Oscar
70th Academy Awards

Oscars 1998

March 23, 1998  ·  Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles  ·  Host: Billy Crystal
11
Titanic wins
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14
Titanic nominations
Best Picture: Titanic Record: Ties Ben-Hur with 11 wins
Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
Titanic
IMDb
James Cameron, dir.
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As Good as It Gets IMDb
The Full Monty IMDb
Good Will Hunting IMDb
L.A. Confidential IMDb
Best Director
Winner
James Cameron
IMDb
Titanic
IMDb
Peter Cattaneo IMDb — The Full Monty
Atom Egoyan IMDb — The Sweet Hereafter
Curtis Hanson IMDb — L.A. Confidential
Gus Van Sant IMDb — Good Will Hunting
Acting
Best Actor
Winner
Jack Nicholson
IMDb
As Good as It Gets
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Matt Damon IMDb — Good Will Hunting
Robert Duvall IMDb — The Apostle
Peter Fonda IMDb — Ulee's Gold
Dustin Hoffman IMDb — Wag the Dog
Best Actress
Winner
Helen Hunt
IMDb
As Good as It Gets
Trailer Where to Watch IMDb
Helena Bonham Carter IMDb — The Wings of the Dove
Judi Dench IMDb — Mrs. Brown
Kate Winslet IMDb — Titanic
Julie Christie IMDb — Afterglow
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Robin Williams
IMDb
Good Will Hunting
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Robert Forster IMDb — Jackie Brown
Anthony Hopkins IMDb — Amistad
Greg Kinnear IMDb — As Good as It Gets
Burt Reynolds IMDb — Boogie Nights
Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Kim Basinger
IMDb
L.A. Confidential
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Joan Cusack IMDb — In & Out
Minnie Driver IMDb — Good Will Hunting
Julianne Moore IMDb — Boogie Nights
Gloria Stuart IMDb — Titanic
Writing
Best Original Screenplay
Winner
Good Will Hunting
IMDb
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon
IMDb
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner
L.A. Confidential
IMDb
Curtis Hanson & Brian Helgeland
IMDb
Technical Awards
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
Character
IMDb
Netherlands — Mike van Diem, dir.
IMDb
Best Original Score
Winner
Titanic
IMDb
James Horner
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Best Original Song
Winner
"My Heart Will Go On"
IMDb
James Horner, Will Jennings — Titanic
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Best Cinematography
Winner
Titanic
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Russell Carpenter
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Best Film Editing
Winner
Titanic
IMDb
Conrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris
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Best Costume Design
Winner
Titanic
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Deborah L. Scott
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Best Visual Effects
Winner
Titanic
IMDb
Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer
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