In an interview in November 2017 , Cameron revealed that he had a hostile altercation with Harvey Weinstein at the 70th Academy Awards in 1998 after Weinstein came to him trying to promote his company Miramax . Cameron , whose friend Guillermo del Toro was unhappy with the way Miramax had treated him on his film '' Mimic '' , proceeded in return to " read him chapter and verse about how great I thought he was for the artist " , which led to a dispute that almost resulted in an actual fight . Cameron recalled " almost hitting him with my Oscar " , adding that " a lot of people would 've preferred I had played through on that one " , referring to the recent Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations
70th Academy Awards
70th Academy Awards
James Cameron