Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: 1999

CFCA Award

Date:	1 March
Host:	Edward Zwick; Virginia Madsen
Location:	Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Best Picture


Winner:
	Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Other Nominees:
	Butcher Boy, The (1997) Shakespeare in Love (1998) Thin Red Line, The (1998) Truman Show, The (1998) Vita è bella, La (1997)

Most Promising Actor


Winner:
	Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Joseph Fiennes
Other Nominees:
	Butcher Boy, The (1997) - Eamonn Owens Primary Colors (1998) - Adrian Lester Rushmore (1998) - Jason Schwartzman Thin Red Line, The (1998) - James Caviezel

Best Actor


Winner:
	Gods and Monsters (1998) - Ian McKellen
Other Nominees:
	American History X (1998) - Edward Norton (I) Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Tom Hanks Truman Show, The (1998) - Jim Carrey Vita è bella, La (1997) - Roberto Benigni

Most Promising Actress


Winner:
	Beloved (1998/I) - Kimberly Elise
Other Nominees:
	Horse Whisperer, The (1998) - Scarlett Johansson Lolita (1997) - Dominique Swain Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) - Natasha Lyonne Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, A (1998) - Leelee Sobieski

Best Actress


Winner:
	Elizabeth (1998) - Cate Blanchett
Other Nominees:
	High Art (1998) - Ally Sheedy Little Voice (1998) - Jane Horrocks Living Out Loud (1998) - Holly Hunter Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Gwyneth Paltrow

Best Supporting Actor


Winner:
	Simple Plan, A (1998) - Billy Bob Thornton
Other Nominees:
	Civil Action, A (1998) - Robert Duvall Little Voice (1998) - Michael Caine (I) Rushmore (1998) - Bill Murray (I) Thin Red Line, The (1998) - Nick Nolte

Best Supporting Actress


Winner:
	Primary Colors (1998) - Kathy Bates (I)
Other Nominees:
	Beloved (1998/I) - Kimberly Elise Hilary and Jackie (1998) - Rachel Griffiths (I) Opposite of Sex, The (1998) - Lisa Kudrow Pleasantville (1998) - Joan Allen (I)

Best Director


Winner:
	Thin Red Line, The (1998) - Terrence Malick
Other Nominees:
	Butcher Boy, The (1997) - Neil Jordan (I) General, The (1998) - John Boorman Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Steven Spielberg (I) Truman Show, The (1998) - Peter Weir

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Marc Norman; Tom Stoppard
Other Nominees:
	Bulworth (1998) - Warren Beatty; Jeremy Pikser Happiness (1998) - Todd Solondz Simple Plan, A (1998) - Scott B. Smith (I) Truman Show, The (1998) - Andrew Niccol

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Thin Red Line, The (1998) - John Toll
Other Nominees:
	Beloved (1998/I) - Tak Fujimoto Elizabeth (1998) - Remi Adefarasin Horse Whisperer, The (1998) - Robert Richardson (I) Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Janusz Kaminski (I)

Best Original Score


Winner:
	Truman Show, The (1998) - Burkhard von Dallwitz
Other Nominees:
	Bug's Life, A (1998) - Randy Newman (I) Butcher Boy, The (1997) - Elliot Goldenthal Elizabeth (1998) - David Hirschfelder Simple Plan, A (1998) - Danny Elfman

Best Foreign Language Film


Winner:
	Vita è bella, La (1997) - Roberto Benigni
Other Nominees:
	Festen (1998) - Thomas Vinterberg Hana-bi (1997) - Takeshi Kitano Madadayo (1993) - Akira Kurosawa Ta'm e guilass (1997) - Abbas Kiarostami


Awarded to:
	Chicago Filmmakers - (Gordon Quinn, Jerry Blumenthal).