70th Annual Academy Awards
March 23, 1998

The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

Your Host: Billy Crystal
Televised over ABC

Supporting Actress:Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Costume Design:Elisabeth Shue
Supporting Actor:Mira Sorvino
Sound:Cameron Diaz
Sound Effects Editing:Mike Myers
Visual Effects:Helen Hunt
Short Films:Matt Damon & Ben Affleck
Actress:Geoffrey Rush
Original Dramatic Score:Antonio Banderas
Original Musical or Comedy Score:Jennifer Lopez (dance medley choreographed by Daniel Ezralow)
Makeup:Drew Barrymore
Film Editing:Samuel L. Jackson
Scientific and Technical Awards:Ashley Judd
Honorary Award to Stanley Donen:Martin Scorsese
Original Song:Madonna
Documentary Short Subject:Djimon Hounsou
Documentary Feature:Robert De Niro
Art Direction:Meg Ryan
70 Years of Oscar's Greatest Moments:Robin Williams
Actor:Frances McDormand
Foreign Language Film:Sharon Stone
Writing Awards:Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau
Cinematography:Denzel Washington
"Oscar's Family Album" - 70 Acting Oscar Winners:Susan Sarandon
Director:Warren Beatty
Best Picture:Sean Connery
(intros by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alec Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Geena Davis & Sigourney Weaver)
"Journey to the Past-- Aaliyah (intro by Neve Campbell)
"Go the Distance"-- Michael Bolton (intro by Neve Campbell)
"How Do I Live"-- Trisha Yearwood (intro by Madonna)
"Miss Misery"-- Eliott Smith (intro by Madonna)
"My Heart Will Go On"-- Céline Dion (intro by Madonna)
All images screencaps or © WireImage.com

Your host, Billy Crystal

Celine Dion performs "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic

Anne Dudley accepts her Award for Best Comedy Score (The Full Monty)

Original Song winners James Horner & Will Jennings ("My Heart Will Go On", Titanic)


James Cameron with his Titanic Oscars® for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing

Jack Nicholson accepts his Oscar® for Best Actor (As Good As It Gets)

Helen Hunt, Best Actress for As Good As It Gets, accepts her Award

Kim Basinger accepts her Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress (L.A. Confidential)


Robin Williams, Best Supporting Actor (Good Will Hunting)

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck accept their Awards for Original Screenplay (Good Will Hunting)

Titanic editors Conrad Buff & Richard A. Harris (co-winners with James Cameron)

Rick Baker & David Leroy Anderson, Makeup (Men in Black) w. presenter Drew Barrymore


Eliott Smith performs "Miss Misery"

Madonna presents the Award for Original Dramatic Score to James Horner

How sweet it is! Stanley Donen with
his Honorary Award

Acting Award winners assemble for a "Family Album."
Show Producer:Gilbert Cates
Telecast Director for ABC:Louis J. Horvitz
Writing credits (in alphabetical order):Dave Boone (special material)
Rita Cash
Billy Crystal (special material)
Ed Driscoll (special material)
Billy Grundfest
Hal Kanter
Buz Kohan
Jon Macks (special material)
Marc Shaiman (special material)
David Steinberg (special material)
Bruce Vilanch
Musical Director:Bill Conti