National Board of Review Awards 1998
70th National Board of Review Awards
December 8, 1998
Best Picture:
Gods and Monsters
The 70th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 1998, were announced on 8 December 1998 and given on 8 February 1999.
Top 10 films
- Gods and Monsters
- Saving Private Ryan
- Elizabeth
- Happiness
- Shakespeare in Love
- The Butcher Boy
- Lolita
- The Thin Red Line
- A Simple Plan
- Dancing at Lughnasa
Top Foreign Films
- Central Station
- Life Is Beautiful
- The Thief
- Beyond Silence
- Men with Guns
Winners
- Best Picture:
- Gods and Monsters
- Best Foreign Film:
- Central Station
- Best Actor:
- Ian McKellen - Gods and Monsters
- Best Actress:
- Fernanda Montenegro - Central Station
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Ed Harris - The Truman Show
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Christina Ricci - The Opposite of Sex
- Best Acting by an Ensemble:
- Happiness
- Breakthrough Performance - Male:
- Billy Crudup - The Hi-Lo Country
- Breakthrough Performance - Female:
- Angelina Jolie - Playing by Heart
- Best Director:
- Shekhar Kapur - Elizabeth
- Best Screenplay:
- Scott B. Smith - A Simple Plan
- Best Documentary:
- Wild Man Blues
- Best Achievement in Filmmaking:
- Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful
- Career Achievement Award:
- Billy Wilder Award for Excellence in Directing:
- William K. Everson Award for Film History:
- John Willis
- International Freedom Award:
- Freedom of Expression:
- Special Citation:
- Warren Beatty, Alan J. Pakula Memorial Award
- Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking:
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- National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1998
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