4th Critics' Choice Awards

The 4th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 19, 1999, honoring the finest achievements of 1998 filmmaking.

Top 10 Films

(in alphabetical order)

1. Elizabeth
2. Gods and Monsters
3. Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella)
4. Out of Sight
5. Pleasantville
6. Saving Private Ryan
7. Shakespeare in Love
8. A Simple Plan
9. The Thin Red Line
10. The Truman Show

Winners

Steven Spielberg, Best Director winner

Ian McKellen, Best Actor winner

Cate Blanchett, Best Actress winner

Billy Bob Thornton, Best Supporting Actor winner

Joan Allen, Best Supporting Actress co-winner

Kathy Bates, Best Supporting Actress co-winner

Scott Smith, Best Adapted Screenplay winner

Tom Stoppard, Best Original Screenplay co-winner

• Best Actor:
  • Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters and Apt Pupil
• Best Actress:
  • Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth
• Best Animated Feature (TIE):
  • A Bug's Life
  • The Prince of Egypt
• Best Child Performance:
  • Ian Michael Smith – Simon Birch
• Best Director:
  • Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan
• Best Family Film:
  • A Bug's Life
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) • Italy
• Best Picture:
  • Saving Private Ryan
• Best Screenplay – Adapted:
  • A Simple Plan – Scott B. Smith
• Best Screenplay – Original:
  • Shakespeare in Love – Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Billy Bob Thornton – A Simple Plan
• Best Supporting Actress (TIE):
  • Joan Allen – Pleasantville
  • Kathy Bates – Primary Colors