- 1998 Oscars were held on March 23, 1998 at the Shrine
Auditorium
- Host: Billy Crystal
- Titanic tied Ben-Hur (1958) for most wins (11)
- Titanic also tied for the most nominations (14) with All
About Eve (1950)
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| 1997
Nominees and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
As Good as It Gets, James L. Brooks,
Bridget Johnson and Kristi Zea, producers (TriStar) |
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The Full Monty, Uberto Pasolini,
producer (Fox Searchlight) |
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Good Will Hunting, Lawrence Bender,
producer (Miramax) |
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L.A. Confidential, Arnon Milchan,
Curtis Hanson and Michael Nathanson, producers (Warner
Bros.) |
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Titanic, James Cameron
and Jon Landau, producers (Paramount and 20th Century
Fox) |
| Actor in a Leading Role |
Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting |
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Robert Duvall, The Apostle |
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Peter Fonda, Ulee's Gold |
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Dustin Hoffman, Wag the Dog |
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Jack Nicholson, As Good as
It Gets |
| Actress in a Leading Role |
Helena Bonham Carter, The Wings of the
Dove |
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Julie Christie, Afterglow |
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Judi Dench, Mrs. Brown |
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Helen Hunt, As Good as It Gets |
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Kate Winslet, Titanic |
| Actor in a Supporting Role |
Robert Forster, Jackie Brown |
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Anthony Hopkins, Amistad |
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Greg Kinnear, As Good as It Gets |
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Burt Reynolds, Boogie Nights |
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Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting |
| Actress in a Supporting Role |
Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential |
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Joan Cusack, In & Out |
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Minnie Driver, Good Will Hunting |
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Julianne Moore, Boogie Nights |
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Gloria Stuart, Titanic |
| Directing |
Peter Cattaneo, The Full Monty |
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Gus Van Sant, Good Will Hunting |
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Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential |
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Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter |
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James Cameron, Titanic |
| Writing |
| Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks; Story by Mark
Andrus, As Good as It Gets |
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Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights |
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Woody Allen, Deconstructing Harry |
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Simon Beaufoy, The Full Monty |
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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Good
Will Hunting |
| Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced
or Published |
Paul Attanasio, Donnie Brasco |
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Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson, L.A.
Confidential |
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Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter |
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Hilary Henkin and David Mamet, Wag the Dog |
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Hossein Amini, The Wings of the Dove |
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| Cinematography |
Janusz Kaminski, Amistad |
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Roger Deakins, Kundun |
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Dante Spinotti, L.A. Confidential |
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Russell Carpenter, Titanic |
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Eduardo Serra, The Wings of the Dove |
| Art Direction |
Jan Roelfs, Gattaca |
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Dante Ferretti, Kundun |
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Jeannine C. Oppewall, L.A. Confidential |
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Bo Welch, Men in Black |
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Peter Lamont, Titanic |
| Sound |
Paul Massey, Rick Kline, D.M. Hemphill and
Keith A. Wester, Air Force One |
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Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Arthur
Rochester, Con Air |
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Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands and
William B. Kaplan, Contact |
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Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Kirk Francis,
L.A. Confidential |
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Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers
and Mark Ulano, Titanic |
| Music |
| Song |
“Go the Distance,” Hercules, Alan Menken
and David Zippel, music and lyrics |
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“How Do I Live,” Con Air, Diane Warren,
music and lyrics |
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“Journey to the Past,” Anastasia, Stephen
Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, music and lyrics |
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“Miss Misery,” Good Will Hunting, Elliott
Smith, music and lyrics |
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“My Heart Will Go On,” Titanic,
James Horner and Will Jennings, music and lyrics |
| Original Score |
John Williams, Amistad |
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Danny Elfman, Good Will Hunting |
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Philip Glass, Kundun |
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Jerry Goldsmith, L.A. Confidential |
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James Horner, Titanic |
| Original Musical or Comedy Score |
Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and David Newman,
Anastasia |
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Hans Zimmer, As Good as It Gets |
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Anne Dudley, The Full Monty |
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Danny Elfman, Men in Black |
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James Newton Howard, My Best Friend's Wedding |
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| Film Editing |
Richard Francis-Bruce, Air Force One |
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Richard Marks, As Good as It Gets |
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Pietro Scalia, Good Will Hunting |
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Peter Honess, L.A. Confidential |
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Conrad Buff, James Cameron and Richard
A. Harris, Titanic |
| Costume Design |
Ruth E. Carter, Amistad |
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Dante Ferretti, Kundun |
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Janet Patterson, Oscar and Lucinda |
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Deborah L. Scott, Titanic |
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Sandy Powell, The Wings of the Dove |
| Makeup |
Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson,
Men in Black |
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Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner and Beverley
Binda, Mrs. Brown |
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Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom and Simon Thompson,
Titanic |
| Visual Effects |
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra
and Michael Lantieri, The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
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Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis
and John Richardson, Starship Troopers |
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Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L.
Fisher and Michael Kanfer, Titanic |
| Sound Effects Editing |
Mark P. Stoeckinger and Per Hallberg, Face/Off |
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Mark Mangini, The Fifth Element |
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Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes,
Titanic |
| Short Films |
| Animation |
Famous Fred (Joanna Quinn, producer; TVC
London Production for Channel 4 and S4C) |
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Geri's Game (Jan Pinkava, producer;
Pixar Animation Studios) |
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La Vieille Dame et Les Pigeons (Sylvain
Chomet, producer; Productions Pascal Blais/Les Armateurs/Odec
Kid Cartoons) |
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The Mermaid (Alexander Petrov, producer;
Film Company "DAGO"/"SHAR" School-Studio/Studio
"PANORAMA", Yaroslavl) |
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Redux Riding Hood (Steve Moore, producer;
Walt Disney Television Animation) |
| Live Action |
Dance Lexie Dance (Pearse Moore and Tim
Loane, producers; Raw Nerve Productions/Northern
Lights Entertainment) |
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It's Good to Talk (Roger Goldby and Barney
Reisz, producers; Feasible Films) |
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Sweethearts? (Birger Larsen and Thomas
Lydholm, producers; Metronome Productions/Victoria
Film) |
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Visas and Virtue (Chris Tashima
and Chris Donahue, producers; Cedar Grove Productions) |
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Wolfgang (Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas
Jensen, producers; M&M Productions/Dansk Novellefilm) |
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| Documentary |
| Short Subject |
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (George Casey
and Paul Novros, producers; Graphic Films Corporation) |
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Amazon (Kieth Merrill and Jonathan Stern,
producers; Ogden Entertainment) |
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Daughter of the Bride (Terri Randall, producer;
Terri Randall Film & Video Productions/Home
Box Office) |
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Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies
(Mel Damski and Andrea Blaugrund, producers; Little
Apple Film) |
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A Story of Healing (Donna Dewey
and Carol Pasternak, producers; Dewey-Obenchain
Films) |
| Feature |
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (Michael Paxton,
producer; A G Media Corporation Ltd./Copasetic Inc.) |
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Colors Straight Up (Michèle Ohayon and
Julia Schachter, producers; Echo Pictures) |
|
4 Little Girls (Spike Lee and Sam Pollard,
producers; 40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks/Home
Box Office) |
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The Long Way Home (Rabbi Marvin
Hier and Richard Trank, producers; Moriah Films/The
Simon Wiesenthal Center) |
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Waco: The Rules of Engagement (William
Gazecki and Dan Gifford, producers; SomFord Entertainment/Fifth
Estate) |
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| Foreign Language Film |
Beyond Silence, Germany |
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Character, The Netherlands |
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Four Days in September, Brazil |
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Secrets of the Heart, Spain |
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The Thief, Russia |
| Gordon E. Sawyer Award |
To Don Iwerks, cofounder of Iwerks
Entertainment, for accomplishments in the field of motion
picture science and technology |
| Scientific and Technical Award |
To Gunnar P. Michelson, for the engineering
and development of an improved, electronic, high-speed,
precision light valve for use in motion picture printing
machines |
| Honorary Award |
To Stanley Donen, in appreciation
of a body of work marked by grace, elegance, wit and visual
innovation |
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