71st Academy Awards
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71st Academy Awards
Sunday, March 21, 1999 at the Los Angeles County Music Center in Los Angeles, California
Host
Show: Whoopi Goldberg
Pre-Show: Geena Davis
Crew
Producer: Gil Cates
Duration
4 hours, 2 minutes
The 71st Academy Awards ceremony took place at Los Angeles County Music Center, and was Whoopi Goldberg's third time hosting the Awards. It was the first time the ceremony took place on a Sunday.
The 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 Best Actor and Best Foreign Language Film).
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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.
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 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 Award of the evening.
The Awards
Feature Films
- Best motion picture of the year: Shakespeare in Love
Acting
- Performance by an actor in a leading role: Roberto Benigni in Life Is Beautiful
- Performance by an actress in a leading role: Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love
- Performance by an actor in a supporting role: James Coburn in Affliction
- Performance by an actress in a supporting role: Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love
| Preceded by: 70th Academy Awards | Academy Awards Ceremonies | Succeeded by: 72nd Academy Awards |