The year 1999 in film involved many significant films. The major releases this year included Being John Malkovich, Eyes Wide Shut, Toy Story 2, Magnolia, The Mummy, The Sixth Sense, Tarzan, Fight Club, The Green Mile, The World Is Not Enough, The Matrix, and All About My Mother. American Beauty won the Academy Award for Best Picture this year. There was one film, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, that passed over $1 billion in a re-release of 2012.

Also in 1999, Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer celebrated their 75th anniversaries.

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1999 by worldwide gross are as follows:

+ Highest-grossing films of 1999 Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross 1 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 20th Century Fox $924,305,084 2 The Sixth SenseHollywood $672,806,292 3 Toy Story 2 Walt Disney Pictures $511,358,276 4 The Matrix Warner Bros. $465,974,198 5 Tarzan Walt Disney Pictures $448,191,819 6 The Mummy Universal $418,138,535 7 Notting Hill $363,889,678 8 The World Is Not Enough MGM / UIP $361,832,400 9 American Beauty DreamWorks $356,296,601 10 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me New Line $312,383,487

Awards Category/Organization 57th Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 23, 2000 5th Critics' Choice Awards January 2000 Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards 72nd Academy AwardsMarch 26, 2000 53rd BAFTA AwardsApril 9, 2000 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film American Beauty Toy Story 2 American Beauty Best Director Sam MendesAmerican Beauty Pedro AlmodóvarAll About My Mother Best Actor Denzel WashingtonThe Hurricane Jim CarreyMan on the Moon Russell CroweThe Insider Kevin SpaceyAmerican Beauty Best Actress Hilary SwankBoys Don't Cry Janet McTeerTumbleweeds Hilary SwankBoys Don't Cry Annette BeningAmerican Beauty Hilary SwankBoys Don't Cry Annette BeningAmerican Beauty Best Supporting Actor Tom CruiseMagnolia Michael Clarke DuncanThe Green Mile Michael CaineThe Cider House Rules Jude LawThe Talented Mr. Ripley Best Supporting Actress Angelina JolieGirl, Interrupted Maggie SmithTea with Mussolini Best Screenplay, Adapted Alan BallAmerican Beauty Frank DarabontThe Green Mile Alexander Payne and Jim TaylorElection John IrvingThe Cider House Rules Neil JordanThe End of the Affair Best Screenplay, Original Alan BallAmerican Beauty Charlie KaufmanBeing John Malkovich Best Animated Film Toy Story 2 Best Original Score The Legend of 1900Ennio Morricone The Talented Mr. RipleyGabriel YaredN/A The Red ViolinJohn Corigliano American BeautyThomas Newman Best Original Song "You'll Be in My Heart"Tarzan "Music of My Heart"Music of the Heart N/A "You'll Be in My Heart"TarzanN/A Best Foreign Language Film All About My Mother N/A All About My Mother

Palme d'Or (52nd Cannes Film Festival): Rosetta, directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, Belgium

Golden Lion (56th Venice International Film Festival): Not One Less (一個都不能少), directed by Zhang Yimou, China

Golden Bear (49th Berlin International Film Festival): The Thin Red Line, directed by Terrence Malick, United States

1999 films By country/region List of American films of 1999 List of Argentine films of 1999 List of Australian films of 1999 List of Bangladeshi films of 1999 List of British films of 1999 List of Canadian films of 1999 List of French films of 1999 List of Hong Kong films of 1999 List of Indian films of 1999 List of Hindi films of 1999 List of Kannada films of 1999 List of Malayalam films of 1999 List of Marathi films of 1999 List of Tamil films of 1999 List of Telugu films of 1999 List of Japanese films of 1999 List of Mexican films of 1999 List of Pakistani films of 1999 List of Russian films of 1999 List of South Korean films of 1999 List of Spanish films of 1999

By genre/medium List of action films of 1999 List of animated feature films of 1999 List of avant-garde films of 1999 List of crime films of 1999 List of comedy films of 1999 List of drama films of 1999 List of horror films of 1999 List of science fiction films of 1999 List of thriller films of 1999 List of western films of 1999

Births January 1 – Diamond White, American actress January 4 – Gage Munroe, Canadian actor January 6 – Eliza Scanlen, Australian actress January 15 – Miray Daner, Turkish actress January 18 – Karan Brar, American actor January 29 – Madison Bailey, American actress February 3 – Kanna Hashimoto, Japanese actress February 7 – Bea Miller, American singer, songwriter and actress February 10 – Tiffany Espensen, American actress February 19 – Sonia Ben Ammar, French model, singer and actress March 5 – Yeri, South Korean singer and actress March 10 – Bruna Griphao, Brazilian actress March 25 Jin Ji-hee, South Korean actress Mikey Madison, American actress April 2 – Audrey Nuna, American singer and rapper April 27 – Brooklynn Proulx, Canadian former actress April 29 – Morgan Turner, American actress May 10 – Michael Gandolfini, American actor May 11 – Sabrina Carpenter, American singer and actress May 24 – Charlie Plummer, American actor May 25 – Brec Bassinger, American actress May 27 – Lily-Rose Depp, French-American actress May 28 – Cameron Boyce, American actor (d. 2019) May 30 – Sean Giambrone, American actor June 2 – Madison Leisle, American actress June 20 – Kayla Maisonet, American actress June 26 – Harley Quinn Smith, American actress June 27 – Chandler Riggs, American actor July 9 – Claire Corlett, Canadian actress July 18 – Onni Tommila, Finnish actor July 30 – Joey King, American actress August 13 – Eli Brown, American actor August 19 – Tristan Lake Leabu, American actor and musician August 22 Dakota Goyo, Canadian actor Ricardo Hurtado, American actor and singer September 1 – Jadagrace, American actress, dancer, singer and rapper September 2 – Gavin Casalegno, American actor and model September 4 – Ellie Darcey-Alden, English actress September 7 – Michelle Creber, Canadian actress September 14 – Emma Kenney, American actress September 17 – Daniel Huttlestone, English actor September 22 - Curry Barker, American filmmaker, actor, comedian and YouTuber October 12 – Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Irish actor and musician October 13 – Nell Tiger Free, English actress and singer October 15 – Bailee Madison, American actress October 21 – Carson MacCormac, Canadian actor October 22 – Charlie Wright (American actor), American actor October 31 – Danielle Rose Russell, American actress November 10 Kiernan Shipka, American actress Michael Cimino, American actor November 14 – Jude Wright, English actor November 16 – Francesca Scorsese, American actress and filmmaker December 2 – Fred Hechinger, American actor December 7 – Bethany Whitmore, Australian actress

Deaths