2000 Winners


Kevin Spacey accepts the award for Best Actor for "American Beauty"

Winners of the 12th Annual Chicago Film Critics Awards

The following winners were announced at the 12th Annual Chicago Film Critics Awards on Monday, March 13, 2000.

The ceremony was hosted by entertainer Tom Dreeson. Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes, and Julia Stiles were there in person to accept their awards, along with Cusack family members Dick, Nancy, Joan, Susan and Bill.

Best Picture "American Beauty"
Best Foreign Language Film "All About My Mother"
(Spain)
Best Director Sam Mendes
"American Beauty"
Best Screenplay Charlie Kaufman
"Being John Malkovich"
Best Cinematography Robert Richardson
"Snow Falling on Cedars"
Best Original Score Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman,
"South Park, The Movie"
Best Actor Kevin Spacey in
"American Beauty"
Best Actress Hilary Swank in
"Boys Don't Cry"
Best Supporting Actor Tom Cruise in
"Magnolia"
Best Supporting Actress Chloe Sevigny in
"Boys Don't Cry"
Most Promising Actor Wes Bentley
"American Beauty"
Most Promising Actress (TIE) Emilie Dequenne, "Rosetta
Julia Stiles, "10 Things I Hate About You"
Commitment to Chicago Award The Cusack Family: Dick, Nancy, Joan, Susan, Ann, John & Bill
Big Shoulders Award Facets Multi-Media, Inc.
(Milos Stehlik)


Presenters at the awards ceremony included Bonnie Hunt, Martin Mull, William Devane, Terrence Howard, Kyle Chandler, Shanista Williams, and Tim Kazurinski.

The winners were presented with the Chicago Flame, an elegant piece of crystal etched with Chicago's skyline, named to capture the city's history and spirit. Each award was hand-crafted by master artisan Josef Puehringer of The Crystal Cave in Wilmette, Illinois.
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