14th Independent Spirit Awards

The 1998 Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1998, were announced on March 20, 1999. It was hosted by Queen Latifah.
Nominees and winners
Best Feature
Gods and Monsters

Affliction
Claire Dolan
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Velvet Goldmine

Best First Feature
The Opposite of Sex

Buffalo '66
High Art
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Slums of Beverly Hills

Best Director
Wes Anderson – Rushmore

Todd Haynes – Velvet Goldmine
Lodge Kerrigan – Claire Dolan
Paul Schrader – Affliction
Todd Solondz – Happiness

Best Male Lead
Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters

Dylan Baker – Happiness
Nick Nolte
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