Best of 1998
by OscarWinnerInWaiting | created - 13 Feb 2012 | updated - 1 day ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Elizabeth (1998)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History
The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Liz Giles, Rod Culbertson, Paul Fox
Votes: 105,100 | Gross: $30.08M
BEST PICTURE
Elizabeth
Saving Private Ryan
The Big Lebowski
Shakespeare in Love
The Truman Show
American History X
The Thin Red Line
Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)
Rushmore
Gods and Monsters
2. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
R | 169 min | Drama, War
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns
Votes: 1,496,153 | Gross: $216.54M
BEST DIRECTOR
Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan
Joel Coen - The Big Lebowski
Peter Weir - The Truman Show
Terrence Malick - The Thin Red Line
Tom Tykwer - Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)
Shekhar Kapur - Elizabeth
Tony Kaye - American History X
3. American History X (1998)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama
Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
Director: Tony Kaye | Stars: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 1,186,037 | Gross: $6.72M
BEST ACTOR
Edward Norton - American History X
Ian McKellen - Gods and Monsters
Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski
Jim Carrey - The Truman Show
Tom Hanks - Saving Private Ryan
Joseph Fiennes - Shakespeare in Love
Jason Schwartzman - Rushmore
4. Elizabeth (1998)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History
The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Liz Giles, Rod Culbertson, Paul Fox
Votes: 105,100 | Gross: $30.08M
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth
Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare in Love
Franka Potente - Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)
Cameron Diaz - There's Something About Mary
Jennifer Lopez - Out of Sight
5. The Big Lebowski (1998)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi
Votes: 860,181 | Gross: $17.50M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
John Goodman - The Big Lebowski
Geoffrey Rush - Shakespeare in Love
Ed Harris - The Truman Show
Elias Koteas - The Thin Red Line
Bill Murray - Rushmore
Geoffrey Rush - Elizabeth
Giovanni Ribisi - Saving Private Ryan
6. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 234,311 | Gross: $100.32M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Judi Dench - Shakespeare in Love
Lynn Redgrave - Gods and Monsters
Julianne Moore - The Big Lebowski
Laura Linney - The Truman Show
Imelda Staunton - Shakespeare in Love
Kathy Burke - Elizabeth
7. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 234,311 | Gross: $100.32M
BEST CASTING
Shakespeare in Love
The Thin Red Line
Elizabeth
Saving Private Ryan
Gods and Monsters
The Big Lebowski
The Truman Show
8. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 234,311 | Gross: $100.32M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Shakespeare in Love
The Truman Show
The Big Lebowski
Rushmore
Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)
Saving Private Ryan
American History X
9. Gods and Monsters (1998)
R | 105 min | Biography, Drama
The last days of Frankenstein (1931) director James Whale are explored.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich
Votes: 32,756 | Gross: $6.39M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Gods and Monsters
Out of Sight
The Thin Red Line
10. Run Lola Run (1998)
R | 80 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri
Votes: 206,962 | Gross: $7.27M
BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)
Velvet Goldmine
Elizabeth
The Big Lebowski
Shakespeare in Love
The Mask of Zorro
Casper Meets Wendy
11. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
R | 169 min | Drama, War
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns
Votes: 1,496,153 | Gross: $216.54M
BEST EDITING
Saving Private Ryan
Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)
The Truman Show
Shakespeare in Love
Out of Sight
The Thin Red Line
Elizabeth
12. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
R | 169 min | Drama, War
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns
Votes: 1,496,153 | Gross: $216.54M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Saving Private Ryan
The Thin Red Line
Elizabeth
American History X
Shakespeare in Love
The Truman Show
Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)
13. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 234,311 | Gross: $100.32M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Shakespeare in Love
Saving Private Ryan
Elizabeth
The Truman Show
The Mask of Zorro
Gods and Monsters
The Thin Red Line
14. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 234,311 | Gross: $100.32M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Shakespeare in Love
Elizabeth
Velvet Goldmine
The Mask of Zorro
Gods and Monsters
Saving Private Ryan
The Truman Show
15. Elizabeth (1998)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History
The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Liz Giles, Rod Culbertson, Paul Fox
Votes: 105,100 | Gross: $30.08M
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
Elizabeth
Saving Private Ryan
Shakespeare in Love
Gods and Monsters
Velvet Goldmine
The Thin Red Line
The Mask of Zorro
16. Armageddon (1998)
PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler
Votes: 450,715 | Gross: $201.57M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Armageddon
Deep Impact
Saving Private Ryan
Babe: Pig in the City
The Mask of Zorro
17. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 234,311 | Gross: $100.32M
BEST SCORE
Shakespeare in Love
Mulan
Elizabeth
The Prince of Egypt
The Thin Red Line
Saving Private Ryan
A Bug's Life
18. Velvet Goldmine (1998)
R | 118 min | Drama, Music
In 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Christian Bale, Toni Collette
Votes: 38,302 | Gross: $1.05M
BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
Velvet Goldmine
Rushmore
19. Quest for Camelot (1998)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.
Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Andrea Corr, Bryan White
Votes: 18,063 | Gross: $22.72M
BEST SONG
The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot - "The Prayer"
The Prince of Egypt - "When You Believe"
Mulan - "Reflection"
Armageddon - "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Mulan - "I'll Make a Man Out of You"
The Prince of Egypt - "Deliver Us"
Babe: Pig in the City - "That'll Do"
20. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
R | 169 min | Drama, War
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns
Votes: 1,496,153 | Gross: $216.54M
BEST SOUND
Saving Private Ryan
Armageddon
Shakespeare in Love
The Mask of Zorro
The Thin Red Line
Out of Sight
The Truman Show
21. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
R | 169 min | Drama, War
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns
Votes: 1,496,153 | Gross: $216.54M
BEST SOUND EDITING
Saving Private Ryan
Armageddon
The Mask of Zorro
A Bug's Life
The Thin Red Line
Out of Sight
The Prince of Egypt
22. Rush Hour (1998)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Ken Leung, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 294,607 | Gross: $141.15M
BEST STUNTS
Rush Hour
Who Am I?
The Mask of Zorro
Saving Private Ryan
Armageddon
The Thin Red Line
Out of Sight
23. A Bug's Life (1998)
G | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.
Directors: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton | Stars: Kevin Spacey, David Foley, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere
Votes: 314,465 | Gross: $162.80M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
A Bug's Life
Mulan
The Prince of Egypt
The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot
24. Run Lola Run (1998)
R | 80 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri
Votes: 206,962 | Gross: $7.27M
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)
The Celebration (Festen)
Tell Your Friends