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

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

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 

Best Supporting Actress

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

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

Best Picture

As Good As It Gets
The Full Monty
Good Will Hunting
L.A. Confidential
Titanic

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Seven decades' worth of Oscar facts, trivia, and analysis, all in one easy-to-use package!  

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