The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures

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Awards for 1998:

Best Acting By An Ensemble
Happiness, presented to Todd Solondz by Ron Howard

Best Actor
Ian McKellan, Gods and Monsters, presented by Susan Sarandon

Best Actress
Fernanda Montenegra, Central Station, presented by Lauren Bacall

Best Director
Shekhar Kapur, Elizabeth, presented by James Ivory

Best Documentary
Wild Man Blues, presented to Barbara Kopple by Gregory Peck

Best Film
Gods and Monsters, presented to Bill Condon by Clive Barker

Best Foreign Language Film
Central Station, presented to Walter Salles by Sonia Braga

Best Screenplay
Scott B. Smith, A Simple Plan, presented by Tom DiCillo

Best Supporting Actor
Ed Harris, The Truman Show, presented by Ron Howard

Best Supporting Actress
Christina Ricci, The Opposite of Sex, presented by Barry Sonnenfeld

Billy Wilder Award For Excellence In Directing
Martin Scorcese, presented by Giorgio Armani

Breakthrough Performance - Female
Angelina Jolie, Playing By Heart, presented by Jon Stewart

Breakthrough Performance - Male
Billy Crudup, The Hi-Lo Country, presented by Tony Goldwyn

Career Achievement Award
Michael Caine, presented by Charlie Rose

Freedom Of Expression
Bernardo Bertolucci, presented by Leon Friedman

International Freedom Award
Volker Schlondo, presented by Natasha Richardson

Special Achievement in Filmmaking
Roberto Benigni, Life is Beautiful, presented by Christian Slater

Special Citations
Warren Beatty, Alan J. Pakula Memorial Award, presented by Hannah Pakula

Special Recognition For Excellence In Filmmaking
Buffalo 66, Dark City, Love & Death on Long Island, Next Stop Wonderland, The Opposite of Sex, Passion in the Desert, PI, Smoke Signals, Waking Ned Devine, Your Friends and Neighbors

Top Foreign Films
Central Station, Life Is Beautiful, The Thief, Beyond Silence, Men With Guns

Top Ten 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

William K. Everson Award For Film History
John Willis, presented by Kevin Conway

 

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