The 17th Robert Awards ceremony was held in 2000 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by the Danish Film Academy, the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 1999.

Honorees

Best Danish Film

• Den eneste ene – Susanne Bier^[1]

Best Screenplay

• Kim Fupz Aakeson – Den eneste ene

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Niels Olsen – Den eneste ene

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Sidse Babett Knudsen – Den eneste ene

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Jesper Asholt – Mifunes sidste sang

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Sofie Gråbøl – Den eneste ene

Best Cinematography

• Dirk Brüel – The Magnetist's Fifth Winter [da]

Best Production Design

• Karl Juliusson – The Magnetist's Fifth Winter [da]

Best Costume Design

• Katja Watkins – The Magnetist's Fifth Winter [da]

Best Makeup

• John Janne Kindahl – The Magnetist's Fifth Winter [da]

Best Special Effects

• Hummer Højmark – I Kina spiser de hunde

Best Sound Design

• Niels Arild – The Magnetist's Fifth Winter [da]

Robert Award for Best Light

• Jacob Marlow & Emil Sparre-Ulrich – Bleeder

Best Editing

• Valdis Oskarsdottir – Mifunes sidste sang

Best Score

• Søren Hyldgaard & Jesper Winge Leisner – Den eneste ene

Best Documentary Short

• Jeg er levende – Jørgen Leth

Best Short Featurette

• Solen er så rød – Jens Arentzen

Non-American Film

• All About My Mother by Pedro Almodóvar & Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni

Best American Film

• The Straight Story – David Lynch