Oscar
70th Academy Awards

Oscars 1998

March 23, 1998  ·  Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles  ·  Host: Billy Crystal
11
Titanic wins
14
Titanic nominations
Best Picture: Titanic Record: Ties Ben-Hur with 11 wins
Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
Titanic
James Cameron, dir.
As Good as It Gets IMDb
The Full Monty IMDb
Good Will Hunting IMDb
L.A. Confidential IMDb
Best Director
Winner
James Cameron
Titanic
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
As Good as It Gets
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
As Good as It Gets
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
Good Will Hunting
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
L.A. Confidential
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
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner
L.A. Confidential
Curtis Hanson & Brian Helgeland
Technical Awards
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
Character
Netherlands — Mike van Diem, dir.
Best Original Score
Winner
Titanic
James Horner
Best Original Song
Winner
"My Heart Will Go On"
James Horner, Will Jennings — Titanic
Best Cinematography
Winner
Titanic
Russell Carpenter
Best Film Editing
Winner
Titanic
Conrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris
Best Costume Design
Winner
Titanic
Deborah L. Scott
Best Visual Effects
Winner
Titanic
Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer