1998

1. The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick)
2. Eternity and a Day (Theo Angelopoulos)
3. Rushmore (Wes Anderson)
4. The Celebration (Thomas Vinterberg)
5. 42 Up (Michael Apted)
6. Happiness (Todd Solondz)
7. Snake Eyes (Brian De Palma)
8. Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer)
9. The Last Days of Disco (Whit Stillman)
10. Fireworks (Takeshi Kitano)

Honorable Mentions:
Pi (Darren Aronofsky), Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg), A Simple Plan (Sam Raimi), Gods and Monsters (Bill Condon), Dark City (Alex Proyas), The Truman Show (Peter Weir), Antz (Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson), Buffalo '66 (Vincent Gallo), Jane Austen's Mafia (Jim Abrahams), Bulworth (Warren Beatty)