71st Academy Awards 633314 224928772 2008-07-11T01:25:29Z 71.108.143.252 {{Infobox Academy Awards | name = 71st | image = 71st Academy Awards poster.jpg | caption = | date = Sunday, [[March 21]], [[1999]] | site = [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] <br> [[Los Angeles, California]] | preshow = [[Geena Davis]] | host = [[Whoopi Goldberg]] | producer = [[Gilbert Cates|Gil Cates]] | director = | duration = 4 hours, 2 minutes | network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | ratings = 45.63 million<br>28.51 (Nielsen rating) | last = 70th | next = 72nd }} The '''71st Academy Awards''' ceremony was the last to take place at [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] [[Los Angeles Music Center|County Music Center]], and was [[Whoopi Goldberg|Whoopi Goldberg's]] third time hosting the Awards. It was the first time the ceremony took place on a Sunday. The [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] ceremony ran extremely long, due largely to extended acceptance speeches. Notable films included ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'', which received 13 nominations and won 7 awards, ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'', which received 11 nominations and won 5 awards, and ''[[Life Is Beautiful]]'', which received 7 nominations and won 3 (including [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] and [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]). ==News and recap== The 71st Academy Awards saw the show's first "official" pre-show, as the Academy attempted to compete with the likes of [[E!]]'s [[Joan Rivers]] and other [[red carpet]] denizens. The show attracted 45.63m viewers, a 18% decline to the previous years 57.25 million, yet a high rating compared to most other ceremonies. This was the first time that two people have been nominated for Academy Awards for playing the same person in different films - [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]] - played by [[Cate Blanchett]] in ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]'' and [[Judi Dench]] in ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]''. This would mark the final time the show would originate from the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] in Los Angeles, a venue the [[Academy Awards]] called home for nearly thirty-years. ==Notable Quotes== *"Good evening loyal subjects, I am the African Queen. Some of you may know me as the Virgin Queen, but I can't imagine who." - host [[Whoopi Goldberg]], dressed as [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]] *"This must be a terrible mistake! I used up all my English!" - [[Roberto Benigni]] upon going up to collect the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]], his second [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] of the evening. == The Awards == ''This is a breakdown of only major winners. For a complete list of nominees and winners, see: [[71st Academy Awards nominees and winners]].'' ===Feature Films=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Category ! Winner ! Producers/Country |- | [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best motion picture of the year]] | ''' ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' ''' | [[David Parfitt]], [[Donna Gigliotti]], [[Harvey Weinstein]], [[Edward Zwick]], and [[Marc Norman]] |- | [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best foreign language film]] | ''' ''[[Life Is Beautiful]]'' ''' | [[Italy]] |- | [[Academy Award for Documentary Feature|Best documentary feature]] | ''' ''[[The Last Days]]'' ''' | [[James Moll]] and [[Ken Lipper]] |} ===Direction=== *'''Achievement in Directing''': ''[[Steven Spielberg]]'' for ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' ===Acting=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Category ! Winner ! Movie |- | [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best actor in a leading role]] | '''[[Roberto Benigni]]''' | ''[[Life Is Beautiful]]'' |- | [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best actress in a leading role]] | '''[[Gwyneth Paltrow]]''' | ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' |- | [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best actor in a supporting role]] | '''[[James Coburn]]''' | ''[[Affliction (1997 movie)|Affliction]]'' |- | [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best actress in a supporting role]] | '''[[Judi Dench]]''' | ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' |} ===Writing=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Category ! Winner ! Movie |- | [[Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay|Original screenplay]] | '''[[Marc Norman]] and [[Tom Stoppard]]''' | ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' |- | [[Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay|Adapted screenplay]] | '''[[Bill Condon]]''' | ''[[Gods and Monsters]]'' |} === Honorary Oscars === [[Elia Kazan]] was awarded an Honorary [[Academy Award|Oscar]] for his work as a prolific director in the motion picture industry. His honor became controversial because during the 1940s, Kazan let out the names of others involved in motion pictures during the infamous [[House Un-American Activities Committee]] hearings. When Kazan was awarded the Honorary [[Academy Award|Oscar]] from actor [[Robert De Niro]], many in the audience refused to clap and also sparked protests outside the auditorium. === Special Events === A special tribute was given to Oscar winner and legendary singer [[Frank Sinatra]], who died in the previous year. Also another special tribute, presented by [[Steven Spielberg]], was made to [[Stanley Kubrick]], who had died only two weeks prior to the ceremony. A special tribute was given to the western genre, in also to pay tribute to singing cowboys [[Gene Autry]] and [[Roy Rogers]], who both died in the previous year. === In Memoriam === {{Portal|Academy Award}} Presented by [[Annette Bening]]. The Academy takes a moment to remember those motion picture icons that left us in the previous year: [[Dane Clark]], special effects artist [[Linwood G. Dunn]], art director [[George Davis]], [[Dick O'Neill]], cinematographer [[Charles Lang]], [[Norman Fell]], cinematographer [[Freddie Young]], executive [[John P. Veitch]], [[E.G. Marshall]], [[Jeanette Nolan]], director [[Alan J. Pakula]], choreographer [[Jerome Robbins]], composer [[John Addison]], [[Susan Strasberg]], [[Vincent Winter]], screenwriter [[James Goldman]], [[John Derek]], [[Richard Kiley]], [[Maureen O'Sullivan]], [[Phil Hartman]], [[Esther Rolle]], [[Jean Marais]], [[Binnie Barnes]], [[Valerie Hobson]], [[Gene Raymond]], [[Huntz Hall]], director [[Akira Kurosawa]], [[Alice Faye]], [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]] and [[Roddy McDowall]]. {{Academy Awards Chron}} [[Category:Academy Awards ceremonies]] [[Category:1998 film awards|Academy Awards]] [[de:Oscarverleihung 1999]] [[es:Anexo:Oscar 1998]] [[fr:71e Cérémonie des Oscars]] [[it:Premi Oscar 1999]] [[hu:71. Oscar-gála]] [[nl:71ste Oscaruitreiking]] [[ja:第71回アカデミー賞]] [[pl:Oscary za rok 1998]] [[ro:Oscar 1999]] [[zh:第71屆奧斯卡金像獎]]