The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners
Held at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center on Monday, March 23, 1998,
honoring movies released in 1997.
Best Director James Cameron directing Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from Best Picture winner "Titanic."
Actor in a Leading Role
- Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting"
- Robert Duvall in "The Apostle"
- Peter Fonda in "Ulee’s Gold"
- Dustin Hoffman in "Wag the Dog"
- Jack Nicholson in "As Good as It Gets"
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Robert Forster in "Jackie Brown"
- Anthony Hopkins in "Amistad"
- Greg Kinnear in "As Good as It Gets"
- Burt Reynolds in "Boogie Nights"
- Robin Williams in "Good Will Hunting"
Actress in a Leading Role
- Helena Bonham Carter in "The Wings of the Dove"
- Julie Christie in "Afterglow"
- Judi Dench in "Mrs. Brown"
- Helen Hunt in "As Good as It Gets"
- Kate Winslet in "Titanic"
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Kim Basinger in "L.A. Confidential"
- Joan Cusack in "In & Out"
- Minnie Driver in "Good Will Hunting"
- Julianne Moore in "Boogie Nights"
- Gloria Stuart in "Titanic"
Art Direction
- "Gattaca" Art Direction: Jan Roelfs; Set Decoration: Nancy Nye
- "Kundun" Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
- "L.A. Confidential" Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Jay R. Hart
- "Men in Black" Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
- "Titanic" Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
Cinematography
- "Amistad" Janusz Kaminski
- "Kundun" Roger Deakins
- "L.A. Confidential" Dante Spinotti
- "Titanic" Russell Carpenter
- "The Wings of the Dove" Eduardo Serra
Costume Design
- "Amistad" Ruth E. Carter
- "Kundun" Dante Ferretti
- "Oscar and Lucinda" Janet Patterson
- "Titanic" Deborah L. Scott
- "The Wings of the Dove" Sandy Powell
Directing
- "The Full Monty" Peter Cattaneo
- "Good Will Hunting" Gus Van Sant
- "L.A. Confidential" Curtis Hanson
- "The Sweet Hereafter" Atom Egoyan
- "Titanic" James Cameron
Documentary (Feature)
- "Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life" Michael Paxton
- "Colors Straight Up" Michèle Ohayon, Julia Schachter
- "4 Little Girls" Spike Lee, Sam Pollard
- "The Long Way Home" Rabbi Marvin Hier, Richard Trank
- "Waco: The Rules of Engagement" Dan Gifford, William Gazecki
Documentary (Short Subject)
- "Alaska: Spirit of the Wild" George Casey, Paul Novros
- "Amazon" Kieth Merrill, Jonathan Stern
- "Daughter of the Bride" Terri Randall
- "Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies" Mel Damski, Andrea Blaugrund
- "A Story of Healing" Donna Dewey, Carol Pasternak
Film Editing
- "Air Force One" Richard Francis-Bruce
- "As Good as It Gets" Richard Marks
- "Good Will Hunting" Pietro Scalia
- "L.A. Confidential" Peter Honess
- "Titanic" Conrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris
Foreign Language Film
- "Beyond Silence" Germany
- "Character" The Netherlands
- "Four Days in September" Brazil
- "Secrets of the Heart" Spain
- "The Thief" Russia
Makeup
- "Men in Black" Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson
- "Mrs. Brown" Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner, Beverley Binda
- "Titanic" Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom, Simon Thompson
Music (Original Dramatic Score)
- "Amistad" John Williams
- "Good Will Hunting" Danny Elfman
- "Kundun" Philip Glass
- "L.A. Confidential" Jerry Goldsmith
- "Titanic" James Horner
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)
- "Anastasia" Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Orchestral Score by David Newman
- "As Good as It Gets" Hans Zimmer
- "The Full Monty" Anne Dudley
- "Men in Black" Danny Elfman
- "My Best Friend’s Wedding" James Newton Howard
Music (Original Song)
- "Go the Distance" from "Hercules" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by David Zippel
- "How Do I Live" from "Con Air" Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
- "Journey to the Past" from "Anastasia" Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyric by Lynn Ahrens
- "Miss Misery" from "Good Will Hunting" Music and Lyric by Elliott Smith
- "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic" Music by James Horner; Lyric by Will Jennings
Best Picture
- "As Good as It Gets" James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson and Kristi Zea, Producers
- "The Full Monty" Uberto Pasolini, Producer
- "Good Will Hunting" Lawrence Bender, Producer
- "L.A. Confidential" Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson and Michael Nathanson, Producers
- "Titanic" James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
- "Famous Fred" Joanna Quinn
- "Geri’s Game" Jan Pinkava
- "La Vieille Dame et les Pigeons (The Old Lady and the Pigeons)" Sylvain Chomet
- "The Mermaid" Alexander Petrov
- "Redux Riding Hood" Steve Moore, Dan O’Shannon
Short Film (Live Action)
- "Dance Lexie Dance" Pearse Moore, Tim Loane
- "It’s Good to Talk" Roger Goldby, Barney Reisz
- "Sweethearts?" Birger Larsen, Thomas Lydholm
- "Visas and Virtue" Chris Tashima, Chris Donahue
- "Wolfgang" Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen
Sound
- "Air Force One" Paul Massey, Rick Kline, D. M. Hemphill, Keith A. Wester
- "Con Air" Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Arthur Rochester
- "Contact" Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
- "L.A. Confidential" Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Kirk Francis
- "Titanic" Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, Mark Ulano
Sound Effects Editing
- "Face/Off" Mark P. Stoeckinger, Per Hallberg
- "The Fifth Element" Mark Mangini
- "Titanic" Tom Bellfort, Christopher Boyes
Visual Effects
- "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra, Michael Lantieri
- "Starship Troopers" Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, John Richardson
- "Titanic" Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
- "Donnie Brasco" Paul Attanasio
- "L.A. Confidential" Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson
- "The Sweet Hereafter" Atom Egoyan
- "Wag the Dog" Hilary Henkin, David Mamet
- "The Wings of the Dove" Hossein Amini
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
- "As Good as It Gets" Screenplay by Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks; Story by Mark Andrus
- "Boogie Nights" Paul Thomas Anderson
- "Deconstructing Harry" Woody Allen
- "The Full Monty" Simon Beaufoy
- "Good Will Hunting" Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
- Star indicates a win.
