Oscar
71st Academy Awards

Oscars 1999

March 21, 1999  ·  Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles  ·  Host: Whoopi Goldberg
7
Shakespeare in Love wins
13
Shakespeare in Love nominations
Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love Upset: Beat Saving Private Ryan
Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
Shakespeare in Love
John Madden, dir.
Elizabeth IMDb
Life Is Beautiful IMDb
Saving Private Ryan IMDb
The Thin Red Line IMDb
Best Director
Winner
Steven Spielberg
Saving Private Ryan
Roberto Benigni IMDb — Life Is Beautiful
John Madden IMDb — Shakespeare in Love
Terrence Malick IMDb — The Thin Red Line
Peter Weir IMDb — The Truman Show
Acting
Best Actor
Winner
Roberto Benigni
Life Is Beautiful
Tom Hanks IMDb — Saving Private Ryan
Ian McKellen IMDb — Gods and Monsters
Nick Nolte IMDb — Affliction
Edward Norton IMDb — American History X
Best Actress
Winner
Gwyneth Paltrow
Shakespeare in Love
Cate Blanchett IMDb — Elizabeth
Fernanda Montenegro IMDb — Central Station
Meryl Streep IMDb — One True Thing
Emily Watson IMDb — Hilary and Jackie
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
James Coburn
Affliction
Robert Duvall IMDb — A Civil Action
Ed Harris IMDb — The Truman Show
Geoffrey Rush IMDb — Shakespeare in Love
Billy Bob Thornton IMDb — A Simple Plan
Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Judi Dench
Shakespeare in Love
Kathy Bates IMDb — Primary Colors
Brenda Fricker IMDb — Home Fries
Rachel Griffiths IMDb — Hilary and Jackie
Lynn Redgrave IMDb — Gods and Monsters
Writing
Best Original Screenplay
Winner
Shakespeare in Love
Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner
Gods and Monsters
Bill Condon
Technical Awards
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
Life Is Beautiful
Italy — Roberto Benigni, dir.
Best Original Score
Winner
Life Is Beautiful
Nicola Piovani
Best Original Song
Winner
"When You Believe"
Stephen Schwartz — The Prince of Egypt
Best Cinematography
Winner
Saving Private Ryan
Janusz Kamiński
Best Film Editing
Winner
Saving Private Ryan
Michael Kahn
Best Costume Design
Winner
Shakespeare in Love
Sandy Powell
Best Visual Effects
Winner
What Dreams May Come
Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson, Kevin Mack