1998 Oscars: Winners and Nominees

57 films were recognised at the 1998 Academy Awards, across 24 categories. 11 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Titanic, with 11 awards, ahead of As Good as It Gets with 2. The categories below run from Actor in a Leading Role, Actor in a Supporting Role and Actress in a Leading Role to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Actor in a Leading Role

As Good as It Gets(1997)
Jack Nicholson
Winner
Good Will Hunting(1997)
Matt Damon
The Apostle(1997)
Robert Duvall
Ulee's Gold(1997)
Peter Fonda
Wag the Dog(1997)
Dustin Hoffman

Actor in a Supporting Role

Good Will Hunting(1997)
Robin Williams
Winner
Amistad(1997)
Anthony Hopkins
As Good as It Gets(1997)
Greg Kinnear
Boogie Nights(1997)
Burt Reynolds
Jackie Brown(1997)
Robert Forster

Actress in a Leading Role

As Good as It Gets(1997)
Helen Hunt
Winner
Afterglow(1997)
Julie Christie
Mrs Brown(1997)
Judi Dench
The Wings of the Dove(1997)
Helena Bonham Carter
Titanic(1997)
Kate Winslet

Actress in a Supporting Role

L.A. Confidential(1997)
Kim Basinger
Winner
Boogie Nights(1997)
Julianne Moore
Good Will Hunting(1997)
Minnie Driver
In & Out(1997)
Joan Cusack
Titanic(1997)
Gloria Stuart

Art Direction

Titanic(1997)
Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Michael Ford
Winner
Gattaca(1997)
Art Direction: Jan Roelfs; Set Decoration: Nancy Nye
Kundun(1997)
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
L.A. Confidential(1997)
Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Jay R. Hart
Men in Black(1997)
Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik

Best Picture

Titanic(1997)
James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
Winner
As Good as It Gets(1997)
James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson and Kristi Zea, Producers
Good Will Hunting(1997)
Lawrence Bender, Producer
L.A. Confidential(1997)
Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson and Michael Nathanson, Producers
The Full Monty(1997)
Uberto Pasolini, Producer

Cinematography

Titanic(1997)
Russell Carpenter
Winner
Amistad(1997)
Janusz Kaminski
Kundun(1997)
Roger Deakins
L.A. Confidential(1997)
Dante Spinotti
The Wings of the Dove(1997)
Eduardo Serra

Costume Design

Titanic(1997)
Deborah L. Scott
Winner
Amistad(1997)
Ruth E. Carter
Kundun(1997)
Dante Ferretti
Oscar and Lucinda(1997)
Janet Patterson
The Wings of the Dove(1997)
Sandy Powell

Directing

Titanic(1997)
James Cameron
Winner
Good Will Hunting(1997)
Gus Van Sant
L.A. Confidential(1997)
Curtis Hanson
The Full Monty(1997)
Peter Cattaneo
The Sweet Hereafter(1997)
Atom Egoyan

Documentary (Feature)

The Long Way Home(1997)
Rabbi Marvin Hier, Richard Trank
Winner
4 Little Girls(1997)
Spike Lee, Sam Pollard
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life(1998)
Michael Paxton
Colors Straight Up(1997)
Michèle Ohayon, Julia Schachter
Waco: The Rules of Engagement(1997)
Dan Gifford, William Gazecki

Documentary (Short Subject)

A Story of Healing(1997)
Donna Dewey, Carol Pasternak
Winner
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild(1998)
George Casey, Paul Novros
Amazon(1997)
Kieth Merrill, Jonathan Stern
Family Video Diaries: Daughter of the Bride(1997)
Terri Randall
Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies(1997)
Mel Damski, Andrea Blaugrund

Film Editing

Titanic(1997)
Conrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris
Winner
Air Force One(1997)
Richard Francis-Bruce
As Good as It Gets(1997)
Richard Marks
Good Will Hunting(1997)
Pietro Scalia
L.A. Confidential(1997)
Peter Honess

International Feature Film

Character(1997)
The Netherlands
Winner
Beyond Silence(1996)
Germany
Four Days in September(1997)
Brazil
Secrets of the Heart(1997)
Spain
The Thief(1997)

Music (Original Dramatic Score)

Titanic(1997)
James Horner
Winner
Amistad(1997)
John Williams
Good Will Hunting(1997)
Danny Elfman
Kundun(1997)
Philip Glass
L.A. Confidential(1997)
Jerry Goldsmith

Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)

The Full Monty(1997)
Anne Dudley
Winner
Anastasia(1997)
Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Orchestral Score by David Newman
As Good as It Gets(1997)
Hans Zimmer
Men in Black(1997)
Danny Elfman
My Best Friend's Wedding(1997)
James Newton Howard

Music (Original Song)

Titanic(1997)
My Heart Will Go On in "Titanic" Music by James Horner; Lyric by Will Jennings
Winner
Anastasia(1997)
Journey To The Past in "Anastasia" Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyric by Lynn Ahrens
Con Air(1997)
How Do I Live in "Con Air" Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Good Will Hunting(1997)
Miss Misery in "Good Will Hunting" Music and Lyric by Elliott Smith
Hercules(1997)
Go The Distance in "Hercules" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by David Zippel

Short Film (Animated)

Geri's Game(1997)
Jan Pinkava
Winner
Famous Fred(1996)
Joanna Quinn
Mermaid(1997)
The Mermaid
Redux Riding Hood(1997)
Steve Moore, Dan O'Shannon
The Old Lady and the Pigeons(1997)
Sylvain Chomet

Short Film (Live Action)

Visas and Virtue(1997)
Chris Tashima, Chris Donahue
Winner
Dance Lexie Dance(1996)
Pearse Moore, Tim Loane
It's Good to Talk(1997)
Roger Goldby, Barney Reisz
Sweethearts?(1997)
Birger Larsen, Thomas Lydholm
Wolfgang(1997)
Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen

Sound

Titanic(1997)
Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, Mark Ulano
Winner
Air Force One(1997)
Paul Massey, Rick Kline, D. M. Hemphill, Keith A. Wester
Con Air(1997)
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Arthur Rochester
Contact(1997)
Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan
L.A. Confidential(1997)
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Kirk Francis

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

L.A. Confidential(1997)
Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson
Winner
Donnie Brasco(1997)
Paul Attanasio
The Sweet Hereafter(1997)
Atom Egoyan
The Wings of the Dove(1997)
Hossein Amini
Wag the Dog(1997)
Hilary Henkin, David Mamet

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Good Will Hunting(1997)
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
Winner
As Good as It Gets(1997)
Screenplay by Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks; Story by Mark Andrus
Boogie Nights(1997)
Paul Thomas Anderson
Deconstructing Harry(1997)
Woody Allen
The Full Monty(1997)
Simon Beaufoy

Makeup

Men in Black(1997)
Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson
Winner
Mrs Brown(1997)
Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner, Beverley Binda
Titanic(1997)
Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom, Simon Thompson

Sound Effects Editing

Titanic(1997)
Tom Bellfort, Christopher Boyes
Winner
Face/Off(1997)
Mark P. Stoeckinger, Per Hallberg
The Fifth Element(1997)
Mark Mangini

Visual Effects

Titanic(1997)
Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer
Winner
Starship Troopers(1997)
Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, John Richardson
The Lost World: Jurassic Park(1997)
Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra, Michael Lantieri