The 12th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given on 13 March 2000, honored the finest achievements in 1999 filmmaking.

Winners[edit]

• Best Actor:
  • Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
• Best Actress:
  • Hilary Swank - Boys Don't Cry
• Best Cinematography:
  • Snow Falling on Cedars - Robert Richardson
• Best Director:
  • Sam Mendes - American Beauty
• Best Film:
  • American Beauty
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother), Spain
• Best Score:
  • "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"- Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman
• Best Screenplay:
  • Being John Malkovich - Charlie Kaufman
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Tom Cruise - Magnolia
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Chloë Sevigny - Boys Don't Cry
• Most Promising Actor:
  • Wes Bentley - American Beauty
• Most Promising Actress (tie):
  • Émilie Dequenne - Rosetta
  • Julia Stiles - 10 Things I Hate About You

References[edit]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20120515203059/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=58