The 4th Critics' Choice Movie Awards were given on 19 January 1999 to honor the finest achievements in 1998 filmmaking.

 

 

Best Picture - Saving Private Ryan

Best Actor: Ian McKellen- Gods & Monsters and Apt Pupil

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth

Best Supporting Actor: Billy Bob Thornton - A Simple Plan and Primary Colors

Best Supporting Actress: Joan Allen - Pleasantville :: Kathy Bates, Primary Colors (TIE)

Best Director: Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan

Best Original Screenplay: Top Stoppard and Marc Norman - Shakespeare In Love

Best Screenplay Adaptation: Scott A Smith - A Simple Plan

Breakthrough Performer: Joseph Fiennes - Shakespeare In Love and Elizabeth

Best Child Performer: Ian Michael Smith - Simon Birch

Best Animated Feature: A Bug's Life and The Prince of Egypt (TIE)

Best Family Film (live action): A Bug's Life

Best Picture Made For Television: From The Earth To The Moon

Best Foreign Language Film: Life Is Beautiful

Best Feature Documentary: Wild Man Blues

Best Song: When You Believe - The Prince of Egypt

Best Score: John Williams - Saving Private Ryan