70th Academy Awards - wikipedia 70th Academy Awards 70th Academy Awards Official poster Date March 23, 1998 Site Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, California, U.S. Hosted by Billy Crystal Produced by Gil Cates Directed by Louis J. Horvitz Highlights Best Picture Titanic Most awards Titanic ( 11 ) Most nominations Titanic ( 14 ) TV in the United States Network ABC Duration 3 hours, 47 minutes Ratings 57.25 million 35.32 % ( Nielsen ratings ) ← 69th Academy Awards 71st → The 70th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ), took place on March 23, 1998, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6 : 00 p.m. PST / 9 : 00 p.m. EST. During the show, AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories honoring films released in 1997. The ceremony, which was televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor Billy Crystal hosted the show for the sixth time. He first presided over the 62nd ceremony held in 1990, and he had hosted the previous year 's gala. Nearly a month earlier in an event held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on February 28, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Ashley Judd. Titanic won a record - tying eleven awards including Best Director for James Cameron and Best Picture. Other winners included As Good as It Gets, Good Will Hunting and L.A. Confidential with two awards, and The Full Monty, Geri 's Game, Karakter, The Long Way Home, Visas and Virtue, Men in Black and A Story of Healing with one. The telecast garnered more than 57 million viewers in the United States, making it the most watched Oscars broadcast in history. Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1.1 Awards 1.2 Academy Honorary Award 1.3 Multiple nominations and awards 2 Presenters and performers 2.1 Presenters 2.2 Performers 3 Ceremony information 3.1 Box office performance of nominees 3.2 Critical response 3.3 Ratings and reception 4 In Memoriam 5 See also 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External links Winners and nominees The nominees for the 70th Academy Awards were announced on February 10, 1998, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Robert Rehme, president of the Academy, and actress Geena Davis. Titanic received the most nominations with a record - tying fourteen ( 1950 's All About Eve, and later 2016 's La La Land, also achieved this distinction ) ; Good Will Hunting and L.A. Confidential came in second with nine apiece. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 23, 1998. With eleven awards, Titanic tied with Ben - Hur for the most academy awards in Oscar history. It also became the first film to win Best Picture without a screenplay nomination since 1965 's The Sound of Music. Best Actress winner Helen Hunt was the first performer to win an Oscar while concurrently starring in a television series ; Jack Nicholson became the fourth performer to win at least three acting Oscars. Both won for their roles in As Good as it Gets, making it the seventh film to win both lead acting awards. Nominated for their performances as Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic, Best Actress nominee Kate Winslet and Best Supporting Actress nominee Gloria Stuart became the first pair of actress nominated for portraying the same character in the same film. At age 87, Stuart also became the oldest performer nominated for a competitive Oscar. Awards James Cameron, Best Director and Best Film Editor co-winner Jack Nicholson, Best Actor winner Helen Hunt, Best Actress winner Robin Williams, Best Supporting Actor winner Kim Basinger, Best Supporting Actress winner Matt Damon, Best Original Screenplay co-winner Ben Affleck, Best Original Screenplay co-winner Curtis Hanson, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner James Horner, Best Original Song co-winner Jan Pinkava, Best Animated Short Film winner Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ( ). Best Picture Titanic -- James Cameron and Jon Landau, producers As Good as It Gets -- James L. Brooks, Bridgit 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 Best Director James Cameron -- Titanic Peter Cattaneo -- The Full Monty Gus Van Sant -- Good Will Hunting Curtis Hanson -- L.A. Confidential Atom Egoyan -- The Sweet Hereafter Best Actor Jack Nicholson -- As Good as It Gets as Melvin Udall Matt Damon -- Good Will Hunting as Will Hunting Robert Duvall -- The Apostle as Euliss `` Sonny '' Dewey, a.k.a. `` The Apostle E.F. '' Peter Fonda -- Ulee 's Gold as Ulysses `` Ulee '' Jackson Dustin Hoffman -- Wag the Dog as Stanley Motss Best Actress Helen Hunt -- As Good as It Gets as Carol Connelly Helena Bonham Carter -- The Wings of the Dove as Kate Croy Julie Christie -- Afterglow as Phyllis Mann Judi Dench -- Mrs Brown as Queen Victoria Kate Winslet -- Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater Best Supporting Actor Robin Williams -- Good Will Hunting as Dr. Sean Maguire Robert Forster -- Jackie Brown as Max Cherry Anthony Hopkins -- Amistad as John Quincy Adams Greg Kinnear -- As Good as It Gets as Simon Bishop Burt Reynolds -- Boogie Nights as Jack Horner Best Supporting Actress Kim Basinger -- L.A. Confidential as Lynn Bracken Joan Cusack -- In & Out as Emily Montgomery Minnie Driver -- Good Will Hunting as Skylar Julianne Moore -- Boogie Nights as Amber Waves / Maggie Gloria Stuart -- Titanic as Rose Dawson Calvert Best Original Screenplay / Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Good Will Hunting -- Matt Damon and Ben Affleck As Good as It Gets -- Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks Boogie Nights -- Paul Thomas Anderson Deconstructing Harry -- Woody Allen The Full Monty -- Simon Beaufoy Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published L.A. Confidential -- Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson from the novel by James Ellroy Donnie Brasco -- Paul Attanasio based on the book Donnie Brasco : My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone with Richard Woodley The Sweet Hereafter -- Atom Egoyan adapted from the novel by Russell Banks Wag the Dog -- David Mamet and Hilary Henkin from the novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart The Wings of the Dove -- Hossein Amini adapted from the novel by Henry James Best Foreign Language Film Karakter ( Netherlands ) in Dutch -- Mike van Diem Beyond Silence ( Germany ) in German -- Caroline Link Four Days in September ( Brazil ) in Portuguese -- Bruno Barreto Secrets of the Heart ( Spain ) in Spanish -- Montxo Armendáriz The Thief ( Russia ) in Russian -- Pavel Chukhray Best Original Song `` My Heart Will Go On '' from Titanic -- Music by James Horner ; Lyrics by Will Jennings `` Go the Distance '' from Hercules -- Music by Alan Menken ; Lyrics by David Zippel `` Journey to the Past '' from Anastasia -- Music by Stephen Flaherty ; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens `` How Do I Live '' from Con Air -- Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren `` Miss Misery '' from Good Will Hunting -- Music and Lyrics by Elliott Smith Best Documentary Feature The Long Way Home -- Rabbi Marvin Hier and Richard Trank 4 Little Girls -- Spike Lee and Sam Pollard Ayn Rand : A Sense of Life -- Michael Paxton Colors Straight Up -- Michèle Ohayon and Julia Schachter Waco : The Rules of Engagement -- Dan Gifford and William Gazecki Best Documentary Short Subject A Story of Healing -- Donna Dewey and Carol Pasternak Alaska : Spirit of the Wild -- George Casey and Paul Novros Amazon -- Kieth Merrill and Jonathan Stern Family Video Diaries : Daughter of the Bride -- Terri Randall Still Kicking : The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies -- Mel Damski and Andrea Blaugrund Best Live Action Short Film Visas and Virtue -- Chris Tashima and Chris Donahue Dance Lexie Dance -- Tim Loane It 's Good to Talk -- Roger Goldby and Barney Reisz. Sweethearts ? -- Birger Larsen and Thomas Lydholm Wolfgang -- Anders Thomas Jensen and Kim Magnusson Best Animated Short Film Geri 's Game -- Jan Pinkava Famous Fred -- Joanna Quinn The Old Lady and the Pigeons -- Sylvain Chomet Redux Riding Hood -- Steve Moore and Dan O'Shannon Rusalka -- Alexander Petrov Best Original Dramatic Score Titanic -- James Horner Amistad -- John Williams Good Will Hunting -- Danny Elfman Kundun -- Philip Glass L.A. Confidential -- Jerry Goldsmith Best 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 Best Sound Effects Editing Titanic -- Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes Face / Off -- Mark Stoeckinger and Per Hallberg The Fifth Element -- Mark Mangini Best Sound Titanic -- Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers and Mark Ulano Air Force One -- Paul Massey, Rick Kline, Doug Hemphill and Keith A. Wester Con Air -- Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Art Rochester Contact -- Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan L.A. Confidential -- Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Kirk Francis Best Art Direction Titanic -- Art Direction : Peter Lamont ; Set Decoration : Michael D. 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 Hart Men in Black -- Art Direction : Bo Welch ; Set Decoration : Cheryl Carasik Best Cinematography Titanic -- Russell Carpenter Amistad -- Janusz Kamiński Kundun -- Roger Deakins L.A. Confidential -- Dante Spinotti The Wings of the Dove -- Eduardo Serra Best Makeup Men in Black -- Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson Mrs Brown -- Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner and Beverley Binda Titanic -- Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom and Simon Thompson Best Costume Design Titanic -- Deborah Lynn Scott Amistad -- Ruth E. Carter Kundun -- Dante Ferretti Oscar and Lucinda -- Janet Patterson The Wings of the Dove -- Sandy Powell Best Film Editing Titanic -- Conrad Buff, James Cameron and 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 Best Visual Effects Titanic -- Robert Legato, Mark A. Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher and Michael Kanfer The Lost World : Jurassic Park -- Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra and Michael Lantieri Starship Troopers -- Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis and John Richardson Academy Honorary Award Stanley Donen Multiple nominations and awards The following 16 films received multiple nominations : Nominations Film 14 Titanic 9 Good Will Hunting L.A. Confidential 7 As Good as It Gets Amistad The Full Monty Kundun The Wings of the Dove Boogie Nights Men in Black Air Force One Anastasia Con Air Mrs Brown The Sweet Hereafter Wag the Dog The following four films received multiple awards : Awards Film 11 Titanic As Good as It Gets Good Will Hunting L.A. Confidential Presenters and performers The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers. Presenters Name ( s ) Role Rose, Norman Norman Rose Announcer for the 70th annual Academy Awards Rehme, Robert Robert Rehme ( AMPAS President ) Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony Gooding, Jr., Cuba Cuba Gooding, Jr. Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress Shue, Elisabeth Elisabeth Shue Presenter of the award for Best Costume Design Hoffman, Dustin Dustin Hoffman Presenter of the 70 years of Best Picture winners montage Campbell, Neve Neve Campbell Presenter of the performances of Best Song nominees `` Journey to the Past '' and `` Go the Distance '' Schwarzenegger, Arnold Arnold Schwarzenegger Presenter of the film Titanic on the Best Picture segment Sorvino, Mira Mira Sorvino Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor Diaz, Cameron Cameron Diaz Presenter of the award for Best Sound Myers, Mike Mike Myers Presenter of the award for Sound Effects Editing Weaver, Sigourney Sigourney Weaver Presenter of the film As Good as It Gets on the Best Picture segment Hunt, Helen Helen Hunt Presenter of the award for Best Visual Effects Wray, Fay Fay Wray Introducer of presenters Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Affleck, Ben Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Presenters of the awards for Best Live Action Short Film and Best Animated Short Film Rush, Geoffrey Geoffrey Rush Presenter of the award for Best Actress Banderas, Antonio Antonio Banderas Presenter of the award for Best Original Dramatic Score Lopez, Jennifer Jennifer Lopez Introducer of the special dance number to the tune of the nominees for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score and presenter of the award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score Barrymore, Drew Drew Barrymore Presenter of the award for Best Makeup Baldwin, Alec Alec Baldwin Presenter of the film L.A. Confidential on the Best Picture segment Jackson, Samuel L. Samuel L. Jackson Presenter of the award for Best Film Editing Judd, Ashley Ashley Judd Presenter of the segment of the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award Scorsese, Martin Martin Scorsese Presenter of the Honorary Academy Award to Stanley Donen Dillon, Matt Matt Dillon Presenter of the film Good Will Hunting on the Best Picture segment Madonna Madonna Introducer of the performances of Best Song nominees `` How Do I Live '', `` Miss Misery '' and `` My Heart Will Go On '' and presenter of the award for Best Original Song Hounsou, Djimon Djimon Hounsou Presenter of the Best Documentary Short De Niro, Robert Robert De Niro Presenter of the Best Documentary Feature Goldberg, Whoopi Whoopi Goldberg Presenter of the In Memoriam tribute Ryan, Meg Meg Ryan Presenter of the award for Best Art Direction Williams, Robin Robin Williams Presenter of the 70 Years of Oscars montage McDormand, Frances Frances McDormand Presenter of the award for Best Actor Stone, Sharon Sharon Stone Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film Lemmon, Jack Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau Presenters of the awards for Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published and Best Original Screenplay / Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Washington, Denzel Denzel Washington Presenter of the award for Best Cinematography Sarandon, Susan Susan Sarandon Presenter of the Oscar Family Album segment Davis, Geena Geena Davis Presenter of the film The Full Monty on the Best Picture segment Beatty, Warren Warren Beatty Presenter of the award for Best Director Connery, Sean Sean Connery Presenter of the award for Best Picture Performers Name ( s ) Role Performed Jerry Goldsmith Composer `` Fanfare for Oscar '' Bill Conti Musical Arranger Orchestral Billy Crystal Host Opening number : Titanic ( to the tune of `` The Ballad of Gilligan 's Isle '' from Gilligan 's Island ), As Good As It Gets ( to the tune of `` Let 's Call the Whole Thing Off '' from Shall We Dance ), Good Will Hunting ( to the tune of `` Night and Day '' from The Gay Divorcee ), L.A. Confidential ( to the tune of `` Fascinating Rhythm '' by George Gershwin ) and The Full Monty ( to the tune `` Hello, Dolly ! '' from Hello, Dolly ! ) Michael Bolton Performer `` Go the Distance '' from Hercules Aaliyah Performer `` Journey to the Past '' from Anastasia Trisha Yearwood Performer `` How Do I Live '' from Con Air Elliott Smith Performer `` Miss Misery '' from Good Will Hunting Celine Dion Performer `` My Heart Will Go On '' from Titanic Ceremony information Billy Crystal hosted the 70th Academy Awards. In December 1997, the Academy hired veteran Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates to oversee the 1998 ceremony. `` Gil has become the consummate Oscar show producer, consistently garnering top television ratings for the telecast, '' said AMPAS president Robert Rehme in a press release announcing the selection. `` His shows are full of wit, charm and surprise. '' A few days later, actor and comedian Billy Crystal was chosen to emcee the upcoming telecast. Cates explained his reason to bring back the veteran comedian saying, `` Billy 's performance last year was spectacular. There is nobody like him. '' In an article published in USA Today he initially requested to Cates and AMPAS five months after the previous year 's ceremony that he would like to take a break from hosting duties. However, pressure from the Academy, Cates, and several friends and family members made him reconsider his decision. His sixth stint would make him second only to Bob Hope in number of ceremonies hosted. To commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the Academy Awards, 70 actors who have received both competitive and honorary awards appeared seated onstage together during a segment called Oscar 's Family Album. Each former winner was acknowledged by announcer Norman Rose with the films he or she won for. At the end of the segment newly minted winners Kim Bassinger, Helen Hunt, and Robin Williams joined them. This marked the largest gathering of former winners since the 50th ceremony held in 1978. Several others participated in the production of the ceremony. Bill Conti served as musical director for the telecast. Dancer Daniel Ezralow choreographed a dance number showcasing the nominees for Best Original Comedy or Musical Score. Bart the Bear made a surprise appearance during the presentation of the Best Sound Effects Editing award with Mike Myers. Box office performance of nominees At the time of the nominations announcement on February 10, the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees was $579 million with an average of $116 million per film. Titanic was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $338.7 million in domestic box office receipts. The film was followed by As Good as It Gets ( $92.6 million ), Good Will Hunting ( $68.9 million ), L.A. Confidential ( $39.7 million ), and finally The Full Monty ( $38.7 million ). Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 40 nominations went to 15 films on the list. Only Titanic ( 1st ), As Good as It Gets ( 16th ), Good Will Hunting ( 20th ), and In & Out ( 24th ) were nominated for directing, acting, screenwriting, or Best Picture. The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were Men in Black ( 2nd ), The Lost World : Jurassic Park ( 3rd ), Air Force One ( 5th ), My Best Friends Wedding ( 7th ), Face / Off ( 9th ), Con Air ( 12th ), Contact ( 13th ), Hercules ( 14th ), The Fifth Element ( 25th ), Anastasia ( 30th ), and Starship Troopers ( 34th ). Critical response The show received a positive reception from most media publications. Television critic Howard Rosenberg of the Los Angeles Times lauded Crystal 's performance writing that he `` would earn top billing as that unusual comedian as artful at doing musical comedy as jokes. '' San Francisco Chronicle columnist John Carman raved, `` It was the best Oscar show in two decades. '' He also gave high marks for the host, commenting, `` But last night, Crystal was back in razor form. '' The Seattle Times television editor Kay McFadden praised Crystal commenting that `` he possesses nearly impeccable timing and judgment. '' In addition, she noted that while the ceremony dragged on, `` Last night was one of television 's smartest live ceremonies in recent memory. '' Some media outlets were more critical of the show. Ray Richmond of Variety complained that the ceremony proved to be a `` Yawner of an Oscarcast. '' He added that Crystal 's `` off - the - cuff one - liners sank faster than the great ship herself. '' Boston Globe television critic Matthew Gilbert bemoaned, `` There was hardly a spontaneous moment during last night 's Oscarcast. '' Film critic Carrie Rickey from The Philadelphia Inquirer lamented that the inevitable Titanic sweep `` sank a telecast loaded with montages of previous years ' Oscar highlights. '' Ratings and reception The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 57.25 million people over its length, which was a 29 % increase from the previous year 's ceremony. An estimated 87.50 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. The show also earned higher Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 35.32 % of households watching over a 55.77 share. In addition, it garnered a higher 18 -- 49 demo rating with a 24.90 rating over a 44.30 share among viewers in that demographic. It was, and remains to date, the highest viewership for an Academy Award telecast since figures were compiled beginning with the 46th ceremony in 1974. In July 1998, the ceremony presentation received eight nominations at the 50th Primetime Emmys. Two months later, the ceremony won five of those nominations for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program ( Billy Crystal ), Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program ( Louis J Horvitz ), Outstanding Lighting Direction ( Electronic ) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, or Movie ( Bob Barnhart, Robert Dickinson, Matt Ford, Andy O'Reilly ), Outstanding Music Direction ( Bill Conti ), and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special ( Patrick Baltzell, Robert Douglass, Edward J. Greene, Tommy Vicari ). In Memoriam The annual In Memoriam tribute was presented by actress Whoopi Goldberg. The montage featured an excerpt of `` Appassionata '' from The Passage composed by Michael J. Lewis. Lloyd Bridges Richard Jaeckel Saul Chaplin Stanley Cortez William Hickey Paul Jarrico Dorothy Kingsley Sydney Guilaroff William H. 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Thalberg Memorial Award Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Academy Scientific and Technical Awards Academy Award of Merit ( non-competitive ) Scientific and Engineering Award Technical Achievement Award John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation Gordon E. Sawyer Award Student Awards Student Academy Award Former awards Merit Awards Assistant Director Dance Direction Director of a Comedy Picture Engineering Effects Short Subject, Two - reel Short Subject, Comedy Short Subject, Novelty Story Title Writing Unique and Artistic Quality of Production Special Awards Academy Juvenile Award Special Achievement Academy Award Ceremonies ‡ ( List Book ) 1927 / 28 1928 / 29 1929 / 30 1930 / 31 1931 / 32 1932 / 33 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 Footnotes ‡ Dates and years listed for each ceremony were the eligibility period of film release in Los Angeles County, California. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period was from August to July. 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Question: who won best actor instead of leo for titanic
Answer: Jack Nicholson