71st Academy Awards

THE FILMS OF 1998

Best Picture

Shakespeare in Love

WINNER

Life is Beautiful

Saving Private Ryan

The Thin Red Line

Best Directing

Steven Spielberg
Saving Private Ryan

WINNER

Roberto Benigni
Life is Beautiful

John Madden
Shakespeare in Love

Terrence Malick
The Thin Red Line

Peter Weir
The Truman Show

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Roberto Benigni
Life is Beautiful

WINNER

Tom Hanks
Saving Private Ryan

Ian McKellen
Gods and Monsters

Nick Nolte
Affliction

Edward Norton
American History X

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Gwyneth Paltrow
Shakespeare in Love

WINNER

Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth

Fernanda Montenegro
Central Station

Meryl Streep
One True Thing

Emily Watson
Hilary and Jackie

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

James Coburn
Affliction

WINNER

Robert Duvall
A Civil Action

Ed Harris
The Truman Show

Geoffrey Rush
Shakespeare in Love

Billy Bob Thornton
A Simple Plan

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Judi Dench
Shakespeare in Love

WINNER

Kathy Bates
Primary Colors

Brenda Blethyn
Little Voice

Rachel Griffiths
Hilary and Jackie

Lynn Redgrave
Gods and Monsters

Best Original Screenplay

Marc Norman
Tom Stoppard
Shakespeare in Love

WINNER

Warren Beatty
Jeremy Pikser
Bulworth

Vincenzo Cerami
Roberto Benigni
Life is Beautiful

Robert Rodat
Saving Private Ryan

Andrew Niccol
The Truman Show

Best Adapted Screenplay

Bill Condon
Gods and Monsters

WINNER

Scott Frank
Out of Sight

Elaine May
Primary Colors

Scott B. Smith
A Simple Plan

Terrence Malick
The Thin Red Line

Best Cinematography

Janusz Kaminski
Saving Private Ryan

WINNER

Conrad L. Hall
A Civil Action

Remi Adefarasin
Elizabeth

Richard Greatrex
Shakespeare in Love

John Toll
The Thin Red Line

Best Film Editing

Michael Kahn
Saving Private Ryan

WINNER

Simona Paggi
Life is Beautiful

Anne V. Coates
Out of Sight

David Gamble
Shakespeare in Love

Billy Weber
Leslie Jones
Saar Klein
The Thin Red Line

Best Costume Design

Sandy Powell
Shakespeare in Love

WINNER

Colleen Atwood
Beloved

Alexandra Byrne
Elizabeth

Judianna Makovsky
Pleasantville

Sandy Powell
Velvet Goldmine

Best Art Direction

Martin Childs
Jill Quertier
Shakespeare in Love

WINNER

John Myhre
Peter Howitt
Elizabeth

Jeannine Oppewall
Jay Hart
Pleasantville

Thomas E. Sanders
Lisa Dean Kavanaugh
Saving Private Ryan

Eugenio Zanetti
Cindy Carr
What Dreams May Come

Best Music, Original Dramatic Score

Nicola Piovani
Life is Beautiful

WINNER

David Hirschfelder
Elizabeth

Randy Newman
Pleasantville

John Williams
Saving Private Ryan

Hans Zimmer
The Thin Red Line

Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score

Stephen Warbeck
Shakespeare in Love

WINNER

Randy Newman
A Bug’s Life

Matthew Wilder
David Zippel
Jerry Goldsmith
Mulan

Marc Shaiman
Patch Adams

Stephen Schwartz
Hans Zimmer
The Prince of Egypt

Best Music, Original Song

“WHEN YOU BELIEVE“

Stephen Schwartz
The Prince of Egypt

WINNER

“I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING“

Diane Warren
Armageddon

“THE PRAYER“

Carole Bayer Sager
David Foster
Tony Renis
Alberto Testa
Quest for Camelot

“A SOFT PLACE TO FALL“

Allison Moorer
Gwil Owen
The Horse Whisperer

“THAT’LL DO“

Randy Newman
Babe: Pig in the City

Best Makeup

WINNER

Saving Private Ryan

Shakespeare in Love

Best Sound

Saving Private Ryan

WINNER

The Mask of Zorro

Shakespeare in Love

The Thin Red Line

Best Sound Effects Editing

Saving Private Ryan

WINNER

The Mask of Zorro

Best Visual Effects

What Dreams May Come

WINNER

Mighty Joe Young

Best International Feature Film

Life is Beautiful

WINNER

Central Station

Children of Heaven

The Grandfather

Tango