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Best Picture of the Year
 AS GOOD AS IT GETS (TriStar) A Gracie Films Production. James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson and Kristi Zea - producers
THE FULL MONTY (Fox Searchlight) A Redwave Films Production. Uberto Pasolini - producer
GOOD WILL HUNTING (Miramax) A Be Gentlemen Production. Lawrence Bender - producer
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (Warner Bros.) A Regency Enterprises Production. Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson and Michael Nathanson - producers
 TITANIC (20th Century Fox and Paramount) A Lightstorm Entertainment Production. James Cameron and Jon Landau - producers (Won 11 Awards, tying BEN-HUR for most Awards for a picture.) (14 nominations ties ALL ABOUT EVE for most nominations.)
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Matt Damon in GOOD WILL HUNTING
Robert Duvall in THE APOSTLE
Peter Fonda in ULEE'S GOLD
Dustin Hoffman in WAG THE DOG
Jack Nicholson in AS GOOD AS IT GETS
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Helena Bonham Carter in THE WINGS OF THE DOVE
Julie Christie in AFTERGLOW
Dame Judi Dench in MRS. BROWN
Helen Hunt in AS GOOD AS IT GETS
Kate Winslet in TITANIC
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Robert Forster in JACKIE BROWN
Anthony Hopkins in AMISTAD
Greg Kinnear in AS GOOD AS IT GETS
Burt Reynolds in BOOGIE NIGHTS
Robin Williams in GOOD WILL HUNTING
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Kim Basinger in L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
Joan Cusack in IN & OUT
Minnie Driver in GOOD WILL HUNTING
Julianne Moore in BOOGIE NIGHTS
Gloria Stuart in TITANIC
Achievement in Directing
James Cameron for TITANIC
Peter Cattaneo for THE FULL MONTY
Atom Egoyan for THE SWEET HEREAFTER
Curtis Hanson for L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
Gus Van Sant for GOOD WILL HUNTING
Achievement in Writing: Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon - GOOD WILL HUNTING
Woody Allen - DECONSTRUCTING HARRY
Paul Thomas Anderson - BOOGIE NIGHTS
Mark Andrus & James L. Brooks, Story by Mark Andrus - AS GOOD AS IT GETS
Simon Beaufoy - THE FULL MONTY
Achievement in Writing: Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Hossein Amini - THE WINGS OF THE DOVE
Paul Attanasio - DONNIE BRASCO
Atom Egoyan - THE SWEET HEREAFTER
Brian Helgeland & Curtis Hanson - L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
Hilary Henkin & David Mamet - WAG THE DOG
Achievement in Cinematography
Russell Carpenter - TITANIC
Roger Deakins - KUNDUN
Janusz Kaminski - AMISTAD
Eduardo Serra - THE WINGS OF THE DOVE
Dante Spinotti - L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
Achievement in Art Direction
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 R. Hart
MEN IN BLACK Art Direction: Bo Welch, Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
TITANIC Art Direction: Peter Lamont, Set Decoration: Michael Ford
Achievement in Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter - AMISTAD
Dante Ferretti - KUNDUN
Janet Patterson - OSCAR AND LUCINDA
Sandy Powell - THE WINGS OF THE DOVE
Deborah L. Scott - TITANIC
Achievement in Documentary Feature Films
AYN RAND: A SENSE OF LIFE (Strand Releasing) An A G Media Corporation Limited Production, Michael Paxton - producer
COLORS STRAIGHT UP An Echo Pictures Production, Michele Ohayon & Julia Schachter - producers
4 LITTLE GIRLS An HBO Documentary Film/40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks Production, Spike Lee & Sam Pollard - producers
THE LONG WAY HOME (Seventh Art) A Moriah Films Production at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Rabbi Marvin Hier & Richard Trank - producers
WACO: THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT A SomFord Entertainment/Fifth Estate Production, Dan Gifford & William Gazecki - producers
Achievement in Documentary Short Subjects
ALASKA: SPIRIT OF THE WILD A Graphic Films Corporation Production, George V. Casey & Paul Novros - producers
AMAZON An Ogden Entertainment Production, Kieth Merrill & Jonathan Stern - producers
DAUGHTER OF THE BRIDE A Terri Randall Film and Video Production, Terri Randall - producer
STILL KICKING: THE FABULOUS PALM SPRINGS FOLLIES A Little Apple Film Production, Mel Damski & Andrea Blaugrund - producers
A STORY OF HEALING A Dewey-Obenchain Films Production, Donna Dewey & Carol Pasternak - producers
Achievement in Film Editing
Richard Francis-Bruce - AIR FORCE ONE
Conrad Buff, James Cameron & Richard A. Harris - TITANIC
Peter Honess - L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
Richard Marks - AS GOOD AS IT GETS
Pietro Scalia - GOOD WILL HUNTING
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
JENSEITS DER STILLE (BEYOND SILENCE, Germany - Jakob Claussen, Luggi Waldleitner & Thomas Wöbke, producers)
KARAKTER (CHARACTER, The Netherlands - Laurens Geels, producer)
O QUE È ISSO, COMPANHIERO? (FOUR DAYS IN SEPTEMBER, Brazil - Lucy Barreto & Luis Carlos Barreto, producers)
SECRETOS DEL CORAZÓN (SECRETS OF THE HEART, Spain - Thierry Forte & José Mazeda, producers)
VOR (THE THIEF, Russia - Sergei Koslov & Igor Tolstunov, producers)
Achievement in Makeup
Rick Baker & David Leroy Anderson - MEN IN BLACK
Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom & Simon Thompson - TITANIC
Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner & Beverley Binda - MRS. BROWN
Achievement in Music: Original Musical or Comedy Score
Anne Dudley - THE FULL MONTY
Danny Elfman - MEN IN BLACK
Stephen Flaherty, Music; Lynn Ahrens, Lyrics; David Newman, Orchestral Score ANASTASIA
James Newton Howard - MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING
Hans Zimmer - AS GOOD AS IT GETS
Achievement in Music: Original Dramatic Score
Danny Elfman - GOOD WILL HUNTING
Philip Glass - KUNDUN
Jerry Goldsmith - L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
James Horner - TITANIC
John Williams - AMISTAD
Achievement in Music: Original Song
"Go the Distance" from HERCULES Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by David Zippel
"How Do I Live" from CON AIR Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
"Journey to the Past" from ANASTASIA Music by Stephen Flaherty. Lyric by Lynn Ahrens
"Miss Misery" from GOOD WILL HUNTING Music and Lyric by Elliott Smith
"My Heart Will Go On"  TITANIC Music by James Horner, Lyric by Will Jennings
Achievement in Animated Short Films
FAMOUS FRED A TVC London Production for Channel 4 and S4C, Joanna Quinn - producer
GERI'S GAME A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Jan Pinkava - producer
LA VIEILLE DAME ET LES PIGEONS (The Old Lady and the Pigeons) A Productions Pascal Blais/Les Armateurs/Odec Kid Cartoons Production, Sylvain Chomet - producer
THE MERMAID A Film Company "DAGO"/"SHAR" School-Studio/Studio "PANORAMA", Yaroslavl Production, Alexander Petrov - producer
REDUX RIDING HOOD A Walt Disney Television Animation Production, Steve Moore - producer
Achievement in Live Action Short Films
DANCE LEXIE DANCE A Raw Nerve Production for Northern Lights, Pearse Moore & Tim Loane - producers
IT'S GOOD TO TALK A Feasible Films Production, Roger Goldby & Barney Reisz - producers
SWEETHEARTS? A Metronome Productions/Victoria Film Production, Birger Larsen & Thomas Lydholm - producers
VISAS AND VIRTUE A Cedar Grove Production, Chris Tashima & Chris Donahue - producers
WOLFGANG An M&M Production for Dansk Novellefilm, Kim Magnusson & Anders Thomas Jensen - producers
Achievement in Sound
Paul Massey, Rick Kline, D. M. Hemphill & Keith A. Wester - AIR FORCE ONE
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell & Arthur Rochester - CON AIR
Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands & William B. Kaplan - CONTACT
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer & Kirk Francis - L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers & Mark Ulano - TITANIC
Achievement in Sound Effects Editing
FACE/OFF - Mark P. Stoeckinger & Per Hallberg
THE FIFTH ELEMENT - Mark Mangini
TITANIC - Tom Bellfort & Christopher Boyes
Achievement in Visual Effects
THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK - Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra & Michael Lantieri
STARSHIP TROOPERS - Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis & John Richardson
TITANIC - Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher & Michael Kanfer
Scientific and Technical Awards
Academy Award of Merit (Statuette)
Gunnar P. Michelson for the engineering and development of an improved, electronic, high-speed, precision light valve for use in motion picture printing machines.
Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque)
 Eben Ostby, Bill Reeves, Sam Leffler and Tom Duff for the development of the Marionette Three-Dimensional Computer Animation System.
Richard Shoup, Alvy Ray Smith and Thomas Porter for their pioneering efforts in the development of digital paint systems used in motion picture production.
Kirk Handley, Ray Meluch, Scott Robinson, Wilson Allen and John Neary for the design, development and implementation of the Dolby CP500 Digital Cinema Processor.
Craig Reynolds for his pioneering contributions to the development of three-dimensional computer animation for motion picture production.
John Gibson, Rob Krieger, Milan Novacek, Glen Ozymok and Dave Springer for the development of the geometric modeling component of the Alias PowerAnimator system.
Dominique Boisvert, Rejean Gagne, Daniel Langlois and Richard Laperriere for the development of the "Actor" animation component of the Softimage computer animation system.
Bill Kovacs for his creative leadership and Roy Hall for his principal engineering efforts that led to the Wavefront Advanced Visualizer computer graphics system.
Joel Johnson of the O'Connor Laboratories for the unique design improvement in fluid-head counter-balancing techniques as used in their Model 2575.
Al Jensen, Chuck Headley, Jean Messner and Hazem Nabulsi of CEI Technology for the production of a self-contained, flicker-free, Color Video-Assist Camera.
Technical Achievement Award (Certificate)
 Clark F. Crites for the design and development of the ELF 1-C Endless Loop Film Transport and storage system.
Dan Leimeter and Bob Weitz for the development and implementation of a Portable Adjustment Tool for T-Style Slit Lens Assemblies.
Greg Hermanovic, Kim Davidson, Mark Elendt and Paul Breslin for the development of the procedural modeling and animation components of the Prisms software package.
Jim Keating, Michael Wahrman and Richard Hollander for their contributions that led to the Wavefront Advanced Visualizer computer graphics system.
James M. Reilly, Douglas W. Nishimura and Monique C. Fisher of the Rochester Institute of Technology for the creation of A-D Strips, a diagnostic tool for the detection of the presence of vinegar syndrome in processed acetate-based motion picture film.
Philip C. Cory for the design and development of the Special Effects Spark Generator.
Jim Frazier, for the concept, and Iain Neil and Rick Gelbard for the design and development of the Panavision/Frazier Lens System for motion picture photography.
James F. Foley, Charles Converse and F. Edward Gardner of UCISCO; and to Bob Stoker and Matt Sweeney for the development and realization of the Liquid Synthetic Air system.
Richard Chuang, Glenn Entis and Carl Rosendahl for the concept and architecture of the Pacific Data Images (PDI) Animation System.
James A. Cashin, Roger Hibbard and Larry Jacobson for the design, development and implementation of a projection system analyzer.
Honorary Awards
Stanley Donen - "In appreciation of a body of work marked by grace, elegance, wit and visual innovation." Winner presented statuette.
 Pete Clark - "In appreciation for outstanding service and dedication to upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences." Winner presented John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
No Award given this year.
Gene Hersholt Humanitarian Award
No Award given this year.
Gordon E. Sawyer Award
Don Iwerks
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FIRSTS
· Titanic is the highest-grossing movie in history, earning more than $1 billion worldwide.
· Titanic ties All About Eve for most nominations (14).
· Titanic ties Ben-Hur for most Oscars® (11).
· Helen Hunt becomes the first Best Actress winner to simultaneously star in a TV series. Previously, Goldie Hawn and Cloris Leachman had pulled off the same trick as Best Supporting Actresses.
· Jack Nicholson ties Walter Brennan as the man with the most Acting Awards (3). He leads all men with an accumulated 11 nominations.
· Woody Allen's nomination for Best Screenplay is his 13th, putting him in front of Billy Wilder for most in this category.
· In the Directing category, this was the first nomination for all except The Full Monty's Peter Cattaneo, who had a Short Film nom for 1990.
ROLE REVERSALS
· Helen Hunt got her role in As Good as It Gets only after Holly Hunter turned it down.
· And John Travolta said "No" to the part of Melvin Udall.
· Sean Connery was approached for the role of John Quincy Adams in Amistad, but he declined.
SINS OF OMISSION
Actor: Ian Holm - The Sweet Hereafter
Supporting Actor: Kevin Spacey - L.A. Confidential, Philip Seymour Hoffman - Boogie Nights
UNMENTIONABLES
· Supporting Actress nominee Gloria Stuart was one of the founders of the Screen Actors Guild in 1933.
· Rumors persisted that Williams Goldman was the actual screenwriter for Good Will Hunting. Here's what Goldman had to say at a WGA seminar in 2003: "I would love to say that I wrote it. Here is the truth. In my obit it will say that I wrote it. People don't want to think those two cute guys wrote it. What happened was, they had the script. It was their script. They gave it to Rob [Reiner] to read, and there was a great deal of stuff in the script dealing with the F.B.I. trying to use Matt Damon for spy work because he was so brilliant in math. Rob said, 'Get rid of it.' They then sent them in to see me for a day - I met with them in New York - and all I said to them was, 'Rob's right. Get rid of the F.B.I. stuff. Go with the family, go with Boston, go with all that wonderful stuff.' And they did. I think people refuse to admit it because their careers have been so far from writing, and I think it's too bad. I'll tell you who wrote a marvelous script once, Sylvester Stallone. Rocky's a marvelous script. God, read it, it's wonderful. It's just got marvelous stuff. And then he stopped suddenly because it's easier being a movie star and making all that money than going in your pit and writing a script. But I did not write [Good Will Hunting], alas."
· At $250 million, Titanic the movie cost more than the ship itself. The cost to construct the ship in 1910-1912 was £1.5 million, equivalent to $7.5 million at the time and about $120 to $150 million in 1997 dollars.
· On the final night of Titanic shooting in Nova Scotia, one or more pranksters mixed PCP (angel dust) into the clam chowder served to the cast and crew. Eighty people were taken ill, many hospitalized with hallucinations. Actor Bill Paxton felt listless for two weeks after the incident.
· The Full Monty (which means "the whole thing") charmed American audiences. Some American cinemas, however, had special leaflets printed containing translations to some of the British slang left in the U.S. version of the film so that audiences would be able to follow the dialog more easily. The six leads did in fact perform a full-frontal strip-tease in front of 400 extras. Director Peter Cattaneo described it as "a one-take deal".
· Curtis Hansen used two Australians (Russell Crowe and Guy Pierce) to portray the lead detectives in L.A. Confidential. One of the main plot points was based on the long-time rumor that there really was a house of prostitution in Hollywood that supplied ladies meticulously dressed and made up to resemble famous movie stars. In his memoir Hollywood: Stars and Starlets, Tycoons and Flesh-Peddlers, Moviemakers and Moneymakers, Frauds and Geniuses, Hopefuls and Has-Beens, Great Lovers and Sex Symbols, screenwriter Garson Kanin describes a visit to a place called "Mae's" where the madam dressed as Mae West and presided over a cast of replicas of Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Carole Lombard, Marlene Dietrich and Ginger Rogers, among others.
· Before the film was finished, director Paul Thomas Anderson sent a rough copy of Boogie Nights to New Line Cinema for them to do the trailer for the film. The movie was pirated and distributed before it was released. The pirated work print includes many scenes not in the movie or DVD deleted scenes and were possibly deleted to avoid the NC-17 rating - as some are very explicit.
· For Oscar®'s 70th anniversay, 132 surviving Acting Award winners were invited to take their places on stage for a "Family Album." Seventy attended. Many in the audience were surprised and delighted to realize that Luise Rainer, two-time winner in 1936 and 1937, was still very much alive. Marlon Brando and George C. Scott who had both refused their Oscars years earlier were not invited.
· Not only had Honorary Award recipient Stanley Donen never received an Oscar®, in spite of his excellent body of work, he'd never even been nominated.
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