56th Golden Globe Awards (1999)
· 13 categories · 60 nominations
Best Picture – Drama: Saving Private Ryan
Awards season
1999 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
10 award ceremonies and festivals from January to November 1999, with 345 nominations and 91 winners. Shakespeare in Love won the most, 16 awards at 5 ceremonies. At the Oscars, Shakespeare in Love won Best Picture. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.
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Top prizes
The Top Prize at Every 1999 Ceremony
Saving Private Ryan took the top prize at 3 ceremonies (Golden Globes, Critics' Choice and DGA Awards). The other 5 went to 4 films. 2 ceremonies have no top prize winner in the database.
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Best Picture – Drama: Golden Globes Saving Private Ryan Best Picture – Drama - Best Picture: Critics' Choice Saving Private Ryan Best Picture
- Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: DGA Awards Saving Private Ryan Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
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Best Feature: Spirit Awards Gods and Monsters Best Feature -
Best Picture: Oscars Shakespeare in Love Best Picture - Best Film: BAFTA Shakespeare in Love Best Film
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People's Choice Award: TIFF American Beauty People's Choice Award -
Best Animated Feature: Annie Awards A Bug's Life Best Animated Feature
Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1999
Shakespeare in Love won 16 awards from 40 nominations at the 1999 ceremonies. Saving Private Ryan was next with 15 wins. The logos show where each film won.
- Shakespeare in Love 16 / 401998 · Drama, Comedy · 16 wins from 40 nominations
- Saving Private Ryan 15 / 321998 · Action, Drama · 15 wins from 32 nominations
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Elizabeth 8 / 241998 · Biography, Drama · 8 wins from 24 nominations -
The Truman Show 6 / 201998 · Drama · 6 wins from 20 nominations - Gods and Monsters 5 / 131998 · Biography, Drama · 5 wins from 13 nominations
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Life Is Beautiful 5 / 121998 · Drama, Romance · 5 wins from 12 nominations -
Primary Colors 3 / 81998 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 8 nominations -
The Prince of Egypt 3 / 71998 · Adventure, Drama · 3 wins from 7 nominations - A Bug's Life 3 / 51998 · Adventure, Comedy · 3 wins from 5 nominations
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A Simple Plan 2 / 61998 · Drama, Thriller · 2 wins from 6 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1999
Steven Spielberg won 4 awards at the Critics' Choice Awards, the DGA Awards, the Golden Globes and the Oscars. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
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Steven Spielberg 4 wins from 5 nominationsWon at Critics' Choice, DGA Awards, Golden Globes, Oscars
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Month by month
Every 1999 Award Ceremony
10 ceremonies in date order from January to November 1999. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
January 1999 Award Ceremonies
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4th Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1999)· 12 categories · 14 nominations
Best Picture: Saving Private Ryan
March 1999 Award Ceremonies
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51st Directors Guild of America Awards (1999)· 1 category · 5 nominations
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: Saving Private Ryan
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5th Screen Actors Guild Awards (1999)· 5 categories · 24 nominations
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14th Independent Spirit Awards (1999)· 12 categories · 47 nominations
Best Feature: Gods and Monsters
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April 1999 Award Ceremony
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52nd British Academy Film Awards (1999)· 18 categories · 72 nominations
Best Film: Shakespeare in Love
June 1999 Award Ceremony
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25th Saturn Awards (1999)· 7 categories · 19 nominations
September 1999 Film Festival
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24th Toronto International Film Festival Awards (1999)· 4 categories · 4 nominations
People's Choice Award: American Beauty
November 1999 Award Ceremony
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FAQ
1999 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1999, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1999?
Shakespeare in Love (1998) won the most awards at the 1999 ceremonies: 16 wins from 40 nominations, at the BAFTAs, the Critics' Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, the Oscars and the Actor Awards (SAG). Saving Private Ryan was next with 15 wins.
About Shakespeare in Love Who won the most awards in 1999?
Steven Spielberg won 4 awards in 1999, at the Critics' Choice Awards, the DGA Awards, the Golden Globes and the Oscars: the most of anyone named in a category.
Steven Spielberg's awards What won Best Picture at the 1999 Oscars?
Shakespeare in Love (1998) won Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards (1999) on March 21, 1999.
1999 Oscar winners Which award ceremonies took place in 1999?
The database has 10 ceremonies for 1999: 56th Golden Globe Awards, 4th Critics' Choice Movie Awards, 51st Directors Guild of America Awards, 5th Screen Actors Guild Awards, 14th Independent Spirit Awards, 71st Academy Awards, 52nd British Academy Film Awards, 25th Saturn Awards, 24th Toronto International Film Festival Awards and 27th Annual Annie Awards.