48th Berlin International Film Festival (1998)

Main Competition:

	Barbara (Nils Malmros - Denmark, Faroe Islands)
	The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen - United States, United Kingdom)
	The Big Mambo / Das Mambospiel (Michael Gwisdek - Germany)
	The Boxer (opening film) (Jim Sheridan - United States, Ireland)
	The Boys (Rowan Woods - Australia)
	The Butcher Boy (Neil Jordan - United States, Ireland)
	Central Station / Central do Brasil (Walter Salles - Brazil, France)
	The Commissioner (George Sluizer - United Kingdom, United States, France, Germany, Belgium)
	Country of the Deaf / Страна глухих (Valery Todorovsky - Russia, France)
	Girls' Night (Nick Hurran - United Kingdom)
	Good Will Hunting (Gus Van Sant - United States)
	Hold You Tight / 愈快樂愈墮落 (Stanley Kwan - Hong Kong)
	I Want You (Michael Winterbottom - United Kingdom)
	Jackie Brown (Quentin Tarantino - United States)
	Left Luggage (Jeroen Krabbé - United States, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom)
	The Naked Eye / La mirada del otro (Vicente Aranda - Spain)
	The Perfect Guy / Jeanne et le Garçon formidable (Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau - France)
	Sada / 戯作・阿部定の生涯 (Nobuhiko Obayashi - Japan)
	Same Old Song / On connaît la chanson (Alain Resnais - France, United Kingdom, Switzerland)
	The Sound of One Hand Clapping (Richard Flanagan - Australia)
	Sweet Degeneration / 放浪 (Lin Cheng-sheng - Taiwan)
	The Best Man / Il testimone dello sposo (Pupi Avati - Italy)
	Too Much (Little) Love / Trop (peu) d'amour (Jacques Doillon - France)
	Wag the Dog (Barry Levinson - United States)
	Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl / 天浴 (Joan Chen - Hong Kong, United States, Taiwan)

Golden Bear:

Central Station by Walter Salles

Silver Bear Special Jury Prize:

Wag the Dog by Barry Levinson

Silver Bear for Best Director:

Neil Jordan for The Butcher Boy

Silver Bear for Best Actor:

Samuel L. Jackson for Jackie Brown

Silver Bear for Best Actress:

Fernanda Montenegro for Central Station

Silver Bear for an Outstanding Single Achievement:

Matt Damon for Good Will Hunting

Silver Bear for an outstanding Artistic Contribution:

Alain Resnais for Same Old Song

Alfred Bauer Prize:

Hold You Tight by Stanley Kwan

Honourable Mention:

	Sławomir Idziak for I Want You
	Isabella Rossellini for Left Luggage
	Eamonn Owens for The Butcher Boy

Honorary Golden Bear:

Catherine Deneuve