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THE BEST AND WORST OF 1999
The author’s considered best/worst in each category are listed in bold italics with an asterisk (*). The listed links will take you to more detailed reviews of each film.
The 10 Best Films
Worst Films
Best Director
David Fincher – Fight Club
David Koepp – Stir of Echoes
M. Night Shyamalan – The Sixth Sense
The Wachowski Brothers – The Matrix (*)
Best Original Screenplay
Dogma
GalaxyQuest
The Matrix (*)
The Sixth Sense
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Iron Giant
The Minus Man
Stir of Echoes
The Third Miracle
Best Actor
Ed Harris – The Third Miracle
Mike Myers – Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (*)
Edward Norton – Fight Club
Brad Pitt – Fight Club
Best Actress
Sophie Marceau – The World is Not Enough (*)
Carrie-Ann Moss – The Matrix
Mira Sorvino – Summer of Sam
Sharon Stone – The Muse
Best Supporting Actor
Michael Clarke Duncan – The Green Mile
Armin Mueller-Stahl – The Third Miracle
Haley Joel Osment – The Sixth Sense
Hugo Weaving – The Matrix
Best Supporting Actress
Maria Celedonio – Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (*)
Marisa Coughlan – Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Catherine Keener – Being John Malkovich
Julianne Moore – Magnolia
Best Cinematography
Nang Nak
Sleepy Hollow
The 13th Warrior
Best Musical Score
Godzilla 2000
The Ninth Gate (*)
Sleepy Hollow
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
The 13th Warrior
Best Special Effects
The Mummy
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (*)
Stuart Little
Wing Commander
Best Makeup Effects
GalaxyQuest
Instinct (*)
The Mummy
Virus
Best Production Design
The Mummy
Sleepy Hollow
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (*)
Wild Wild West
The last 20 minutes – Audition
GalaxyQuest
Elektra King (Sophie Marceau – The World is Not Enough)
Vann Siegert (Owen Wilson – The Minus Man)
The popular vote would seem to be for The Iron Giant, a noble contender. But the real vote must surely go to Stir of Echoes, which didn’t receive as much the post-release reevaluation that The Iron Giant did.
Best Sequel – Toy Story 2. Worst Remake – Maybe the Worst Remake Ever – The Haunting