1997 Academy AwardŽ Nominations: winners are underlined.

Best Picture: As Good As It Gets The Full Monty Good Will Hunting L.A. Confidential Titanic What will win: Titanic What should win: The Full Monty Runner-up: Titanic What's missing: Contact

Best Director: Peter Cattaneo, The Full Monty Gus Van Sant, Good Will Hunting Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter James Cameron, Titanic Who will win: James Cameron Who should win: Peter Cattaneo Runner up: Curtis Hanson Who's Missing: Jonathan Mostow, Breakdown

Best Actor: Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting Robert Duvall, The Apostle Peter Fonda, Ulee's Gold Dustin Hoffman, Wag the Dog Jack Nicholson, As Good As It Gets Who will win: Jack Nicholson Who should win: Jack Nicholson Runner-up: Robert Duvall Who's Missing: Robert Carlyle, The Full Monty

Best Actress: Helena Bonham Carter, The Wings Of The Dove Julie Christie, Afterglow Judi Dench, Mrs. Brown Helen Hunt, As Good As It Gets Kate Winslet, Titanic Who will win: Kate Winslet Who should win: Helen Hunt Runner-up: Kate Winslet Who's missing: Emily Watson, The Boxer

Best Supporting Actor: Robert Forster, Jackie Brown Anthony Hopkins, Amistad Greg Kinnear, As Good As It Gets Burt Reynolds, Boogie Nights Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting Who will win: Burt Reynolds Who should win: Burt Reynolds Runner-up: Robin Williams Who's missing: Michael Ironside, Starship Troopers

Best Supporting Actress: Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential Joan Cusack, In & Out Minnie Driver, Good Will Hunting Julianne Moore, Boogie Nights Gloria Stuart, Titanic Who will win: Kim Basinger Who should win: Gloria Stuart Runner-up: tie - Minnie Driver and Kim Basinger Who's missing: Kathy Bates, Titanic

Best Original Screenplay:
Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks, As Good As It Gets
Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights
Woody Allen, Deconstructing Harry
Simon Beaufoy, The Full Monty
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting

What will win: Good Will Hunting
What should win: The Full Monty
Runner-up: Good Will Hunting
What's missing: The Game

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Paul Attanasio, Donnie Brasco
Brian Helgeland & Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential
Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter
Hilary Henkin and David Mamet, Wag The Dog
Hossein Amini, The Wings Of The Dove

What will win: L.A. Confidential
What should win: L.A. Confidential
Runner-up: Wag the Dog
What's missing: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Best Foreign Film: Beyond Silence, Germany Character, The Netherlands Four Days In September, Brazil Secrets Of The Heart, Spain The Thief, Russia

Best Costumes: Amistad Kundun Oscar And Lucinda Titanic The Wings Of The Dove

Film Editing: Air Force One As Good As It Gets Good Will Hunting L.A. Confidential Titanic

Visual Effects: The Lost World: Jurassic Park Starship Troopers Titanic

Best Makeup: Men In Black Mrs. Brown Titanic

Sound Effects Editing: Face/Off The Fifth Element Titanic

Best Cinematography: Amistad Kundun L.A. Confidential Titanic The Wings Of The Dove

Best Art Direction: Gattaca Kundun L.A. Confidential Men In Black Titanic

Best Sound: Air Force One Con Air Contact L.A. Confidential Titanic

Best Original Musical or Comedy Score:
Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and David Newman, Anastasia
Hans Zimmer, As Good As It Gets
Anne Dudley, The Full Monty
Danny Elfman, Men In Black
James Newton Howard, My Best Friend's Wedding

What will win: As Good as it Gets
What Should win: The Full Monty
Runner-up: Men in Black

Best Original Dramatic Score:
John Williams, Amistad
Danny Elfman, Good Will Hunting
Philip Glass, Kundun
Jerry Goldsmith, L.A. Confidential
James Horner, Titanic

What will win: Titanic
What should win: L.A. Confidential
Runner-up: Titanic
What's missing: The Edge

Best Original Song:
Alan Menken and David Zippel, "Go The Distance" from Hercules
Diane Warren, "How Do I Live" from Con Air
Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, "Journey To The Past" from Anastasia
Elliott Smith, "Miss Misery" from Good Will Hunting
James Horner and Will Jennings, "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic

Best Documentary Feature: Ayn Rand: A Sense Of Life Colors Straight Up 4 Little Girls The Long Way Home Waco: The Rules Of Engagement

Documentary, Short Subject: Alaska: Spirit Of The Wild Amazon Daughter Of The Bride Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies A Story Of Healing

Live Action Short Film: Dance Lexie Dance It's Good To Talk Sweethearts? Visas And Virtue Wolfgang

Animated Short Film: Famous Fred Geri's Game La Vieille Dame Et Les Pigeons (The Old Lady And The Pigeons) The Mermaid Redux Riding Hood

The Academy AwardŽ ceremonies were held on Monday, March 23rd, 1998
(about 3 hours 40 minutes - and they wanted to keep it short).

Winners:
(11 movies)
Titanic (11) - picture, director, editing, visual effects, sound, sound effects editing, costumes, art direction, cinematography, dramatic score, song
As Good As It Gets (2) - actor, actress
Good Will Hunting (2) - supporting actor, original screenplay
L.A. Confidential (2) - supporting actress, adapted screenplay
The Full Monty (1) - musical or comedy score
Men In Black (1) - makeup
Character (1) - foreign film
The Long Way Home (1) - documentary feature
A Story Of Healing (1) - documentary, short subject
Visas And Virtue (1) - live action short film
Geri's Game (1) - animated short film

Nomination Totals:
(57 movies)
Commercial English language films:
Afterglow (1) - Actress
Air Force One (2) - Editing, Sound
Amistad (4) - Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Dramatic Score, Costumes
Anastasia (2) - Musical or Comedy Score, Original Song
The Apostle (1) - Actor
As Good As It Gets (7) - Picture, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Editing, Musical or Comedy Score
Boogie Nights (3) - Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
Con Air (2) - Sound, Original Song
Contact (1) - Sound
Deconstructing Harry (1) - Original Screenplay
Donnie Brasco (1) - Adapted Screenplay
Face/Off (1) - Sound Effects Editing
The Fifth Element (1) - Sound Effects Editing
The Full Monty (4) - Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Musical or Comedy Score
Gattaca (1) - Art Direction
Good Will Hunting (9) - Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Editing, Dramatic Score, Original Song
Hercules (1) - Original Song
In & Out (1) - Supporting Actress
Jackie Brown (1) - Supporting Actor
Kundun (4) - Cinematography, Art Direction, Dramatic Score, Costumes
L.A. Confidential (9) - Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Dramatic Score
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1) - Visual Effects
Men In Black (3) - Makeup, Art Direction, Musical or Comedy Score
Mrs. Brown (2) - Actress, Makeup
My Best Friend's Wedding (1) - Musical or Comedy Score
Oscar And Lucinda (1) - Costumes
Starship Troopers (1) - Visual Effects
The Sweet Hereafter (2) - Director, Adapted Screenplay
Titanic (14) - Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actress, Editing, Visual Effects, Makeup, Sound Effects Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Dramatic Score, Original Song, Costumes
Ulee's Gold (1) - Actor
Wag the Dog (2) - Actor, Adapted Screenplay
The Wings Of The Dove (4) - Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costumes

Foreign language films:
Beyond Silence (1) - Foreign Film
Character (1) - Foreign Film
Four Days In September (1) - Foreign Film
Secrets Of The Heart (1) - Foreign Film
The Thief (1) - Foreign Film

Documentaries and short films:
Alaska: Spirit Of The Wild (1) - Documentary, Short Subject
Amazon (1) - Documentary, Short Subject
Ayn Rand: A Sense Of Life (1) - Documentary Feature
Colors Straight Up (1) - Documentary Feature
Dance Lexie Dance (1) - Live Action Short Film
Daughter Of The Bride (1) - Documentary, Short Subject
Famous Fred (1) - Animated Short Film
4 Little Girls (1) - Documentary Feature
Geri's Game (1) - Animated Short Film
It's Good To Talk (1) - Live Action Short Film
La Vieille Dame Et Les Pigeons (The Old Lady And The Pigeons) (1)- Animated Short Film
The Long Way Home (1) - Documentary Feature
The Mermaid (1) - Animated Short Film
Redux Riding Hood (1) - Animated Short Film
Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies (1) - Documentary, Short Subject
A Story Of Healing (1) - Documentary, Short Subject
Sweethearts? (1) - Live Action Short Film
Visas And Virtue (1) - Live Action Short Film
Waco: The Rules Of Engagement (1) - Documentary Feature
Wolfgang (1) - Live Action Short Film

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