1998 in film
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films including; Shakespeare in Love (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Saving Private Ryan, American History X, The Truman Show, Primary Colors, Rushmore, Rush Hour, There's Something About Mary, The Big Lebowski, and Terrence Malick's directorial return in The Thin Red Line. Animated films included A Bug's Life, Antz, Mulan and The Prince of Egypt.
Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1998.
Highest-grossing films
The top ten films released in 1998 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Awards events
3rd Empire Awards
56th Golden Globe Awards
71st Academy Awards
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
Awards
1998 Wide-release films
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Notable films released in 1998
U.S.A. unless stated
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