Best Picture As Good as It Gets, James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson and Kristi Zea, producers (TriStar) The Full Monty, Uberto Pasolini, producer (Fox Searchlight) Good Will Hunting, Lawrence Bender, producer (Miramax) L.A. Confidential, Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson and Michael Nathanson, producers (Warner Bros.) Titanic , James Cameron and Jon Landau, producers (Paramount and 20th Century Fox) 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 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 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 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 Directing Peter Cattaneo, The Full Monty Gus Van Sant, Good Will Hunting Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter James Cameron, Titanic Writing Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks; Story by Mark Andrus, As Good as It Gets Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights Woody Allen, Deconstructing Harry Simon Beaufoy, The Full Monty Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Paul Attanasio, Donnie Brasco Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter Hilary Henkin and David Mamet, Wag the Dog Hossein Amini, The Wings of the Dove Cinematography Janusz Kaminski, Amistad Roger Deakins, Kundun Dante Spinotti, L.A. Confidential Russell Carpenter, Titanic Eduardo Serra, The Wings of the Dove Art Direction Jan Roelfs, Gattaca Dante Ferretti, Kundun Jeannine C. Oppewall, L.A. Confidential Bo Welch, Men in Black Peter Lamont, Titanic Sound Paul Massey, Rick Kline, D.M. Hemphill and Keith A. Wester, Air Force One Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Arthur Rochester, Con Air Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands and William B. Kaplan, Contact Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Kirk Francis, L.A. Confidential Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers and Mark Ulano, Titanic Music Song �Go the Distance,� Hercules, Alan Menken and David Zippel, music and lyrics �How Do I Live,� Con Air, Diane Warren, music and lyrics �Journey to the Past,� Anastasia, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, music and lyrics �Miss Misery,� Good Will Hunting, Elliott Smith, music and lyrics �My Heart Will Go On,� Titanic , James Horner and Will Jennings, music and lyrics Original Score John Williams, Amistad Danny Elfman, Good Will Hunting Philip Glass, Kundun Jerry Goldsmith, L.A. Confidential James Horner, Titanic Original Musical or Comedy Score Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and David Newman, Anastasia Hans Zimmer, As Good as It Gets Anne Dudley, The Full Monty Danny Elfman, Men in Black James Newton Howard, My Best Friend's Wedding Film Editing Richard Francis-Bruce, Air Force One Richard Marks, As Good as It Gets Pietro Scalia, Good Will Hunting Peter Honess, L.A. Confidential Conrad Buff, James Cameron and Richard A. Harris, Titanic Costume Design Ruth E. Carter, Amistad Dante Ferretti, Kundun Janet Patterson, Oscar and Lucinda Deborah L. Scott, Titanic Sandy Powell, The Wings of the Dove Makeup Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson, Men in Black Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner and Beverley Binda, Mrs. Brown Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom and Simon Thompson, Titanic Visual Effects Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra and Michael Lantieri, The Lost World: Jurassic Park Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis and John Richardson, Starship Troopers Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher and Michael Kanfer, Titanic Sound Effects Editing Mark P. Stoeckinger and Per Hallberg, Face/Off Mark Mangini, The Fifth Element Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes, Titanic Short Films Animation Famous Fred (Joanna Quinn, producer; TVC London Production for Channel 4 and S4C) Geri's Game (Jan Pinkava, producer; Pixar Animation Studios) La Vieille Dame et Les Pigeons (Sylvain Chomet, producer; Productions Pascal Blais/Les Armateurs/Odec Kid Cartoons) The Mermaid (Alexander Petrov, producer; Film Company "DAGO"/"SHAR" School-Studio/Studio "PANORAMA", Yaroslavl) Redux Riding Hood (Steve Moore, producer; Walt Disney Television Animation) Live Action Dance Lexie Dance (Pearse Moore and Tim Loane, producers; Raw Nerve Productions/Northern Lights Entertainment) It's Good to Talk (Roger Goldby and Barney Reisz, producers; Feasible Films) Sweethearts? (Birger Larsen and Thomas Lydholm, producers; Metronome Productions/Victoria Film) Visas and Virtue (Chris Tashima and Chris Donahue, producers; Cedar Grove Productions) Wolfgang (Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen, producers; M&M Productions/Dansk Novellefilm) Documentary Short Subject Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (George Casey and Paul Novros, producers; Graphic Films Corporation) Amazon (Kieth Merrill and Jonathan Stern, producers; Ogden Entertainment) Daughter of the Bride (Terri Randall, producer; Terri Randall Film & Video Productions/Home Box Office) Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies (Mel Damski and Andrea Blaugrund, producers; Little Apple Film) A Story of Healing (Donna Dewey and Carol Pasternak, producers; Dewey-Obenchain Films) Feature Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (Michael Paxton, producer; A G Media Corporation Ltd./Copasetic Inc.) Colors Straight Up (Mich�le Ohayon and Julia Schachter, producers; Echo Pictures)4 Little Girls (Spike Lee and Sam Pollard, producers; 40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks/Home Box Office) The Long Way Home (Rabbi Marvin Hier and Richard Trank, producers; Moriah Films/The Simon Wiesenthal Center) Waco: The Rules of Engagement (William Gazecki and Dan Gifford, producers; SomFord Entertainment/Fifth Estate) Foreign Language Film Beyond Silence, Germany Character , The Netherlands Four Days in September, Brazil Secrets of the Heart, Spain The Thief, Russia Gordon E. Sawyer Award To Don Iwerks, cofounder of Iwerks Entertainment, for accomplishments in the field of motion picture science and technology Scientific and Technical Award To Gunnar P. Michelson, for the engineering and development of an improved, electronic, high-speed, precision light valve for use in motion picture printing machines Honorary Award To Stanley Donen, in appreciation of a body of work marked by grace, elegance, wit and visual innovation
Facts: Winners Announced: March 23, 1998 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Host: Billy Crystal Eligibility Year: 1997