3rd San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (1998)

Best Film:

Gods and Monsters

Best Director:

John Madden - Shakespeare in Love

Best Actor:

Ian McKellen - Gods and Monsters

Best Actress:

Susan Sarandon - Stepmom

Best Supporting Actor:

Billy Bob Thornton - A Simple Plan

Best Supporting Actress:

Kathy Bates - Primary Colors

Best Screenplay - Adapted:

A Simple Plan - Scott B. Smith

Best Screenplay - Original:

Sliding Doors - Peter Howitt

Best Foreign Language Film:

Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella) • Italy

Special Award:

Gwyneth Paltrow - Sliding Doors and Shakespeare in Love