Academy Awards 1998

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The 1998 Academy Awards were held on March 23, 1998 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles . It was the 70th Annual Academy Awards . In the year of the award, films from the previous year are always recognized, in this case the films from 1997.

The overwhelming winner that evening was the film Titanic , which won eleven awards from 14 nominations. Together with Ben Hur and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, he holds the record of trophies to this day.

Moderation

Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards for the sixth time. The presenters of the candidates are listed below for the respective categories.

Winners and nominations

The most successful films
(at least two nominations; highlighted = most awards,
N = nomination; A = award)
Movie N A.
Movie N A.
Titanic 14th 11
Good Will Hunting 9 2
LA Confidential 9 2
It couldn't be better 7th 2
Amistad 4th 0
The wings of the dove 4th 0
All or nothing 4th 1
Kundun 4th 0
Boogie Nights 3 0
Men in Black 3 1
Air Force One 2 0
Anastasia 2 0
Con Air 2 0
The sweet afterlife 2 0
Your Majesty Mrs. Brown 2 0
Wag the Dog - When the tail wags the dog 2 0

Best movie

presented by Sean Connery

Titanic - James Cameron , Jon Landau

It couldn't be better (As Good as It Gets) - James L. Brooks , Bridget Johnson , Kristi Zea
All or nothing (The Full Monty) - Uberto Pasolini
Good Will Hunting - Lawrence Bender
LA Confidential - Curtis Hanson , Arnon Milchan , Michael G. Nathanson

Best director

presented by Warren Beatty

James Cameron - Titanic

Peter Cattaneo - All Or Not (The Full Monty)
Atom Egoyan - The Sweet Hereafter (The Sweet Hereafter)
Curtis Hanson - LA Confidential
Gus Van Sant - Good Will Hunting

Best Actor

Jack Nicholson

presented by Frances McDormand

Jack Nicholson - Good As It Gets (As Good as It Gets)

Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting
Robert Duvall - Apostle! (The Apostle)
Peter Fonda - Ulee's Gold
Dustin Hoffman - Wag the Dog - When the tail wags the dog (Wag the Dog)

Best main actress

Helen Hunt

presented by Geoffrey Rush

Helen Hunt - Good As It Gets (As Good as It Gets)

Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove (The Wings of the Dove)
Julie Christie - Love Whispers (Afterglow)
Judi Dench - Her Majesty Mrs. Brown (Mrs. Brown)
Kate Winslet - Titanic

Best supporting actor

Robin Williams

presented by Mira Sorvino

Robin Williams - Good Will Hunting

Robert Forster - Jackie Brown
Anthony Hopkins - Amistad
Greg Kinnear - Good As It Gets (As Good as It Gets)
Burt Reynolds - Boogie Nights

The best supporting actress

Kim Basinger

presented by Cuba Gooding Jr.

Kim Basinger - LA Confidential

Joan Cusack - In & Out
Minnie Driver - Good Will Hunting
Julianne Moore - Boogie Nights
Gloria Stuart - Titanic

Best original script

Ben Affleck

presented by Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

Ben Affleck , Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting

Woody Allen - Harry beside himself (Deconstructing Harry)
Paul Thomas Anderson - Boogie Nights
Mark Andrus , James L. Brooks - Good as It Gets (As Good as It Gets)
Simon Beaufoy - All Or Not (The Full Monty)

Best adapted script

presented by Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

Curtis Hanson , Brian Helgeland - LA Confidential

Hossein Amini - The Wings of the Dove (The Wings of the Dove)
Paul Attanasio - Donnie Brasco
Atom Egoyan - The Sweet Hereafter (The Sweet Hereafter)
Hilary Henkin , David Mamet - Wag the Dog - When the tail wags the dog (Wag the Dog)

Best camera

presented by Denzel Washington

Russell Carpenter - Titanic

Roger Deakins - Kundun
Janusz Kamiński - Amistad
Eduardo Serra - The Wings of the Dove (The Wings of the Dove)
Dante Spinotti - LA Confidential

Best production design

presented by Meg Ryan

Michael D. Ford , Peter Lamont - Titanic

Cheryl Carasik , Bo Welch - Men in Black
Dante Ferretti , Francesca Lo Schiavo - Kundun
Jay Hart , Jeannine Claudia Oppewall - LA Confidential
Nancy Nye , Jan Roelfs - Gattaca

Best costume design

presented by Elisabeth Shue

Deborah Lynn Scott - Titanic

Ruth E. Carter - Amistad
Dante Ferretti - Kundun
Janet Patterson - Oscar and Lucinda (Oscar and Lucinda)
Sandy Powell - The Wings of the Dove (The Wings of the Dove)

Best makeup

presented by Drew Barrymore

David LeRoy Anderson , Rick Baker - Men in Black

Beverley Binda , Veronica Brebner , Lisa Westcott - Her Majesty Mrs. Brown (Mrs. Brown)
Greg Cannom , Tina Earnshaw , Simon Thompson - Titanic

Best cut

presented by Samuel L. Jackson

Conrad Buff IV , James Cameron , Richard A. Harris - Titanic

Richard Francis-Bruce - Air Force One
Peter Honess - LA Confidential
Richard Marks - Good As It Gets (As Good as It Gets)
Pietro Scalia - Good Will Hunting

Best Score (Original Dramatic Score)

presented by Antonio Banderas

James Horner - Titanic

Danny Elfman - Good Will Hunting
Philip Glass - Kundun
Jerry Goldsmith - LA Confidential
John Williams - Amistad

Best Score (Original Musical or Comedy Score)

presented by Jennifer Lopez

Anne Dudley - All Or Not (The Full Monty)

Lynn Ahrens , Stephen Flaherty , David Newman - Anastasia
Danny Elfman - Men in Black
James Newton Howard - The Best Friend's Wedding (My Best Friend's Wedding)
Hans Zimmer - It couldn't be better (As Good as It Gets)

Best movie song

presented by Madonna

" My Heart Will Go On " from Titanic - James Horner , Will Jennings

" Go the Distance " from Hercules - Alan Menken , David Zippel
"How Do I Live" from Con Air - Diane Warren
"Journey To The Past" from Anastasia - Lynn Ahrens , Stephen Flaherty
"Miss Misery" from Good Will Hunting - Elliott Smith

Best sound mix

presented by Cameron Diaz

Tom Johnson , Gary Rydstrom , Gary Summers , Mark Ulano - Titanic

Anna Behlmer , Kirk Francis , Andy Nelson - LA Confidential
Doug Hemphill , Rick Kline , Paul Massey , Keith A. Wester - Air Force One
William B. Kaplan , Dennis S. Sands Randy Thom , Tom Johnson - Contact
Kevin O'Connell , Art Rochester , Greg P. Russell - Con Air

Best sound editing

presented by Mike Myers

Tom Bellfort , Christopher Boyes - Titanic

Per Hallberg , Mark P. Stoeckinger - In the body of the enemy (Face / Off)
Mark A. Mangini - The Fifth Element (The Fifth Element)

Best visual effects

presented by Helen Hunt

Thomas L. Fisher , Michael Kanfer , Robert Legato , Mark A. Lasoff - Titanic

Scott E. Anderson , Alec Gillis , John Richardson , Phil Tippett - Starship Troopers
Randy Dutra , Michael Lantieri , Dennis Muren , Stan Winston - The Lost World: Jurassic Park (The Lost World: Jurassic Park)

Best short film (animated)

presented by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

Geri's Game - Jan Pinkava

The old lady and the pigeons (La vieille dame et les pigeons) - Sylvain Chomet
The Mermaid (Русалка) - Alexandr Petrov
Famous Fred - Joanna Quinn
Redux Riding Hood - Steve Moore , Dan O'Shannon

Best Short Film (Live Action)

presented by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

Visas and Virtue - Chris Donahue , Tim Toyama , Chris Tashima

Dance Lexie Dance - Tim Loane , Pearse Moore
It's Good to Talk - Roger Goldby , Barney Reisz
Sweethearts - Birger Larsen , Thomas Lydholm
Wolfgang - Anders Thomas Jensen , Kim Magnusson

Best Documentary (Short Film)

presented by Djimon Hounsou

A Story of Healing - Donna Dewey , Carol Pasternak

Alaska - The rough ice world - 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 - Andrea Blaugrund , Mel Damski

Best Documentary (Long Form)

presented by Robert De Niro

Into the Promised Land (The Long Way Home) - Marvin Hier , Richard Trank

Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life - Michael Paxton
Colors Straight Up - Michèle Ohayon , Julia Schachter
Four Little Girls - Spike Lee , Samuel D. Pollard
Waco: The Rules of Engagement - William Gazecki

Best foreign language film

presented by Sharon Stone

Karakter , Netherlands - Mike van Diem

The Thief (Vor) , Russia - Pawel Grigorjewitsch Tschuchrai
Secrets of the Heart (Secretos del corazón) , Spain - Montxo Armendáriz
Beyond Silence , Germany - Caroline Link
Four days in September (O Que É Isso, Companheiro?) , Brazil - Bruno Barreto

Honorary Oscars

Honorary Award

presented by Martin Scorsese

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