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72nd Academy Awards (1999): The Hopefuls

NOMINATIONS		AWARDS
10 7 6 – 5 4 – – – 3 2 – – – – –	American Beauty The Insider Magnolia The Sixth Sense Sleepy Hollow Being John Malkovich Star Wars: Episode I The Matrix The Talented Mr. Ripley Topsy-Turvy All About My Mother Anna and the King Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Boys Don’t Cry The Cider House Rules The Hurricane	4 3 – 2 1 – – – – – – – – –	American Beauty Sleepy Hollow Star Wars: Episode I Magnolia All About My Mother Boys Don’t Cry Buena Vista Social Club Election My Mother Dreams of Satan’s Disciples in New York The Hurricane The Insider The Old Man and the Sea Topsy-Turvy Toy Story 2

LEGEND:
Winner Prediction (c-First Chart Placement, n-Nom Pred Date Set, o-Win Pred Date Set)
Nominee Prediction (c-First Chart Placement, n-Nom Pred Date Set)
Alternate Prediction (c-First Chart Placement)

Best Picture

American Beauty – Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks (c-9/30, n-9/30, o-12/25)
Being John Malkovich (c-12/17, n-2/9)
The Insider – Pieter Jan Brugge, Michael Mann (c-9/30, n-12/17)
Magnolia – Paul Thomas Anderson, Joanne Sellar (c-5/6, n-1/25 (Orig: 11/20)
The Sixth Sense (c-12/17, n-1/18)
All About My Mother – Agustin Almodovar (c-11/20)
Angela’s Ashes – David Brown, Alan Parker, Scott Rudin (c-5/6)
Boys Don’t Cry – John Hart, Eva Kolodner, Jeff Sharp, Christine Vachon (c-12/17)
The Cider House Rules – Richard N. Gladstein (c-5/6)
The Cradle Will Rock – Lydia Dean-Pilcher, Jon Kilik (c-5/6)
Eyes Wide Shut – Stanley Kubrick (c-5/6)
Felicia’s Journey – Bruce Davey (c-5/6)
The Green Mile – David Valdes (c-5/6)
The Hurricane – Armyan Bernstein, Norman Jewison, John Ketcham (c-10/31)
Holy Smoke – Jan Chapman (c-5/6)
Man on the Moon – Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher (c-5/6)
The Straight Story – Neal Edelstein, Alain Sarde, Mary Sweeney (c-10/31)
Titus – Conchita Airoldi, Jody Patton, Julie Taymor (c-11/16)
The Talented Mr. Ripley – William Horberg, Sydney Pollack, Tom Sternberg (c-5/6)
Topsy-Turvy (c-12/17)

Best Director

Michael Mann – The Insider (c-9/30, n-12/17, o-12/25)
Paul Thomas Anderson – Magnolia (c-5/6, n-11/20)
Norman Jewison – The Hurricane (c-10/31, n-1/18)
Sam Mendes – American Beauty (c-9/30, n-10/31)
M. Night Shyamalan – The Sixth Sense (c-1/25, n-1/25)
Woody Allen – Sweet and Lowdown (c-11/16)
Pedro Almodovar – All About My Mother (c-11/20)
Frank Darabont – The Green Mile (c-5/6)
Atom Egoyan – Felicia’s Journey (c-5/6)
Milos Forman – Man on the Moon (c-5/6)
Lasse Hallstrom – The Cider House Rules (c-5/6)
Scott Hicks – Snow Falling on Cedars (c-5/6)
Neil Jordan – The End of the Affair (c-9/30)
Stanley Kubrick – Eyes Wide Shut (c-5/6)
Ang Lee – Ride with the Devil (c-5/6)
Mike Leigh – Topsy-Turvy (c-12/17)
David Lynch – The Straight Story (c-10/31)
Anthony Minghella – The Talented Mr. Ripley (c-5/6)
Alan Parker – Angela’s Ashes (c-5/6)
Kimberly Peirce – Boys Don’t Cry (c-12/17)
Tim Robbins – The Cradle Will Rock (c-5/6)
Julie Taymor – Titus (c-11/16)

Best Actor

Denzel Washington – The Hurricane (c-10/31, n-11/20, o-2/1)
Jim Carrey – Man on the Moon (c-5/6, n-5/6)
Russell Crowe – The Insider (c-11/20, n-12/17)
Richard Farnsworth – The Straight Story (c-10/31, n-2/11 (Orig: 10/31, 12/25)
Kevin Spacey – American Beauty (c-9/30, n-9/30)
Matt Damon – The Talented Mr. Ripley (c-5/6)
Robert De Niro – Flawless (c-9/30)
Kirk Douglas – Diamonds (c-11/16)
Ralph Fiennes – The End of the Affair (c-9/30)
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Flawless (c-12/17)
Tom Hanks – The Green Mile (c-5/6)
Anthony Hopkins – Titus (c-11/16)
Bob Hoskins – Felicia’s Journey (c-11/16)
Harvey Keitel – Holy Smoke (c-9/30)
Tobey Maguire – The Cider House Rules (c-5/6)
Al Pacino – Any Given Sunday (c-5/6)
Al Pacino – The Insider (c-9/30)
Sean Penn – Sweet and Lowdown (c-12/17)
Terrance Stamp – The Limey (c-11/16)

Best Actress

Hilary Swank – Boys Don’t Cry (c-11/16, n-11/16, o-12/17)
Annette Bening – American Beauty (c-9/30, n-10/31)
Janet McTeer – Tumbleweeds (c-11/16, n-12/17)
Julianne Moore – The End of the Affair (c-9/30, n-1/18)
Sigourney Weaver – A Map of the World (c-11/16, n-12/17)
Jodie Foster – Anna and the King (c-5/6)
Anjelica Huston – Agnes Browne (c-9/30)
Milla Jovovich – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (c-5/6)
Nicole Kidman – Eyes Wide Shut (c-5/6)
Youki Kudoh – Snow Falling on Cedars (c-12/17)
Jessica Lange – Titus (c-11/16)
Frances O’Connor – Mansfield Park (c-12/17)
Cecilia Roth – All About My Mother (c-11/20)
Winona Ryder – Girl, Interrupted (c-9/30)
Susan Sarandon – Anywhere But Here (c-5/6)
Susan Sarandon – The Cradle Will Rock (c-9/30)
Sissy Spacek – The Straight Story (c-10/31)
Meryl Streep – Music of the Heart (c-5/6)
Emily Watson – Angela’s Ashes (c-5/6)
Kate Winslet – Holy Smoke (c-5/6)
Reese Witherspoon – Election (c-12/17)

Best Supporting Actor

Tom Cruise – Magnolia (c-11/25, n-9/30, o-2/1)
Michael Caine – The Cider House Rules (c-5/6, n-2/1 (Orig: 5/6; 12/25)
Michael Clarke Duncan – The Green Mile (c-5/6, n-2/11 (Orig: 5/6)
Haley Joel Osment – The Sixth Sense (c-9/30, n-9/30)
Christopher Plummer – The Insider (c-11/16, n-11/20)
Wes Bentley – American Beauty (c-10/31)
Robert Carlyle – Angela’s Ashes (c-12/17)
Chris Cooper – American Beauty (c-2/11)
Chris Cooper – October Sky (c-2/11)
Peter Fonda – The Limey (c-11/16)
Doug Hutchison – The Green Mile (c-11/16)
Jude Law – The Talented Mr. Ripley (c-5/6)
Harry J. Lennix – Titus (c-12/17)
John Malkovich – Being John Malkovich (c-12/17)
Bill Murray – The Cradle Will Rock (c-11/16)
Ving Rhames – Bringing Out the Dead (c-12/17)
Max von Sydow – Snow Falling on Cedars (c-12/17)
James Woods – Any Given Sunday (c-5/6)

Best Supporting Actress

Julianne Moore – Magnolia (c-5/6, n-5/6, o-9/30)
Cameron Diaz – Being John Malkovich (c-2/1, n-2/1)
Angelina Jolie – Girl, Interrupted (c-11/16, n-12/17)
Catherine Keener – Being John Malkovich (c-12/17, n-12/25)
Chloe Sevigny – Boys Don’t Cry (c-11/16, n-11/20)
Cate Blanchett – The Talented Mr. Ripley (c-5/6)
Helena Bonham Carter – Fight Club (c-10/31)
Patricia Clarkson – The Green Mile (c-9/30)
Toni Collette – The Sixth Sense (c-12/17)
Faye Dunaway – The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (c-5/6)
Pam Grier – Holy Smoke (c-5/6)
Nicole Kidman – Eyes Wide Shut (c-12/17)
Samantha Morton – Sweet and Lowdown (c-12/17)
Patricia Neal – Cookie’s Fortune (c-5/6)
Gwyneth Paltrow – The Talented Mr. Ripley (c-12/25)
Natalie Portman – Anywhere But Here (c-11/16)
Vanessa Redgrave – The Cradle Will Rock (c-5/6)
Jean Smart – Guinevere (c-9/30)
Charlize Theron – The Cider House Rules (c-12/17)

Best Original Screenplay

American Beauty – Alan Ball (c-9/30, n-9/30, o-9/30)
All About My Mother – Pedro Almodovar (c-11/20, n-12/25)
Being John Malkovich – Charlie Kaufman (c-9/30, n-10/31)
Magnolia – Paul Thomas Anderson (c-5/6, n-5/6)
The Sixth Sense – M. Night Shyamalan (c-9/30, n-1/18)
Boys Don’t Cry – Kimberly Peirce, Andy Bienen (c-11/16)
The Cradle Will Rock – Tim Robbins (c-9/30)
Dogma – Kevin Smith (c-9/30)
Flawless – Joel Schumacher (c-9/30)
Holy Smoke – Anna Campion, Jane Campion (c-5/6)
Man on the Moon – Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski (c-5/6)
The Red Violin – Francois Girard, Don McKellar (c-5/6)
The Straight Story – David Lynch, John Roach, Mary Sweeney (c-10/31)
Sweet and Lowdown – Woody Allen (c-11/16)
Three Kings – David O. Russell (c-12/17)
Topsy-Turvy – Mike Leigh (c-11/16)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Election – Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor (Novel: Tom Perrotta) (c-5/6, n-1/18, o-1/18)
The Cider House Rules – John Irving (Also Novel) (c-5/6, n-12/25 (Orig: 9/30)
Eyes Wide Shut – Stanley Kubrick, Frederic Raphael (Novel: Arthur Schnitzler) (c-5/6, n-5/6)
The Insider – Eric Roth, Michael Mann (Article: Marie Brenner) (c-9/30, n-2/9 (Orig: 12/17)
The Talented Mr. Ripley – Anthony Minghella (Novel: Patricia Highsmith) (c-5/6, n-5/6)
Angela’s Ashes – Laura Jones (Novel: Frank McCourt (c-5/6)
Any Given Sunday – John Logan, Oliver Stone (Novel: Pat Toomay) (c-9/30)
Bringing Out the Dead – Paul Schrader (Novel: Joseph Connelly) (c-5/6)
The End of the Affair – Neil Jordan (Novel: Graham Greene) (c-9/30)
Felicia’s Journey – Atom Egoyan (Novel: William Trevor) (c-5/6)
Fight Club – Jim Uhls (Novel: Chuck Palahniuk) (c-10/31)
The Green Mile – Frank Darabont (Novel: Stephen King) (c-5/6)
An Ideal Husband – Oliver Parker (Play: Oscar Wilde) (c-9/30)
A Map of the World – Peter Hedges, Polly Platt (c-12/17)
October Sky – Lewis Colick (Novel: Homer H. Hickman Jr.) (c-2/9)
Ride With the Devil – James Schamus (Novel: Daniel Woodrell) (c-9/30)
Sleepy Hollow – Tom Stoppard (Story: Washington Irving) (c-9/30)
Snow Falling on Cedars – Ronald Bass (Novel: David Guterson) (c-5/6)
Titus – Julie Taymor (c-12/17)

Best Original Song

When She Loved Me – Toy Story 2 (c-5/6, n-5/6, o-12/25)
Beautiful Stranger – Austin Powers 2 (c-9/30, n-9/30)
Music of My Heart – Music of the Heart (c-9/30, n-9/30)
Save Me – Magnolia (c-12/17, n-12/25)
You’ll Be In My Heart – Tarzan (Phil Collins) (c-5/6, n-5/6)
Anywhere But Here – Anywhere But Here (c-9/30)
Eyes of a Child – South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (Trey Parker) (c-9/30)
(I) Get Lost – The Story of Us (c-12/17)
How Can I Not Love You – Anna and the King (c-12/25)
Mountain Town – South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman) (c-9/30)
Stranger Like Me – Tarzan (Phil Collins) (c-9/30)
Two Worlds – Tarzan (Phil Collins) (c-9/30)
Up There – South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (Trey Parker) (c-9/30)
What Would Brian Boitano Do? – South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman) (c-9/30)
Woody’s Roundup – Toy Story 2 (c-9/30)
The World Is Not Enough – The World Is Not Enough (c-9/30)

Best Original Score

Sleepy Hollow – Danny Elfman (c-5/6, n-1/18 (Orig: 5/6), o-1/18 (Orig: 9/30)
American Beauty – Thomas Newman (c-12/17, n-12/25)
Angela’s Ashes – John Williams (c-9/30, n-2/11)
The Red Violin – John Corigliano (c-5/6, n-9/30)
The Talented Mr. Ripley – Gabriel Yared (c-5/6, n-12/25 (Orig: 9/30)
Anna and the King – George Fenton (c-5/6)
Bringing Out the Dead – Elmer Bernstein (c-9/30)
The Cider House Rules – Rachel Portman (c-5/6)
The End of the Affair – Michael Nyman (c-9/30)
Felicia’s Journey – Mychael Danna (c-9/30)
Girl, Interrupted – Mychael Danna (c-9/30)
The Green Mile – Thomas Newman (c-5/6)
The Haunting – Jerry Goldsmith (c-9/30)
Holy Smoke – Angelo Badalamenti (c-9/30)
The Insider – Pieter Bourke, Lisa Gerrard (c-12/17)
Legend of 1900 – Ennio Morricone, Roger Waters (c-12/25)
Magnolia – Jon Brion, Aimee Mann (c-12/17)
Man on the Moon – Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe (c-9/30)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc – Eric Serra (c-5/6)
Snow Falling on Cedars – James Newton Howard (c-5/6)
Star Wars: Episode I – John Williams (c-5/6)
The Straight Story – Angelo Badalamenti (c-10/31)
Titus – Elliot Goldenthal (c-11/16)
Toy Story 2 – Randy Newman (c-12/17)

Best Editing

American Beauty – Tariq Anwar, Chris Greenbury (c-9/30, n-12/17, o-12/25)
The Insider – William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell (c-9/30, n-1/18)
The Matrix (c-1/25, n-1/25)
The Sixth Sense – Andrew Mondshein (c-12/17, n-1/18)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (c-5/6, n-9/30)
Angela’s Ashes – Gerry Hambling (c-5/6)
Being John Malkovich – Eric Zumbrunnen (c-9/30)
The Blair Witch Project – Daniel Myric, Eduardo Sanchez (c-9/30)
Buena Vista Social Club – Brian Johnson (c-12/17)
The Cider House Rules – Lisa Zeno Churgin (c-5/6)
The Cradle Will Rock – Geraldine Peroni (c-5/6)
The End of the Affair – Tony Lawson (c-9/30)
Eyes Wide Shut – Nigel Galt (c-5/6)
Felicia’s Journey – Susan Shipton (c-5/6)
Fight Club – Jim Haygood (c-10/31)
The Green Mile – Richard Francis-Bruce (c-5/6)
Holy Smoke – Veronika Jenet (c-5/6)
Magnolia – Dylan Tichenor (c-5/6)
Man on the Moon – Lynzee Klingman, Christopher Tellefsen (c-5/6)
Sleepy Hollow – Chris Lebenzon (c-9/30)
Snow Falling on Cedars – Hank Corwin (c-5/6)
Star Wars: Episode I – Ben Burtt, Paul Martin Smith (c-5/6)
Titus – Francoise Bonnot (c-11/16)

Best Cinematography

American Beauty – Conrad L. Hall (c-9/30, n-10/31, o-12/25)
The Insider – Dante Spinotti (c-9/30, n-1/18)
Sleepy Hollow – Emmanuel Lubezki (c-9/30, n-1/25 (Orig: 9/30)
Snow Falling on Cedars – Robert Richardson (c-5/6, n-12/25 (Orig: 5/6)
The Talented Mr. Ripley – John Seale (c-5/6, n-12/25 (Orig: 5/6)
Angela’s Ashes – ? (c-5/6)
Anna and the King – Caleb Deschanel (c-5/6)
Being John Malkovich – Lance Acord (c-9/30)
The Blair Witch Project – Neal Fredericks (c-9/30)
Bringing Out the Dead – Robert Richardson (c-9/30)
The Cider House Rules – Oliver Stapleton (c-5/6)
The Cradle Will Rock – Jean-Yves Escoffier (c-5/6)
The End of the Affair – Roger Pratt (c-9/30)
Eyes Wide Shut – Larry Smith (c-5/6)
Felicia’s Journey – Paul Sarossy (c-5/6)
Girl, Interrupted – Jack N. Green (c-9/30)
The Green Mile – David Tattersall (c-5/6)
Holy Smoke – Dion Beebe (c-5/6)
Magnolia – Robert Elswit (c-9/30)
Man on the Moon – Anastas N. Michos (c-9/30)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc – Thierry Arbogast (c-5/6)
The Sixth Sense (c-1/25)
Star Wars: Episode I – David Tattersall (c-5/6)
The Straight Story – Freddie Francis (c-12/17)
Titus – Luciano Tovoli (c-11/16)

Best Art Direction

Sleepy Hollow – Ken Court; Peter Young (c-5/6, n-9/30, o-9/30)
American Beauty – ?; ? (c-2/11, n-2/11)
Anna and the King – Luciana Arrighi, John Ralph; Ian Whittaker (c-5/6, n-12/17)
Titus – Dante Ferretti; ? (c-11/16, n-12/25)
Topsy-Turvy (c-1/25, n-1/25)
Austin Powers 2 – Rusty Smith, Alec Hammond; Sara Andrews (c-9/30)
The Cider House Rules – David Gropman; Beth A. Rubino (c-5/6)
The Cradle Will Rock – Richard Hoover, Peter Rogness; ? (c-5/6)
Dogma – Robert Holtzman, Elise G. Viola; Diana Stoughton (c-9/30)
The Emperor and the Assassin – Qi Lin, Juhua Tu; Zhenzhou Yi, Xiaoman Zhang (c-12/17)
Eyes Wide Shut – Leslie Tomkins, Roy Walker, John Fenner, Kevin Phipps; Lisa Leone, Terry Wells Sr. (c-5/6)
The Green Mile – Terence Marsh, William Cruse; Michael Seirton (c-5/6)
The Haunting – Eugenio Zanetti; Cindy Carr (c-9/30)
Man on the Moon – Patrizia von Brandenstein; ? (c-9/30)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc – Hugues Tissandier, Alain Paroutaud; Robert Le Corre, Alain Pitrel (c-5/6)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Luciana Arrighi; Ian Whittaker (c-5/6)
The Red Violin – Francois Seguin; ? (c-9/30)
Snow Falling on Cedars – Jeannine Claudia Oppewall, William Arnold, Doug Byggdin; Jim Erickson (c-9/30)
Star Wars: Episode I – Gavin Bocquet; Peter Walpole (c-5/6)
The Talented Mr. Ripley – Roy Walker; ? (c-5/6)
The 13th Warrior – Wolf Kroeger; Rose Marie McSherry (c-5/6)