<Table> <Tr> <Td> Best Picture <Ul> <Li> Titanic -- James Cameron and Jon Landau , producers <Ul> <Li> As Good as It Gets -- James L. Brooks , Bridgit Johnson and Kristi Zea , producers </Li> <Li> The Full Monty -- Uberto Pasolini , producer </Li> <Li> Good Will Hunting -- Lawrence Bender , producer </Li> <Li> L.A. Confidential -- Arnon Milchan , Curtis Hanson and Michael Nathanson , producers </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Director <Ul> <Li> James Cameron -- Titanic <Ul> <Li> Peter Cattaneo -- The Full Monty </Li> <Li> Gus Van Sant -- Good Will Hunting </Li> <Li> Curtis Hanson -- L.A. Confidential </Li> <Li> Atom Egoyan -- The Sweet Hereafter </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actor <Ul> <Li> Jack Nicholson -- As Good as It Gets as Melvin Udall <Ul> <Li> Matt Damon -- Good Will Hunting as Will Hunting </Li> <Li> Robert Duvall -- The Apostle as Euliss `` Sonny '' Dewey , a.k.a. `` The Apostle E.F. '' </Li> <Li> Peter Fonda -- Ulee 's Gold as Ulysses `` Ulee '' Jackson </Li> <Li> Dustin Hoffman -- Wag the Dog as Stanley Motss </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Actress <Ul> <Li> Helen Hunt -- As Good as It Gets as Carol Connelly <Ul> <Li> Helena Bonham Carter -- The Wings of the Dove as Kate Croy </Li> <Li> Julie Christie -- Afterglow as Phyllis Mann </Li> <Li> Judi Dench -- Mrs Brown as Queen Victoria </Li> <Li> Kate Winslet -- Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actor <Ul> <Li> Robin Williams -- Good Will Hunting as Dr. Sean Maguire <Ul> <Li> Robert Forster -- Jackie Brown as Max Cherry </Li> <Li> Anthony Hopkins -- Amistad as John Quincy Adams </Li> <Li> Greg Kinnear -- As Good as It Gets as Simon Bishop </Li> <Li> Burt Reynolds -- Boogie Nights as Jack Horner </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Supporting Actress <Ul> <Li> Kim Basinger -- L.A. Confidential as Lynn Bracken <Ul> <Li> Joan Cusack -- In & Out as Emily Montgomery </Li> <Li> Minnie Driver -- Good Will Hunting as Skylar Satenstein </Li> <Li> Julianne Moore -- Boogie Nights as Amber Waves / Maggie </Li> <Li> Gloria Stuart -- Titanic as Rose Dawson Calvert </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen <Ul> <Li> Good Will Hunting -- Matt Damon and Ben Affleck <Ul> <Li> As Good as It Gets -- Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks </Li> <Li> Boogie Nights -- Paul Thomas Anderson </Li> <Li> Deconstructing Harry -- Woody Allen </Li> <Li> The Full Monty -- Simon Beaufoy </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published <Ul> <Li> L.A. Confidential -- Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson from the novel by James Ellroy <Ul> <Li> Donnie Brasco -- Paul Attanasio based on the book Donnie Brasco : My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone with Richard Woodley </Li> <Li> The Sweet Hereafter -- Atom Egoyan adapted from the novel by Russell Banks </Li> <Li> Wag the Dog -- David Mamet and Hilary Henkin from the novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart </Li> <Li> The Wings of the Dove -- Hossein Amini adapted from the novel by Henry James </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Foreign Language Film <Ul> <Li> Karakter ( Netherlands ) in Dutch -- Mike van Diem <Ul> <Li> Beyond Silence ( Germany ) in German -- Caroline Link </Li> <Li> Four Days in September ( Brazil ) in Portuguese -- Bruno Barreto </Li> <Li> Secrets of the Heart ( Spain ) in Spanish -- Montxo Armendáriz </Li> <Li> The Thief ( Russia ) in Russian -- Pavel Chukhray </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Original Song <Ul> <Li> `` My Heart Will Go On '' from Titanic -- Music by James Horner ; Lyrics by Will Jennings <Ul> <Li> `` Go the Distance '' from Hercules -- Music by Alan Menken ; Lyrics by David Zippel </Li> <Li> `` Journey to the Past '' from Anastasia -- Music by Stephen Flaherty ; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens </Li> <Li> `` How Do I Live '' from Con Air -- Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren </Li> <Li> `` Miss Misery '' from Good Will Hunting -- Music and Lyrics by Elliott Smith </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Documentary Feature <Ul> <Li> The Long Way Home -- Rabbi Marvin Hier and Richard Trank <Ul> <Li> 4 Little Girls -- Spike Lee and Sam Pollard </Li> <Li> Ayn Rand : A Sense of Life -- Michael Paxton </Li> <Li> Colors Straight Up -- Michèle Ohayon and Julia Schachter </Li> <Li>
<Table> <Tr> <Td> Best Picture <Ul> <Li> Titanic -- James Cameron and Jon Landau , producers <Ul> <Li> As Good as It Gets -- James L. Brooks , Bridgit Johnson and Kristi Zea , producers </Li> <Li> The Full Monty -- Uberto Pasolini , producer </Li> <Li> Good Will Hunting -- Lawrence Bender , producer </Li> <Li> L.A. Confidential -- Arnon Milchan , Curtis Hanson and Michael Nathanson , producers </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Director <Ul> <Li> James Cameron -- Titanic <Ul> <Li> Peter Cattaneo -- The Full Monty </Li> <Li> Gus Van Sant -- Good Will Hunting </Li> <Li> Curtis Hanson -- L.A. Confidential </Li> <Li> Atom Egoyan -- The Sweet Hereafter </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actor <Ul> <Li> Jack Nicholson -- As Good as It Gets as Melvin Udall <Ul> <Li> Matt Damon -- Good Will Hunting as Will Hunting </Li> <Li> Robert Duvall -- The Apostle as Euliss `` Sonny '' Dewey , a.k.a. `` The Apostle E.F. '' </Li> <Li> Peter Fonda -- Ulee 's Gold as Ulysses `` Ulee '' Jackson </Li> <Li> Dustin Hoffman -- Wag the Dog as Stanley Motss </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Actress <Ul> <Li> Helen Hunt -- As Good as It Gets as Carol Connelly <Ul> <Li> Helena Bonham Carter -- The Wings of the Dove as Kate Croy </Li> <Li> Julie Christie -- Afterglow as Phyllis Mann </Li> <Li> Judi Dench -- Mrs Brown as Queen Victoria </Li> <Li> Kate Winslet -- Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actor <Ul> <Li> Robin Williams -- Good Will Hunting as Dr. Sean Maguire <Ul> <Li> Robert Forster -- Jackie Brown as Max Cherry </Li> <Li> Anthony Hopkins -- Amistad as John Quincy Adams </Li> <Li> Greg Kinnear -- As Good as It Gets as Simon Bishop </Li> <Li> Burt Reynolds -- Boogie Nights as Jack Horner </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Supporting Actress <Ul> <Li> Kim Basinger -- L.A. Confidential as Lynn Bracken <Ul> <Li> Joan Cusack -- In & Out as Emily Montgomery </Li> <Li> Minnie Driver -- Good Will Hunting as Skylar Satenstein </Li> <Li> Julianne Moore -- Boogie Nights as Amber Waves / Maggie </Li> <Li> Gloria Stuart -- Titanic as Rose Dawson Calvert </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen <Ul> <Li> Good Will Hunting -- Matt Damon and Ben Affleck <Ul> <Li> As Good as It Gets -- Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks </Li> <Li> Boogie Nights -- Paul Thomas Anderson </Li> <Li> Deconstructing Harry -- Woody Allen </Li> <Li> The Full Monty -- Simon Beaufoy </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published <Ul> <Li> L.A. Confidential -- Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson from the novel by James Ellroy <Ul> <Li> Donnie Brasco -- Paul Attanasio based on the book Donnie Brasco : My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone with Richard Woodley </Li> <Li> The Sweet Hereafter -- Atom Egoyan adapted from the novel by Russell Banks </Li> <Li> Wag the Dog -- David Mamet and Hilary Henkin from the novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart </Li> <Li> The Wings of the Dove -- Hossein Amini adapted from the novel by Henry James </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Foreign Language Film <Ul> <Li> Karakter ( Netherlands ) in Dutch -- Mike van Diem <Ul> <Li> Beyond Silence ( Germany ) in German -- Caroline Link </Li> <Li> Four Days in September ( Brazil ) in Portuguese -- Bruno Barreto </Li> <Li> Secrets of the Heart ( Spain ) in Spanish -- Montxo Armendáriz </Li> <Li> The Thief ( Russia ) in Russian -- Pavel Chukhray </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Best Original Song <Ul> <Li> `` My Heart Will Go On '' from Titanic -- Music by James Horner ; Lyrics by Will Jennings <Ul> <Li> `` Go the Distance '' from Hercules -- Music by Alan Menken ; Lyrics by David Zippel </Li> <Li> `` Journey to the Past '' from Anastasia -- Music by Stephen Flaherty ; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens </Li> <Li> `` How Do I Live '' from Con Air -- Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren </Li> <Li> `` Miss Misery '' from Good Will Hunting -- Music and Lyrics by Elliott Smith </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Documentary Feature <Ul> <Li> The Long Way Home -- Rabbi Marvin Hier and Richard Trank <Ul> <Li> 4 Little Girls -- Spike Lee and Sam Pollard </Li> <Li> Ayn Rand : A Sense of Life -- Michael Paxton </Li> <Li> Colors Straight Up -- Michèle Ohayon and Julia Schachter </Li> <Li>
who won the oscar for best actor in 1997
who won the oscar for best actor in 1997
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson