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. Billy's Balloon- Don Hertzfeldt [short]
17. Alice and Martin- André Téchiné
18. Late August, Early September- Olivier Assayas
19. Last Night- Don McKellar
20. Croupier- Mike Hodges

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

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), New Rose Hotel (Abel Ferrara), Praise (John Curran), Sombre (Philippe Grandrieux)

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)