The 25th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 1999, were announced on December 11, 1999 and awarded on January 19, 2000.

Winners Best Picture: The Insider Runner-up: American Beauty Best Director: Sam Mendes – American Beauty Runner-up: Michael Mann – The Insider Best Actor: Russell Crowe – The Insider Runner-up: Richard Farnsworth – The Straight Story Best Actress: Hilary Swank – Boys Don't Cry Runner-up: Reese Witherspoon – Election Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer – The Insider Runner-up: John Malkovich – Being John Malkovich Best Supporting Actress: Chloë Sevigny – Boys Don't Cry Runner-up: Samantha Morton – Sweet and Lowdown Best Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman – Being John Malkovich Runner-up: Alan Ball – American Beauty Best Cinematography: Dante Spinotti – The Insider Runner-up: Conrad L. Hall – American Beauty Best Production Design: Rick Heinrichs – Sleepy Hollow Runner-up: Dante Ferretti – Titus Best Music Score: Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman – South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Runner-up: Gabriel Yared – The Talented Mr. Ripley Best Foreign-Language Film: All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) • Spain Runner-up: The Dreamlife of Angels (La vie rêvée des anges) • France Best Non-Fiction Film: Buena Vista Social Club Runner-up: Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Best Animation: The Iron Giant The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award: Owen Land New Generation Award: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor – Citizen Ruth and Election Career Achievement Award: Dede Allen Special Citation: Rick Schmidlin, Roger Mayer, and Turner Classic Movies for their meticulous reconstruction and promotion of Erich von Stroheim's Greed

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External links 25th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards