Mar 23, 1998
The 70th Annual Academy Awards were presented on March 23, 1998 in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Billy Crystal hosted an evening which saw "Titanic" and director/producer James Cameron run away with nearly every award - except for acting.
Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt from "As Good As It Gets" took Best Actor and Best Actress.
70th Academy Awards Winners
| Best Picture | |
| Titanic |  
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| James Cameron; Jon Landau | |
| Other Nominees: As Good As It Gets; The Full Monty; Good Will Hunting; LA Confidential | |
| Best Actor | |
| Jack Nicholson (As Good As It Gets) | |
| Other Nominees: Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting); Robert Duvall (The Apostle); Peter Fonda (Ulee's Gold); Dustin Hoffman (Wag the Dog) | |
| Best Actress | |
| Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets) | |
| Other Nominees: Helena Bonham Carter (The Wings Of the Dove); Julie Christie (Afterglow); Judi Dench (Mrs Brown); Kate Winslet (Titanic) | |
| Best Director | |
| James Cameron (Titanic) |
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| Other Nominees: Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty); Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter); Curtis Hanson (LA Confidential); Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) | |
| Best Supporting Actor | |
| Robin Williams (Good Will Hunting) | |
| Other Nominees: Robert Forster (Jackie Brown); Anthony Hopkins (Amistad); Greg Kinnear (As Good As It Gets); Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights) | |
| Best Supporting Actress | |
| Kim Basinger (LA Confidential) | |
| Other Nominees: Joan Cusack (In & Out); Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting); Julianne Moore (Boogie Nights); Gloria Stuart (Titanic) | |
| Writing | |
| LA Confidential | |
| Brian Helgeland; Curtis Hanson | |
| Other Nominees: Donnie Brasco; The Sweet Hereafter; Wag the Dog; The Wings of the Dove | |
| Writing | |
| Good Will Hunting | |
| Ben Afleck; Matt Damon | |
| Other Nominees: As Good As It Gets; Boogie Nights; Deconstructing Harry; The Full Monty | |
| Cinematography | |
| Titanic |
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| Russell Carpenter | |
| Other Nominees: Amistad; Kundun; LA Confidential; The Wings of the Dove | |
| Art Direction | |
| Titanic |
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| Peter Lamont; Michael Ford | |
| Other Nominees: Gattaca; Kundun; LA Confidential; Men In Black | |
| Film Editing | |
| Titanic |
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| Conrad Bluff; James Cameron; Richard A Harris | |
| Other Nominees: Air Force One; As Good As It Gets; Good Will Hunting; LA Confidential | |
| Documentary Feature | |
| The Long Way Home | |
| Rabbi Marvin Hier; Richard Trank | |
| Other Nominees: Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life; Colors Straight Up; 4 Little Girls; Waco: The Rules of Engagement | |
| Documentary Short | |
| A Story of Healing | |
| Donna Dewey; Carol Pasternak | |
| Other Nominees: Alaska: Spirit of the Wild; Amazon; Daughter of the Bride; Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies | |
| Foreign Language Film | |
| Character | |
| Other Nominees: Beyond Silence; Four Days In September; Secrets of the Heart; The Thief | |
| Short Subject Animated | |
| Geri's Game | |
| Jan Pinkava | |
| Other Nominees: Famous Fred; La Vieille Dame et les Pigeons; The Mermaid; Redux Riding Hood | |
| Short Subject Live Action | |
| Visas And Virtue | |
| Chris Tashima & Chris Donahue | |
| Other Nominees: Dance Lexie Dance; It's Good To Talk; Sweethearts?; Wolfgang | |
| Costume Design | |
| Titanic |
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| Deborah L Scott | |
| Other Nominees: Amistad; Kundun; Oscar and Lucinda; The Wings of the Dove | |
| Makeup | |
| Men In Black | |
| Rick Baker; David LeRoy Anderson | |
| Other Nominees: Mrs Brown; Titanic | |
| Sound Editing | |
| Titanic |
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| Tom Bellfort; Christopher Boyes | |
| Other Nominees: Face/Off; The Fifth Element | |
| Sound Mixing | |
| Titanic |
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| Gary Rydstrom; Tom Johnson; Gary Summers; Mark Ulano | |
| Other Nominees: Air Force One; Con Air; Contact; LA Confidential | |
| Visual Effects | |
| Titanic |
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| Robert Legato; Mark Lasoff; Thomas L Fisher; Michael Kanfer | |
| Other Nominees: The Lost World: Jurassic Park; Starship Troopers | |
| Original Song | |
| My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) |
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| James Horner; Will Jennings | |
| Other Nominees: Go the Distance (Hercules); How Do I Live (Con Air); Journey To the Past (Anastasia); Miss Misery (Good Will Hunting) | |
| Special Award | |
| Stanley Donen (Appreciation of a body of work marked by innovation) | |
Movie Trailer for 'Titanic'
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