2nd Online Film Critics Society Awards January 3, 1999
Best Film: Saving Private Ryan The 2nd Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 1998, were given on 3 January 1999. They were organized by the Online Film Critics Society.
Winners and nominees
Saving Private Ryan Life Is Beautiful The Truman Show Steven Spielberg — Saving Private Ryan Peter Weir — The Truman Show Terrence Malick — The Thin Red Line Ian McKellen — Gods and Monsters as James Whale Edward Norton — American History X as Derek Vinyard Tom Hanks — Saving Private Ryan as Captain John Miller Cate Blanchett — Elizabeth as Elizabeth I Emily Watson — Hilary and Jackie as Jacqueline du Pré Gwyneth Paltrow — Shakespeare in Love as Viola de Lesseps Billy Bob Thornton — A Simple Plan as Jacob Mitchell Ed Harris — The Truman Show as Christof Jason Patric — Your Friends & Neighbors as Cary Joan Allen — Pleasantville as Betty Parker Kathy Bates — Primary Colors as Libby Holden Lisa Kudrow — The Opposite of Sex as Lucia De Lury The Truman Show — Andrew Niccol Happiness — Todd Solondz Shakespeare in Love — Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard | valign="top" width="50%" | Out of Sight — Scott Frank Primary Colors — Elaine May A Simple Plan — Scott Smith |- | valign="top" width="50%" | Life Is Beautiful • Italy — Roberto Benigni Festen • Denmark — Thomas Vinterberg Central Station • Brazil — Walter Salles | valign="top" width="50%" | The Big One — Michael Moore The Cruise — Bennett Miller Wild Man Blues — Barbara Kopple |- | valign="top" width="50%" | Saving Private Ryan — Janusz Kamiński Pleasantville — John Lindley The Thin Red Line — John Toll | valign="top" width="50%" | Saving Private Ryan — Michael Kahn Out of Sight — Anne V. Coates Pleasantville — William Goldenberg The Truman Show — Lee Smith and William M. Anderson |- | valign="top" width="50%" | Pleasantville — Randy Newman The Prince of Egypt — Hans Zimmer Saving Private Ryan — John Williams | valign="top" width="50%" | Saving Private Ryan Happiness Your Friends & Neighbors
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