Yesterday I revealed my top 10 films of 1999 and I thought it would be nice to release my choices for my favorites in the category breakdowns. Since this year is so ripe, no one film dominated the wins although The Matrix did rack up an impressive 11 nomintations. Dig into my choices after the jump!
Director
The Wachowskis, The Matrix
Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, The Blair Witch Project
M. Night Shaymalan, The Sixth Sense
Anthony Minghella, The Talented Mr. Ripley
Kimberly Peirce, Boys Don’t Cry
Actor
Ryan Phillippe, Cruel Intentions
Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense
Kevin Spacey, American Beauty
Jake Gyllenhaal, October Sky
Matt Damon, The Talented Mr. Ripley
Actress
Hilary Swank, Boys Don’t Cry
Reese Witherspoon, Election
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Cruel Intentions
Annette Bening, American Beauty
Rose McGowan, Jawbreaker
Supporting Actor
Tom Cruise, Magnolia
Chris Cooper, American Beauty
Brad Pitt, Fight Club
Laurence Fishburne, The Matrix
Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley
Supporting Actress
Toni Collette, The Sixth Sense
Sigourney Weaver, Galaxy Quest
Angelina Jolie, Girl, Interrupted
Judy Greer, Jawbreaker
Carrie Ann Moss, The Matrix
Original Screenplay
American Pie
The Matrix
The Sixth Sense
American Beauty
Galaxy Quest
Adapted Screenplay
Cruel Intentions
Election
The Green Mile
The Talented Mr. Ripley
October Sky
Cinematography
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Matrix
American Beauty
Being John Malkovich
Eyes Wide Shut
Production Design
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Cruel Intentions
The Matrix
The Mummy
Mystery Men
Costume Design
Jawbreaker
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Matrix
Mystery Men
Star Wars Episode 1
Film Editing
The Matrix
The Blair Witch Project
The Insider
The Sixth Sense
Fight Club
Make Up
Galaxy Quest
The Sixth Sense
Star Wars Episode 1
Sound Design
The Matrix
Fight Club
Being John Malkovich
The Blair Witch Project
The Sixth Sense
Visual Effects
The Matrix
Star Wars: Episode 1
The Sixth Sense
Deep Blue Sea
Galaxy Quest
Original Score
The Sixth Sense
American Beauty
Being John Malkovich
The Green Mile
Toy Story 2
Original Song
You’ll Be In My Heart – Tarzan
Beautiful Stranger – Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Save Me – Magnolia
La Resistance – South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
Animated Feature
Toy Story 2
The Iron Giant
Tarzan
Best Ensemble
Cruel Intentions
American Pie
Galaxy Quest
The Talented Mr Ripley
The Matrix