| 70th National Board of Review Awards (1998) |
| Top 10 films: |
| 1. Gods and Monsters | |
| 2. Saving Private Ryan | |
| 3. Elizabeth | |
| 4. Happiness | |
| 5. Shakespeare in Love | |
| 6. The Butcher Boy | |
| 7. Lolita | |
| 8. The Thin Red Line | |
| 9. A Simple Plan | |
| 10. Dancing at Lughnasa |
| Top Foreign Films: |
| 1. Central Station | |
| 2. Life Is Beautiful | |
| 3. The Thief | |
| 4. Beyond Silence | |
| 5. Men with Guns |
| Best Picture: |
| Gods and Monsters |
| Best Foreign Film: |
| Central Station |
| Best Director: |
| Shekhar Kapur - Elizabeth |
| Best Acting by an Ensemble: |
| Happiness |
| Best Actor: |
| Ian McKellen - Gods and Monsters |
| William K. Everson Award for Film Best Actress: |
| Fernanda Montenegro - Central Station |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Ed Harris - The Truman Show |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Christina Ricci - The Opposite of Sex |
| Best Screenplay: |
| Scott B. Smith - A Simple Plan |
| Best Documentary: |
| Wild Man Blues |
| Best Achievement in Filmmaking: |
| Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful |
| Breakthrough Performance - Male: |
| Billy Crudup - The Hi-Lo Country |
| Breakthrough Performance - Female: |
| Angelina Jolie - Playing by Heart |
| Career Achievement Award: |
| Michael Caine |
| Billy Wilder Award for Excellence in Directing: |
| Martin ScorseseHistory: | |
| John Willis |
| International Freedom Award: |
| Volker Schlöndorff |
| Freedom of Expression: |
| Bernardo Bertolucci |
| Special Citation: |
| Warren Beatty, Alan J. Pakula Memorial Award |
| Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking: |
| Buffalo '66 | |
| Dark City | |
| Love and Death on Long Island | |
| Next Stop Wonderland | |
| The Opposite of Sex | |
| Passion in the Desert | |
| Pi | |
| Smoke Signals | |
| Waking Ned Devine | |
| Your Friends & Neighbors |