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| 70th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Date | March 23, 1998 |
| Site | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Billy Crystal |
| Produced by | Gil Cates |
| Directed by | Louis J. Horvitz |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Titanic |
| Most awards | Titanic (11) |
| Most nominations | Titanic (14) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
| Duration | 3 hours, 47 minutes[1] |
| Ratings | 57.25 million 35.32% (Nielsen ratings) |
The 70th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 23, 1998, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the show, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories honoring films released in 1997. The ceremony, which was televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz.[2][3] Actor Billy Crystal hosted the show for the sixth time.[4] He had first hosted the 62nd ceremony held in 1990, and most recently the previous year's awards.[5] Nearly a month earlier in an event held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on February 28, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Ashley Judd.[6]
Titanic won 11 awards, including Best Picture, a number that is tied with Ben-Hur and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.[7][8] Other winners included As Good as It Gets, Good Will Hunting, and L.A. Confidential with two awards, and Character, The Full Monty, Geri's Game, The Long Way Home, Men in Black, A Story of Healing, and Visas and Virtue with one. The telecast garnered more than 57 million viewers in the United States, making it the most-watched Oscars broadcast in history.[9]
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- ^ "Judd named presenter at 70th Oscars". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. February 20, 1998. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Harden, Mark (March 24, 1998). "Epic film sails away with Oscar boatload". The Denver Post. MediaNews Group. p. A-01.
- ^ Weinraub, Bernard (March 24, 1998). "'Titanic' Ties Record With 11 Oscars, Including Best Picture". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ Scanton, Julian (January 27, 2010). "Could Avatar Boost Oscar Ratings to Record Heights?". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.