<P> The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 23 , 1998 . With eleven awards , Titanic tied with Ben - Hur for the most academy awards in Oscar history . It also became the first film to win Best Picture without a screenplay nomination since 1965 's The Sound of Music . Best Actress winner Helen Hunt was the first performer to win an Oscar while concurrently starring in a television series ; Jack Nicholson became the fourth performer to win at least three acting Oscars . Both won for their roles in As Good as it Gets , making it the seventh film to win both lead acting awards . Nominated for their performances as Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic , Best Actress nominee Kate Winslet and Best Supporting Actress nominee Gloria Stuart became the first pair of actress nominated for portraying the same character in the same film . At age 87 , Stuart also became the oldest performer nominated for a competitive Oscar . </P>
<P> The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 23 , 1998 . With eleven awards , Titanic tied with Ben - Hur for the most academy awards in Oscar history . It also became the first film to win Best Picture without a screenplay nomination since 1965 's The Sound of Music . Best Actress winner Helen Hunt was the first performer to win an Oscar while concurrently starring in a television series ; Jack Nicholson became the fourth performer to win at least three acting Oscars . Both won for their roles in As Good as it Gets , making it the seventh film to win both lead acting awards . Nominated for their performances as Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic , Best Actress nominee Kate Winslet and Best Supporting Actress nominee Gloria Stuart became the first pair of actress nominated for portraying the same character in the same film . At age 87 , Stuart also became the oldest performer nominated for a competitive Oscar . </P>
who won best actor instead of leo for titanic
who won best actor instead of leo for titanic
Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson