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The 70th Oscar Winners
The 70th Academy 'Oscar' Awards promised to be the Titanic night, and it lived upto its deal. James Cameron's much talked about epic of the century swept the Oscar board with 11 statues including the Best Director and the Best Picture category, thus equalling Ben Hur's record of 11 wins. However the movie's leading lady, Kate Winslet lost to Helen Hunt in the Best Actress category while Gloria Stuart lost to Kim Bassinger in the Best Supporting Actress category. Jack Nicholson took home his second Oscar as the Best Actor while Robin Williams won the Best Supporting Actor.
But it was a night to remember for Titanic. The epic drama about two lovers aboard the ill-fated 1912 luxury liner continued its passage into film history by winning best picture at Monday night's 70th annual Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium. The Oscar win represented an emotional triumph for Cameron, whose name was repeated like a mantra in thank-you speeches over the entire course of the evening. His three hour-plus-film, Titanic had been a subject of considerable second-guessing and controversy, especially when its $200 million budget appeared to have killed any chance of the film making its money back for 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures, the two studious that co-financed the picture.Cameron has enjoyed box-office success with Aliens, the two Terminator movies and True Lies, but had never received a nomination for his work.He also shared an Oscar for the best editing, the first time a director has won in both categories.
The
Lucky Ones
| Category | Winner | For |
| Best Picture | Titanic | |
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | As Good As It Gets |
| Best Actress | Helen Hunt | As Good As It Gets |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robin Williams | Good Will Hunting |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Basinger | L.A Confidential |
| Best Director | James Cameron | Titanic |
| Best Original Screenplay | Ben Affleck & Matt Damon | Good Will Hunting |
| Best Screenplay Adaption | Brian Helgeland & Chris Hanson | L.A Confidential |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Character | The Netherlands |
| Best Cinematography | Russel Carpenter | Titanic |
| Film Editing | Conrad Buff, James Cameron and Richard A. Harris | Titanic |
| Best Original Music or Comedy Score | Dudley | The Full Monty |
| Best Original Dramatic Score | James Horner | Titanic |
| Best Original Song | "My Heart Will go on..." | Titanic |
| Best Art Direction | Peter Lamont, Michael Ford | Titanic |
| Best Costume Design | Deborah L.Scott | Titanic |
| Best Make Up | Rick Baker & David Leroy Anderson | Men in Black |
| Best Sound | Gary Rydstorm, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers & Mark Ulano | Titanic |
| Best Soung Effects Editing | Tom Bellfort & Christopher Boyes | Titanic |
| Best Visual Effects | Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L.Fisher and Michael Kanfer | Titanic |
| Best Animated Short | Geri's Game | |
| Best Live-Action Short | Visas and Virtue | |
| Best Documentary Feature | The Long Way Home | |
| Best Documentary Short Subject | A Story Of Healing | |
| Honorary Award | Director Stanley Donen | |
| Gordan E.Sawyer Award | Don Iwerks, co-founder of Iwerks entertainment | |
| Best Scientific and Technical Award | Gunnar P.Michelson | developer of an advanced electronic light valve for machines that strike movie print |
The Oscar ceremony really brought tears to the Dicaprio fans who atleast expected him to be nominated
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