70th Annual Academy Awards Nominations (1998)
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- Date of Ceremony: Monday, March 23, 1998
- For films released in: 1997
- Nominations Announcement: Tuesday, February 10, 1998
Here is a complete list of nominations for the 70th Annual Academy Awards.
And the nominees are:
Best Picture
- As Good as It Gets
James L. Brooks [Producer], Bridget Johnson [Producer] and Kristi Zea [Producer] - The Full Monty
Uberto Pasolini [Producer] - Good Will Hunting
Lawrence Bender [Producer] - L.A. Confidential
Arnon Milchan [Producer], Curtis Hanson [Producer] and Michael Nathanson [Producer] - Titanic
James Cameron [Producer] and Jon Landau [Producer]
Best Directing
- The Full Monty
Peter Cattaneo - Good Will Hunting
Gus Van Sant - L.A. Confidential
Curtis Hanson - The Sweet Hereafter
Atom Egoyan - Titanic
James Cameron
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- The Apostle
Robert Duvall - As Good as It Gets
Jack Nicholson - Good Will Hunting
Matt Damon - Ulee's Gold
Peter Fonda - Wag the Dog
Dustin Hoffman
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Afterglow
Julie Christie - As Good as It Gets
Helen Hunt - Mrs. Brown
Judi Dench - Titanic
Kate Winslet - The Wings of the Dove
Helena Bonham Carter
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Amistad
Anthony Hopkins - As Good as It Gets
Greg Kinnear - Boogie Nights
Burt Reynolds - Good Will Hunting
Robin Williams - Jackie Brown
Robert Forster
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Boogie Nights
Julianne Moore - Good Will Hunting
Minnie Driver - In & Out
Joan Cusack - L.A. Confidential
Kim Basinger - Titanic
Gloria Stuart
Best Foreign Language Film
- Beyond Silence
- Character
- Four Days in September
- Secrets of the Heart
- The Thief
Best Art Direction
- Gattaca
Jan Roelfs [Art Direction] and Nancy Nye [Set Decoration] - Kundun
Dante Ferretti [Art Direction] and Francesca Lo Schiavo [Set Decoration] - L.A. Confidential
Jeannine Oppewall [Art Direction] and Jay R. Hart [Set Decoration] - Men in Black
Bo Welch [Art Direction] and Cheryl Carasik [Set Decoration] - Titanic
Peter Lamont [Art Direction] and Michael Ford [Set Decoration]
Best Cinematography
- Amistad
Janusz Kaminski - Kundun
Roger Deakins - L.A. Confidential
Dante Spinotti - Titanic
Russell Carpenter - The Wings of the Dove
Eduardo Serra
Best Costume Design
- Amistad
Ruth E. Carter - Kundun
Dante Ferretti - Oscar and Lucinda
Janet Patterson - Titanic
Deborah L. Scott - The Wings of the Dove
Sandy Powell
Best Documentary (Feature)
- 4 Little Girls
Spike Lee and Sam Pollard - Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life
Michael Paxton - Colors Straight Up
Michèle Ohayon and Julia Schachter - The Long Way Home
Rabbi Marvin Hier and Richard Trank - Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Dan Gifford and William Gazecki
Best Documentary (Short Subject)
- Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
George Casey and Paul Novros - Amazon
Kieth Merrill and Jonathan Stern - Daughter of the Bride
Terri Randall - Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies
Mel Damski and Andrea Blaugrund - A Story of Healing
Donna Dewey and Carol Pasternak
Best Film Editing
- Air Force One
Richard Francis-Bruce - As Good as It Gets
Richard Marks - Good Will Hunting
Pierto Scalia - L.A. Confidential
Peter Honess - Titanic
Conrad Buff, James Cameron and Richard A. Harris
Best Makeup
- Men in Black
Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson - Mrs. Brown
Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner and Beverley Binda - Titanic
Tina Earnshaw, Gerg Cannon and Simon Thompson
Best Music (Original Dramatic Score)
- Amistad
John Williams - Good Will Hunting
Danny Elfman - Kundun
Philip Glass - L.A. Confidential
Jerry Goldsmith - Titanic
James Horner
Best Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)
- Anastasia
Stephen Flaherty [Music by], Lynn Ahrens [Lyrics by] and David Newman [Orchestral Score by] - As Good as It Gets
Hans Zimmer - The Full Monty
Anne Dudley - Men in Black
Danny Elfman - My Best Friend's Wedding
James Newton Howard
Best Music (Original Song)
- Anastasia "Journey to the Past"
Stephen Flaherty [Music by] and Lynn Ahrens [Lyric by] - Con Air "How Do I Live"
Diane Warren [Music and Lyric by] - Good Will Hunting "Miss Misery"
Elliot Smith [Music and Lyric by] - Hercules "Go the Distance"
Alan Menken [Music by] and David Zippel [Lyric by] - Titanic "My Heart Will Go On"
James Horner [Music by] and Will Jennings [Lyric by]
Best Short Film (Animated)
- Famous Fred
Joanna Quinn - Geri's Game
Jan Pinkava - La Vieille Dame et les Pigeons (The Old Lady and the Pigeons)
Sylvain Chomet - The Mermaid
Alexander Petrov - Redux Riding Hood
Steve Moore and Dan O'Shannon
Best Short Film (Live Action)
- Dance Lexie Dance
Pearse Moore and Tim Loane - It's Good to Talk
Roger Goldby and Barney Reisz - Sweethearts?
Birger Larsen and Thomas Lydholm - Visas and Virtue
Chris Tashima and Chris Donahue - Wolfgang
Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen
Best Sound
- Air Force One
Paul Massey, Rick Kline, D.M. Hemphill and Keith A. Wester - Con Air
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Arthur Rochester - Contact
Randy Thorn, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands and William B. Kaplan - L.A. Confidential
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Kirk Francis - Titanic
Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers and Mark Ulano
Best Sound Effects Editing
- Face/Off
Mark P. Stoeckinger and Per Halberg - The Fifth Element
Mark Mangini - Titanic
Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes
Best Visual Effects
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra and Michael Lantieri - Starship Troopers
Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis and John Richardson - Titanic
Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher and Michael Kanfer
Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
- Donnie Brasco
Paul Attanasio - L.A. Confidential
Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson - The Sweet Hereafter
Atom Egoyan - Wag the Dog
Hilary Henkin and David Mamet - The Wings of the Dove
Hossein Amini
Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
- As Good as It Gets
Mark Andrus [Screenplay and Story by] and James L. Brooks [Screenplay by] - Boogie Nights
Paul Thomas Anderson - Deconstructing Harry
Woody Allen - The Full Monty
Simon Beaufoy - Good Will Hunting
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon