1999 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Winners

• Best Actor:
• *Richard Farnsworth – The Straight Story
• *Runners-up: Russell Crowe – The Insider and Jim Broadbent – Topsy-Turvy
• Best Actress:
• *Hilary Swank – Boys Don't Cry
• *Runners-up: Julianne Moore – The End of the Affair and Janet McTeer – Tumbleweeds
• Best Animated Film:
• *'
• *Runners-up: The Iron Giant and Toy Story 2
• Best Cinematography:
• *Freddie Francis – The Straight Story
• *Runner-up: Emmanuel Lubezki – Sleepy Hollow
• Best Director:
• *Mike Leigh – Topsy-Turvy
• *Runners-up: David Lynch – The Straight Story and Sam Mendes – American Beauty
• Best Film:
• *Topsy-Turvy
• *Runners-up: American Beauty, Being John Malkovich and The Straight Story
• Best First Film:
• *Spike Jonze – Being John Malkovich
• *Runners-up: Kimberly Peirce – Boys Don't Cry and Sam Mendes – American Beauty
• Best Foreign Language Film:
• *All About My Mother • Spain/France
• Best Non-Fiction Film:
• *Buena Vista Social Club
• *Runner-up: '
• Best Screenplay:
• *Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – Election
• Best Supporting Actor:
• *John Malkovich – Being John Malkovich
• *Runners-up: Jamie Foxx – Any Given Sunday and Christopher Plummer – The Insider
• Best Supporting Actress:
• *Catherine Keener – Being John Malkovich
• *Runner-up: Chloë Sevigny – Boys Don't Cry
• Special Award:
• *Manny Farber