The 5th Screen Awards also The fifth Annual Screen–Videocon Awards ceremony, presented by Indian Express Group, honoured the best Indian Hindi-language films of 1998. The ceremony was held on 16 January 1998 at Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai, hosted by Renuka Shahane, Cyrus Broacha and Tara Deshpande.[1]
Both Ghulam and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai led the ceremony with 16 nominations, followed by Satya with 13 nominations and Zakhm with 12 nominations.
Zakhm won 5 awards including Best Actor thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Awards
The winners and nominees have been listed below. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[2][3][4][5]
Jury Awards
Technical Awards
Television Awards
| Best General Entertainment Show | Best Drama Series |
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| Best TV Performance – Male | Best TV Performance – Female |
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| Best Thriller Series | Best Investigative Program |
| Best TV Anchor | Best News Program |
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Special awards
| Lifetime Achievement Award | |
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| Special Jury Award | |
| Best Publicity Design | |
Superlatives
| Nominations | Film |
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| 16 | Ghulam |
| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | |
| 13 | Satya |
| 12 | Zakhm |
| 11 | Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha |
| 8 | Soldier |
| 7 | China Gate |
| Dil Se.. | |
| 5 | Kareeb |
| 3 | Dushman |
| 2 | Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa |
| Awards | Film |
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| 5 | Zakhm |
| 4 | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |
| 3 | Dushman |
| Satya | |
| Soldier | |
| 2 | Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha |
Television Superlatives
| Nominations | Film |
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| 3 | Mahayagya |
| Saans | |
| 2 | Adhikar |
| Kehne Mein Kya Harj Hai | |
| Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai |
| Awards | Film |
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| 2 | Saans |
Presenters
| Name | Role |
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| Siddharth Kak | Presenter of the awards for Best General Entertainment Show, Best Drama Series, Best Thriller Series, Best Investigative Program, and Best in News Programming |
| Kiran Juneja Amrish Puri |
Presenters of the awards for Best Anchor on TV, Best Performance on TV (Male), Best Performance on TV (Female)
R.N. Gupta accepted the Best Performance on TV (Female) award on behalf of Neena Gupta |
| Ila Arun Ramesh Taurani |
Presenters of the awards for Best Action and Best Choregraphy |
| Alok Nath Poonam Dhillon |
Presenters of the awards for Best Debut Technician and Special Award for Best Publicity Design |
| Govind Nihalani Pooja Bhatt |
Presenters of the awards for Best Editing and Best Sound |
| Ravi Chopra Kirron Kher |
Presenters of the awards for Best Lyricist and Best Dialogue |
| Bharat Shah Tanuja |
Presenters of the awards for Best Story and Best Screenplay
Mukesh Bhatt accepted the Best Story award on behalf of Mahesh Bhatt |
| Ramesh Sippy Rohini Hattangadi |
Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography
Binay Pradhan accepted the Best Cinematography award on behalf of Binod Pradhan |
| Viveck Goenka Anirudh Dhoot Bruce Davis |
Presenters of the award for Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Yash Chopra Preity Zinta |
Presenters of the award for Best Music Director |
| Rajeshwari Sachdev Ramesh Sippy |
Presenters of the award for Best Female Playback |
| Anupam Kher | Presenter of the award for Best Male Playback |
| Smita Thackeray | Presenter of the award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female |
| Kulbhushan Gupta | Presenter of the award for Best Actor in a Negative Role |
| Dinesh Gandhi | Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Salman Khan Arbaaz Khan |
Presenters of the award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Ramesh Sippy | Presenter of the Special Jury Award to Asha Bhosle |
| Richard Edlund Rani Mukerji |
Presenters of the award for Best Director |
| Yash Chopra | Presenter of the award for Best Film |
| Shah Rukh Khan Rekha |
Presenters of the award for Best Actress |
| Madhuri Dixit Anil Kapoor |
Presenters of the award for Best Actor |
References
- ^ “Screen-Videocon awards today”. The Indian Express. 15 January 1999. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ^ “Nominations for Screen-Videocon awards announced”. The Indian Express. 4 January 1999. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ^ “Ajay, Kajol bag Best Screen Awards”. The Indian Express. 17 January 1999. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ^ “The 5th Screen Award winners for the year 1998 are”. Screen India. Indian Express Limited. Archived from the original on 30 June 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ^ “Award Winners”. Screen. Archived from the original on 22 October 1999. Retrieved 2 October 2019.