The 4th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society on 20 December 1999, honored the best in film for 1999.

• Best Actor:
  • Kevin Spacey – American Beauty
• Best Actress:
  • Annette Bening – American Beauty
• Best Director:
  • David Lynch – The Straight Story
• Best Film:
  • American Beauty
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Tango (Tango, no me dejes nunca) • Spain/Argentina
• Best Screenplay – Original:
  • Being John Malkovich – Charlie Kaufman
• Best Screenplay - Adapted:
  • Election – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman – Flawless
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Thora Birch – American Beauty
• Career Achievement Award:
  • Chow Yun-fat

• San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 1999 on IMDb