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Academy Awards

70th edition

  • March 23, 1998
  • United States

The 70th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 23, 1998, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the show, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories honoring films released in 1997. The ceremony, which was televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor Billy Crystal hosted the show for the sixth time. He had first hosted the 62nd ceremony held in 1990, and most recently the previous year's awards. Nearly a month earlier in an event held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on February 28, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Ashley Judd.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Titanic James Cameron, Jon Landau - as producer(s) Winner
As Good as It Gets James L. Brooks, Bridgit Johnson, Kristi Zea - as producer(s) —
The Full Monty Uberto Pasolini - as producer(s) —
Good Will Hunting Lawrence Bender - as producer(s) —
L.A. Confidential Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, Michael Nathanson - as producer(s) —
Best Directing
Titanic James Cameron Winner
The Full Monty Peter Cattaneo —
Good Will Hunting Gus Van Sant —
L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson —
The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan —
Best Actor in a Leading Role
As Good as It Gets Jack Nicholson Winner
Good Will Hunting Matt Damon —
The Apostle Robert Duvall —
Ulee's Gold Peter Fonda —
Wag the Dog Dustin Hoffman —
Best Actress in a Leading Role
As Good as It Gets Helen Hunt Winner
The Wings of the Dove Helena Bonham Carter —
Afterglow Julie Christie —
Mrs Brown Judi Dench —
Titanic Kate Winslet —
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Good Will Hunting Robin Williams Winner
Jackie Brown Robert Forster —
Amistad Anthony Hopkins —
As Good as It Gets Greg Kinnear —
Boogie Nights Burt Reynolds —
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
L.A. Confidential Kim Basinger Winner
In & Out Joan Cusack —
Good Will Hunting Minnie Driver —
Boogie Nights Julianne Moore —
Titanic Gloria Stuart —
Best Original Screenplay
Good Will Hunting Matt Damon, Ben Affleck Winner
As Good as It Gets Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks —
Boogie Nights Paul Thomas Anderson —
Deconstructing Harry Woody Allen —
The Full Monty Simon Beaufoy —
Best Adapted Screenplay
L.A. Confidential Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson Winner
Donnie Brasco Paul Attanasio —
The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan —
Wag the Dog David Mamet, Hilary Henkin —
The Wings of the Dove Hossein Amini —
Best International Feature Film
Character Mike van Diem Winner
Beyond Silence Caroline Link —
Four Days in September Bruno Barreto —
Secrets of the Heart Montxo Armendáriz —
The Thief Pavel Chukhray —
Best Documentary Feature Film
The Long Way Home Rabbi Marvin Hier, Richard Trank Winner
4 Little Girls Spike Lee, Sam Pollard —
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life Michael Paxton —
Colors Straight Up Michèle Ohayon, Julia Schachter —
Waco: The Rules of Engagement Dan Gifford, William Gazecki —
Best Cinematography
Titanic Russell Carpenter Winner
Amistad Janusz Kamiński —
Kundun Roger Deakins —
L.A. Confidential Dante Spinotti —
The Wings of the Dove Eduardo Serra —
Best Original Dramatic Score
Titanic James Horner Winner
Amistad John Williams —
Good Will Hunting Danny Elfman —
Kundun Philip Glass —
L.A. Confidential Jerry Goldsmith —
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
The Full Monty Anne Dudley Winner
Anastasia Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, David Newman —
As Good as It Gets Hans Zimmer —
Men in Black Danny Elfman —
My Best Friend's Wedding James Newton Howard —
Best Original Song
Titanic James Horner, Will Jennings - "My Heart Will Go On" Winner
Hercules Alan Menken, David Zippel - "Go the Distance" —
Anastasia Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens - "Journey to the Past" —
Con Air Diane Warren - "How Do I Live" —
Good Will Hunting Elliott Smith - "Miss Misery" —
Best Sound Editing
Titanic Christopher Boyes, Tom Bellfort Winner
Face/Off Mark P. Stoeckinger, Per Hallberg —
The Fifth Element Mark Mangini —
Best Sound Mixing
Titanic Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, Mark Ulano Winner
Air Force One Paul Massey, Rick Kline, Doug Hemphill, Keith A. Wester —
Con Air Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Art Rochester —
Contact Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, William B. Kaplan —
L.A. Confidential Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Kirk Francis —
Best Production Design
Titanic Peter Lamont, Michael D. Ford Winner
Gattaca Jan Roelfs, Nancy Nye —
Kundun Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo —
L.A. Confidential Jeannine Oppewall, Jay Hart —
Men in Black Bo Welch, Cheryl Carasik —
Best Film Editing
Titanic Conrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris Winner
Air Force One Richard Francis-Bruce —
As Good as It Gets Richard Marks —
Good Will Hunting Pietro Scalia —
L.A. Confidential Peter Honess —
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Men in Black Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson Winner
Mrs Brown Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner, Beverley Binda —
Titanic Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom, Simon Thompson —
Best Costume Design
Titanic Deborah Lynn Scott Winner
Amistad Ruth E. Carter —
Kundun Dante Ferretti —
Oscar and Lucinda Janet Patterson —
The Wings of the Dove Sandy Powell —
Best Visual Effects
Titanic Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer Winner
The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra, Michael Lantieri —
Starship Troopers Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, John Richardson —
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Visas and Virtue Chris Tashima, Chris Donahue Winner
Dance Lexie Dance Pearse Moore, Tim Loane —
It's Good to Talk Roger Goldby, Barney Reisz —
Sweethearts? Birger Larsen, Thomas Lydholm —
Wolfgang Anders Thomas Jensen, Kim Magnusson —
Best Documentary Short Film
A Story of Healing Donna Dewey, Carol Pasternak Winner
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild George Casey, Paul Novros —
Amazon Kieth Merrill, Jonathan Stern —
Family Video Diaries: Daughter of the Bride Terri Randall —
Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies Mel Damski, Andrea Blaugrund —
Best Animated Short Film
Geri's Game Jan Pinkava Winner
Famous Fred Joanna Quinn —
The Old Lady and the Pigeons Sylvain Chomet —
Redux Riding Hood Steve Moore, Dan O'Shannon —
Mermaid Alexander Petrov —
Honorary Award
— Stanley Donen - in appreciation of a body of work marked by grace, elegance, wit and visual innovation. Winner

Titanic
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Titanic 11
  • L.A. Confidential 2
  • As Good as It Gets 2
  • Good Will Hunting 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Titanic 14
  • L.A. Confidential 9
  • Good Will Hunting 9
  • As Good as It Gets 7
  • Amistad 4
  • The Full Monty 4
  • Kundun 4
  • The Wings of the Dove 4
  • Boogie Nights 3
  • Men in Black 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • L.A. Confidential 2 / 9
  • Good Will Hunting 2 / 9
  • As Good as It Gets 2 / 7
  • Amistad 0 / 4
  • Kundun 0 / 4
  • The Wings of the Dove 0 / 4
  • Titanic 11 / 14
  • The Full Monty 1 / 4
  • Boogie Nights 0 / 3
  • Men in Black 1 / 3

Only one nomination

41 movies:
  • 4 Little Girls
  • Afterglow
  • Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
  • Amazon
  • The Apostle
  • Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life
  • Beyond Silence
  • Character
  • Colors Straight Up
  • Contact
  • Dance Lexie Dance
  • Deconstructing Harry
  • Donnie Brasco
  • Face/Off
  • Family Video Diaries: Daughter of the Bride
  • Famous Fred
  • The Fifth Element
  • Four Days in September
  • Gattaca
  • Geri's Game
  • Hercules
  • In & Out
  • It's Good to Talk
  • Jackie Brown
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park
  • The Long Way Home
  • Mermaid
  • My Best Friend's Wedding
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons
  • Oscar and Lucinda
  • Redux Riding Hood
  • Secrets of the Heart
  • Starship Troopers
  • Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies
  • A Story of Healing
  • Sweethearts?
  • The Thief
  • Ulee's Gold
  • Visas and Virtue
  • Waco: The Rules of Engagement
  • Wolfgang

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