1998

1. After Life- Hirokazu Kore-Eda
2. Buffalo '66- Vincent Gallo
3. The Celebration- Thomas Vinterberg
4. Rushmore- Wes Anderson
5. Show Me Love- Lukas Moodysson
6. Dark City- Alex Proyas
7. The Thin Red Line- Terrence Malick
8. Babe: Pig in the City- George Miller
9. Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train- Patrice Chéreau
10. Bulworth- Warren Beatty
11. Velvet Goldmine- Todd Haynes
12. Autumn Tale- Eric Rohmer
13. The Lovers of the Arctic Circle- Julio Medem
14. The Big Lebowski- Joel Coen
15. The Dreamlife of Angels- Erick Zonca
16. Alice and Martin- Andre Techine
17. Late August, Early September- Olivier Assayas
18. Last Night- Don McKellar
19. Croupier- Mike Hodges

Notable shorts: Billy's Balloon (Don Hertzfeldt)

Ripe for re-appraisal: Besieged (Bernardo Bertolucci), John Carpenter’s Vampires, Ossos (Pedro Costa), Small Soldiers (Joe Dante), Snake Eyes (Brian DePalma)

Need to see: The Apple (Samira Makhmalbaf), Divine [El Evangelio de las Maravillas] (Arturo Ripstein), L’Ennui (Cedric Kahn), Eternity and a Day (Theo Angelopoulos), A Hero Never Dies (Johnnie To), Histoire(s) du Cinema (Jean-Luc Godard), Inquietude (Manoel de Oliveira), Khroustaliov, My Car! (Alexei Guerman), Kirikou and the Sorceress (Michel Ocelot), License to Live (Kiyoshi Kurosawa), New Rose Hotel (Abel Ferrara), Praise (John Curran), Sombre (Philippe Grandrieux), Three Businessmen (Alex Cox)

Academy Awards (USA), Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love (John Madden)
BAFTA Film Awards, Best Film: Shakespeare in Love
César Awards, Best Film: The Dreamlife of Angels
Cannes, Palme d’Or: Eternity and a Day (Theo Angelopoulos)
Venice, Golden Lion: The Way We Laughed (Gianni Amelio)
Berlin, Golden Bear: Central Station (Walter Salles)
Sundance, Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic): Slam (Marc Levin)
Toronto, Audience Award: Life Is Beautiful (Roberto Benigni)
Skandies, Best Film: Out of Sight (Steven Soderbergh)