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The 70th Annual Academy Awards

Year:

1998

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

Louis J. Horvitz

Awards:

Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1998-03-23

Filming Locations: Shrine Auditorium - 665 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Billy Crystal

Himself - Host

Aaliyah

Herself - Performer

Ben Affleck

Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay

David LeRoy Anderson

Himself - Winner: Best Makeup

Rick Baker

Himself - Winner: Best Makeup

Alec Baldwin

Himself - Presenter: 'L.A. Confidential' Film Clip

Anne Bancroft

Herself - Past Winner

Antonio Banderas

Himself - Presenter: Best Original Dramatic Score

Walter Barnes

Himself (Memorial Tribute)

Drew Barrymore

Herself - Presenter: Best Makeup

Kim Basinger

Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Kathy Bates

Herself - Past Winner

Bart the Bear

Himself

Warren Beatty

Himself - Presenter: Best Director

Tom Bellfort

Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing

Michael Bolton

Himself - Performer

Helena Bonham Carter

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Christopher Boyes

Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing

Lloyd Bridges

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

James L. Brooks

Himself - Nominee: Best Picture

Conrad Buff IV

Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing

Ellen Burstyn

Herself - Past Winner

James Cameron

Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing / Winner: Best Director and Best Picture (also archive footage)

Neve Campbell

Herself - Presenter: "Journey To The Past" & "Go The Distance" songs

Russell Carpenter

Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography (also archive footage)

Peter Cattaneo

Himself - Nominee: Best Director (archive footage)

George Chakiris

Himself (Past Oscar Winner Tribute Sequence)

Saul Chaplin

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Cher

Herself - Past Winner

Julie Christie

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Past Winner

Bill Conti

Himself - orchestra director

Stanley Cortez

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Kevin Costner

Himself - opening film

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Joan Cusack

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Matt Damon

Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay

BJ Davis

Himself - Jack Nicholson action double (archive footage)

Geena Davis

Herself - Presenter: 'The Full Monty' Film Clip / Past Winner

Julia Davis

Herself - Helen Hunt action double (archive footage)

Robert De Niro

Himself

Roger Deakins

Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography

Judi Dench

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Donna Dewey

Herself - Winner: Best Documentary Short

Cameron Diaz

Herself

Mike van Diem

Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Language Film

Matt Dillon

Himself - Presenter: 'Good Will Hunting' Film Clip

Céline Dion

Herself - Performer

Chris Donahue

Himself - Winner: Best Live Action Short Film

Stanley Donen

Himself - Honorary Award Recipient

Billie Dove

Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Minnie Driver

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Anne Dudley

Herself - Winner: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

Robert Duvall

Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Past Winner

Atom Egoyan

Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Adapted Screenplay (archive footage)

Daniel Ezralow

Dance Performer

Chris Farley

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Pablo Ferro

Himself - Audience Member

Thomas L. Fisher

Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects

Peter Fonda

Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role

Michael Ford

Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

Robert Forster

Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Samuel Fuller

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Lee Grant

Herself - Past Winner

Joel Grey

Himself - Past Winner

Melanie Griffith

Herself

Sydney Guilaroff

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Curtis Hanson

Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay & Nominee: Best Picture & Best Director (also archive footage)

Will Hare

Himself (Memorial Tribute)

Richard A. Harris

Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing

Brian Helgeland

Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay

Charlton Heston

Himself - Past Winner

William Hickey

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Marvin Hier

Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature

Anthony Hopkins

John Quincy Adams

James Horner

Himself - Winner: Best Dramatic Score & Best Original Song

Djimon Hounsou

Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary, Short Subjects

Helen Hunt

Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Visual Effects

Timothy Hutton

Himself - Past Winner

Samuel L. Jackson

Himself

Richard Jaeckel

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Leo Jaffe

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Paul Jarrico

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Will Jennings

Himself - Winner: Best Original Song

Tom Johnson

Himself - Winner: Best Sound Mixing

Ashley Judd

Herself - Presenter: Scientific & Technical Achievement Awards

Janusz Kaminski

Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography

Michael Kanfer

Himself - Winner:Best Visual Effects

Stubby Kaye

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Brian Keith

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Dorothy Kingsley

Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Greg Kinnear

Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Peter Lamont

Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction

Jon Landau

Himself - Winner: Best Picture

Martin Landau

Himself - Past Winner

Mark A. Lasoff

Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects

Cloris Leachman

Herself - Past Winner

Robert Legato

Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects

Jack Lemmon

Himself - Presenter: Best Original Screenplay

Jennifer Lopez

Herself - Presenter: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

Madonna

Herself - Presenter: Best Original Song

Karl Malden

Himself - Past Winner

Marlee Matlin

Herself - Past Winner

Walter Matthau

Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Screenplay

Frances McDormand

Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role / Past Winner

Roddy McDowall

Himself

Burgess Meredith

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Toshirô Mifune

Himself (Memorial Tribute)

Robert Mitchum

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Joy Michelle Moore

Herself - Audience Member

Julianne Moore

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Mike Myers

Himself - Presenter: Best Sound Editing

Jack Nicholson

Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role / Past Winner

Carol Pasternak

Herself - Winner: Best Documentary Short

Jan Pinkava

Himself - Winner: Best Animated Short Film

Vanessa Redgrave

Herself - Past Winner

Robert Rehme

Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction

Burt Reynolds

Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

William Reynolds

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Patsy Rowlands

Honor - in Tom Jones (archive footage)

Geoffrey Rush

Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role / Past Winner

Meg Ryan

Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

Gary Rydstrom

Himself - Winner: Best Sound Mixing

Susan Sarandon

Herself - Presenter and Participant: Past Winner Tribute

Martin Scorsese

Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Stanley Donen

Deborah Lynn Scott

Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design

Eduardo Serra

Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography

Elisabeth Shue

Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design

Red Skelton

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Elliott Smith

Himself - Performer

Mira Sorvino

Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role / Past Winner

Dante Spinotti

Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography

Dawn Steel

Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

James Stewart

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Sharon Stone

Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film

Gloria Stuart

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Gary Summers

Himself - Winner: Best Sound Mixing

Chris Tashima

Himself - Winner: Best Live Action Short Film

Richard Trank

Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature

Claire Trevor

Herself - Past Winner

Mark Ulano

Himself - Winner: Best Sound Mixing

Gus Van Sant

Himself - Nominee: Best Director (archive footage)

J.T. Walsh

Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)

Denzel Washington

Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography / Past Winner

Sigourney Weaver

Herself - Presenter: 'As Good as It Gets' Film Clip

Robin Williams

Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Kate Winslet

Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Fay Wray

Herself

Teresa Wright

Herself - Past Winner

Trisha Yearwood

Herself - Performer

Hank Azaria

Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)

Ernest Borgnine

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Red Buttons

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Michael Caine

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Robert Carlyle

Gaz (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sean Connery

Himself - Presenter: Best Picture / Past Winner (uncredited)

Russell Crowe

Officer Wendell 'Bud' White (archive footage) (uncredited)

Leonardo DiCaprio

Jack Dawson

Michael Douglas

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Richard Dreyfuss

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Faye Dunaway

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Louise Fletcher

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Brenda Fricker

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Dave Goelz

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew

Whoopi Goldberg

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role / Past Winner (uncredited)

Louis Gossett Jr.

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Heather Graham

Brandy 'Rollergirl'

Jim Henson

Dr. Teeth

Dustin Hoffman

Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Past Winner (uncredited)

Celeste Holm

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Holly Hunter

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Anjelica Huston

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Jeremy Irons

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Claude Jarman Jr.

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Jennifer Jones

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Shirley Jones

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

George Kennedy

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Ben Kingsley

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Shirley Knight

Beverly Connelly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mercedes McCambridge

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Jonny Lee Miller

Jeffrey Byron (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rita Moreno

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Patricia Neal

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Jerry Nelson

Crazy Harry

Frank Oz

Animal

Jack Palance

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Anna Paquin

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Estelle Parsons

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Gregory Peck

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Joe Pesci

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Sidney Poitier

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Luise Rainer

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Cliff Robertson

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Harold Russell

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Eva Marie Saint

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Maximilian Schell

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Himself - Presenter: 'Titanic' Film Clip (uncredited)

Rod Steiger

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Shirley Temple

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Marisa Tomei

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Jon Voight

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Vincent Winter

Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Shelley Winters

Herself - Past Winner (uncredited)

Sean Young

Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Of the 20 nominated actors, Anthony Hopkins was the only one not in attendance.

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To mark the occasion of Oscar's 70th birthday, the show featured a segment called "Oscar's Family Album" in which the academy invited every living actor who had ever won an Oscar in the four acting categories, honorary recipients and some who had received the now defunct juvenile acting award. They were seated on riser benches and the camera went from actor to actor and announced their name and the film for which they had received an Oscar. Of the 134 recipients who were still living, 70 attended. Marlon Brando and George C. Scott who had both refused their Oscars years earlier were not invited. Due to a clerical error the invitation sent to Dorothy Malone did not arrive, an oversight which is said to have angered her.

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Ashley Judd walked onto the stage in a white dress with a high front slit and no panties and was briefly exposed on camera.

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Quotes

Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design: Thank you very much to the Academy. I am deeply honored to accept this award on the behalf of David LeVey, Beth Koenigsberg, Lahly Poore, Matt Reitsma, Dale Wibben, Dominic Gherardi, Jean Gold, and the rest of my remarkable costume crew. Their dedication, talent, friendship and guidance helped fulfill my dream to bring the spirit of Titanic and her passengers to life. Thank you, Jim Cameron, for the first-class passage. Thanks, Jon Landau and Rae Sanchini, for such fine navigation. For my parents, my husband, and finally my two daughters Tess and Hana, whose beauty is my greatest inspiration, thank you.

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Billy Crystal: Matt Damon is so young, the results in his category were tabulated by Fisher-Price Waterhouse."

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Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects: Well, this winning thing is pretty damn okay, that's all I can say. I'd like to absolutely thank Jim Cameron for letting us be a part of motion picture history. It's just fantastic. Jon Landau and Rae Sanchini, thanks for the incredible support. I want to be the first to congratulate Digital Domain, Cari Thomas, Mark Forker, Erik Nash, our friends at VIFX for Academy Award-winning work on this film. And I'd like to thank my lovely wife Cynthia.

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