1999 in film
overview of the events of 1999 in film
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:
Awards
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
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List of Mexican films of 1999
List of Pakistani films of 1999
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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
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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
Film debuts
References
Further reading
Gordinier, Jeff. "1999: The Year That Changed Movies". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
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