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Predictions and Winners Every Oscar show is a combination of pain and pleasure, and just to prove that, the 1999 Awards afforded me my lowest number of correct predictions since I started paying attention a decade ago. At the same time, I'd call this ceremony the warmest and most compelling of the decade. True, many of my favorite films and filmmakers failed to get nominated in their respective categories, and I was ambivalent about several outcomes. That said, I was happy to see my favorite nominees prevail in several categories, and the one candidate I was most strongly behind managed to pull down a well-earned trophy—three cheers, Hilary Swank! Besides Swank's Best Actress victory, highlights of the telecast for me included Warren Beatty's eloquent and succinct acceptance of his Irving Thalberg Award; the charming explosions of joy by Foreign Film winner Pedro Almodóvar and his longtime friends and cast members Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas, who conferred his statue; Michael Caine's eloquent and heartfelt tributes to his fellow nominees, which hugely classed up his otherwise frustrating win; Kevin Spacey's sincere shout-out to his mom, which played as equally sincere but less florid than Tom Hanks' tributes to his teachers in 1993 and his wife in 1994; and the fact that everyone on stage looked glamorous and, even better, truly happy to be there. Roberto Benigni even kept a lid on The Crazy for the most part. What more is a TV-watcher to ask for? On the left my predictions, on the right the winners. My goofs are in red: a self-flagellating gesture, given how poorly I fared. But there's always next year... |
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Who I Predicted
BEST PICTURE American Beauty The Cider House Rules The Green Mile The Insider The Sixth Sense BEST DIRECTOR Lasse Hallström, The Cider House Rules Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich Michael Mann, The Insider Sam Mendes, American Beauty M. Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense BEST ACTRESS Annette Bening, American Beauty Janet McTeer, Tumbleweeds Julianne Moore, The End of the Affair Meryl Streep, Music of the Heart Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry BEST ACTOR Russell Crowe, The Insider Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story Sean Penn, Sweet and Lowdown Kevin Spacey, American Beauty Denzel Washington, The Hurricane BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Toni Collette, The Sixth Sense Angelina Jolie, Girl, Interrupted Catherine Keener, Being John Malkovich Samantha Morton, Sweet and Lowdown Chloë Sevigny, Boys Don't Cry BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules Tom Cruise, Magnolia Michael Clarke Duncan, The Green Mile Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY American Beauty, Alan Ball Being John Malkovich, Charlie Kaufman Magnolia, Paul Thomas Anderson The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan Topsy-Turvy, Mike Leigh BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY The Cider House Rules, John Irving Election, A.Payne & J.Taylor The Green Mile, Frank Darabont The Insider, E.Roth & M.Mann The Talented Mr. Ripley, Anthony Minghella BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY American Beauty, Conrad L. Hall The End of the Affair, Roger Pratt The Insider, Dante Spinotti Sleepy Hollow, Emmanuel Lubezki Snow Falling on Cedars, Robert Richardson ART DIRECTION Anna and the King, Luciana Arrighi The Cider House Rules, David Gropman Sleepy Hollow, Rick Heinrichs The Talented Mr. Ripley, Roy Walker Topsy-Turvy, Eve Stewart BEST COSTUME DESIGN Anna and the King, Jenny Beavan Sleepy Hollow, Colleen Atwood The Talented Mr. Ripley, A.Roth & G.Jones Titus, Milena Canonero Topsy-Turvy, Lindy Hemming BEST EDITING American Beauty, T.Anwar & C.Greenbury The Cider House Rules, Lisa Zeno Churgin The Insider, W.Goldenberg & P.Rubell The Matrix, Zach Staenberg The Sixth Sense, Andrew Monshein BEST ORIGINAL SCORE American Beauty, Thomas Newman Angela's Ashes, John Williams The Cider House Rules, Rachel Portman The Red Violin, John Corigliano The Talented Mr. Ripley, Gabriel Yared BEST FOREIGN FILM All About My Mother Caravan East-West Solomon and Gaenor Under the Sun BEST DOC. FEATURE Buena Vista Social Club Genghis Blues On the Ropes One Day in September Speaking in Strings BEST ORIGINAL SONG "Blame Canada," South Park: Bigger... "Music of My Heart," Music of the Heart "Save Me," Magnolia "When She Loved Me," Toy Story 2 "You'll Be in My Heart," Tarzan BEST SOUND The Green Mile The Insider The Matrix The Mummy Star Wars, Ep I: The Phantom Menace BEST SOUND EFFECTS Fight Club The Matrix Star Wars, Ep I: The Phantom Menace BEST VISUAL EFFECTS The Matrix Star Wars, Ep I: The Phantom Menace Stuart Little BEST MAKEUP Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Bicentennial Man Life Topsy-Turvy |
BEST PICTURE American Beauty The Cider House Rules The Green Mile The Insider The Sixth Sense BEST DIRECTOR Lasse Hallström, The Cider House Rules Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich Michael Mann, The Insider Sam Mendes, American Beauty M. Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense BEST ACTRESS Annette Bening, American Beauty Janet McTeer, Tumbleweeds Julianne Moore, The End of the Affair Meryl Streep, Music of the Heart Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry BEST ACTOR Russell Crowe, The Insider Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story Sean Penn, Sweet and Lowdown Kevin Spacey, American Beauty Denzel Washington, The Hurricane BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Toni Collette, The Sixth Sense Angelina Jolie, Girl, Interrupted Catherine Keener, Being John Malkovich Samantha Morton, Sweet and Lowdown Chloë Sevigny, Boys Don't Cry BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules Tom Cruise, Magnolia Michael Clarke Duncan, The Green Mile Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY American Beauty, Alan Ball Being John Malkovich, Charlie Kaufman Magnolia, Paul Thomas Anderson The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan Topsy-Turvy, Mike Leigh BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY The Cider House Rules, John Irving Election, A.Payne & J.Taylor The Green Mile, Frank Darabont The Insider, E.Roth & M.Mann The Talented Mr. Ripley, Anthony Minghella BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY American Beauty, Conrad L. Hall The End of the Affair, Roger Pratt The Insider, Dante Spinotti Sleepy Hollow, Emmanuel Lubezki Snow Falling on Cedars, Robert Richardson ART DIRECTION Anna and the King, Luciana Arrighi The Cider House Rules, David Gropman Sleepy Hollow, Rick Heinrichs The Talented Mr. Ripley, Roy Walker Topsy-Turvy, Eve Stewart BEST COSTUME DESIGN Anna and the King, Jenny Beavan Sleepy Hollow, Colleen Atwood The Talented Mr. Ripley, A.Roth & G.Jones Titus, Milena Canonero Topsy-Turvy, Lindy Hemming BEST EDITING American Beauty, T.Anwar & C.Greenbury The Cider House Rules, Lisa Zeno Churgin The Insider, W.Goldenberg & P.Rubell The Matrix, Zach Staenberg The Sixth Sense, Andrew Monshein BEST ORIGINAL SCORE American Beauty, Thomas Newman Angela's Ashes, John Williams The Cider House Rules, Rachel Portman The Red Violin, John Corigliano The Talented Mr. Ripley, Gabriel Yared BEST FOREIGN FILM All About My Mother Caravan East-West Solomon and Gaenor Under the Sun BEST DOC. FEATURE Buena Vista Social Club Genghis Blues On the Ropes One Day in September Speaking in Strings BEST ORIGINAL SONG "Blame Canada," South Park: Bigger... "Music of My Heart," Music of the Heart "Save Me," Magnolia "When She Loved Me," Toy Story 2 "You'll Be in My Heart," Tarzan BEST SOUND The Green Mile The Insider The Matrix The Mummy Star Wars, Ep I: The Phantom Menace BEST SOUND EFFECTS Fight Club The Matrix Star Wars, Ep I: The Phantom Menace BEST VISUAL EFFECTS The Matrix Star Wars, Ep I: The Phantom Menace Stuart Little BEST MAKEUP Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Bicentennial Man Life Topsy-Turvy |
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