Awards & Winners

1999 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominees of 1999 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 2000 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards and 72nd Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

Check Academy Awards winners & nominees for 1999 award ceremonies 2000 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards and 72nd Academy Awards.
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2000 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards »

Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Nick Phillips

(For the design and development of the three-axis Libra III remote control camera head. The Libra III head can accept a range of film cameras and their lenses and allows the operator to add stabilization to each axis for medium focal length lenses. Motion capture and playback are also selectable features. [Stage Operations])
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Fritz Gabriel Bauer

(For the concept, design and engineering of the Moviecam Superlight 35mm Motion Picture Camera. The quiet Moviecam Superlight is an extremely small and light 35mm professional motion picture sound camera which allows the cinematographer to film in ways and situations that were never before possible. [Camera])
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Iain Neil, Rick Gelbard, Panavision

(IAIN NEIL for the optical design, RICK GELBARD for the mechanical design, and PANAVISION, INC. for the development of the Millennium Camera System viewfinder. This unique and versatile viewfinder with two independent viewing positions provides a very high-resolution video assist image, greatly enhancing its application for on-set compositing or non-linear editing. [Camera])
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Huw Gwylym, Karl Lynch, Mark Crabtree

(For the design and development of the AMS Neve Logic Digital Film Console for motion picture sound mixing. This console allows the user multi-position mixing capabilities, stem routing predub inputs and other filmcentric attributes. This is the first fully digital audio mixing console specifically designed for post-production film mixing. [Sound])
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

James Moultrie, Mike Salter, Mark Craig Gerchman

(JAMES MOULTRIE for the mechanical design, and to MIKE SALTER and MARK CRAIG GERCHMAN for the optical design of the Cooke S4 Range of Fixed Focal Length Lenses for 35mm motion picture photography. These state-of-the-art fixed focal length 35mm lenses are the result of intense efforts to meet industry requirements in several areas. Providing superior performance in several cinematographic aspects, these lenses include a unique linear focus system. [Lenses and Filters])
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Marlowe A. Pichel

(For development of the process for manufacturing Electro-formed Metal Reflectors which, when combined with the DC Short Arc Xenon Lamp, became the worldwide standard for motion picture projection systems. The impact of the Electro-formed Metal Reflector over the decades has completely changed the presentation side of the motion picture industry allowing the replacement of the carbon arc light source and the implementation of automated projection systems. [Projection])
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

L. Ron Schmidt

(For the concept, design and engineering of the Linear Loop Film Projectors. These radically new motion picture film projectors provide superior print handling, image steadiness, screen illumination and enhanced viewer experience by means of an extremely simple air-driven mechanical transport system. [Projection])
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Nat Tiffen

(For the production of high-quality, durable, laminated color filters for motion picture photography. Materials of uniform color characteristics are implanted between layers of optical glass and bonded together under extremes of heat and pressure. The outer surfaces are ground and polished to specified close tolerances, free of distortion and resistant to changes in temperature or humidity, then bound with a protective metal ring. [Lenses and Filters])
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Vivienne Dyer, Chris Woolf

(For the design and development of the Rycote Microphone Windshield Modular System. Designed to eliminate physical acoustical rumble and to mask a microphone's high sensitivity to wind and other unwanted noises, the lightweight and rugged Rycote Microphone Windshields accomplish these tasks without altering or impairing the original frequency response of the microphone. [Sound])
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Leslie Drever

(For the design and development of the Light Wave microphone windscreens and isolation mounts from Light Wave Systems. Designed to eliminate physical acoustical rumble and to cover a microphone's high sensitivity to wind and other unwanted noises, the Light Wave Systems line of shock mounts and windscreens accomplish these tasks without altering or impairing the original frequency response of the microphone. [Sound])
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Richard C. Sehlin, Mitchell J. Bogdanowicz, Mary L. Schmoeger

(For the design and development of the Eastman Lamphouse Modification Filters. The ELM Filters enable a laboratory to achieve additive printer contrast and color reproduction using a subtractive lamphouse. [Lenses and Filters])
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Hoyt Yeatman, John C. Brewer

(For the identification and diagnosis leading to the elimination of the red fringe artifact in traveling matte composite photography. The elimination of the red fringe artifact in traveling matte composite photography obviates expensive additional computerized image processing thus reducing the time involved in producing a seamless and convincing composite shot. [Laboratory])
John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation

Edmund M. Di Giulio

(In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.)
John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation

Tak Miyagishima

(In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.)

72nd Academy Awards »

Academy Award for Best Picture

Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks

Honored for : American Beauty

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kathleen Kennedy The Sixth Sense
Barry Mendel The Sixth Sense
Frank Marshall The Sixth Sense
Michael Mann The Insider
Pieter Jan Brugge The Insider
David Valdes The Green Mile
Frank Darabont The Green Mile
Richard N. Gladstein The Cider House Rules
Dan Jinks American Beauty
Bruce Cohen American Beauty
Academy Award for Best Actor

Kevin Spacey

Honored for : American Beauty
(Role: Lester Burnham)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Russell Crowe The Insider
Role: Jeffrey Wigand
Richard Farnsworth The Straight Story
Role: Alvin Straight
Sean Penn Sweet and Lowdown
Role: Emmet Ray
Denzel Washington The Hurricane
Role: Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Kevin Spacey American Beauty
Role: Lester Burnham
Academy Award for Best Director

Sam Mendes

Honored for : American Beauty

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Spike Jonze Being John Malkovich
Lasse Hallström The Cider House Rules
M. Night Shyamalan The Sixth Sense
Michael Mann The Insider
Sam Mendes American Beauty
Academy Award for Best Actress

Hilary Swank

Honored for : Boys Don't Cry
(Role: Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Annette Bening American Beauty
Role: Carolyn Burnham
Meryl Streep Music of the Heart
Role: Roberta Guaspari
Julianne Moore The End of the Affair
Role: Sarah Miles
Janet McTeer Tumbleweeds
Role: Mary Jo Walker
Hilary Swank Boys Don't Cry
Role: Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Conrad L. Hall

Honored for : American Beauty

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Conrad L. Hall American Beauty
Roger Pratt The End of the Affair
Dante Spinotti The Insider
Emmanuel Lubezki Sleepy Hollow
Robert Richardson Snow Falling on Cedars
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Alan Ball

Honored for : American Beauty

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Leigh Topsy Turvy
Charlie Kaufman Being John Malkovich
Paul Thomas Anderson Magnolia
M. Night Shyamalan The Sixth Sense
Alan Ball American Beauty
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Pedro Almodóvar

Honored for : All About My Mother
(Country: Spain; in Spanish, Catalan, English)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pedro Almodóvar All About My Mother
Country: Spain; in Spanish, Catalan, English
Eric Valli Himalaya
Country: Nepal; in Dolpo, German
Régis Wargnier East/West
Country: France; in French, Russian
Paul Morrison Solomon & Gaenor
Country: United Kingdom; in Welsh, Yiddish, English
Colin Nutley Under the Sun
Country: Sweden; in Swedish
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

John Irving

Honored for : The Cider House Rules

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jim Taylor Election
Alexander Payne Election
Frank Darabont The Green Mile
Eric Roth The Insider
Michael Mann The Insider
Anthony Minghella The Talented Mr. Ripley
John Irving The Cider House Rules
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Michael Caine

Honored for : The Cider House Rules
(Role: Dr. Wilbur Larch)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Haley Joel Osment The Sixth Sense
Role: Cole Sear
Michael Clarke Duncan The Green Mile
Role: John Coffey
Michael Caine The Cider House Rules
Role: Dr. Wilbur Larch
Jude Law The Talented Mr. Ripley
Role: Dickie Greenleaf
Tom Cruise Magnolia
Role: Frank T.J. Mackey
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Angelina Jolie

Honored for : Girl, Interrupted
(Role: Lisa Rowe)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chloë Sevigny Boys Don't Cry
Role: Lana Tisdel
Samantha Morton Sweet and Lowdown
Role: Hattie
Catherine Keener Being John Malkovich
Role: Maxine
Toni Collette The Sixth Sense
Role: Lynn Sear
Angelina Jolie Girl, Interrupted
Role: Lisa Rowe
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Aleksandr Petrov

Honored for : The Old Man and the Sea

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Aleksandr Petrov The Old Man and the Sea
Peter Peake Humdrum
Torill Kove My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
Paul Driessen 3 Misses
Wendy Tilby When the Day Breaks
Amanda Forbis When the Day Breaks
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Zach Staenberg

Honored for : The Matrix

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Greenbury American Beauty
Andrew Mondshein The Sixth Sense
William Goldenberg The Insider
Paul Rubell The Insider
David Rosenbloom The Insider
Lisa Zeno Churgin The Cider House Rules
Zach Staenberg The Matrix
Tariq Anwar American Beauty
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Dane A. Davis

Honored for : The Matrix

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ren Klyce Fight Club
Richard Hymns Fight Club
Ben Burtt Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Tom Bellfort Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Dane A. Davis The Matrix
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Phil Collins

Honored for : You'll Be in My Heart
(Tarzan)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Diane Warren Music of My Heart
Music of the Heart
Trey Parker Blame Canada
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Marc Shaiman Blame Canada
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Phil Collins You'll Be in My Heart
Tarzan
Aimee Mann Save Me
Magnolia
Randy Newman When She Loved Me
Toy Story 2
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Kevin Macdonald, Arthur Cohn

Honored for : One Day in September

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Wim Wenders Buena Vista Social Club
Ulrich Felsberg Buena Vista Social Club
Arthur Cohn One Day in September
Kevin Macdonald One Day in September
Roko Belic Genghis Blues
Adrian Belic Genghis Blues
Nanette Burstein On the Ropes
Brett Morgen On the Ropes
Paola di Florio Speaking in Strings
Lilibet Foster Speaking in Strings
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

John Corigliano

Honored for : The Red Violin

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Newman American Beauty
John Williams Angela's Ashes
Rachel Portman The Cider House Rules
John Corigliano The Red Violin
Gabriel Yared The Talented Mr. Ripley
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Christine Blundell, Trefor Proud

Honored for : Topsy Turvy

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Greg Cannom Bicentennial Man
Richard A. Baker Life
Mike Smithson Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Michèle Burke Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Trefor Proud Topsy Turvy
Christine Blundell Topsy Turvy
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Lindy Hemming

Honored for : Topsy Turvy

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Milena Canonero Titus
Gary Jones The Talented Mr. Ripley
Ann Roth The Talented Mr. Ripley
Jenny Beavan Anna and the King
Colleen Atwood Sleepy Hollow
Lindy Hemming Topsy Turvy
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Rick Heinrichs, Peter Young

Honored for : Sleepy Hollow

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Gropman The Cider House Rules
Beth Rubino The Cider House Rules
Bruno Cesari The Talented Mr. Ripley
Roy Walker The Talented Mr. Ripley
Luciana Arrighi Anna and the King
Ian Whittaker Anna and the King
Rick Heinrichs Sleepy Hollow
Peter Young Sleepy Hollow
Eve Stewart Topsy Turvy
John Bush Topsy Turvy
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Janek Sirrs, Jon Thum, Steve Courtley, John Gaeta

Honored for : The Matrix

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Knoll Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Dennis Muren Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Scott Squires Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Rob Coleman Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
John Dykstra Stuart Little
Jerome Chen Stuart Little
Henry F. Anderson III Stuart Little
Eric Allard Stuart Little
Steve Courtley The Matrix
Jon Thum The Matrix
John Gaeta The Matrix
Janek Sirrs The Matrix
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Susan Hannah Hadary, William A. Whiteford

Honored for : King Gimp

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Susan Hannah Hadary King Gimp
William A. Whiteford King Gimp
Bert Van Bork Eyewitness
Simeon Soffer The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo
Jonathan Stack The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Barbara Schock, Tammy Tiehel

Honored for : My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barbara Schock My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York
Tammy Tiehel My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York
Henrik Ruben Genz Theis and Nico
Michael W. Horsten Theis and Nico
Mehdi Norowzian Killing Joe
Steve Wax Killing Joe
Marc-Andreas Bochert Small Change
Gabriele Lins Small Change
Marcus Olsson Major and Minor Miracles
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John T. Reitz The Matrix
Gregg Rudloff The Matrix
David E. Campbell The Matrix
David Lee The Matrix
Robert J. Litt The Green Mile
Elliot Tyson The Green Mile
Michael Herbick The Green Mile
Willie D. Burton The Green Mile
Andy Nelson The Insider
Doug Hemphill The Insider
Lee Orloff The Insider
Chris Carpenter The Mummy
Rick Kline The Mummy
Chris Munro The Mummy
Leslie Shatz The Mummy
Gary Rydstrom Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Tom Johnson Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Shawn Murphy Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
John Midgley Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Academy Honorary Award

Andrzej Wajda

(in recognition of five decades of extraordinary film direction)