 
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".
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":
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Short Films Competition.
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:
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Parallel sections.
International Critics' Week.
The following films were screened for the 37th International Critics' Week (37e Semaine de la Critique):
Feature film competition
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Short film competition
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Directors' Fortnight.
The following films were screened for the 1998 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):
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Short films
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Official Awards.
The following films and people received the 1998 Official selection awards:
References.
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