Nicholson and Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Actress , respectively , making '' As Good As It Gets '' the most recent film to win both of the lead acting awards , and the first since 1991 's '' The Silence of the Lambs '' . It is ranked 140th on '' Empire '' magazine 's " The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time " list
Academy Award
70th Academy Awards
As Good as It Gets