1999 FILM BALLOT

the point of this exercise isn't merely to stand in contrast to industry awards shows but to shine light on other works/achievements/performances that might've not gotten enough consideration during their initial releases 

Honoring the best in several categories from the 1999 film year.
(all titles received wide or limited release for '99)

Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,
 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Also, if you wish to view my favorite 30 films of 1999, go here




Note: "Animated Short" and "Animated Feature" categories have been merged into one Animation category, regardless of runtime length. Also"Sound Editing" and "Sound Mixing" have been combined into one "Sound Design" category. Focusing on both overall mix and sound creation.

1999

*EYES WIDE SHUT
THE IRON GIANT

PRINCESS MONONOKE
THE STRAIGHT STORY
THE INSIDER

SLEEPY HOLLOW

FELICIA'S JOURNEY

GALAXY QUEST

MAGNOLIA

BEING JOHN MALKOVICH

THE LIMEY

AFTER LIFE

MOMENT OF INNOCENCE

RUN LOLA RUN

ROSETTA

ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER

PERFECT BLUE

DREAM LIFE OF ANGELS

MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS

LIMBO

actual best picture oscar nominees:
AMERICAN BEAUTY  (won)
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
THE GREEN MILE
THE INSIDER
THE SIXTH SENSE

actual foreign language oscar nominees:
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER  (won)
CARAVAN
EAST-WEST
SOLOMON & GAENOR
UNDER THE SUN













1999

*Stanley Kubrick 

                 for EYES WIDE SHUT
Brad Bird for THE IRON GIANT

David Lynch for THE STRAIGHT STORY
Hayao Miyazaki for PRINCESS MONONOKE
Paul Thomas Anderson for MAGNOLIA

actual oscar nominees:
AMERICAN BEAUTY  (won)
BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
THE INSIDER
THE SIXTH SENSE

1999

*Reese Witherspoon in ELECTION
Julianne Moore in THE END OF THE AFFAIR
Franka Potente in RUN LOLA RUN
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in LIMBO
Edie Falco in JUDY BERLIN

actual oscar nominees:
Annette Bening in AMERICAN BEAUTY
Janet McTeer in TUMBLEWEEDS
Julianne Moore in THE END OF THE AFFAIR
Meryl Streep in MUSIC OF THE HEART
Hilary Swank in BOYS DONT CRY  (won)

1999

*Denzel Washington 

                  in THE HURRICANE
Sean Penn in SWEET AND LOWDOWN
Russell Crowe in THE INSIDER
Terrence Stamp in THE LIMEY
Heath Ledger in 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU

actual oscar nominees:
Russell Crowe in THE INSIDER
Richard Farnsworth in THE STRAIGHT STORY
Sean Penn in SWEET AND LOWDOWN
Kevin Spacey in AMERICAN BEAUTY  (won)
Denzel Washington in THE HURRICANE

1999

*Samantha Morton 

        in SWEET AND LOWDOWN
Toni Collette in THE SIXTH SENSE
Chloë Sevigny in BOYS DON'T CRY
Melora Walters in MAGNOLIA
Sandra Oh in LAST NIGHT

actual oscar nominees:
Toni Collette in THE SIXTH SENSE
Angelina Jolie in GIRL, INTERRUPTED  (won)
Catherine Keener in BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
Samantha Morton in SWEET AND LOWDOWN
Chloë Sevigny in BOYS DON'T CRY

1999

*Jude Law in 

    THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
Charles S. Dutton in COOKIE'S FORTUNE
John C. Reilly in MAGNOLIA
Brad Pitt in FIGHT CLUB
Eddie Murphy in BOWFINGER

actual oscar nominees:
Michael Caine in THE CIDER HOUSE RULES  (won)
Tom Cruise in MAGNOLIA
Michael Clarke Duncan in THE GREEN MILE
Jude Law in THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
Haley Joel Osment in THE SIXTH SENSE

1999

*MAGNOLIA - Paul Thomas Anderson
THE LIMEY - Lem Dobbs
AFTER LIFE - Hirokazu Koreeda
BEING JOHN MALKOVICH - Charlie Kaufman
GALAXY QUEST - David Howard, Robert Gordon

actual oscar nominees:
AMERICAN BEAUTY  (won)
BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
MAGNOLIA
THE SIXTH SENSE
TOPSY-TURVY

1999

*ELECTION 

         - Jim Taylor, Alexander Payne
THE INSIDER - Eric Roth, Michael Mann
FELICIA'S JOURNEY - Atom Egoyan
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY - Anthony Minghella
THE END OF THE AFFAIR - Neil Jordan

actual oscar nominees:
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES  (won)
ELECTION
THE GREEN MILE
THE INSIDER
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY

1999

*AMERICAN MOVIE
ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER
MR. DEATH: THE RISE & FALL OF FRED A. LEUCHTER, JR.
THE SOURCE:  STORY OF THE BEATS & BEAT GENERATION
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

actual oscar nominees:
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
GENGHIS BLUES
ON THE ROPES
ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER  (won)
SPEAKING IN STRINGS

1999

*THE IRON GIANT
PRINCESS MONONOKE
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
PERFECT BLUE
MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS
TOY STORY 2
WHEN THE DAY BREAKS

SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER & UNCUT
FANTASIA 2000
SAMURAI X: TRUST AND BETRAYAL [theatrical version]

THE BATS by Jim Trainor

THUMB WARS

actual oscar nominees animated shorts:
HUMDRUM
MY GRANDMOTHER IRONED THE KING'S SHIRTS
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA  (won)
3 MISSES
WHEN THE DAY BREAKS

1999

*THE STRAIGHT STORY 

                   - Angelo Badalamenti >
THE RED VIOLIN - John Corigliano >
TALENTED MR RIPLEY - Gabriel Yared >
MAGNOLIA - Jon Brion >
RAVENOUS - Damon Albarn >
STAR WARS EP.1: PHANTOM MENACE - John Williams >
FIGHT CLUB - The Dust Brothers >

actual oscar nominees:
AMERICAN BEAUTY
ANGELA'S ASHES
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
THE RED VIOLIN  (won)
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY

1999

*BLUR: COFFEE & T.V.
THEIS & NICO [BROR, MIN BROR]
KING GIMP

THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS: LET FOREVER BE
APHEX TWIN: WINDOWLICKER

actual oscar nominees live-action short:
BROR, MIN BROR  
KILLING JOE
SMALL CHANGE
MAJOR AND MINOR MIRACLES
MY MOTHER DREAMS OF SATAN'S DISCIPLES IN N.Y.  (won)

actual oscar nominees documentary short:
EYEWITNESS
KING GIMP  (won)
THE WILDEST SHOW IN THE SOUTH: ANGOLA PRISON RODEO

categories below this point are

↓for you technical craft lovers↓

1999

*SLEEPY HOLLOW

     - Emmanuel Lubezki, AMC, ASC

SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS - Robert Richardson, ASC
EYES WIDE SHUT - Larry Smith, ASC, BSC
THE MATRIX - Bill Pope, ASC

AMERICAN BEAUTY - Conrad Hall, ASC

actual oscar nominees:
AMERICAN BEAUTY  (won)
THE END OF THE AFFAIR
THE INSIDER
SLEEPY HOLLOW
SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS

1999

*ANY GIVEN SUNDAY - Stuart Levy, 

Tom Nordberg, Keith Salmon, Stuart Waks
RUN LOLA RUN - Mathilde Bonnefoy
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD - Thelma Schoonmaker
THE MATRIX - Zach Staenberg
FIGHT CLUB - James Haygood

actual oscar nominees:
AMERICAN BEAUTY
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
THE INSIDER
THE MATRIX  (won)
THE SIXTH SENSE

1999 - PRODUCTION DESIGN + SET DECOR

*SLEEPY HOLLOW

           - Rick Heinrichs, PeteYoung
THE MATRIX - Owen Paterson, Marta McElroy, Lisa Brennan
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY - Roy Walker, Bruno Cesari
TITUS - Dante Ferretti, Carlo Gervasi
TOPSY-TURVY - Eve Stewart, John Bush

actual oscar nominees:
ANNA AND THE KING
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
SLEEPY HOLLOW  (won)
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
TOPSY-TURVY

1999

*TITUS - Milena Canonero
TOPSY-TURVY - Lindy Hemming
SLEEPY HOLLOW - Colleen Atwood
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY - Ann Roth, Gary Jones
MYSTERY MEN - Marilyn Vance

actual oscar nominees:
ANNA AND THE KING
SLEEPY HOLLOW
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
TOPSY-TURVY  (won)
TITUS

1999

*TOPSY-TURVY - Christine Blundell
SLEEPY HOLLOW - Liz Tagg, Kirstie Stanway
LIFE - Rick Baker
AUSTIN POWERS - Michèle Burke, Mike Smithson
FIGHT CLUB - Rob Bottin

actual oscar nominees:
LIFE  (won)
AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME
TOPSY-TURVY
BICENTENNIAL MAN

1999

*THE MATRIX
FIGHT CLUB
SLEEPY HOLLOW
THE MUMMY
GALAXY QUEST

VIRUS

STAR WARS EP.1 - THE PHANTOM MENACE

GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF IRIS

actual oscar nominees:
THE MATRIX  (won)
STUART LITTLE
STAR WARS EP.1 - THE PHANTOM MENACE

1999

*THE MATRIX
FIGHT CLUB
THE IRON GIANT
STAR WARS EP.1 - THE PHANTOM MENACE
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT

actual oscar nominees sound edit:
STAR WARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE
FIGHT CLUB
THE MATRIX  (won)

↓The following categories are inspired by The Muriel Awards

1999

*1) Baby "kodama" tree spirits running beside Ashitaka 

          - PRINCESS MONONOKE
2) Lyle is actually home. Finale of - THE STRAIGHT STORY
3) Robot states "I am NOT a Gun."  **ending Superman 

sequence** ----------------------------------- THE IRON GIANT
4) Neo dodges bullets on rooftop. **Bullet-time 

centrepiece** ---------------------------------- THE MATRIX

5) "People need to be forgiven." Kurring monologue  

--------------------------------------------------- MAGNOLIA

-tie- Rain of toads. (but it did happen painting) - MAGNOLIA
6) Murder on a sail boat - THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
7) Snow fall in reverse / asthma patient flashback 

-------------------------------- BRINGING OUT THE DEAD 
8) red carpet movie premiere of "Chubby Rain" 

------------------------------------------------ BOWFINGER

9) Sex with Maxine via Malkovich vessel 

--------------------------------- BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
10) Finale touchdown sequence 

---------------------------------------- ANY GIVEN SUNDAY

11) red carpet ritual & unmasking at the masked ball 

--------------------------------------------- EYES WIDE SHUT
12) Pod race - STAR WARS EP.1: THE PHANTOM MENACE
13) Spring sprite **Stravinsky's Firebird Suite segment**

----------------------------------------------- FANTASIA 2000

14) finale heist to "return" Monet painting 

---------------------------------------------- THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR
15) Cole tells mother his paranormal secret in car 

------------------------------------------- THE SIXTH SENSE

-tie- "When somebody loved me" Jessie's memory 

------------------------------------------------ TOY STORY 2

also this: 
(scene from AMERICAN MOVIE)

1999

*MAGNOLIA
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
THE INSIDER
RAVENOUS
BEING JOHN MALKOVICH

Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,
 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014