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3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1998)
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Critics' Choice 1998 Winners & Nominees

The 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1998) took place on January 20, 1998. L.A. Confidential won Best Picture and one more award. Good Will Hunting matched it with 2 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 12 categories is below.

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Best Picture
L.A. Confidential
Headline winners

Critics' Choice 1998: The Winners

L.A. Confidential won Best Picture. James Cameron (Best Director), Jack Nicholson (Best Actor) and Helena Bonham Carter (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

L.A. Confidential (1997) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

L.A. Confidential

1997 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · $126M worldwide

2 wins from 2 nominations at the 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1998)

  • Best Screenplay Adaptation

In 1950s Los Angeles, a web of corruption ensnares police officers and powerful figures alike. Three ambitious detectives—Jack Vincennes, Bud White, and Daryl Easley—find themselves entangled in a complex case involving murder, conspiracy, and blackmail. Each man carries his own demons and motivations as they navigate the dangerous world of LAPD, struggling with ambition, guilt, and the blurred lines between justice and the law. Their pursuit of the truth uncovers a dark underbelly of Hollywood and the city's elite.

About L.A. Confidential
Scoreboard

Critics' Choice 1998: Which Films Won the Most

Good Will Hunting and L.A. Confidential won 2 awards each. 10 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Good Will Hunting (1997) movie poster
    Good Will Hunting 2 / 2
    1997 · Drama · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  2. L.A. Confidential (1997) movie poster
    L.A. Confidential 2 / 2
    1997 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  3. Out of Sight (1998) movie poster
    Out of Sight 1 / 1
    1998 · Thriller, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  4. As Good as It Gets (1997) movie poster
    As Good as It Gets 1 / 1
    1997 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  5. The Wings of the Dove (1997) movie poster
    The Wings of the Dove 1 / 1
    1997 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  6. Eve's Bayou (1997) movie poster
    Eve's Bayou 1 / 1
    1997 · Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. Titanic (1997) movie poster
    Titanic 1 / 1
    1997 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. 4 Little Girls (1997) movie poster
    4 Little Girls 1 / 1
    1997 · History, Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Anastasia (1997) movie poster
    Anastasia 1 / 1
    1997 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Amistad (1997) movie poster
    Amistad 1 / 1
    1997 · Drama, History · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 12 Critics' Choice 1998 Categories: Winners & Nominees

12 categories and 12 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

12 categories · 12 nominations

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Critics' Choice 1998 Best Family Film

1 nominee
By genre

The Genres Behind the Critics' Choice 1998 Winners

Drama led with 10 nominations across 8 films and won 10. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 10 wins · 10 nominations · 100%
  2. Romance 4 wins · 4 nominations · 100%
  3. Mystery 3 wins · 3 nominations · 100%
  4. Thriller 3 wins · 3 nominations · 100%
  5. Crime 3 wins · 3 nominations · 100%
  6. Comedy 2 wins · 2 nominations · 100%
  7. History 2 wins · 2 nominations · 100%
  8. Documentary 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  9. Adventure 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  10. Animation 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
1998 season

How the Rest of the 1998 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 1998, with the winner of each top prize. Titanic won the most of them: 3.

All 1998 awards
Earlier years

Previous Critics' Choice Ceremonies

The 2 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Critics' Choice page has every year back to 1996.

Every Critics' Choice ceremony

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Critics' Choice 1998: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1998), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1998)?

L.A. Confidential (1997) won Best Picture.

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Which film won the most awards at the 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1998)?

Good Will Hunting and L.A. Confidential each won 2 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1998)?

Good Will Hunting (1997) and L.A. Confidential (1997) led with 2 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1998)?

Best Director: James Cameron for Titanic. Best Actor: Jack Nicholson for As Good as It Gets. Best Actress: Helena Bonham Carter for The Wings of the Dove. Best Child Performance: Jurnee Smollett for Eve's Bayou. Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Hopkins for Amistad. Best Supporting Actress: Joan Cusack for Out of Sight.

When was the 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1998)?

The 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards (1998) took place on January 20, 1998. The database has 12 categories and 12 nominations for it.