The Academy Award for Best Actor of 1999 went to Kevin Spacey for his performance as Lester Burnham in "American Beauty." It was Spacey's second Oscar, presented to him four years after he won the 1995 Best Supporting Actor award for "The Usual Suspects."
Dylan McDermott won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama in 1999 for The Practice.
Jim Carrey won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in 1999 for The Truman Show.
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Ed Harris won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in 1999 for The Truman Show.
Michael Caine won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in 1999 for Little Voice.
Michael J. Fox won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in 1999 for Spin City.
Two. Both of which he won. Best Supporting Actor for The Usual Suspects. 1995 Best Actor for American Beauty.1999
Two. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999) and for Best Actor in "Cold Mountain" (2003).
Kevin Spacey for American Beauty.
Twice. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999) and for Best Actor in "Cold Mountain" (2003).
Stanley Tucci won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in 1999 for Winchell.
Denzel Washington was the second African American to win Best Actor. He won for his role in Training Day (2001). He had previously been nominated in the Best Actor category for The Hurricane in 1999 and Malcolm X in 1992.