1999 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best First Film Winner
![Being John Malkovich Spike Jonze](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/being-john-malkovich-spike-jonze-image.jpg)
Being John Malkovich
Spike Jonze
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
1999 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best First Film Nominees
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American Beauty
Sam Mendes
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