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Director:
Louis J. Horvitz
Writers:
Dave Boone (special material by)
Rita Cash (writer)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
23 March 1998 (USA) more
Awards:
Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
My favorite Academy Awards show. more (4 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Billy Crystal ... Himself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Aaliyah ... Herself - Performer

Ben Affleck ... Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay & Co-Presenter: Short Subjects Awards

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
Michael Bolton ... Himself - Performer

Helena Bonham Carter ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role

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 Picture, Best Director & Best Film Editing (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 / Co-Presenter: Best Short Subjects / Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role

Geena Davis ... Herself - Presenter: 'The Full Monty' Film Clip / Past Winner
Roger Deakins ... Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography

Judi Dench ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Robert De Niro ... Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary, Features / Past Winner

Cameron Diaz ... Herself - Presenter: Best Sound
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

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)

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)

Anthony Hopkins ... John Quincy Adams (archive footage)
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 - Presenter: Best Editing
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

Ashley Judd ... Herself - Presenter: Scientific & Technical Achievement Awards
Janusz Kaminski ... Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography
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
Jon Landau ... Himself - Winner: Best Picture

Martin Landau ... Himself - Past Winner

Cloris Leachman ... Herself - Past Winner

Jack Lemmon ... Himself - Co-presenter: Writing Awards / Past Winner

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: Writing Awards / Past Winner

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)

Julianne Moore ... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Mike Myers ... Himself - Presenter: Best Sound Effects Editing

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

Vanessa Redgrave ... Herself - Past Winner

Robert Rehme ... Himself

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

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

Chris Tashima ... Himself

Claire Trevor ... Herself - Past Winner

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
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Additional Details

Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A young German tourist wearing a bright crimson jacket and wielding a disposable camera with no ticket, no badge, made it through four security checkpoints and was two feet from getting onto the stage before he was grabbed by two undercover off duty police officers acting as security guards. The police officers had taken a break from their posts outside the Shrine and came up to stage left to view the action on stage for five minutes when this young kid who "looked like he shouldn't be there" showed up with a camera from his hand. more
Quotes:
Billy Crystal: [When Rabbi Marvin Heir wins for his documentary film "The Long Way Home"] What a night when your Rabbi wins an Oscar. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Welcome to Hollywood (1998) more
Soundtrack:
Go The Distance more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
My favorite Academy Awards show., 8 November 2003
Author: (eddy-28) from Lake Isabella, CA

This has always been my favorite Academy Awards show, the 70th show, and 70 years of Oscars. Hosted by Billy Crystal, James Cameron won the Best Director for the multi billion dollar motion picture Titanic which also won 10 additional Oscars, Kim Basinger won the Best Supporting Actress for her seductive role in LA Confeditial and Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt won the leading Best Actor and Best Actress awards for As Good as it Gets. Robin Williams also gave a wonderful performance and won the Best Supporting Actor award for Good Will Hunting. Newcomers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon won their Best Screenplay for Good Will Hunting, while Celin Dion sang her heart out for Titanic's song "My Heart Will Go On". Veteran director Stanley Donen took the Honary Award and then there was a sad memorial for the great actors who died in 1997 and 1998 among them included Robert Mitchum, Lloyd Bridges, Burgess Meredith, Toshiro Mifune, Brian Keith, William Hickey, Richard Jaeckel, J.T. Walsh, Will Hare, Billie Dove and James Stewart. A great show.

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