1998

The following is the average ranking of Oscar nominees by the Twitter followers of And the Runner-Up Is. Followers ranked the nominees of the above-the-line categories for the 71st Academy Awards, which rewarded the films of 1998.

Results are tallied using a positional voting system, where the nominees receive points based on their rank position on each submission and the nominee with the most points overall wins.

Bold = the actual Academy Award winner

* = not an official Best Picture nominee; selected by And the Runner-Up Is followers as a film that would be nominated in the current up-to-10 Best Picture system

BEST PICTURE

1. The Truman Show*
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Shakespeare in Love
4. The Thin Red Line
5. Gods and Monsters*
6. Out of Sight*
7. Elizabeth
8. Life Is Beautiful

BEST DIRECTOR

1. Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan
2. Peter Weir – The Truman Show
3. Terrence Malick – The Thin Red Line
4. John Madden – Shakespeare in Love
5. Roberto Benigni – Life Is Beautiful

BEST ACTOR

1. Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters
2. Edward Norton – American History X
3. Tom Hanks – Saving Private Ryan
4. Nick Nolte – Affliction
5. Roberto Benigni – Life Is Beautiful

BEST ACTRESS

1. Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth
2. Fernanda Montenegro – Central Station
3. Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare in Love
4. Emily Watson – Hilary and Jackie
5. Meryl Streep – One True Thing

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Ed Harris – The Truman Show
2. James Coburn – Affliction
3. Geoffrey Rush – Shakespeare in Love
4. Billy Bob Thornton – A Simple Plan
5. Robert Duvall – A Civil Action

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Judi Dench – Shakespeare in Love
2. Kathy Bates – Primary Colors
3. Lynn Redgrave – Gods and Monsters
4. Rachel Griffiths – Hilary and Jackie
5. Brenda Blethyn – Little Voice

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. The Truman Show – Andrew Niccol
2. Shakespeare in Love – Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard 
3. Saving Private Ryan – Robert Rodat
4. Bulworth – Warren Beatty & Jeremy Pikser
5. Life Is Beautiful – Vincenzo Cerami & Roberto Benigni

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. Gods and Monsters – Bill Condon 
2. Out of Sight – Scott Frank
3. Primary Colors – Elaine May
4. A Simple Plan – Scott B. Smith
5. The Thin Red Line – Terrence Malick