1998 (71st Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1998 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1998 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1998 Ceremony
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Sunday, March 21, 1999 5:30 PM Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1998 Winners
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Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Company Production; Miramax Films (United Kingdom/U.S.) David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick and Marc Norman, Producers Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Roberto Benigni as Guido Orefice in the film Life Is Beautiful |
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Best Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow as Viola De Lesseps in the film Shakespeare in Love |
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Best Supporting Actor: James Coburn as Glen Whitehouse in the film Affliction |
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Best Supporting Actress: Judi Dench as Queen Elizabeth I in the film Shakespeare in Love |
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Best Song: When You Believe from the film The Prince of Egypt Music and lyric by Stephen Schwartz Best Song Lyrics |
The 1998 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |