1998

The Winners

European Film 1998
LA VITA E BELLA (Life Is Beautiful)
by Roberto Benigni
produced by Cecchi Gori Group, Melampo Cinematografica
Italy

European Actress 1998
Elodie Bouchez and Natacha Regnier
for LA VIE REVEE DES ANGES (The Dream Life of Angels)
France

European Actor 1998
Roberto Benigni
for LA VITA E BELLA
Italy

European Screenwriter 1998
Peter Howitt
for SLIDING DOORS
UK

European Cinematographer 1998
Adrian Biddle
for THE BUTCHER BOY
Ireland

Screen International Award (for a non-European film) 1998
THE TRUMAN SHOW
directed by Peter Weir
USA

European Critic’s Award – Prix Fipresci 1998
BURE BARUTA (The Powder Keg)
directed by Goran Paskaljevic
Yugoslavia

European Documentary Award – Prix Arte 1998
Claudio Pazienza, Italy

European Short Film 1998
UN JOUR
directed by Marie Paccou
France

European Discovery – Fassbinder Award 1998 ex aequo for
FESTEN (The Celebration)
directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Denmark

LA VIE REVEE DES ANGES (The Dream Life of Angels)
directed by Erick Zonca
France

European Film Academy Special Achievement Award 1998
Jeremy Irons, UK

European Achievement in World Cinema 1998
Stellan Skarsgard
for AMISTAD and GOOD WILL HUNTING
Sweden

People’s Choice Awards

Best European Director
Roland Emmerich
for GODZILLA
Germany

Best European Actress
Kate Winslet
in TITANIC
UK

Best European Actor
Antonio Banderas
in THE MASK OF ZORRO
Spain