71st Annual Academy Awards® Coverage
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Welcome to Digital Hit Entertainment's coverage of the 71st Annual Academy Awards®. From here you'll be able to click over to pages covering the nominees, the winners, the minute-by-minute events on the big night, and of course discussions with your fellow film lovers.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.PA.S.) recognizes excellence in film-making achievement each year at the Academy Awards. The Awards telecast helps to fund the important educational and cultural activities that the Academy conducts all year. From photographic exhibitions to screenings of classic films hosted by members of the cast and crew, the Academy has a wide selection of events that are open to the public. Follow this link to learn more about these events.
The nominations for the 71st Annual Academy Awards® were announced on February 9th, 1999 at 8:30a.m. Eastern time. The Academy Awards® were presented on March 21st, 1999, marking the first time that the big night took place on a Sunday.
Latest News and Info
- Our photo gallery.
- Visit our live coverage page to see commentary on the big night.
- See our Celebrity Row profiles of these nominees: Roberto Benigni, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hanks, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Billy Bob Thornton.
- Winners of the top awards from 1929 to 1998.
- Who do you think should win? Vote in our survey or see the results.
- Complete list of nominations
- Whoopi Goldberg to host '99 telecast
- Which celebrities will be presenting? [updated daily]
- Norman Jewison to get Irving G. Thalberg Award
- 281 films eligible for 71st Academy Awards®
- What is the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?
- Gil Cates will produce a record ninth Oscar® telecast
- Sid Ganis reappointed Governors Ball Chair
