<P> 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 became the first actor 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 . </P> <P> Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Best Picture <Ul> <Li> Titanic--James Cameron and Jon Landau, producers <Ul> <Li> As Good as It Gets--James L. Brooks, Bridgit Johnson and Kristi Zea, producers </Li> <Li> The Full Monty--Uberto Pasolini, producer </Li> <Li> Good Will Hunting--Lawrence Bender, producer </Li> <Li> L.A. Confidential--Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson and Michael Nathanson, producers </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Director <Ul> <Li> James Cameron--Titanic <Ul> <Li> Peter Cattaneo--The Full Monty </Li> <Li> Gus Van Sant--Good Will Hunting </Li> <Li> Curtis Hanson--L.A. Confidential </Li> <Li> Atom Egoyan--The Sweet Hereafter </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actor <Ul> <Li> Jack Nicholson--As Good as It Gets as Melvin Udall <Ul> <Li> Matt Damon--Good Will Hunting as Will Hunting </Li> <Li> Robert Duvall--The Apostle as Euliss "Sonny" Dewey, a.k.a. "The Apostle E.F." </Li> <Li> Peter Fonda--Ulee's Gold as Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson </Li> <Li> Dustin Hoffman--Wag the Dog as Stanley Motss </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Actress <Ul> <Li> Helen Hunt--As Good as It Gets as Carol Connelly <Ul> <Li> Helena Bonham Carter--The Wings of the Dove as Kate Croy </Li> <Li> Julie Christie--Afterglow as Phyllis Mann </Li> <Li> Judi Dench--Mrs Brown as Queen Victoria </Li> <Li> Kate Winslet--Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actor <Ul> <Li> Robin Williams--Good Will Hunting as Dr. Sean Maguire <Ul> <Li> Robert Forster--Jackie Brown as Max Cherry </Li> <Li> Anthony Hopkins--Amistad as John Quincy Adams </Li> <Li> Greg Kinnear--As Good as It Gets as Simon Bishop </Li> <Li> Burt Reynolds--Boogie Nights as Jack Horner </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Supporting Actress <Ul> <Li> Kim Basinger--L.A. Confidential as Lynn Bracken <Ul> <Li> Joan Cusack--In & Out as Emily Montgomery </Li> <Li> Minnie Driver--Good Will Hunting as Skylar Satenstein </Li> <Li> Julianne Moore--Boogie Nights as Amber Waves / Maggie </Li> <Li> Gloria Stuart--Titanic as Rose Dawson Calvert </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen <Ul> <Li> Good Will Hunting--Matt Damon and Ben Affleck <Ul> <Li> As Good as It Gets--Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks </Li> <Li> Boogie Nights--Paul Thomas Anderson </Li> <Li> Deconstructing Harry--Woody Allen </Li> <Li> The Full Monty--Simon Beaufoy </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published <Ul> <Li> L.A. Confidential--Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson from the novel by James Ellroy <Ul> <Li> Donnie Brasco--Paul Attanasio based on the book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone with Richard Woodley </Li> <Li> The Sweet Hereafter--Atom Egoyan adapted from the novel by Russell Banks </Li> <Li> Wag the Dog--David Mamet and Hilary Henkin from the novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart </Li> <Li> The Wings of the Dove--Hossein Amini adapted from the novel by Henry James </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Foreign Language Film <Ul> <Li> Karakter (Netherlands) in Dutch--Mike van Diem <Ul> <Li> Beyond Silence (Germany) in German--Caroline Link </Li> <Li> Four Days in September (Brazil) in Portuguese--Bruno Barreto </Li> <Li> Secrets of the Heart (Spain) in Spanish--Montxo Armendáriz </Li> <Li> The Thief (Russia) in Russian--Pavel Chukhray </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Original Song <Ul> <Li> "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic--Music by James Horner; Lyrics by Will Jennings <Ul> <Li> "Go the Distance" from Hercules--Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by David Zippel </Li> <Li> "Journey to the Past" from Anastasia--Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens </Li> <Li> "How Do I Live" from Con Air--Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren </Li> <Li> "Miss Misery" from Good Will Hunting--Music and Lyrics by Elliott Smith </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Documentary Feature <Ul> <Li> The Long Way Home--Rabbi Marvin Hier and Richard Trank <Ul> <Li> 4 Little Girls--Spike Lee and Sam Pollard </Li> <Li> Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life--Michael Paxton </Li> <Li> Colors Straight Up--Michèle Ohayon and Julia Schachter </Li> <Li> Waco: The Rules of Engagement--Dan Gifford and William Gazecki </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Documentary Short Subject <Ul> <Li> A Story of Healing--Donna Dewey and Carol Pasternak <Ul> <Li> Alaska: Spirit of the Wild--George Casey and Paul Novros </Li> <Li> Amazon--Kieth Merrill and Jonathan Stern </Li> <Li> Family Video Diaries: Daughter of the Bride--Terri Randall </Li> <Li> Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies--Mel Damski and Andrea Blaugrund </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Live Action Short Film <Ul> <Li> Visas and Virtue--Chris Tashima and Chris Donahue <Ul> <Li> Dance Lexie Dance--Tim Loane </Li> <Li> It's Good to Talk--Roger Goldby and Barney Reisz </Li> <Li> Sweethearts?--Birger Larsen and Thomas Lydholm </Li> <Li> Wolfgang--Anders Thomas Jensen and Kim Magnusson </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Animated Short Film <Ul> <Li> Geri's Game--Jan Pinkava <Ul> <Li> Famous Fred--Joanna Quinn </Li> <Li> The Old Lady and the Pigeons--Sylvain Chomet </Li> <Li> Redux Riding Hood--Steve Moore and Dan O'Shannon </Li> <Li> Rusalka--Alexander Petrov </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Original Dramatic Score <Ul> <Li> Titanic--James Horner <Ul> <Li> Amistad--John Williams </Li> <Li> Good Will Hunting--Danny Elfman </Li> <Li> Kundun--Philip Glass </Li> <Li> L.A. Confidential--Jerry Goldsmith </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Original Musical or Comedy Score <Ul> <Li> The Full Monty--Anne Dudley <Ul> <Li> Anastasia--Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Orchestral score by David Newman </Li> <Li> As Good as It Gets--Hans Zimmer </Li> <Li> Men in Black--Danny Elfman </Li> <Li> My Best Friend's Wedding--James Newton Howard </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Sound Effects Editing <Ul> <Li> Titanic--Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes <Ul> <Li> Face / Off--Mark Stoeckinger and Per Hallberg </Li> <Li> The Fifth Element--Mark Mangini </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Sound <Ul> <Li> Titanic--Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers and Mark Ulano <Ul> <Li> Air Force One--Paul Massey, Rick Kline, Doug Hemphill and Keith A. Wester </Li> <Li> Con Air--Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Art Rochester </Li> <Li> Contact--Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan </Li> <Li> L.A. Confidential--Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Kirk Francis </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Art Direction <Ul> <Li> Titanic--Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Michael D. Ford <Ul> <Li> Gattaca--Art Direction: Jan Roelfs; Set Decoration: Nancy Nye </Li> <Li> Kundun--Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo </Li> <Li> L.A. Confidential--Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Jay Hart </Li> <Li> Men in Black--Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Cinematography <Ul> <Li> Titanic--Russell Carpenter <Ul> <Li> Amistad--Janusz Kamiński </Li> <Li> Kundun--Roger Deakins </Li> <Li> L.A. Confidential--Dante Spinotti </Li> <Li> The Wings of the Dove--Eduardo Serra </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Makeup <Ul> <Li> Men in Black--Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson <Ul> <Li> Mrs Brown--Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner and Beverley Binda </Li> <Li> Titanic--Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom and Simon Thompson </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Costume Design <Ul> <Li> Titanic--Deborah Lynn Scott <Ul> <Li> Amistad--Ruth E. Carter </Li> <Li> Kundun--Dante Ferretti </Li> <Li> Oscar and Lucinda--Janet Patterson </Li> <Li> The Wings of the Dove--Sandy Powell </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Film Editing <Ul> <Li> Titanic--Conrad Buff, James Cameron and Richard A. Harris <Ul> <Li> Air Force One--Richard Francis - Bruce </Li> <Li> As Good as It Gets--Richard Marks </Li> <Li> Good Will Hunting--Pietro Scalia </Li> <Li> L.A. Confidential--Peter Honess </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Visual Effects <Ul> <Li> Titanic--Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher and Michael Kanfer <Ul> <Li> The Lost World: Jurassic Park--Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra and Michael Lantieri </Li> <Li> Starship Troopers--Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis and John Richardson </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Best Picture <Ul> <Li> Titanic--James Cameron and Jon Landau, producers <Ul> <Li> As Good as It Gets--James L. Brooks, Bridgit Johnson and Kristi Zea, producers </Li> <Li> The Full Monty--Uberto Pasolini, producer </Li> <Li> Good Will Hunting--Lawrence Bender, producer </Li> <Li> L.A. Confidential--Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson and Michael Nathanson, producers </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Director <Ul> <Li> James Cameron--Titanic <Ul> <Li> Peter Cattaneo--The Full Monty </Li> <Li> Gus Van Sant--Good Will Hunting </Li> <Li> Curtis Hanson--L.A. Confidential </Li> <Li> Atom Egoyan--The Sweet Hereafter </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr>

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