71st Academy Awards nominees and winners

The nominees for the 71st Academy Awards were announced on February 9 1999 by Academy president Robert Rehme and actor Kevin Spacey, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. The winners were announced March 21 at a ceremony at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California.

"Winners are highlighted in boldface".

=Best Motion Picture Of The Year=

*"Elizabeth"
*"Life Is Beautiful"
*"Saving Private Ryan"
*"Shakespeare in Love"
*"The Thin Red Line"

Achievement in Directing

*Roberto Benigni - "Life Is Beautiful"
*John Madden - "Shakespeare in Love"
*Terrence Malick - "The Thin Red Line"
*Steven Spielberg - "Saving Private Ryan"
*Peter Weir - "The Truman Show"

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role=

*Roberto Benigni - "Life Is Beautiful"
*Tom Hanks - "Saving Private Ryan"
*Ian McKellen - "Gods and Monsters"
*Nick Nolte - "Affliction"
*Edward Norton - "American History X"

=Best Performance by An Actress In A Leading Role=

*Cate Blanchett - "Elizabeth"
*Fernanda Montenegro - "Central Station"
*Gwyneth Paltrow - "Shakespeare in Love"
*Meryl Streep - "One True Thing"
*Emily Watson - "Hilary and Jackie"

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role=

*James Coburn - "Affliction"
*Robert Duvall - "A Civil Action"
*Ed Harris - "The Truman Show"
*Geoffrey Rush - "Shakespeare in Love"
*Billy Bob Thornton - "A Simple Plan"

=Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role=

*Kathy Bates - "Primary Colors"
*Brenda Blethyn - "Little Voice"
*Judi Dench - "Shakespeare in Love"
*Rachel Griffiths - "Hilary and Jackie"
*Lynn Redgrave - "Gods and Monsters"

=Best Foreign Language Film Of The Year=

*"Central do Brasil" (Brazil)
*"Children of Heaven" (Iran)
*"The Grandfather" {Spain)
*"Life Is Beautiful" (Italy)
*"Tango" (Argentina)

=Adapted Screenplay=

*Bill Condon - "Gods and Monsters", based on the novel by Christopher Bram
*Scott Frank - "Out of Sight", based on the novel by Elmore Leonard
*Elaine May - "Primary Colors", based on the novel by Joe Klein
*Scott B. Smith - "A Simple Plan", based on his novel
*Terrence Malick - "The Thin Red Line", based on the novel by James Jones

=Original Screenplay=

*Warren Beatty and Jeremy Pikser - "Bulworth"
*Vincenzo Cerami and Roberto Benigni - "Life Is Beautiful"
*Robert Rodat - "Saving Private Ryan"
*Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard - "Shakespeare in Love"
*Andrew Niccol - "The Truman Show"

=Achievement In Art Direction=

*"Elizabeth"
*"Pleasantville"
*"Saving Private Ryan"
*"Shakespeare in Love"
*"What Dreams May Come"

=Achievement In Cinematography=

*Conrad L. Hall - "A Civil Action"
*Remi Adefarasin - "Elizabeth"
*Janusz Kaminski - "Saving Private Ryan"
*Richard Greatrex - "Shakespeare in Love"
*John Toll - "The Thin Red Line"

=Achievement In Costume Design=

*"Beloved"
*"Elizabeth"
*"Pleasantville"
*"Shakespeare in Love"
*"Velvet Goldmine"

=Best Documentary Feature=

*"Dancemaker"
*""
*"The Last Days"
*""
*"Regret to Inform"

=Best Documentary Short Subject=

*"The Personals"
*"A Place in the Land"
*"Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square"

=Achievement In Film Editing=

*"Life Is Beautiful"
*"Out of Sight"
*"Saving Private Ryan"
*"Shakespeare in Love"
*"The Thin Red Line"

Achievement In Makeup

*"Elizabeth"
*"Saving Private Ryan"
*"Shakespeare in Love"

=Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Dramatic Score)=

*"Elizabeth"
*"Life Is Beautiful"
*"Pleasantville"
*"Saving Private Ryan"
*"The Thin Red Line"

=Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Musical or Comedy Score)=

*"A Bug's Life"
*"Mulan"
*"Patch Adams"
*"The Prince of Egypt"
*"Shakespeare in Love"

Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)

*"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - "Armageddon"
*"That'll Do" - ""
*"A Soft Place to Fall" - "The Horse Whisperer"
*"When You Believe" - "The Prince of Egypt"(performed by Sally Dworsky and Michelle Pfeiffer)
*"The Prayer" - "Quest for Camelot"

=Best Animated Short Film=

*"Bunny"
*"The Canterbury Tales"
*"Jolly Roger"
*"More"
*"When Life Departs"

=Best Live Action Short Film=

*"Culture"
*"Election Night"
*"Holiday Romance"
*"La Carte Postale"
*"Victor"

=Achievement In Sound Editing=

*"Armageddon"
*"The Mask of Zorro"
*"Saving Private Ryan"

=Achievement In Sound Mixing=

*"Armageddon"
*"The Mask of Zorro"
*"Saving Private Ryan"
*"Shakespeare in Love"
*"The Thin Red Line"

=Achievement In Visual Effects=

*"Armageddon"
*"Mighty Joe Young"
*"What Dreams May Come"

pecial honors

Academy Honorary Award:*Elia Kazan
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:*Norman Jewison