The 15th Robert Awards ceremony was held in 1998 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by the Danish Film Academy, the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 1997.

Honorees

Best Danish Film

• Barbara by Nils Malmros & Let's Get Lost by Jonas Elmer^[1]

Best Screenplay

• Nikolaj Scherfig [da] - Eye of the Eagle

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Lars Simonsen – Barbara

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Sidse Babett Knudsen – Let's Get Lost

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Jesper Christensen – Barbara

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Ellen Hillingsø – Sekten

Best Cinematography

• Jan Weincke – Barbara

Best Production Design

• Norbert Scherer – Øen i Fuglegaden

Best Costume Design

• Manon Rasmussen – Eye of the Eagle

Best Makeup

• Elisabeth Bukkehave – Eye of the Eagle

Robert Award for Best Light

• Otto Stenov – Barbara

Best Sound Design

• Morten Degnbol & Stig Sparre-Ulrich – Eye of the Eagle

Best Editing

• Morten Giese, Jakob Thuesen & Per K. Kirkegaard for Eye of the Eagle & Sekten

Best Score

• Nikolaj Egelund [da] & Povl Kristian – Let's Get Lost

Best Documentary Short

• Patriotene – Tómas Gislason

Best Short Featurette

• Royal Blues – Lotte Svendsen

Non-American Film

• The Full Monty – Peter Cattaneo

Special Jury Prize (Short)

• Henning Bahs