72nd edition of the Oscars

The 72nd edition of the Oscars rewarded the best films of 1999. Organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, it took place at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Center in Los Angeles (United States United States) on March 26, 2000.

Award Presenters

Summary of awards and nominations

Nominations and winners

Sam Mendes was the Oscar winner to the best director by American Beauty.

Kevin Spacey was the Oscar winner for the best actor by American Beauty.

Hilary Swank was the Oscar winner to better actress by Boys Don't Cry.

Michael Caine was the Oscar winner for best cast actor by The Cider House Rules.

Angelina Jolie was the Oscar winner to the best cast actress by Innocent interrupted.

Indicates the winner in each category.

Best movie Submitted by: Clint Eastwood	Best director Submitted by: Steven Spielberg
American Beauty- Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks.	Sam Mendes - American Beauty.
The Cider House Rules- Richard N. Gladstein. The Green Mile- Frank Darabont and David Valdes. The Insider— Pieter Jan Brugge and Michael Mann. The Sixth Sense- Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Barry Mendel.	Spike Jonze — Being John Malkovich Lasse Hallström — The Cider House Rules Michael Mann — The Insider M. Night Shyamalan — The Sixth Sense
Best actor Submitted by: Gwyneth Paltrow	Best actress Submitted by: Roberto Benigni
Kevin Spacey- American BeautyLike Lester Burnham.	Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Crylike Brandon Teena.
Russell Crowe — The InsiderLike Jeffrey Wigand. Richard Farnsworth — The Straight Storylike Alvin Straight. Sean Penn — Sweet and lowdownlike Emmet Ray. Denzel Washington — The HurricaneLike Rubin Carter.	Annette Bening — American Beautylike Carolyn Burnham. Janet McTeer — Tumbleweedslike Mary Jo Walker. Julianne Moore — The End of the Affairlike Sarah Miles. Meryl Streep — Music of the heartlike Roberta Guaspari.
Best cast actor Submitted by: Judi Dench	Best cast actress Submitted by: James Coburn
Michael Caine- The Cider House Ruleslike Dr. Wilbur Larch.	Angelina Jolie- Innocent interruptedlike Lisa Rowe.
Tom Cruise — MagnoliaLike Frank T.J. Mackey. Michael Clarke Duncan — The Green MileLike John Coffey. Jude Law — The Talented Mr. RipleyLike Dickie Greenleaf. Haley Joel Osment — The Sixth Senselike Cole Sear.	Toni Collette — The Sixth Senselike Lynn Sear. Catherine Keener — Being John Malkovichlike Maxine Lund. Samantha Morton — Sweet and lowdownlike Hattie. Chloë Sevigny — Boys Don't Crylike Lana Tisdel.
Best original script Submitted by: Mel Gibson	Best adapted script Submitted by: Kevin Spacey
American Beauty - Alan Ball.	The Cider House Rules — John Irving, based on Princes of Maine, Kings of New England by John Irving.
Being John Malkovich - Charlie Kaufman. Magnolia - Paul Thomas Anderson. The Sixth Sense - M. Night Shyamalan. Topsy-Turvy - Mike Leigh.	Election — Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, based on Election by Tom Perrotta. The Green Mile — Frank Darabont, based on The Aisle of Death Stephen King. The Insider — Eric Roth and Michael Mann, based on The Man Who Knew Too Much by Marie Brenner. The Talented Mr. Ripley — Anthony Minghella, based on Mr's talent. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith.
Best foreign film (non-English speaking) Submitted by: Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz
All about my mother (Spain) in Spanish — Pedro Almodóvar.
East/West (France) in French — Régis Wargnier. Himalaya (Nepal) in Nepal — Éric Valli. Solomon " Gaenor (United Kingdom) in Welsh — Paul Morrison. Under the Sun (Sweden) in Swedish — Colin Nutley.
Best long documentary Submitted by: Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman	Best short documentary Submitted by: Wes Bentley, Thora Birch and Mena Suvari
One day in September - Arthur Cohn and Kevin Macdonald.	King Gimp - Susan Hannah Hadary and William A. Whiteford.
Buena Vista Social Club — Wim Wenders and Ulrich Felsberg. Genghis Blues - Roko Belic and Adrian Belic. On the Ropes — Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen. Speaking in Strings — Paola di Florio and Lilibet Foster.	Eyewitness - Bert Van Bork. The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo - Simeon Soffer and Jonathan Stack.
Better short film Submitted by: Cate Blanchett and Jude Law	Best animated short film Submitted by: Sheriff Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York - Barbara Schock and Tammy Tiehel.	The old and the sea - Aleksandr Petrov.
Bror, Min Bror - Henrik Ruben Genz and Michael W. Horsten. Killing Joe - Mehdi Norowzian and Steve Wax. Kleingeld — Marc-Andreas Bochert and Gabriele Lins. Major and Minor Miracles - Marcus Olsson.	3 Misses - Paul Driessen. Humdrum - Peter Peake. My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts - Torill Kove. When the Day Breaks - Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis.
Best soundtrack Submitted by: Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves	Best original song Submitted by: Cher
The red violin - John Corigliano	«You'll Be in My Heart» - Tarzan; Music and Letter by Phil Collins.
American Beauty — Thomas Newman Angela's ashes - John Williams The Cider House Rules - Rachel Portman. The Talented Mr. Ripley Gabriel Yared	«Blame Canada» — South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut; Music and Letter by Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman. «Music of My Heart» — Music of the heart; Music and Letter by Diane Warren. «Save Me» — Magnolia; Music and Letter by Aimee Mann. «When She Loved Me» — Toy Story 2; Music and Letter by Randy Newman.
Best Sound Edition Submitted by: Chow Yun-Fat	Better sound Submitted by: Mike Myers and Heather Graham
The Matrix - Dane A. Davis.	The Matrix - John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David Campbell and David Lee.
Fight Club - Ren Klyce and Richard Hymns. Star Wars: Episode I - The Ghost Threat - Ben Burtt and Tom Bellfort.	The mummy - Leslie Shatz, Chris Carpenter, Rick Kline and Chris Munro. Star Wars: Episode I - The Ghost Threat - Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Shawn Murphy and John Midgley. The Green Mile - Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Michael Herbick and Willie D. Burton. The Insider - Andy Nelson, Doug Hemphill and Lee Orloff.
Best artistic direction Submitted by: Russell Crowe and Julianne Moore	Better photograph Submitted by: Brad Pitt
Sleepy Hollow — Artistic direction: Rick Heinrichs; Design of decorations: Peter Young.	American Beauty - Conrad L. Hall.
Anna and the King – Artistic direction: Luciana Arrighi; Design of decorations: Ian Whittaker. The Cider House Rules — Artistic direction: David Gropman; Design of decorations: Beth Rubino. The Talented Mr. Ripley — Artistic direction: Roy Walker; Design of decorations: Bruno Cesari. Topsy-Turvy — Artistic direction: Eve Stewart; Design of decorations: Eve Stewart and John Bush.	As it snows over the cedars - Robert Richardson. Sleepy Hollow - Emmanuel Lubezki. The End of the Affair - Roger Pratt. The Insider - Dante Spinotti.
Better makeup. Submitted by: Tobey Maguire and Erykah Badu	Best costume design Submitted by: Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu
Topsy-Turvy - Christine Blundell and Trefor Proud.	Topsy-Turvy - Lindy Hemming.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - Michèle Burke and Mike Smithson. Sentenced to escape - Rick Baker. The bicentennial man - Greg Cannom.	Anna and the King - Jenny Beavan. Sleepy Hollow - Colleen Atwood. The Talented Mr. Ripley - Ann Roth and Gary Jones. Titus - Milena Canonero.
Better assembly Submitted by: Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd	Best visual effects Submitted by: Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Matrix - Zach Staenberg.	The Matrix — John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley and Jon Thum.
American Beauty — Tariq Anwar and Christopher Greenbury. The Cider House Rules - Lisa Zeno Churgin. The Insider — William Goldenberg, Paul Rubell and David Rosenbloom. The Sixth Sense - Andrew Mondshein.	Star Wars: Episode I - The Ghost Threat — John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires and Rob Coleman. Stuart Little — John Dykstra, Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson III and Eric Allard.

Honorary Oscar

• Andrzej Wajda, presented by Jane Fonda

Irving Thalberg Award

• Warren Beatty, introduced by Jack Nicholson

In Memoriam

Actor Edward Norton hosted the In Memorian section. The honorees were: