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The 2000 Academy Awards honored films released in the late twelvemonth , 1999 . Films that could have been consider for Best Picture , but were n’t , includedGirl , Interrupted , Varsity Blues , andShe ’s All That . Those films did n’t receive much praise from the Academy or any accolade in the 1999 time of year .
The photographic film that did receive credit , congratulations and a nominating address for Best Picture were : The Cider House Rules , The Green Mile , The Sixth Sense , The Insider , andAmerican Beauty . A few of these title and their realization still make signified today , but there are a span on the list whose nominations may not have aged quite as well .
Should Have Been: Girl, Interrupted
This psychological drama vaunt an incredibly talented , all - female cast . It starred Angelina Jolie , Brittany Murphy , Winona Ryder , Clea DuVall , Whoopi Goldberg , and Elisabeth Moss .
Out of all of these actresses , Angelina Jolie was the only one to receive a nomination for her work and the film as a whole was left out of every other category . Some critics believe the movie did n’t do a well enough occupation considering its source material , while others fence it should have been give a lot more tending .
Should Have Been: Magnolia
This is another psychological dramatic event that was mostly snubbed by the Academy in the year it was eligible for award nominations .
The film’swriter and director , Paul Thomas Andersonreceived a nomination for his screenplay , while Tom Cruise was nominated in the Best Actor category and Aimee Mann was recognise in the Best Original Song category , but those were the only recognitions for such a wonderfully executed and well - receive film .
Should Have Been: October Sky
October Sky , a biographical feature of speech film , based on the novel by the same name , is about a young human being name Homer H. Hickam Jr. , who was so inspired by the launching of Sputnik 1 , he decided to become a NASA railroad engineer , against his father ’s wishing .
The moving picture has a 91 % on Rotten Tomatoes and received a lot of decisive eclat , yet gained no recognition during award season by Academy voters or anyone else creditworthy for these ceremony .
Nominated: The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rulesis a striking feature based on a 1985 novel by the same name . Directed by Lasse Hallström andstarring Tobey Maguire , Charlize Theron , and Michael Caine , the film tell the account of Homer Wells , played by Maguire , who lives in an orphans' asylum in World War II .
The film received mixed reviews but still managed to get seven Academy Award nomination , include Best Picture , which is shocking for a moving picture that was n’t more wide received .
Should Have Been: The Virgin Suicides
This is another dramatic feature film based on a novel by the same name but it did n’t find nearly as much aid from the Academy in the year it was eligible , despite being premiere at Cannes and receiving a legal age of prescribed reviews .
The film , tell from the position of a group of boy who were enamored by five sisters develop up in their Detroit neighborhood in the seventies , was Sophia Coppola ’s directorial debut . It was left out of the Academy Awards all , which a lot of fans dissent with .
Should Have Been: The Talented Mr. Ripley
This psychological thriller stars Matt Damon , Jude Law , and Gwyneth Paltrow and was written and direct by Anthony Minghella . The film is ground on the 1955 novel with the same name and was very well find , even by the toughest critic , upon its liberation .
The pic was nominated for five Academy Awards for the 2000 ceremonial , including a Best Supporting Actor nominating speech for Jude Law , but was left out of most of the other major categories , including Best Picture .
Nominated: The Insider
The Insideris a dramatic feature film ground on literal life effect . The celluloid star Al Pacino and Russell Crowe and tells the story of Jeffrey Wigand ( act by Crowe ) , a whistleblower in the tobacco industry and CBS producer Lowell Bergman ( play by Pacino ) , who aid Wigland defend his testimony against the manufacture he antecedently worked for .
The flick was not a commercial success , but both Pacino and Crowe were praised for their work and the pic , despite its traction , was still nominated in the Best Picture category .
Should Have Been: The Blair Witch Project
At the time of its release , The Blair Witch Projectwas unlike anything moviegoer had ever seen . The film wasa will to the world television ageand was intelligibly inspired by the successful horror picture show format Hollywood create .
Despite its originality , box office number , and unbelievable review , this self-governing chilling movie get no extolment from any of the major award ceremony in the class it was eligible .
Should Have Been: Fight Club
David Fincher ’s 1999 flick establish on the novel by the same name by Chuck Palahniuk , stars Edward Norton andBrad Pitt as two unconvincing friendswho make a fighting ring . Fight Clubhas gone on to become one of the most influential and talk about movie of the nineties and is referenced in soda pop culture to this day .
Despite its success and longevity , this film was only nominate for one Academy Award in the Best Sound Effects category .
Should Have Been: Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovichis afantastical comedy written by Charlie Kaufmanand direct by Spike Jonze , both of whom made their debut with this feature article . The motion picture was n’t a major success at the box office , but was a best-loved amongst even the tough pic critic , like Roger Ebert , who deemed this the best film of 1999 .
The film did receive a few nomination from the Academy but was astonishingly left out of the biggest family of the ceremony .
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