70th Academy Awards nominees and winners

The nominees for the 70th Academy Awards were announced on February 10 1998 by Academy president Robert Rehme and actress Geena Davis, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters. The winners were announced March 23 at a ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

"Winners are highlighted in boldface".

=Best Picture=

*"As Good as It Gets"
*"The Full Monty"
*"Good Will Hunting"
*"L.A. Confidential"
*"Titanic"

Achievement in Directing

*James Cameron - "Titanic"
*Peter Cattaneo - "The Full Monty"
*Atom Egoyan - "The Sweet Hereafter"
*Curtis Hanson - "L.A. Confidential"
*Gus Van Sant - "Good Will Hunting"

=Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role=

*Matt Damon - "Good Will Hunting"
*Robert Duvall - "The Apostle"
*Peter Fonda - "Ulee's Gold"
*Dustin Hoffman - "Wag the Dog"
*Jack Nicholson - "As Good as It Gets"

=Performance by An Actress In A Leading Role=

*Helena Bonham Carter - "The Wings of the Dove"
*Julie Christie - "Afterglow"
*Judi Dench - "Mrs. Brown"
*Helen Hunt - "As Good as It Gets"
*Kate Winslet - "Titanic"

=Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role=

*Robert Forster - "Jackie Brown"
*Anthony Hopkins - "Amistad"
*Greg Kinnear - "As Good as It Gets"
*Burt Reynolds - "Boogie Nights"
*Robin Williams - "Good Will Hunting"

=Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role=

*Kim Basinger - "L.A. Confidential"
*Joan Cusack - "In and Out"
*Minnie Driver - "Good Will Hunting"
*Julianne Moore - "Boogie Nights"
*Gloria Stuart - "Titanic"

=Adapted Screenplay=

*Paul Attanasio - "Donnie Brasco" based on real-life events of Joseph D. Pistone
*Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson - "L.A. Confidential" based on the crime novel by James Ellroy
*Atom Egoyan - "The Sweet Hereafter" based on the novel by Russell Banks
*Hilary Henkin and David Mamet - "Wag the Dog" based on the novel "American Hero" by Larry Beinhart
*Hossein Amini - "The Wings of the Dove" based on the novel by Henry James

=Original Screenplay=

*Matt Damon and Ben Affleck - "Good Will Hunting"
*Mark Andrus (screenplay/story) and James L. Brooks (screenplay) - "As Good as It Gets"
*Paul Thomas Anderson - "Boogie Nights"
*Woody Allen - "Deconstructing Harry"
*Simon Beaufoy - "The Full Monty"

=Achievement In Art Direction=

*"Gattaca" - Jan Roelfs (art director) and Nancy Nye (set decorator)
*"Kundun" - Dante Ferretti (art director) and Francesca Lo Schiavo (set decorator)
*"L.A. Confidential" - Jeannine Claudia Oppewall (art director) and Jay Hart (set decorator)
*"Men in Black" - Bo Welch (art director) and Cheryl Carasik (set decorator)
*"Titanic" - Peter Lamont (art director) and Michael Ford (set decorator)

=Achievement In Cinematography=

*Janusz Kaminski - "Amistad"
*Roger Deakins - "Kundun"
*Dante Spinotti - "L.A. Confidential"
*Eduardo Serra - "The Wings of the Dove"
*Russell Carpenter - "Titanic"

=Achievement In Costume Design=

*Ruth E. Carter - "Amistad"
*Dante Ferretti - "Kundun"
*Janet Patterson - "Oscar and Lucinda"
*Deborah Lynn Scott - "Titanic"
*Sandy Powell - "The Wings of the Dove"

=Foreign Language Film=

*"Karakter" (The Netherlands)
*"Jenseits der Stille" (Germany)
*"O Que É Isso, Companheiro?" (Brazil)
*"Secretos del corazón" (Spain)
*"Vor" (Russia)

=Documentary Feature=

*"The Long Way Home"
*"4 Little Girls"
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*"Colors Straight Up"
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=Documentary Short Subject=

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*"Amazon"
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*"A Story of Healing"

=Achievement In Film Editing=

*"Air Force One"
*"As Good as It Gets"
*"Good Will Hunting"
*"L.A. Confidential"
*"Titanic"

Achievement In Makeup

*Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson - "Men in Black"
*Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner, and Beverly Binda - "Mrs. Brown"
*Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom, and Simon Thompson - "Titanic

=Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Score)=

*"Amistad" - John Williams
*"Good Will Hunting" - Danny Elfman
*"Kundun" - Philip Glass
*"L.A. Confidential" - Jerry Goldsmith
*"Titanic" - James Horner

=Achievement In Music Written For Musical or Comedy (Original Score)=

*"Anastasia" - Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and 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

Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)

*"Journey To The Past" - "Anastasia"
*"How Do I Live" - "Con Air"
*"Miss Misery" - "Good Will Hunting"
*"Go the Distance" - "Hercules"
*"My Heart Will Go On" - "Titanic"

=Animated Short Film=

*"Famous Fred"
*"Geri's Game"
*"Redux Riding Hood"
*"Rusalka"
*"La Vieille dame et les pigeons"

=Live Action Short Film=

*"Dance Lexie Dance"
*"It's Good to Talk"
*"Skal vi være kærester?"
*"Visas and Virtue" - Chris Tashima and Chris Donahue, a Cedar Grove Production
*"Wolfgang"

=Achievement In Sound Editing=

*"Face/Off" - Mark P. Stoeckinger and Per Hallberg
*"The Fifth Element" - Mark A. Mangini
*"Titanic" - Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes

=Achievement In Sound=

*"Air Force One"
*"Con Air"
*"Contact"
*"L.A. Confidential"
*"Titanic"

=Achievement In Visual Effects=

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*"Starship Troopers"
*"Titanic"

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