Films of 1998

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Last Updated: 2/28/25
Total Films: 101
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Saving Private Ryan

2. The Horse Whisperer
3. The General
4. Le violon rouge
5. Gods and Monsters
Honorable Mentions: Buffalo '66, The Gingerbread Man, Meet Joe Black, and Primary Colors


Best Actor
Robert Redford (The Horse Whisperer)

2. Ian McKellen (Gods and Monsters)
3. Brendan Gleeson (The General)
4. Vincent Gallo (Buffalo '66)
5. John Travolta (Primary Colors)
Honorable Mentions: Kenneth Branagh (The Gingerbread Man), Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski), Ron Eldard (When Trumpets Fade), Cary Elwes (The Pentagon Wars), Laurence Fishburne (Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned), Kelsey Grammer (The Pentagon Wars), Bill Paxton (A Simple Plan), John Travolta (A Civil Action), Vince Vaughn (Return to Paradise), and Denzel Washington (Fallen)


Best Actress
Angelina Jolie (Gia)

2. Kristin Scott Thomas (The Horse Whisperer)
3. Bridget Fonda (Break Up)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas)

2. Billy Bob Thornton (A Simple Plan)
3. Larry Hagman (Primary Colors)
4. Robert Downey, Jr. (The Gingerbread Man)
5. Brendan Fraser (Gods and Monsters)
Honorable Mentions: Sean Bean (Ronin) and Jake Weber (Meet Joe Black)


Best Supporting Actress
Lisa Kudrow (The Opposite of Sex)

2. Anne Heche (Return to Paradise)
3. Christina Ricci (Buffalo '66)
4. Angelica Huston (Buffalo '66)
5. Lynn Redgrave (Gods and Monsters)
Honorable Mentions: Kathy Bates (Primary Colors) and Denise Richards (Wild Things)


Best Director
Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan)

2. François Girard (Le violon rouge)
3. John Boorman (The General)
4. Vincent Gallo (Buffalo '66)
5. Robert Redford (The Horse Whisperer)
Honorable Mentions: Martin Brest (Meet Joe Black), Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters), Mike Nichols (Primary Colors), and Hype Williams (Belly)


Best Cinematography
Janusz Kamiński (Saving Private Ryan)

2. Lance Acord (Buffalo '66)
3. Malik Hassan Sayeed (Belly)
4. Alain Dostie (Le violon rouge)
5. Seamus Deasy (The General)
Honorable Mentions: Thomas Burstyn (When Trumpets Fade), Changwei Gu (The Gingerbread Man), Stephen M. Katz (Gods and Monsters), John Lindley (Pleasantville), Emmanuel Lubezki (Meet Joe Black), and Robert Richardson (The Horse Whisperer)


Best Editing
Michael Kahn (Saving Private Ryan)

2. Elena Maganini (Wild Things)
3. Gaétan Huot (Le violon rouge)
4. David Leonard (Belly)
5. Geraldine Peroni (The Gingerbread Man)
Honorable Mentions: Curtiss Clayton (Buffalo '66), Ron Davis (The General), and William Goldenberg (Pleasantville)


Best Original Screenplay
Don McKellar and François Girard (Le violon rouge)

2. Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (The Big Lebowski)
3. Vincent Gallo and Alison Bagnall (Buffalo '66)
4. Hype Williams (Belly)
5. Michael Traeger and Mike White (Dead Man on Campus)
Honorable Mentions: Stephen Peters (Wild Things)


Best Adapted Screenplay
Elaine May (Primary Colors)

2. Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters)
3. Walter Mosley (Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned)
4. Steven Zaillian (A Civil Action)
5. Scott B. Smith (A Simple Plan)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Documentary
Escape from Affluenza

2. Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
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Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. Saving Private Ryan

Films Rated '9'
  1. The Horse Whisperer

  2. The General

  3. Le violon rouge

  4. Gods and Monsters

  5. Buffalo '66

  6. The Gingerbread Man

  7. Meet Joe Black

  8. Primary Colors

  9. Return to Paradise

  10. The Pentagon Wars

  11. The Opposite of Sex

Films Rated '8'
  1. Wild Things

  2. The Negotiator

  3. The Big Lebowski

  4. Fallen

  5. A Simple Plan

  6. A Civil Action

  7. Belly

  8. Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned

  9. Pleasantville

  10. Ronin

  11. Dead Man on Campus

  12. He Got Game

  13. Break Up

Films Rated '7'
  1. The Siege

  2. When Trumpets Fade

  3. How Stella Got Her Groove Back

  4. Shadow of Doubt

  5. Letters from a Killer

  6. Mercury Rising

  7. Gunshy

  8. American History X

  9. Sphere

  10. Gia

Films Rated '6'
  1. Deep Impact

  2. Clay Pigeons

  3. A Bight Shining Lie

  4. Can't Hardly Wait

  5. Enemy of the State

  6. A Cool, Dry Place

  7. Caught Up

  8. One Tough Cop

  9. Major League: Back to the Minors

  10. Ringmaster

  11. Goodbye Lover

  12. Rounders

Films Rated '5'
  1. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

  2. Out of Sight

  3. Without Limits

  4. Palmetto

  5. The Truman Show

  6. Phoenix

  7. Smoke Signals

  8. U.S. Marshals

Films Rated '4'
  1. Savior

  2. The Mask of Zorro

  3. Bulworth

  4. Following

  5. Black Dog

  6. Monument Ave.

  7. Snake Eyes

  8. Strangeland

  9. Lola rennt

  10. Wrongfully Accused

  11. There's Something About Mary

  12. Apt Pupil

  13. The Thin Red Line

Films Rated '3'
  1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

  2. Armageddon

  3. Just the Ticket

  4. A Perfect Murder

  5. Dirty Work

  6. The Patriot

  7. The Avengers

  8. The Dentist 2

  9. Disturbing Behavior

  10. The Wedding Singer

  11. The X-Files: Fight the Future

Films Rated '2'
  1. Urban Legend

  2. 54

  3. Pi

  4. A Night at the Roxbury

  5. Immortality

  6. The Man in the Iron Mask

  7. City of Angels

  8. Phantasm IV: Oblivion

  9. Vampires

  10. SLC Punk

  11. The Prophecy II

  12. Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror

  13. Rush Hour

Films Rated '1'
  1. Hard Rain

  2. Desperate Measures

  3. Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later

  4. The Last Days of Disco

  5. Dark City

  6. Shakespeare in Love

  7. Lethal Weapon 4

  8. Frogs for Snakes

  9. Psycho