Musical Finale
Jan 4 Second successful revival of by Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum", starring Nathan Lane, closes at St James, NYC, after 715 performances and 1 Tony Award
Film and TV Awards
Jan 11 24th People's Choice Awards: Harrison Ford & Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Tim Allen & Oprah Winfrey win (TV)
- Jan 13 CBS pays $4 billion to televise AFC games for 8-years
Golden Globes
Jan 18 55th Golden Globes: "Titanic", Peter Fonda and Judi Dench win
- Jan 20 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards: L.A. Confidential wins Best Film
Film Premiere
Jan 20 "Dawson's Creek" created by Kevin Williamson, starring James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson premieres on WB in the US
- Jan 25 14th Sundance Film Festival: "Slam" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
- Feb 11 48th Berlin International Film Festival: "Central Station" wins the Golden Bear
- Feb 14 29th NAACP Image Awards: "Soul Food" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
- Feb 20 US movie box office hits quickest $1 billion for year (51 days)
- Feb 27 14th Soap Opera Digest Awards - General Hospital wins
Film & TV History
Mar 8 The Screen Actors Guild award Gloria Stuart (Old Rose in "Titanic") with their Founders Award
Music History
Mar 15 Revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Cabaret", starring Alan Cumming and Natasha Richardson, opens at Club Expo Theater, NYC; runs for 2,377 performances and wins 4 Tony Awards
- Mar 22 18th Golden Raspberry Awards: The Postman wins
Academy Awards
Mar 23 70th Academy Awards: "Titanic", Jack Nicholson & Helen Hunt win
WrestleMania
Mar 29 WrestleMania XIV, FleetCenter, Boston, MA: 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin's wins his first WWF Heavyweight tile against Shawn Michaels
Music Concert
Apr 27 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Madonna, Billy Joel, Joe Cocker, Emmylou Harris, Roberta Flack, Wynonna Judd, and Tsidii Leloka
Film Release
Jun 5 "The Truman Show", starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, and Ed Harris, is released
Television Premiere
Jun 6 TV sitcom "Sex and the City" premieres in the US on HBO, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon
- Jun 14 "Comic Relief" benefit comedy show
Film Release
Jul 17 "The Mask of Zorro" directed by Martin Campbell, starring Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Anthony Hopkins is released
Film Release
Jul 24 "Saving Private Ryan", directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns and Matt Damon, is released (Academy Awards Best Director 1999)
Television Debut
Aug 5 The American spin-off "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", starring Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, and Wayne Brady, debuts on ABC
Video Music Awards
Sep 10 15th MTV Video Music Awards: Madonna & Will Smith win
Film Release
Sep 18 "Rush Hour" directed by Brett Ratner, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker released - Jackie Chan's Hollywood breakthrough
Toronto Film Festival
Sep 19 23rd Toronto International Film Festival: "Life Is Beautiful" directed by Roberto Benigni wins the People's Choice Award
- Sep 21 TV comedy "Will & Grace" starring Eric McCormack and Debra Messing premieres in the US
Film & TV History
Oct 20 Comedian Richard Pryor is awarded the 1st ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
- Oct 29 ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with the launch of STS-95 space shuttle mission
Film Premiere
Nov 3 "Shakespeare in Love" directed by John Madden and starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes premieres in New York (Best Picture 1999)
Film Premiere
Nov 10 "Star Trek: Insurrection" film directed by Jonathan Frakes and starring Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes premieres