Oscar Rewrite: 1998

 

Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love   Saving Private Ryan

Best Director: Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan)   Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run)

Best Actor: Roberto Benigni (Life is Beautiful)   Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski)

Best Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love) Cameron Diaz (There’s Something About Mary)

Best Supporting Actor: James Coburn (Affliction) Billy Bob Thornton (A Simple Plan)

Best Supporting Actress: Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love)

Best Original Screenplay: Shakespeare in Love   The Truman Show (Andrew Niccol)

Best Adapted Screenplay: Gods and Monsters   Ringu

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up