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Winners for the 70th annual Oscars

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- List of the winners in the 70th Annual Academy Awards, as announced at the awards ceremony in the Shrine Auditorium March 23.

Best actor:

starJack Nicholson, "As Good As It Gets"

  • Matt Damon, "Good Will Hunting"
  • Robert Duvall, "The Apostle"
  • Peter Fonda, "Ulee's Gold"
  • Dustin Hoffman, "Wag the Dog"
Best actress:

starHelen Hunt, "As Good As It Gets"

  • Helena Bonham Carter, "The Wings of the Dove"
  • Julie Christie, "Afterglow"
  • Judi Dench, "(Her Majesty) Mrs. Brown"
  • Kate Winslet, "Titanic"
Best supporting actor:

starRobin Williams, "Good Will Hunting"

  • Robert Forster, "Jackie Brown"
  • Anthony Hopkins, "Amistad"
  • Greg Kinnear, "As Good As It Gets"
  • Burt Reynolds, "Boogie Nights"
Best supporting actress:

starKim Basinger, "L.A. Confidential"

  • Joan Cusack, "In & Out"
  • Minnie Driver, "Good Will Hunting"
  • Julianne Moore, "Boogie Nights"
  • Gloria Stuart, "Titanic"
Best director:

starJames Cameron, "Titanic"

  • Peter Cattaneo, "The Full Monty"
  • Gus Van Sant, "Good Will Hunting"
  • Curtis Hanson, "L.A. Confidential"
  • Atom Egoyan, "The Sweet Hereafter"
Best picture:

star"Titanic"

  • "As Good As It Gets"
  • "The Full Monty"
  • "Good Will Hunting"
  • "L.A. Confidential"
Best screenplay (written directly for the screen):

starBen Affleck and Matt Damon, "Good Will Hunting"

  • Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks, "As Good As It Gets"
  • Paul Thomas Anderson, "Boogie Nights"
  • Woody Allen, "Deconstructing Harry"
  • Simon Beaufoy, "The Full Monty"
Best screenplay (based on previously produced or published material):

starBrian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson, "L.A. Confidential"

  • Paul Attanasio, "Donnie Brasco"
  • Atom Egoyan, "The Sweet Hereafter"
  • Hilary Henkin and David Mamet, "Wag The Dog"
  • Hossein Amini, "The Wings of the Dove"
Best foreign language film:

star"Character," The Netherlands

  • "Beyond Silence," Germany
  • "Four Days In September," Brazil
  • "Secrets Of The Heart," Spain
  • "The Thief," Russia
Best art direction:

star"Titanic"

  • "Gattaca"
  • "Kundun"
  • "L.A. Confidential"
  • "Men In Black"
Best cinematography:

star"Titanic"

  • "Amistad"
  • "Kundun"
  • "L.A. Confidential"
  • "The Wings of the Dove"
Best costume design:

star"Titanic"

  • "Amistad"
  • "Kundun"
  • "Oscar and Lucinda"
  • "The Wings of the Dove"
Best film editing:

star"Titanic"

  • "Air Force One"
  • "As Good As It Gets"
  • "Good Will Hunting"
  • "L.A. Confidential"
Best Makeup:

star"Men In Black"

  • "(Her Majesty) Mrs. Brown"
  • "Titanic"
Best original dramatic score:

star"Titanic"

  • "Amistad"
  • "Good Will Hunting"
  • "Kundun"
  • "L.A. Confidential"
Best original musical or comedy score:

star"The Full Monty"

  • "Anastasia"
  • "As Good As It Gets"
  • "Men In Black"
  • "My Best Friend's Wedding"
Best original song:

star"Titanic"

  • "Hercules"
  • "Con Air"
  • "Anastasia"
  • "Good Will Hunting"
Best sound:

star"Titanic"

  • "Air Force One"
  • "Con Air"
  • "Contact"
  • "L.A. Confidential"
Best sound effects editing:

star"Titanic"

  • "Face/Off"
  • "The Fifth Element"
Best visual effects:

star"Titanic"

  • "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"
  • "Starship Troopers"
Best documentary feature:

star"The Long Way Home"

  • "Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life"
  • "Colors Straight Up"
  • "4 Little Girls"
  • "Waco: The Rules of Engagement"
Best documentary short subject:

star"A Story of Healing"

  • "Alaska: Spirit of the Wild"
  • "Amazon"
  • "Daughter of the Bride"
  • "Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies"
Best animated short film:

star"Geri's Game"

  • "Famous Fred"
  • "La Vieille Dame et les Pigeons" ("The Old Lady and the Pigeons")
  • "The Mermaid"
  • "Redux Riding Hood"
Best short live-action film:

star"Visas and Virtue"

  • "Dance Lexie Dance"
  • "It's Good to Talk"
  • "Sweethearts?"
  • "Wolfgang"

Also awarded before the telecast began:

Lifetime Achievement award:
Director Stanley Donen

Gordon E. Sawyer Award:
Don Iwerks, co-founder of Iwerks Entertainment, for accomplishments in the field of motion picture science and technology

Scientific and Technical Award:
Gunnar P. Michelson, developer of an advanced electronic light valve for machines that strike movie prints.
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