Who Won 70th Annual Academy Awards?

Mar 23, 1998

The 70th Annual Academy Awards were presented on March 23, 1998 in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Billy Crystal hosted an evening which saw "Titanic" and director/producer James Cameron run away with nearly every award - except for acting. Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt from "As Good As It Gets" took Best Actor and Best Actress.

Best Picture	Titanic  James Cameron; Jon Landau
Best Actor	Jack Nicholson (As Good As It Gets)
Best Actress	Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets)
Best Supporting Actor	Robin Williams (Good Will Hunting)
Best Supporting Actress	Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential)
Best Director	James Cameron (Titanic)
Adapted Screenplay	L.A. Confidential  Brian Helgeland; Curtis Hanson
Original Screenplay	Good Will Hunting  Ben Affleck; Matt Damon
Foreign Language Film	Character  The Netherlands
Documentary Feature	The Long Way Home  Rabbi Marvin Hier, Richard Trank
Documentary Short	A Story Of Healing  Donna Dewey, Carol Pasternak
Short Film (Live Action)	Visas And Virtue  Chris Tashima, Chris Donahue
Short Film (Animated)	Geri's Game  Jan Pinkava
Film Editing	Titanic  Conrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris
Cinematography	Titanic Russell Carpenter
Costume Design	Titanic  Deborah L. Scott
Makeup	Men In Black  Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson
Art Direction	Titanic  Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
Sound Effects Editing	Titanic  Tom Bellfort; Christopher Boyes
Sound	Titanic  Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, Mark Ulano
Visual Effects	Titanic  Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer
Original Dramatic Score	Titanic  James Horner, composer
Original Musical or Comedy Score	The Full Monty  Anne Dudley, composer
Original Song	"My Heart Will Go On" (Titanic) Music by James Horner; Lyric by Will Jennings