Academy Awards, USA: 1999

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Date:

21 March
Host(s): Whoopi Goldberg
Notes: For the first time ever the ceremony is held on a Sunday.

Oscar

  Venue:
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. Music Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
Best Picture
  Winner:

  Other Nominees:

  • Elizabeth (1998) - Alison Owen, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn
  • Thin Red Line, The (1998) - Robert Michael Geisler, John Roberdeau, Grant Hill
  • Vita è bella, La (1997) - Elda Ferri, Gianluigi Braschi


Best Actor
  Winner:

  • Vita è bella, La (1997) - Roberto Benigni

  Other Nominees:

  • Affliction (1997) - Nick Nolte
  • American History X (1998) - Edward Norton
  • Gods and Monsters (1998) - Ian McKellen
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Tom Hanks


Best Actress
  Winner:

  Other Nominees:

  • Central do Brasil (1998) - Fernanda Montenegro
  • Elizabeth (1998) - Cate Blanchett
  • Hilary and Jackie (1998) - Emily Watson
  • One True Thing (1998) - Meryl Streep


Best Supporting Actor
  Winner:

  • Affliction (1997) - James Coburn

  Other Nominees:

  • Civil Action, A (1998) - Robert Duvall
  • Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Geoffrey Rush
  • Simple Plan, A (1998) - Billy Bob Thornton
  • Truman Show, The (1998) - Ed Harris


Best Supporting Actress
  Winner:

  Other Nominees:

  • Gods and Monsters (1998) - Lynn Redgrave
  • Hilary and Jackie (1998) - Rachel Griffiths
  • Little Voice (1998) - Brenda Blethyn
  • Primary Colors (1998) - Kathy Bates


Best Director
  Winner:

  • Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Steven Spielberg

  Other Nominees:

  • Shakespeare in Love (1998) - John Madden
  • Thin Red Line, The (1998) - Terrence Malick
  • Truman Show, The (1998) - Peter Weir
  • Vita è bella, La (1997) - Roberto Benigni


Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
  Winner:

  Other Nominees:

  • Bulworth (1998) - Warren Beatty (screenplay/story), Jeremy Pikser (screenplay)
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Robert Rodat
  • Truman Show, The (1998) - Andrew Niccol
  • Vita è bella, La (1997) - Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni


Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
  Winner:

  • Gods and Monsters (1998) - Bill Condon

  Other Nominees:

  • Out of Sight (1998) - Scott Frank
  • Primary Colors (1998) - Elaine May
  • Simple Plan, A (1998) - Scott B. Smith
  • Thin Red Line, The (1998) - Terrence Malick


Best Cinematography
  Winner:

  • Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Janusz Kaminski

  Other Nominees:

  • Civil Action, A (1998) - Conrad L. Hall
  • Elizabeth (1998) - Remi Adefarasin
  • Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Richard Greatrex
  • Thin Red Line, The (1998) - John Toll


Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
  Winner:

  Other Nominees:

  • Elizabeth (1998) - John Myhre, Peter Howitt
  • Pleasantville (1998) - Jeannine Claudia Oppewall, Jay Hart
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Thomas E. Sanders, Lisa Dean
  • What Dreams May Come (1998) - Eugenio Zanetti, Cindy Carr


Best Costume Design
  Winner:

  Other Nominees:

  • Beloved (1998/I) - Colleen Atwood
  • Elizabeth (1998) - Alexandra Byrne
  • Pleasantville (1998) - Judianna Makovsky
  • Velvet Goldmine (1998) - Sandy Powell


Best Sound
  Winner:

  • Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Ron Judkins

  Other Nominees:

  • Armageddon (1998) - Kevin O'Connell, Russell, Greg P., Keith A. Wester
  • Mask of Zorro, The (1998) - Kevin O'Connell, Russell, Greg P., Cusack, Pud
  • Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Robin O'Donaghue, Dominic Lester, Glossop, Peter
  • Thin Red Line, The (1998) - Andy Nelson, Behlmer, Anna, Brincat, Paul 'Salty'


Best Film Editing
  Winner:

  • Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Michael Kahn

  Other Nominees:

  • Out of Sight (1998) - Anne V. Coates
  • Shakespeare in Love (1998) - David Gamble
  • Thin Red Line, The (1998) - Billy Weber, Leslie Jones, Saar Klein
  • Vita è bella, La (1997) - Simona Paggi


Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
  Winner:

  • Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns

  Other Nominees:

  • Armageddon (1998) - George Watters II
  • Mask of Zorro, The (1998) - Dave McMoyler


Best Effects, Visual Effects
  Winner:

  • What Dreams May Come (1998) - Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson, Kevin Scott Mack

  Other Nominees:

  • Armageddon (1998) - Richard Hoover, Pat McClung, John Frazier
  • Mighty Joe Young (1998) - Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Hall, Allen (II), Jim Mitchell


Best Makeup
  Winner:

  • Elizabeth (1998) - Jenny Shircore

  Other Nominees:

  • Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Burwell, Lois, Conor O'Sullivan, Daniel C. Striepeke
  • Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Lisa Westcott, Brebner, Veronica


Best Music, Song
  Winner:

  • Prince of Egypt, The (1998) - Stephen Schwartz
    For the song "When You Believe".

  Other Nominees:

  • Armageddon (1998) - Diane Warren
    For the song "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing",
  • Babe: Pig in the City (1998) - Randy Newman
    For the song "That'll Do".
  • Horse Whisperer, The (1998) - Allison Moorer, Owen, Gwil
    For the song "A Soft Place To Fall".
  • Quest for Camelot (1998) - Carole Bayer Sager (music/lyrics), David Foster (music/lyrics), Tony Renis (lyrics), Alberto Testa (lyrics)
    For the song "The Prayer".


Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
  Winner:

  • Vita è bella, La (1997) - Nicola Piovani

  Other Nominees:

  • Elizabeth (1998) - David Hirschfelder
  • Pleasantville (1998) - Randy Newman
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998) - John Williams
  • Thin Red Line, The (1998) - Hans Zimmer


Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score
  Winner:

  Other Nominees:

  • Bug's Life, A (1998) - Randy Newman
  • Mulan (1998) - Matthew Wilder (music), David Zippel (lyrics), Jerry Goldsmith (orchestral score)
  • Patch Adams (1998) - Marc Shaiman
  • Prince of Egypt, The (1998) - Stephen Schwartz (music/lyrics), Hans Zimmer (orchestral score)


Best Short Films, Animated Films
  Winner:

  • Bunny (1998) - Chris Wedge

  Other Nominees:

  • Canterbury Tales, The (1998) - Christopher Grace, Jonathan Myerson
  • Jolly Roger (1998) - Mark Baker
  • More (1998) - Mark Osborne, Steven B. Kalafer
  • When Life Departs (1998) - Karsten Külerich, Stefan Fjeldmark


Best Short Films, Live Action
  Winner:

  • Valgaften (1998) - Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen

  Other Nominees:

  • Carte postale, La (1998) - Vivian Goffette
  • Culture (1998) - Will Speck, Josh Gordon
  • Holiday Romance (1998) - Alexander Jovy
  • Victor (1998) - Simon Sandquist, Joel Bergvall


Best Documentary, Short Subjects
  Winner:

  • Personals, The (1998/II) - Keiko Ibi

  Other Nominees:

  • Place in the Land, A (1998) - Charles Guggenheim
  • Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square (1998) - Shui-Bo Wang, Donald McWilliams


Best Documentary, Features
  Winner:

  • Dancemaker (1998) - Matthew Diamond, Kupfer, Jerry

  Other Nominees:

  • Farm: Angola, USA, The (1998) - Jonathan Stack, Liz Garbus
  • Last Days, The (1998) - James Moll, Ken Lipper
  • Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998) (TV) - Robert Weide
  • Regret to Inform (1998) - Barbara Sonnenborn, Janet Cole


Best Foreign Language Film
  Winner:

  • Vita è bella, La (1997)
    Italy.

  Other Nominees:

  • Abuelo, El (1998)
    Spain.
  • Bacheha-Ye Aseman (1997)
    Iran.
  • Central do Brasil (1998)
    Brazil.
  • Tango (1998)
    Argentina.



Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

  Winner:

  • Norman Jewison



Scientific and Engineering Award

  Winner:

  • Carl Zeiss Company
    For the concept and optical design of the Carl Zeiss/Arriflex Variable Prime Lenses.

  • Trauninger, Walter (Arnold & Richter Cine Technik)
    For the concept (ARRI USA) and the engineering (Arnold & Richter Cine Technik/Trauniger) of the ARRI 435 Camera System.

  • Ference, Roy, Schmidt, Steve (II), Federico, Richard J., Yarid, Rocky, McCrackan, Mike
    For the design and development of the Kodak Lightning Laser Recorder.

  • Kay, Stephen J. (K-Tec Corporation)
    For the design and development of the Shock Block.

  • Lightbody, Derek C. (OpTex)
    For the design and development of Aurasoft luminaires.

  • Moorer, James A.
    For his pioneering work in the design of digital signal processing and its application to audio editing for film.

  • Mossman, Colin, Leisinger, Hans, Rowland, George John
    For the concept and design of the Deluxe High Speed Spray Film Cleaner.

  • Neil, Iain, Miyagishima, Takuo
    For the optical design (Neil), the mechanical design (Miyagishima) and the concept and development (Panavision) of the Primo Series of spherical prime lenses for 35mm cinematography.

  • Bob Predovich, Scott, John, Husain, Ken, Shearer, Cameron
    For the design and implementation of the Soundmaster Integrated Operations Nucleus operating environment.

  • Roberts, Mark, Carroll, Ronan, Rawner, Assaff, Bartlett, Paul, Wakley, Simon
    For the creation of the Milo Motion-Control Crane.

  • Sorensen, Michael (II) (Sorensen Designs International), Richard Alexander (Sorensen Designs International), Don Trumbull
    For advancing the state-of-the-art of real-time motion-control, as exemplified in the Gazelle and Zebra camera dolly systems.

  • Stockham Jr., Thomas G., Ingebretsen, Robert B.
    For their pioneering work in the areas of waveform editing, crossfades and cut-and-paste techniques for digital audio editing.

  • Tregaskis, Gary, Boisvert, Dominique (III), Panzini, Phillippe, LeBlanc, Andre
    For the primary design (Tregakis) and for the development and implementation (Boisvert/Panzini/LeBlanc) of the Flame and Inferno software.

  • Uhlig, Ronald E. (Eastman Kodak), Powers, Thomas F. (Eastman Kodak), Fuss, Fred M. (Eastman Kodak)
    For the design and development of KeyKode latent-image barcode key numbers.



Technical Achievement Award

  Winner:

  • Beier, Thaddeus
    For the design and implementation of ras

  • Mitch Bogdanowycz (Eastman Kodak Company), Meyers, Jim (II) (Rosco Laboratories, Inc.), Miller, Stan (Rosco Laboratories, Inc.)
    For the design of the CalColor Calibrated Color Effects Filters.

  • Garrett Brown, Jerry Holway
    For the creation of the Skyman flying platform for Steadicam operators.

  • Denecke, Mike
    For refining and further developing electronic time-code slates.

  • Di Giulio, Edmund M. (Cinema Products), Bartell, James (Cinema Products)
    For the design of the KeyKode Sync Reader.

  • David DiFrancesco, Balasubramanian, N., Tom Noggle
    For their pioneering efforts in the development of laser film recording technology.

  • Foster, Nick
    For his software development in the field of water simulation systems.

  • Holtz, Carl F., Kopperl, David F., Ram, A. Tulsi, Sehlin, Richard C.
    For the research and development of the concept of molecular sieves applied to improve the archival properties of processed photographic film.

  • Klemme, Manfred N., Wetzel, Donald E.
    For the design and development of the K-Tek Microphone Boom Pole and accessories for on-set motion picture sound recording.

  • Kruglak, Ivan
    For his commitment to the development of a wireless transmission system for video-assisted images for the motion picture industry.

  • Kruglak, Ivan
    For his pioneering concept and the development of the Coherent Time Code Slate.

  • Mike MacKenzie (Industrial Light & Magic), Mike Bolles (Industrial Light & Magic), Udo Pampel (Industrial Light & Magic), Joe Fulmer (Industrial Light & Magic)
    For their pioneering work in motion-controlled, silent camera dollies.

  • Miyagishima, Takuo (Panavision, Inc.), Saiki, Albert K. (Panavision, Inc.)
    For the design and development of the Eyepiece Leveler.

  • Cary Phillips
    For the design and development of the "Caricature" Animation System at Industrial Light & Magic.

  • Roble, Douglas R.
    For his contribution to tracking technology and for the design and implementation of the TRACK system for camera position calculation and scene reconstruction.

  • Jim Rodnunsky (Cablecam Systems), Webber, James (Cablecam Systems), Webber, Bob (Cablecam Systems), Bayliss, Thornton
    For the design and engineering of Cablecam.

  • Smith, Remy, Branch, James K., Zaidi, Nasir J.
    For the software and electronic design and development (Smith) and for the design and development (Branch/Zaidi) of the Spectra Professional IV-A digital exposure meter.

  • Barry Walton (Sony Pictures Imageworks), Bill Schultz (Sony Pictures Imageworks), Barker, Chris (Sony Pictures Imageworks), David Cornelius (Sony Pictures Imageworks)
    For the creation of an advanced motion-controlled, silent camera dolly.

  • Wilton, Bruce (Mechanical Concepts), Icinkoff, Carlos (Mechanical Concepts)
    For their modular system of motion-control rotators and movers for use in motion control.

  • Zwaneveld, Ed (National Film Board of Canada), Gasoi, Frederick (National Film Board of Canada), Lazaridis, Mihal (Research in Motion), Brubacher-Cressman, Dale (Research in Motion)
    For refining and further developing electronic time-code slates.



Honorary Award

  Winner:

  • Elia Kazan



Academy Award of Merit

  Winner:

  • Avid Technology, Inc.
    For the concept, system design and engineering of the Avid Film Composer for motion picture editing.