The 70th Academy Awards | 1998
Best Picture
Titanic
James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
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
Directing
Titanic
James Cameron
The Full Monty
Peter Cattaneo
Good Will Hunting
Gus Van Sant
L.A. Confidential
Curtis Hanson
The Sweet Hereafter
Atom Egoyan
Actor in a Leading Role
Jack Nicholson
As Good as It Gets
Matt Damon
Good Will Hunting
Robert Duvall
The Apostle
Peter Fonda
Ulee's Gold
Dustin Hoffman
Wag the Dog
Actress in a Leading Role
Helen Hunt
As Good as It Gets
Helena Bonham Carter
The Wings of the Dove
Julie Christie
Afterglow
Judi Dench
Mrs. Brown
Kate Winslet
Titanic
Actor in a Supporting Role
Robin Williams
Good Will Hunting
Robert Forster
Jackie Brown
Anthony Hopkins
Amistad
Greg Kinnear
As Good as It Gets
Burt Reynolds
Boogie Nights
Actress in a Supporting Role
Kim Basinger
L.A. Confidential
Joan Cusack
In & Out
Minnie Driver
Good Will Hunting
Julianne Moore
Boogie Nights
Gloria Stuart
Titanic
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
L.A. Confidential
Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson
Donnie Brasco
Paul Attanasio
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)
Good Will Hunting
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
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
Film Editing
Titanic
Conrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris
Air Force One
Richard Francis-Bruce
As Good as It Gets
Richard Marks
Good Will Hunting
Pietro Scalia
L.A. Confidential
Peter Honess
Cinematography
Titanic
Russell Carpenter
Amistad
Janusz Kaminski
Kundun
Roger Deakins
L.A. Confidential
Dante Spinotti
The Wings of the Dove
Eduardo Serra
Art Direction
Titanic
Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
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
Costume Design
Titanic
Deborah L. Scott
Amistad
Ruth E. Carter
Kundun
Dante Ferretti
Oscar and Lucinda
Janet Patterson
The Wings of the Dove
Sandy Powell
Makeup
Men in Black
Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson
Mrs. Brown
Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner, Beverley Binda
Titanic
Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom, Simon Thompson
Visual Effects
Titanic
Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer
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
Music (Original Dramatic Score)
Titanic
James Horner
Amistad
John Williams
Good Will Hunting
Danny Elfman
Kundun
Philip Glass
L.A. Confidential
Jerry Goldsmith
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)
The Full Monty
Anne Dudley
Anastasia
Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Orchestral Score by David Newman
As Good as It Gets
Hans Zimmer
Men in Black
Danny Elfman
My Best Friend's Wedding
James Newton Howard
Music (Original Song)
Titanic
My Heart Will Go On in "Titanic" Music by James Horner; Lyric by Will Jennings
Hercules
Go The Distance in "Hercules" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by David Zippel
Con Air
How Do I Live in "Con Air" Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Anastasia
Journey To The Past in "Anastasia" Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyric by Lynn Ahrens
Good Will Hunting
Miss Misery in "Good Will Hunting" Music and Lyric by Elliott Smith
Sound
Titanic
Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, Mark Ulano
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
Sound Effects Editing
Titanic
Tom Bellfort, Christopher Boyes
Face/Off
Mark P. Stoeckinger, Per Hallberg
The Fifth Element
Mark Mangini
Foreign Language Film
Character
The Netherlands
Beyond Silence
Germany
Four Days in September
Brazil
Secrets of the Heart
Spain
The Thief
Russia
Documentary (Feature)
The Long Way Home
Rabbi Marvin Hier, Richard Trank
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life
Michael Paxton
Colors Straight Up
Michèle Ohayon, Julia Schachter
4 Little Girls
Spike Lee, Sam Pollard
Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Dan Gifford, William Gazecki
Short Film (Live Action)
Visas and Virtue
Chris Tashima, Chris Donahue
Dance Lexie Dance
Pearse Moore, Tim Loane
It's Good to Talk
Roger Goldby, Barney Reisz
Sweethearts?
Birger Larsen, Thomas Lydholm
Wolfgang
Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen
Documentary (Short Subject)
A Story of Healing
Donna Dewey, Carol Pasternak
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
Short Film (Animated)
Geri's Game
Jan Pinkava
Famous Fred
Joanna Quinn
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