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Events

April 7 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace
May 3 - A Durham, North Carolina woman named Jennifer Briggs changes her name to Obi-Wan Kenobi Briggs in honor of the Star Wars character. Ms. Briggs wins $1000 from a local radio station for changing her name.
November 18 - Toy Story 2
, a sequel to the 1995 film Toy Story
is released in theaters across the United States. The movie is expected to release in the United Kingdom in February next year.

Top grossing films

Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 1999; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing films for calendar year. The top ten films of 1999 as of January 26, 2006 (U.S. and Canada), January 26, 2006 (UK) and January 26, 2006 (Australia) are as follows:

In total, six films released in 1999 grossed more than $400 million, reaching international blockbuster motion picture status.

For a complete list of 1999's top-grossing films, follow these links:

Worldwide: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1999&p=.htm
*U.S. & Canada: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1999&p=.htm
*United Kingdom: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/statistics/boxoffice/
*Australia: http://www.moviemarshal.com/

Awards

ACADEMY AWARDS: :Best Picture: American Beauty :Best Actor: Kevin Spacey
- American Beauty :Best Actress: Hilary Swank
- Boys Don't Cry

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS: :Drama: :Best Picture: American Beauty :Best Actor: Denzel Washington
- The Hurricane :Best Actress: Hilary Swank
- Boys Don't Cry :Musical or Comedy: :Best Picture: Toy Story 2 :Best Actor: Jim Carrey
- Man on the Moon :Best Actress: Janet McTeer
- Tumbleweeds

BAFTA AWARDS: :Best Picture: American Beauty :Best Actor: Kevin Spacey
- American Beauty :Best Actress: Annette Bening
- American Beauty

Births

Deaths

January 15 - Betty Box
, film producer
February 20 - Gene Siskel, film critic, Siskel and Ebert
March 5 - Richard Kiley
, actor
March 7 - Stanley Kubrick, film director
March 13 - Garson Kanin
, writer/director
April 14 - Ellen Corby
, actress, Grandma Walton in "The Waltons"
April 21 - Buddy Rogers, actor, husband of Mary Pickford
April 28 - Rory Calhoun
, actor
May 2 - Oliver Reed
, actor
May 8 - Dirk Bogarde
, actor/author
May 21 - Vanessa Brown
, actress
June 11 - DeForest Kelley
, actor best known for "Star Trek"
June 29 - Allan Carr, movie producer
July 1 - Sylvia Sidney
, actress
July 2 - Mario Puzo, writer/author, "The Godfather"
August 4 - Victor Mature
, actor
September 9 - Ruth Roman
, actress
September 22 - George C Scott, Oscar winning actor
November 3 - Ian Bannen
, actor
December 3 - Madeline Kahn
, actress
December 17 – Rex Allen
, cowboy actor, singer
December 19 - Desmond Llewelyn
, actor, "Q" in James Bond films
December 23 - Lois Hamilton
, actress, artist, model

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