And the REAL best picture of 1998 was…

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN!

Man, what a FUBAR call on the Academy’s behalf. 1998 will always be a mystery to me, but hey, at least us moviegoing folk know what’s up.

Good voting, ya’ll. Shakespeare never really did it for me either.

RESULTS:
– Saving Private Ryan: 14 votes
– The Thin Red Line: 5 votes
– The Truman Show: 5 votes
– American History X: 3 votes
– Life is Beautiful: 2 votes
– Out of Sight: 1 vote (probably would have been my vote)
– Shakespeare in Love: 0 votes (word)
– Elizabeth: 0 votes
– A Simple Plan: 0 votes
– Bulworth: 0 votes
– Gods and Monsters: 0 votes
– Other: 1 vote for Happiness (good times) and 1 vote for The Big Lebowski (damn, good call).