4th Critics' Choice Awards (1999)

The 4th Critics' Choice Awards were given on January 19th, 1999 and honored the finest achievements in 1998 filmmaking.

Best Picture

• Saving Private Ryan

Best Actor

• Ian McKellen - Gods & Monsters and Apt Pupil

Best Actress

• Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth

Best Supporting Actor

• Billy Bob Thornton - A Simple Plan and Primary Colors

Best Supporting Actress

• Joan Allen - Pleasantville and Kathy Bates - Primary Colors (TIE)

Best Director

• Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan

Best Original Screenplay

• Top Stoppard and Marc Norman - Shakespeare In Love

Best Screenplay Adaptation

• Scott A Smith - A Simple Plan

Breakthrough Performer

• Joseph Fiennes - Shakespeare In Love and Elizabeth

Best Child Performer

• Ian Michael Smith - Simon Birch

Best Animated Feature

• A Bug's Life and The Prince of Egypt (TIE)

Best Family Film

• A Bug's Life

Best Picture Made For Television

• From The Earth To The Moon

Best Foreign Language Film

• Life Is Beautiful

Best Feature Documentary

• Wild Man Blues

Best Song

• When You Believe - The Prince of Egypt

Best Score

• John Williams - Saving Private Ryan