1998 in film

\n \nSee also: \n1997 in film, \nother events of 1998, \n1999 in film, \nlist 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

\n* Jason Marsden graduates college

Top Grossing Films of the Year

\n# Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks \n# Armageddon\n# There's Something About Mary, starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz \n# A Bug's Life \n# The Waterboy, starring Adam Sandler \n# Doctor Dolittle, starring Eddie Murphy \n# Rush Hour \n# Deep Impact \n# Godzilla \n# Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams

Academy Awards

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

Births

Deaths

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

Other Movies Released

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