Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_8 ( accolade VARCHAR, country VARCHAR, year VARCHAR )

### Question ###
What is Accolade, when Country is 'United States', and when Year is '1999'?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT accolade FROM table_name_8 WHERE country = "united states" AND year = 1999