The 51st Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1998. American filmmaker Martin Scorsese served as jury president for the main competition. Isabelle Huppert was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.
Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film Eternity and a Day.
The festival opened with Primary Colors by Mike Nichols, and closed with Godzilla by Roland Emmerich. Two new sections were added to the Official Selection: the Un Certain Regard and the Cinéfondation.
Juries
Main competition
- Martin Scorsese, American filmmaker and producer - Jury President
- Alain Corneau, French filmmaker
- Chiara Mastroianni, French actress
- Chen Kaige, Chinese filmmaker
- Lena Olin, Swedish actress
- Winona Ryder, American actress
- MC Solaar, French singer
- Zoé Valdés, Cuban filmmaker and author
- Sigourney Weaver, American actress
- Michael Winterbottom, British filmmaker
Un Certain Regard
- Jacques Mandelbaum, French journalist - Jury President
- Thierry Gandillot
- Luc Honorez
- Pierre Murat
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
Camera d'Or
Official Selection
In Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:
Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Special Screenings
The following films were selected to receive a Special Screening:
Cinéfondation
The following films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:
Short Films Competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
- 9'8 M/S2 by Alfonso Amador, Nicolas Mendez
- Balkanska Ruleta by Zdravko Barisic
- Enfant, Gribouillage, Photos de Famille by Jun-hong Lin
- Fetch by Lynn-Maree Danzey
- Gasman by Lynne Ramsay
- Happy Birthday to Me by Martin Mahon
- Horseshoe by David Lodge
- I Want You by Gregory Quail
- Kiyida by Ebru Yapici
- L'Interview by Xavier Giannoli
- Skate by Eun-Ryung Cho
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 37th International Critics' Week (37e Semaine de la Critique):
Feature film competition
Short film competition
Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1998 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
Short films
- A table by Idit Cébula (19 min.)
- Le Bleu du ciel by Christian Dor (25 min.)
- Open Bodies (Les corps ouverts) by Sébastien Lifshitz (47 min.)
- Electrons statiques by Jean-Marc Moutout (25 min.)
- Les Pinces àlinge by Joël Brisse (23 min.)
- Rue bleue by Chad Chenouga (24 min.)
Official Awards
The following films and people received the 1998 Official selection awards:
In Competition
Independent awards
Commission Supérieure Technique
Award of the Youth
International Critics' Week
- Mercedes-Benz Award: I Stand Alone by Gaspar Noé
- Canal+ Award: Por un infante difunto by Tinieblas González
- Grand Golden Rail: The Polish Bride by Karim Traïdia
- Small Golden Rail: Down, Across by Erland ÃÂverby
Directors' Fortnight
- Kodak Short Film Award:
- Open Bodies by Sébastien Lifshitz
- Rue bleue by Chad Chenouga
- Gras Savoye Award: Rue bleue by Chad Chenouga
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