San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 1998

3rd SDFCS Awards

December 18, 1998

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Best Film:
Gods and Monsters

The 3rd San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society on 18 December 1998, honored the best in film for 1998.

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Ian McKellen - Gods and Monsters
• Best Actress:
  • Susan Sarandon - Stepmom
• Best Director:
  • John Madden - Shakespeare in Love
• Best Film:
  • Gods and Monsters
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella) • Italy
• Best Screenplay - Adapted:
  • A Simple Plan - Scott B. Smith
• Best Screenplay - Original:
  • Sliding Doors - Peter Howitt
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Billy Bob Thornton - A Simple Plan
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Kathy Bates - Primary Colors
• Special Award:
  • Gwyneth Paltrow - Sliding Doors and Shakespeare in Love