1998 film

Events

• Jason Marsden graduates college

Top Grossing Films of the Year

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

Births

Deaths

• January 4 - Mae Questel, actress
• January 5 - Sonny Bono, singer, actor, United States Representative
• September 6 - Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director
• Lloyd Bridges, actor
• Roy Rogers, singer, actor

Other Movies Released

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