5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Results and Commentary (1999)

Actor Statuette
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• Date of Ceremony: Sunday, March 7, 1999
• For performances seen in: 1998

• Nominations List

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The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® were broadcast from the Shrine and aired on the TNT network on Sunday, March 7, 1999.

Shakespeare in Love won Actors for ensemble and Gwyneth Paltrow, while Life is Beautiful’s Roberto Benigni took home Male Actor in a Leading Role.

While E.R. once again took home the Drama ensemble award, Ally McBeal went home with Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

Kirk Douglas was the recipient of the year’s Life Achievement Award. Presenters for Kirk’s honor included Janet Leigh, Karl Malden, Lauren Bacall, and Dan Aykroyd. His son, Michael Douglas, also paid tribute.

Results

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

• Shakespeare in Love
  Ben Affleck, Simon Callow, Jim Carter, Martin Clunes, Judi Dench, Joseph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush, Anthony Sher and Imelda Staunton

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

• Life Is Beautiful
  Roberto Benigni

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

• Shakespeare in Love
  Gwyneth Paltrow

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

• A Civil Action
  Robert Duvall

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

• Primary Colors
  Kathy Bates

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

• E.R.
  George Clooney, Anthony Edwards, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq LaSalle, Julianna Margulies, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Gloria Reuben and Noah Wyle

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

• Law & Order
  Sam Waterston

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

• E.R.
  Julianna Margulies

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

• Ally McBeal
  Gil Bellows, Lisa Nicole Carson, Portia De Rossi, Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, Lucy Liu, Peter MacNicol, Vonda Shepard and Courtney Thorne-Smith

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

• Spin City
  Michael J. Fox

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

• Tracey Takes On
  Tracey Ullman

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

• Rear Window
  Christopher Reeve

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

• Gia
  Angelina Jolie

35th Life Achievement Award

• Kirk Douglas