Winner 71st Academy Awards
The 1998 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.
Year
1998
Nominations
150
Categories Decided
All 30
Top Winner
Shakespeare in Love
Ceremony at a glance
Best Picture went to Shakespeare in Love. The winning leader is Shakespeare in Love with 7 wins. The most nominated title is Shakespeare in Love with 13 nominations. 62 winners named across 30 categories.
Most awarded titles
- Shakespeare in Love 7 wins13 nominations
- Saving Private Ryan 5 wins11 nominations
- Life Is Beautiful 3 wins7 nominations
- Elizabeth 1 win7 nominations
- Gods and Monsters 1 win3 nominations
Best Picture Nominees
The major races
The 1998 ceremony centers on Shakespeare in Love. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 20 nominees in all.
Best Picture Winner
- Elizabeth Alison Owen | Eric Fellner | Tim Bevan
- Life Is Beautiful Elda Ferri | Gianluigi Braschi
- Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg | Ian Bryce | Mark Gordon | Gary Levinsohn
- The Thin Red Line Robert Michael Geisler | John Roberdeau | Grant Hill
Best Director Winner
Best Actor Winner
Best Actress Winner
Complete Ceremony Ledger
The winner in every category. Open the full ballot to see every nominee.
24 categories150 records62 winners
1 winner5 records
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
Saving Private Ryan
Credit: Steven Spielberg
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
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1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
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1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
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1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
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1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
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1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
Gods and Monsters
Credit: Bill Condon
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
Life Is Beautiful
Credit: Italy
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
Life Is Beautiful
Credit: Nicola Piovani
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
1 winner3 records
2 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
Elizabeth
Credit: Jenny Shircore
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
Shakespeare in Love
Credit: Sandy Powell
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
Saving Private Ryan
Credit: Janusz Kaminski
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
Saving Private Ryan
Credit: Michael Kahn
1 winner3 records
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
The Last Days
Credit: James MollKen Lipper
1 winner3 records
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
Shakespeare in Love
Credit: Stephen Warbeck
1 winner5 records
4 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
Bunny
Credit: Chris Wedge
1 winner5 records
1 winner3 records
2 more nominees in the full ballot
Winner
1 winner5 records
Ceremony Highlights
Winner Affliction
Winner The Last Days
Winner The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years
Winner The Prince of Egypt
Winner Bunny
Winner Election Night (Valgaften)
Winner What Dreams May Come
Winner Gods and Monsters
American History X
A Civil Action
A Simple Plan
The Truman Show
Central Station
On Lunara Film
Lunara Film reviews of films from this ceremony.
Categories in this ceremony
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actress
ART DIRECTION
Best Picture
CINEMATOGRAPHY
COSTUME DESIGN
Best Director
DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
FILM EDITING
HONORARY AWARD
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
JOHN A. BONNER MEDAL OF COMMENDATION
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
MUSIC (Original Score)
MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
MUSIC (Original Song)
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Academy Award of Merit)
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
SHORT FILM (Animated)
SHORT FILM (Live Action)
SOUND EDITING
SOUND MIXING
VISUAL EFFECTS
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
WRITING (Original Screenplay)
Winner Circle
Shakespeare in Love
Steven Spielberg
Gwyneth Paltrow
Roberto Benigni
Judi Dench
James Coburn
Shakespeare in Love
Gods and Monsters
Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful
When You Believe
Jenny Shircore
Sandy Powell
Janusz Kaminski
Michael Kahn
Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson, Kevin Mack
Art Direction: Martin Childs; Set Decoration: Jill Quertier
James Moll, Ken Lipper
Keiko Ibi
Elia Kazan
Norman Jewison
JOHN A. BONNER MEDAL OF COMMENDATION
David W. Gray
Stephen Warbeck
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Academy Award of Merit)
Avid Technology
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
Arnold & Richter Cine Technik
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
Arnold Richter Cine Technik and Carl Zeiss Company
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
Colin Mossman, HANS LEISINGER and GEORGE JOHN ROWLAND
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
DEREK C. LIGHTBODY
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
Gary Tregaskis, Dominique Boisvert, Philippe Panzini and ANDRÉ LeBLANC
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
Iain Neil, Takuo Miyagishima and Panavision Incorporated
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
James A. Moorer
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
Mark Roberts, Ronan Carroll, Assaff Rawner, Paul Bartlett and Simon Wakley
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
Michael Sorensen, Richard Alexander and Donald Trumbull
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
Robert Predovich, John Scott, Mohamed Ken T. Husain and Cameron Shearer
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
Ronald E. Uhlig, THOMAS F. POWERS and FRED M. FUSS
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
Roy B. Ference, Steven R. Schmidt, Richard J. Federico, Rockwell Yarid and MICHAEL E. McCRACKAN
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
STEPHEN J. KAY
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
Thomas G. Stockham Jr. and Robert B. Ingebretsen
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
A. Tulsi Ram, RICHARD C. SEHLIN, CARL F. HOLTZ and DAVID F. KOPPERL
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
Barry Walton, BILL SCHULTZ, CHRIS BARKER and DAVID CORNELIUS
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
BRUCE WILTON and CARLOS ICINKOFF
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
Cary Phillips
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
DAVID DiFRANCESCO, Bala S. Manian and Thomas L. Noggle
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
Dr. Douglas R. Roble
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
ED ZWANEVELD, FREDERICK GASOI, MIKE LAZARIDIS and DALE BRUBACHER-CRESSMAN
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
EDMUND M. DI GIULIO and JAMES BARTELL
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
Garrett Brown and Jerry Holway
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
Ivan Kruglak
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
Ivan Kruglak
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
James Rodnunsky, James Webber, Bob Webber and Trou Bayliss
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
Manfred N. Klemme and Donald E. Wetzel
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
MICHAEL MacKENZIE, MIKE BOLLES, UDO PAMPEL and JOSEPH FULMER
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
Mike Denecke
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
MITCHELL J. BOGDANOWICZ, JIM MEYER and STAN MILLER
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
Nick Foster
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
Remy Smith, James K. Branch and Nasir J. Zaidi
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
TAKUO MIYAGISHIMA and ALBERT K. SAIKI
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
Thaddeus Beier
Chris Wedge
Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen
Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Ronald Judkins
Sortable ledger
Every nomination from this ceremony as a sortable table, for research that needs the raw record beside the posters and winners above.