1998 in film

See also: 1997 in film, other events of 1998, 1999 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Academy Awards 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 Other Movies Released

Events

• Jason Marsden graduates college

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks
2. Armageddon
3. There's Something About Mary, starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz
4. A Bug's Life
5. The Waterboy, starring Adam Sandler
6. Doctor Dolittle, starring Eddie Murphy
7. Rush Hour
8. Deep Impact
9. Godzilla
10. Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love - Bedford Falls Productions, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures
• Best Actor: Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful
• Best Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow - Shakespeare in Love

Births

Deaths

• January 4 - Mae Questel, actress, voice of animated character Betty Boop
• January 5 - Sonny Bono, singer, actor, United States Representative
• February 27 - J. T. Walsh, actor
• March 10 - Lloyd Bridges, actor
• March 25 - Daniel Massey, actor
• May 9 - Alice Faye, actress
• May 14 - Frank Sinatra, singer, actor
• June 23 - Maureen O'Sullivan, actress
• July 6 - Roy Rogers, singer, actor
• July 21 - Robert Young, actor
• July 27 - Binnie Barnes, actress
• August 24 - E. G. Marshall, actor
• September 6 - Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director
• September 11 - Dane Clark, actor
• October 2 - Gene Autry, actor
• October 3 - Roddy McDowall, actor
• October 17 - Joan Hickson, actress
• October 23 - Christopher Gable, dancer, actor
• November 13 - Edwige Feuillère, actress
• November 13 - Valerie Hobson, actress
• November 19 - Alan J. Pakula, producer, director, writer
• December 14 - Lew Grade, producer
• December 23 - David Manners, actor

Other Movies Released

• Antz
• The Big Lebowski
• Dark City
• Elizabeth
• Human Remains
• Hurlyburly
• Lost in Space
• The Mask of Zorro
• The Negotiator
• Pleasantville
• Rushmore
• Shakespeare in Love
• Six Days Seven Nights
• Small Soldiers
• The Thin Red Line
• Very Bad Things
• The Waterboy
• The Wedding Singer