52nd BAFTA Awards

THE FILMS OF 1998

Best Film

Shakespeare in Love

WINNER

Saving Private Ryan

The Truman Show

Best Director

Peter Weir
The Truman Show

WINNER

Shekhar Kapur
Elizabeth

John Madden
Shakespeare in Love

Steven Spielberg
Saving Private Ryan

Best Leading Actor

Roberto Benigni
Life Is Beautiful

WINNER

Michael Caine
Little Voice

Joseph Fiennes
Shakespeare in Love

Tom Hanks
Saving Private Ryan

Best Leading Actress

Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth

WINNER

Jane Horrocks
Little Voice

Gwyneth Paltrow
Shakespeare in Love

Emily Watson
Hilary and Jackie

Best Supporting Actor

Geoffrey Rush
Shakespeare in Love

WINNER

Ed Harris
The Truman Show

Geoffrey Rush
Elizabeth

Tom Wilkinson
Shakespeare in Love

Best Supporting Actress

Judi Dench
Shakespeare in Love

WINNER

Kathy Bates
Primary Colors

Brenda Blethyn
Little Voice

Lynn Redgrave
Gods and Monsters

Best Original Screenplay

Andrew Niccol
The Truman Show

WINNER

Michael Hirst
Elizabeth

Vincenzo Cerami
Roberto Benigni
Life Is Beautiful

Marc Norman
Tom Stoppard
Shakespeare in Love

Best Adapted Screenplay

Elaine May
Primary Colors

WINNER

Frank Cottrell Boyce
Hilary and Jackie

Mark Herman
Little Voice

Hilary Henkin
David Mamet
Wag the Dog

Best Cinematography

Remi Adefarasin
Elizabeth

WINNER

Janusz Kaminski
Saving Private Ryan

Richard Greatrex
Shakespeare in Love

Peter Biziou
The Truman Show

Best Editing

David Gamble
Shakespeare in Love

WINNER

Jill Bilcock
Elizabeth

Niven Howie
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Michael Kahn
Saving Private Ryan

Best Costume Design

Sandy Powell
Velvet Goldmine

WINNER

Alexandra Byrne
Elizabeth

Graciela Mazon
The Mask of Zorro

Sandy Powell
Shakespeare in Love

Best Production Design

Dennis Gassner
The Truman Show

WINNER

John Myhre
Elizabeth

Thomas E. Sanders
Saving Private Ryan

Martin Childs
Shakespeare in Love

Best Original Music

David Hirschfelder
Elizabeth

WINNER

Barrington Pheloung
Hilary and Jackie

John Williams
Saving Private Ryan

Stephen Warbeck
Shakespeare in Love

Best Make Up & Hair

WINNER

Saving Private Ryan

Shakespeare in Love

Velvet Goldmine

Best Sound

Saving Private Ryan

WINNER

Hilary and Jackie

Shakespeare in Love

Best Special Visual Effects

Saving Private Ryan

WINNER

Babe: Pig in the City

The Truman Show

Best Film Not in the English Language

Central Station

WINNER

Life Is Beautiful

Live Flesh

On Guard

Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film

WINNER

Hilary and Jackie

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

My Name Is Joe

Sliding Doors