4th Critics' Choice Awards

Top 10 films

• Elizabeth
• Gods and Monsters
• Life Is Beautiful
• Out of Sight
• Pleasantville
• Saving Private Ryan
• Shakespeare in Love
• A Simple Plan
• The Thin Red Line
• The Truman Show

  Winners

• Best Actor:
• *Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters and Apt Pupil
• Best Actress:
• *Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth
• Best Animated Feature :
• *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 • 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 :
• *Joan Allen – Pleasantville
• *Kathy Bates – Primary Colors