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
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
- 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
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
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
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
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
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Web links
- Academy Awards 1998 in theInternet Movie Database(English)