19th London Film Critics Circle Awards
4 March 1999
Film of the Year:
Saving Private Ryan
British Film of the Year:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
The 19th London Film Critics Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 1998, were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 4 March 1999.
Winners and nominees
editFilm of the Year
editBritish Film of the Year
editLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Foreign Language Film of the Year
editDirector of the Year
edit- James Cameron – Titanic
- Michael Haneke – Funny Games
- Ang Lee – The Ice Storm
- Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan
British Director of the Year
editScreenwriter of the Year
editAndrew Niccol – The Truman Show and Gattaca
- Joel and Ethan Coen – The Big Lebowski
- Matt Damon and Ben Affleck – Good Will Hunting
- James Schamus – The Ice Storm
- Neil LaBute – In the Company of Men
British Screenwriter of the Year
editGuy Ritchie – Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- Neil Jordan and Patrick McCabe – The Butcher Boy
- John Boorman – The General
- Paul Laverty – My Name Is Joe
- Hossein Amini – The Wings of the Dove
Actor of the Year
editJack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets
- Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting, The Rainmaker and Saving Private Ryan
- Robert Duvall – The Apostle
- Tom Hanks – Saving Private Ryan
- Kevin Kline – The Ice Storm and In & Out
Actress of the Year
edit- Joan Allen – The Ice Storm
- Pam Grier – Jackie Brown
- Helen Hunt – As Good as It Gets
- Gwyneth Paltrow – Sliding Doors, Great Expectations and A Perfect Murder
British Actor of the Year
edit- John Hurt – Love and Death on Long Island
- Derek Jacobi – Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
- Peter Mullan – My Name Is Joe
- Bill Nighy – Still Crazy
British Actress of the Year
editHelena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove
- Julie Christie – Afterglow
- Minnie Driver – The Governess
- Louise Goodall – My Name Is Joe
- Kristin Scott Thomas – The Horse Whisperer
- Kate Winslet – Titanic
- Catherine Zeta-Jones – The Mask of Zorro
British Supporting Actor of the Year
editNigel Hawthorne – The Object of My Affection
- Daniel Craig – Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
- Christopher Eccleston – Elizabeth
- Joseph Fiennes – Elizabeth
- Anthony Hopkins – The Mask of Zorro, Amistad and The Edge
- Vinnie Jones – Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- Adrian Lester – Primary Colors
- Rufus Sewell – Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence
British Supporting Actress of the Year
edit- Kathy Burke – Dancing at Lughnasa and Elizabeth
- Natascha McElhone – The Truman Show, Mrs. Dalloway and Ronin
British Newcomer of the Year
edit- Peter Howitt – Sliding Doors
- Eamonn Owens – The Butcher Boy and The General
- Jonathan Rhys-Meyers – Velvet Goldmine, The Disappearance of Finbar and The Governess
- Guy Ritchie – Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
British Producer of the Year
editAlison Owen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner – Elizabeth