Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1999

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<big>12th CFCA Awards</big><br> <div style="padding-left: 15px"> March 13, 2000 </div>

Best Film: <br> <big> American Beauty </big> </div> The 12th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given on 13 March 2000, honored the finest achievements in 1999 filmmaking.

Winners

Source:

• Best Actor:
• Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
• Best Actress:
• Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry
• Best Cinematography:
• Snow Falling on Cedars - Robert Richardson
• Best Director:
• Sam Mendes - American Beauty
• Best Film:
• American Beauty
• Best Foreign Language Film:
• Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother), Spain
• Best Score:
• ""- Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman
• Best Screenplay:
• Being John Malkovich - Charlie Kaufman
• Best Supporting Actor:
• Tom Cruise - Magnolia
• Best Supporting Actress:
• Chloë Sevigny - Boys Don't Cry
• Most Promising Actor:
• Wes Bentley - American Beauty
• Most Promising Actress (tie):
• Émilie Dequenne - Rosetta
• Julia Stiles - 10 Things I Hate About You
• Commitment to Chicago Award
• The Cusack Family: Dick, Nancy, Joan, Susan, Ann, John, and Bill
• Big Shoulders Awards
• Facets Multi-Media, Inc.

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