The 2nd Golden Satellite Awards, given on February 22, 1998, honored the best in film and television of 1997. Special achievement awards Mary Pickford Award (for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry) – Jodie Foster Outstanding New Talent – Aaron Eckhart Motion picture winners and nominees Best Actor – Drama Robert Duvall – The Apostle Russell Crowe – L.A. Confidential Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting Leonardo DiCaprio – Titanic Djimon Hounsou – Amistad Mark Wahlberg – Boogie Nights Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets Robert Carlyle – The Full Monty Dustin Hoffman – Wag the Dog Tommy Lee Jones – Men in Black Kevin Kline – In & Out Howard Stern – Private Parts Best Actress – Drama Judi Dench – Mrs Brown Joan Allen – The Ice Storm Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove Julie Christie – Afterglow Kate Winslet – Titanic Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Helen Hunt – As Good as It Gets Pam Grier – Jackie Brown Lisa Kudrow – Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Parker Posey – The House of Yes Julia Roberts – My Best Friend's Wedding Best Animated or Mixed Media Film Men in Black Alien: Resurrection Anastasia The Lost World: Jurassic Park Starship Troopers Best Art Direction Titanic – Peter Lamont Amistad Gattaca L.A. Confidential The Wings of the Dove Best Cinematography Amistad – Janusz Kaminski Contact Eve's Bayou L.A. Confidential Titanic Best Costume Design Titanic – Deborah Lynn Scott Amistad Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (Beaumarchais, l'insolent) Mrs Brown The Wings of the Dove Best Director James Cameron – Titanic Paul Thomas Anderson – Boogie Nights Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential Steven Spielberg – Amistad Gus Van Sant – Good Will Hunting Best Documentary Film 4 Little Girls Fast, Cheap and Out of Control Hype! Shooting Porn SICK: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist Best Editing Titanic – Richard A. Harris and Conrad Buff Air Force One Amistad Boogie Nights L.A. Confidential Best Film – Drama Titanic Amistad Boogie Nights Good Will Hunting L.A. Confidential Best Film – Musical or Comedy As Good as It Gets Deconstructing Harry The Full Monty In & Out My Best Friend's Wedding Best Foreign Language Film Shall We Dance? (Shall We Dansu?) • Japan My Life in Pink (Ma vie en rose) • France Ponette • France The Promise (La promesse)