1998 ceremony · films of 1997

The 70th Oscars

114 nominations in 24 categories.

Nominations and wins

The night's big films

Winners first

Every category

Best Picture

Titanic
James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
As Good as It Gets
James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson and Kristi Zea, Producers
Good Will Hunting
Lawrence Bender, Producer
L.A. Confidential
Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson and Michael Nathanson, Producers
Michael G. Nathanson
The Full Monty
Uberto Pasolini, Producer

Best Director

Best Original Screenplay

Announced as Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Good Will Hunting
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
As Good as It Gets
Screenplay by Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks; Story by Mark Andrus
Boogie Nights
Paul Thomas Anderson
Deconstructing Harry
Woody Allen
The Full Monty
Simon Beaufoy

Best Adapted Screenplay

Announced as Writing (Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced or Published)

Best International Feature

Announced as Foreign Language Film

Best Documentary Feature

Best Cinematography

Best Film Editing

Best Production Design

Titanic
Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Michael 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 R. Hart
Jay Hart
Men in Black
Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik

Best Costume Design

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Announced as Makeup

Men in Black
Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson
Mrs. Brown
Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner, Beverley Binda
Veronica McAleer
Titanic
Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom, Simon Thompson

Best Original Score

Announced as Music (Original Dramatic Score)

Best Song Score or Adaptation Score

Announced as Music (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 Original Song

Titanic · My Heart Will Go On
Music by James Horner; Lyric by Will Jennings
Anastasia · Journey To The Past
Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyric by Lynn Ahrens
Con Air · How Do I Live
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Good Will Hunting · Miss Misery
Music and Lyric by Elliott Smith
Hercules · Go The Distance
Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by David Zippel

Best Sound

Announced as Sound

Titanic
Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, Mark Ulano
Air Force One
Paul Massey, Rick Kline, D. M. Hemphill, Keith A. Wester
Doug Hemphill
Con Air
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Arthur Rochester
Art Rochester
Contact
Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
Dennis S. Sands
L.A. Confidential
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Kirk Francis

Best Sound Editing

Announced as Sound Effects Editing

Titanic
Tom Bellfort, Christopher Boyes
Face/Off
Mark P. Stoeckinger, Per Hallberg
The Fifth Element
Mark Mangini
Mark A. Mangini

Best Visual Effects

Best Documentary Short

Best Animated Short

Geri's Game
Jan Pinkava
Famous Fred
Joanna Quinn
Mermaid
Alexander Petrov
Aleksandr Petrov
Redux Riding Hood
Steve Moore, Dan O'Shannon
The Old Lady and the Pigeons
Sylvain Chomet

Best Live Action Short

Not competitive

Honorary and special awards

Honorary Award

Stanley Donen
To Stanley Donen in appreciation of a body of work marked by grace, elegance, wit and visual innovation.

Gordon E. Sawyer Award

Don Iwerks
Don Iwerks

Medal of Commendation

Pete Clark
To Pete Clark in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.