The 16th Robert Awards ceremony was held in 1999 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by the Danish Film Academy, the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 1998.

Honorees

Best Danish Film

• Festen – Thomas Vinterberg^[1]

Best Screenplay

• Thomas Vinterberg & Mogens Rukov – Festen

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Ulrich Thomsen – Festen

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Bodil Jørgensen – Idioterne^[2]

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Thomas Bo Larsen – Festen

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Birthe Neumann – Festen

Best Cinematography

• Anthony Dod Mantle – Festen

Best Production Design

• Thomas Ravn – Skyggen

Best Costume Design

• Ingrid Søe – Forbudt for børn [da]

Best Makeup

• Jeanne Müller – Nattens engel [da]

Best Special Effects

• Hans Peter Ludvigsen – Nattens engel [da]

Best Sound Design

• Per Streit – Heart of Light

Best Editing

• Valdis Oskarsdottir – Festen

Best Score

• Joachim Holbek [da; de; no] – Heart of Light

Best Documentary Short

• Gaias børn [da] – Bente Milton

Best Short Featurette

• Kys, kærlighed og kroner [da] – Louise Andreasen

Non-American Film

• My Name Is Joe – Ken Loach

Best American Film

• The Truman Show – Peter Weir