London Film Critics Circle Awards 1998
19th London Film Critics Circle Awards
4 March 1999
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Film of the Year:
Saving Private Ryan
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British Film of the Year:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
The 19th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 1998, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 4 March 1999.
Winners and nominees
Film of the Year
Saving Private Ryan- Boogie Nights
- The Ice Storm
- Titanic
- The Truman Show
British Film of the Year
- The Butcher Boy
- Elizabeth
- The General
- My Name Is Joe
Foreign Language Film of the Year
- Funny Games • Austria
Director of the Year
- James Cameron - Titanic
- Michael Haneke - Funny Games
- Ang Lee - The Ice Storm
- Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan
British Director of the Year
- Ken Loach - My Name Is Joe
Screenwriter of the Year
- Joel and Ethan Coen - The Big Lebowski
- Matt Damon and Ben Affleck - Good Will Hunting
- James Schamus - The Ice Storm
- Neil LaBute - In the Company of Men
British Screenwriter of the Year
- Neil Jordan and Patrick McCabe - The Butcher Boy
- John Boorman - The General
- Paul Laverty - My Name Is Joe
- Hossein Amini - The Wings of the Dove
Actor of the Year
- Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting, The Rainmaker and Saving Private Ryan
- Robert Duvall - The Apostle
- Tom Hanks - Saving Private Ryan
- Kevin Kline - The Ice Storm and In & Out
Actress of the Year
- Joan Allen - The Ice Storm
- Pam Grier - Jackie Brown
- Helen Hunt - As Good as It Gets
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Sliding Doors, Great Expectations and A Perfect Murder
British Actor of the Year
- John Hurt - Love and Death on Long Island
- Derek Jacobi -
- Peter Mullan - My Name Is Joe
- Bill Nighy - Still Crazy
British Actress of the Year
- Julie Christie - Afterglow
- Minnie Driver - The Governess
- Louise Goodall - My Name Is Joe
- Kristin Scott Thomas - The Horse Whisperer
- Kate Winslet - Titanic
- Catherine Zeta-Jones - The Mask of Zorro
British Supporting Actor of the Year
- Daniel Craig -
- Christopher Eccleston - Elizabeth
- Joseph Fiennes - Elizabeth
- Anthony Hopkins - The Mask of Zorro, Amistad and The Edge
- Vinnie Jones - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- Adrian Lester - Primary Colors
- Rufus Sewell - Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence
British Supporting Actress of the Year
;Minnie Driver - Good Will Hunting
- Kathy Burke - Dancing at Lughnasa and Elizabeth
- Natascha McElhone - The Truman Show, Mrs. Dalloway and Ronin
British Newcomer of the Year
- Peter Howitt - Sliding Doors
- Eamonn Owens - The Butcher Boy and The General
- Jonathan Rhys-Meyers - Velvet Goldmine, The Disappearance of Finbar and The Governess
- Guy Ritchie - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
British Producer of the Year
Dilys Powell Award
- Albert Finney
- John Hurt
Lifetime Achievement Award
- John Box
- John Boorman