1999 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

65th New York Film Critics Circle Awards

December 1999

Best Picture:
Topsy-Turvy

The 65th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 1999, were given in December 1999 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

External links

• 1999 Awards

References

• New York Critics Honor Leigh's 'Topsy-Turvy' The New York Times
• N.Y. crix tap 'Turvy' tops Variety