The 17th TVyNovelas Awards is an Academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on March 28 1999 in Mexico D.F. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las estrellas. Daniela Romo and Marco Antonio Regil hosted the show. El privilegio de amar won 12 awards including Best Telenovela, the most for the evening. Other winners La mentira won 4 awards and La usurpadora, Mi pequeña traviesa, Preciosa and Soñadoras won one each.