1997 (70th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1997 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1997 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1997 Ceremony
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Monday, March 23, 1998 6:00 PM Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1997 Winners
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Best Picture: Titanic Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox and Paramount James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall in the film As Good as It Gets |
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Best Actress: Helen Hunt as Carol Connelly in the film As Good as It Gets |
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Best Supporting Actor: Robin Williams as Sean Maguire in the film Good Will Hunting |
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Best Supporting Actress: Kim Basinger as Lynn Bracken in the film L.A. Confidential |
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Best Song: My Heart Will Go On from the film Titanic Music by James Horner; lyric by Will Jennings Best Song Lyrics |
The 1997 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |