Online Film Critics Society Awards 1998

2nd Online Film Critics Society Awards

January 3, 1999

Best Film:
Saving Private Ryan

The 2nd Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 1998, were given on 3 January 1999. They were organized by the Online Film Critics Society.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Best Picture Saving Private Ryan Life Is Beautiful The Truman Show	Best Director Steven Spielberg — Saving Private Ryan Peter Weir — The Truman Show Terrence Malick — The Thin Red Line
Best Actor *Ian McKellen — Gods and Monsters* as James Whale** Edward Norton — American History X as Derek Vinyard Tom Hanks — Saving Private Ryan as Captain John Miller	Best Actress *Cate Blanchett — Elizabeth* as Elizabeth I** Emily Watson — Hilary and Jackie as Jacqueline du Pré Gwyneth Paltrow — Shakespeare in Love as Viola de Lesseps
Best Supporting Actor *Billy Bob Thornton — A Simple Plan* as Jacob Mitchell** Ed Harris — The Truman Show as Christof Jason Patric — Your Friends & Neighbors as Cary	Best Supporting Actress *Joan Allen — Pleasantville* as Betty Parker** Kathy Bates — Primary Colors as Libby Holden Lisa Kudrow — The Opposite of Sex as Lucia De Lury
Best Original Screenplay The Truman Show — Andrew Niccol Happiness — Todd Solondz Shakespeare in Love — Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard	Best Adapted Screenplay Out of Sight — Scott Frank Primary Colors — Elaine May A Simple Plan — Scott Smith
Best Foreign Language Film Life Is Beautiful • Italy — Roberto Benigni Festen • Denmark — Thomas Vinterberg Central Station • Brazil — Walter Salles	Best Documentary Film The Big One — Michael Moore The Cruise — Bennett Miller Wild Man Blues — Barbara Kopple
Best Cinematography Saving Private Ryan — Janusz Kamiński Pleasantville — John Lindley The Thin Red Line — John Toll	Best Editing Saving Private Ryan — Michael Kahn Out of Sight — Anne V. Coates Pleasantville — William Goldenberg The Truman Show — Lee Smith and William M. Anderson
Best Original Score Pleasantville — Randy Newman The Prince of Egypt — Hans Zimmer Saving Private Ryan — John Williams	Best Ensemble Saving Private Ryan Happiness Your Friends & Neighbors

References

^ "1998 Awards". OFCS.

[1] "1998 Awards". OFCS.

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