1999

Oh boy. This was the year that Star Wars was supposed to come back and make our collective jaws hit the floor. Well, it didn't quite work out that way. I actually liked The Phantom Menace, but it was far from the best movie of the year. The Matrix did wow a lot of people, but that wasn't the best movie of the year either. The Sixth Sense? It was good, but anyone who's seen Jacob's Ladder could see that twist coming a mile off. Even Tim Burton's wonderful homage to Hammer Horror wasn't the best of the year. For me, the two best films were both animated.

Best Movie: The Iron Giant; Runners-up: Toy Story 2, Sleepy Hollow, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, The Green Mile, Galaxy Quest, Being John Malkovich, The Sixth Sense, Dogma, EXistenZ, The Matrix, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Best Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich)
Best Director: Tim Burton (Sleepy Hollow)
Best Actor: Johnny Depp (Sleepy Hollow); Runners-up: Ian McDiarmid (The Phantom Menace/Sleepy Hollow), Tom Hanks (The Green Mile), Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile), Bruce Willis (The Sixth Sense)
Best Actress: Cameron Diaz (Being John Malkovich); Runner-up: Miranda Richardson (Sleepy Hollow)
Best Music: John Williams (The Phantom Menace); Runner-up: Danny Elfman (Sleepy Hollow)
Best Visual Effects: The Phantom Menace
Best Cinematography: The Matrix
Best Makeup: Galaxy Quest
Best Production Design: Sleepy Hollow
Best Sound Effects: The Phantom Menace
Most Overhyped Movie: The Blair Witch Project