", NO
1999 (72nd), Visual Effects, The Matrix, "John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, Jon Thum", YES
1999 (72nd), Visual Effects, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, "John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires, Rob Coleman", NO
1999 (72nd), Visual Effects, Stuart Little, "John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson III, Eric Allard", NO
1999 (72nd), Writing, The Cider House Rules, John Irving, YES
1999 (72nd), Writing, Election, "Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor", NO
1999 (72nd), Writing, The Green Mile, Frank Darabont, NO
1999 (72nd), Writing, The Insider, "Eric Roth, Michael Mann", NO
1999 (72nd), Writing, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Anthony Minghella, NO
1999 (72nd), Writing, American Beauty, Alan Ball, YES
1999 (72nd), Writing, Being John Malkovich, Charlie Kaufman, NO
1999 (72nd), Writing, Magnolia, Paul Thomas Anderson, NO
1999 (72nd), Writing, The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan, NO
1999 (72nd), Writing, Topsy-Turvy, Mike Leigh, NO
1999 (72nd), Honorary Award, To Andrzej Wajda in recognition of five decades of extraordinary film direction. YES
1999 (72nd), Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, Warren Beatty, YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Scientific and Engineering Award), To NICK PHILLIPS for the design and development of the three-axis Libra III remote control camera head. The Libra III head can accept a range of film cameras and their lenses and allows the operator to add stabilization to each axis for medium focal length lenses. Motion capture and playback are also selectable features. [Stage Operations], YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Scientific and Engineering Award), "To FRITZ GABRIEL BAUER for the concept, design and engineering of the Moviecam Superlight 35mm Motion Picture Camera. The quiet Moviecam Superlight is an extremely small and light 35mm professional motion picture sound camera which allows the cinematographer to film in ways and situations that were never before possible. [Camera]", YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Scientific and Engineering Award), "To IAIN NEIL for the optical design, RICK GELBARD for the mechanical design, and PANAVISION, INC. for the development of the Millennium Camera System viewfinder. This unique and versatile viewfinder with two independent viewing positions provides a very high-resolution video assist image, greatly enhancing its application for on-set compositing or non-linear editing. [Camera]", YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Scientific and Engineering Award), "To HUW GWILYM, KARL LYNCH and MARK V. CRABTREE for the design and development of the AMS Neve Logic Digital Film Console for motion picture sound mixing. This console allows the user multi-position mixing capabilities, stem routing predub inputs and other filmcentric attributes. This is the first fully digital audio mixing console specifically designed for post-production film mixing. [Sound]", YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Scientific and Engineering Award), "To JAMES MOULTRIE for the mechanical design, and to MIKE SALTER and MARK CRAIG GERCHMAN for the optical design of the Cooke S4 Range of Fixed Focal Length Lenses for 35mm motion picture photography. These state-of-the-art fixed focal length 35mm lenses are the result of intense efforts to meet industry requirements in several areas. Providing superior performance in several cinematographic aspects, these lenses include a unique linear focus system. [Lenses and Filters]", YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Scientific and Engineering Award), "To MARLOWE A. PICHEL for development of the process for manufacturing Electro-formed Metal Reflectors which, when combined with the DC Short Arc Xenon Lamp, became the worldwide standard for motion picture projection systems. The impact of the Electro-formed Metal Reflector over the decades has completely changed the presentation side of the motion picture industry allowing the replacement of the carbon arc light source and the implementation of automated projection systems. [Projection]", YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Scientific and Engineering Award), "To L. RON SCHMIDT for the concept, design and engineering of the Linear Loop Film Projectors. These radically new motion picture film projectors provide superior print handling, image steadiness, screen illumination and enhanced viewer experience by means of an extremely simple air-driven mechanical transport system. [Projection]", YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Scientific and Engineering Award), "To NAT TIFFEN of Tiffen Manufacturing Corporation for the production of high-quality, durable, laminated color filters for motion picture photography. Materials of uniform color characteristics are implanted between layers of optical glass and bonded together under extremes of heat and pressure. The outer surfaces are ground and polished to specified close tolerances, free of distortion and resistant to changes in temperature or humidity, then bound with a protective metal ring. [Lenses and Filters]", YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Technical Achievement Award), "To VIVIENNE DYER and CHRIS WOOLF for the design and development of the Rycote Microphone Windshield Modular System. Designed to eliminate physical acoustical rumble and to mask a microphone's high sensitivity to wind and other unwanted noises, the lightweight and rugged Rycote Microphone Windshields accomplish these tasks without altering or impairing the original frequency response of the microphone. [Sound]", YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Technical Achievement Award), "To LESLIE DREVER for the design and development of the Light Wave microphone windscreens and isolation mounts from Light Wave Systems. Designed to eliminate physical acoustical rumble and to cover a microphone's high sensitivity to wind and other unwanted noises, the Light Wave Systems line of shock mounts and windscreens accomplish these tasks without altering or impairing the original frequency response of the microphone. [Sound]", YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Technical Achievement Award), "To RICHARD C. SEHLIN for the concept, and DR. MITCHELL J. BOGDANOWICZ and MARY L. SCHMOEGER of the Eastman Kodak Company for the design and development of the Eastman Lamphouse Modification Filters. The ELM Filters enable a laboratory to achieve additive printer contrast and color reproduction using a subtractive lamphouse. [Lenses and Filters]", YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Technical Achievement Award), "To HOYT H. YEATMAN, JR. of Dream Quest Images and JOHN C. BREWER of the Eastman Kodak Company for the identification and diagnosis leading to the elimination of the red fringe"" artifact in traveling matte composite photography. The elimination of the ""red fringe"" artifact in traveling matte composite photography obviates expensive additional computerized image processing thus reducing the time involved in producing a seamless and convincing composite shot. [Laboratory]""", YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Gordon E. Sawyer Award), Roderick T. Ryan, YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Bonner Medal), To Edmund M. Di Giulio in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Bonner Medal), To Takuo Miyagishima in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. YES
1999 (72nd), Scientific and Technical (Special Awards), "To FPC, Incorporated, under the leadership of Barry M. Stultz and Milton Jan Friedman, for the development and implementation of an environmentally responsible program to recycle or destroy discarded motion picture prints.", YES