1998 in film

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See also: 1997 in film, other events of 1998, 1999 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Contents 1 Events 2 Top grossing films 3 Academy Awards 4 Deaths 5 Other movies released 5.1 References

Events

• February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein

Top grossing films

1. Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks
2. Armageddon
3. There's Something About Mary, starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz
4. A Bug's Life
5. The Waterboy, starring Adam Sandler
6. Doctor Dolittle, starring Eddie Murphy
7. Rush Hour
8. Deep Impact
9. Godzilla
10. Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams

Academy Awards

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

Deaths

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

Other movies released

• Antz
• The Big Lebowski
• Blade
• Chairman of the Board
• Dark City
• Elizabeth
• Human Remains
• Hurlyburly
• Lost in Space
• The Mask of Zorro
• The Negotiator
• Pi
• Pleasantville
• Rushmore
• Shakespeare in Love
• Six Days Seven Nights
• Small Soldiers
• The Thin Red Line
• Very Bad Things
• The Waterboy
• The Wedding Singer[[sv:film�ret 1998]]

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References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "1998_in_film" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_in_film, used under the GNU Free Documentation License