National Board of Review Awards 1998
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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
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Top 10 films

#'' Gods and Monsters'' #'' Saving Private Ryan'' #'' Elizabeth'' #'' Happiness'' #'' Shakespeare in Love'' #'' The Butcher Boy'' #''
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'' #'' The Thin Red Line'' #'' A Simple Plan'' #''Dancing at Lughnasa''


Top Foreign Films

#''Central Station (film), Central Station'' #''Life Is Beautiful'' #''The Thief (1997 film), The Thief'' #''Beyond Silence (1996 film), Beyond Silence'' #''Men with Guns''


Winners

*Best Picture: **'' Gods and Monsters'' *Best Foreign Film: **''Central Station (film), Central Station'' *Best Actor: **Ian McKellen - '' Gods and Monsters'' *Best Actress: **Fernanda Montenegro - ''Central Station (film), 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 Smith (author), Scott B. Smith - '' A Simple Plan'' *Best Documentary: **''Wild Man Blues'' *Best Achievement in Filmmaking: **Roberto Benigni - ''Life Is Beautiful'' *Career Achievement Award: **Michael Caine *Billy Wilder Award for Excellence in Directing: **Martin Scorsese *William K. Everson Award for Film History: **John Willis *International Freedom Award: **Volker Schlöndorff *Freedom of Expression: **Bernardo Bertolucci *Special Citation: **Warren Beatty, Alan J. Pakula Memorial Award *Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking: **''Buffalo '66'' **''Dark City (1998 film), Dark City'' **''Love and Death on Long Island'' **''Next Stop Wonderland'' **''The Opposite of Sex'' **''Passion in the Desert'' **''π (film), Pi'' **''Smoke Signals (film), Smoke Signals'' **''Waking Ned, Waking Ned Devine'' **''Your Friends & Neighbors''


External links


National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1998
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