The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)

Regisseur:

Louis J. Horvitz

Drehbuchautoren:

Dave Boone (special material by)
Rita Cash (writer)

Premierendatum:

23. März 1998 (USA)

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

TV Special | Awards Show | Bear | Number In Title

Filmpreise:

Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A very entertaining Academy Awards!

Besetzung

Billy Crystal	...	Himself - Host
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Aaliyah	...	Herself - Performer
Ben Affleck	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay & Co-Presenter: Short Subjects Awards
Rick Baker	...	Himself - Winner: Best Makeup
Alec Baldwin	...	Himself - Presenter: 'L.A. Confidential' Film Clip
Anne Bancroft	...	Herself - Past Winner
Antonio Banderas	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Original Dramatic Score
Walter Barnes	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Drew Barrymore	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Makeup
Kim Basinger	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Kathy Bates	...	Herself - Past Winner
Bart the Bear	...	Himself
Warren Beatty	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Director
Michael Bolton	...	Himself - Performer
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Lloyd Bridges	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
James L. Brooks	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Picture
Conrad Buff IV	...	Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing
Ellen Burstyn	...	Herself - Past Winner
James Cameron	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture, Best Director & Best Film Editing (also archive footage)
Neve Campbell	...	Herself - Presenter: "Journey To The Past" & "Go The Distance" songs
Russell Carpenter	...	Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography (also archive footage)
Peter Cattaneo	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director (archive footage)
George Chakiris	...	Himself (Past Oscar Winner Tribute Sequence)
Saul Chaplin	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Cher	...	Herself - Past Winner
Julie Christie	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Past Winner
Bill Conti	...	Himself - orchestra director
Stanley Cortez	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Kevin Costner	...	Himself - opening film
Jacques-Yves Cousteau	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Joan Cusack	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay / Co-Presenter: Best Short Subjects / Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Geena Davis	...	Herself - Presenter: 'The Full Monty' Film Clip / Past Winner
Roger Deakins	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography
Judi Dench	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Robert De Niro	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary, Features / Past Winner
Cameron Diaz	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Sound
Mike van Diem	...	Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Language Film
Matt Dillon	...	Himself - Presenter: 'Good Will Hunting' Film Clip
Céline Dion	...	Herself - Performer
Chris Donahue	...	Himself - Winner: Best Live Action Short Film
Stanley Donen	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Billie Dove	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Minnie Driver	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Anne Dudley	...	Herself
Robert Duvall	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Past Winner
Atom Egoyan	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Adapted Screenplay (archive footage)
Daniel Ezralow	...	Dance Performer
Chris Farley	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Peter Fonda	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Michael Ford	...	Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Robert Forster	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Samuel Fuller	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Lee Grant	...	Herself - Past Winner
Joel Grey	...	Himself - Past Winner
Melanie Griffith	...	Herself
Sydney Guilaroff	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Curtis Hanson	...	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay & Nominee: Best Picture & Best Director (also archive footage)
Will Hare	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Richard A. Harris	...	Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing
Brian Helgeland	...	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
Charlton Heston	...	Himself - Past Winner
William Hickey	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Anthony Hopkins	...	John Quincy Adams (archive footage)
James Horner	...	Himself - Winner: Best Dramatic Score & Best Original Song
Djimon Hounsou	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Helen Hunt	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Timothy Hutton	...	Himself - Past Winner
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Editing
Richard Jaeckel	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Leo Jaffe	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Paul Jarrico	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Will Jennings	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Song
Ashley Judd	...	Herself - Presenter: Scientific & Technical Achievement Awards
Janusz Kaminski	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography
Stubby Kaye	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Brian Keith	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Dorothy Kingsley	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Greg Kinnear	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Peter Lamont	...	Himself
Jon Landau	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Martin Landau	...	Himself - Past Winner
Cloris Leachman	...	Herself - Past Winner
Jack Lemmon	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Writing Awards / Past Winner
Jennifer Lopez	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
Madonna	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Original Song
Karl Malden	...	Himself - Past Winner
Marlee Matlin	...	Herself - Past Winner
Walter Matthau	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Writing Awards / Past Winner
Frances McDormand	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role / Past Winner
Roddy McDowall	...	Himself
Burgess Meredith	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Toshirô Mifune	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Robert Mitchum	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Julianne Moore	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Mike Myers	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Sound Effects Editing
Jack Nicholson	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role / Past Winner
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Herself - Past Winner
Robert Rehme	...	Himself
Burt Reynolds	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
William Reynolds	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Patsy Rowlands	...	Honor - in Tom Jones (archive footage)
Geoffrey Rush	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role / Past Winner
Meg Ryan	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Susan Sarandon	...	Herself - Presenter and Participant: Past Winner Tribute
Martin Scorsese	...	Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Stanley Donen
Deborah Lynn Scott	...	Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design
Eduardo Serra	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography
Elisabeth Shue	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design
Red Skelton	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Elliott Smith	...	Himself - Performer
Mira Sorvino	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role / Past Winner
Dante Spinotti	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography
Dawn Steel	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
James Stewart	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Sharon Stone	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Gloria Stuart	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Chris Tashima	...	Himself
Claire Trevor	...	Herself - Past Winner
Gus Van Sant	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director (archive footage)
J.T. Walsh	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Denzel Washington	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography / Past Winner
Sigourney Weaver	...	Herself - Presenter: 'As Good as It Gets' Film Clip
Robin Williams	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Kate Winslet	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Fay Wray	...	Herself
Teresa Wright	...	Herself - Past Winner
Trisha Yearwood	...	Herself - Performer

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Tonverfahren:

Stereo

Altersfreigabe:

Australia:PG

Drehorte:

Shrine Auditorium - 665 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Dies und das:

As of 2008, most-watched Oscars broadcast with 55 million viewers.

Dialogzitate:

[to his daughter at home]
James Cameron: Honey, this is the thing I described to you. It's an Oscar, and it's really cool to get.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in "Allemaal film: De amerikaanse droom (#1.6)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Miss Misery

A very entertaining Academy Awards!

Why is this one of people's favorite Academy Awards? Was it because "Titanic" had 14 nominations, or that this was Oscar's 70th birthday, or that almost all the surviving actors & actresses who have ever won an academy award were there? Or was it all of the above? These were just a few of the reasons why I enjoyed this particular Oscar presentation. There were so many good acceptance speeches this year. You had Kim Basinger, Matt Damon & Ben Affleck, but the two most memorable acceptance speeches were from Robin Williams when he received the Best Supporting Actor Award, and Stanley Donen singing and tap dancing when he accepted his Honorary Award! This was one of Billy Crystal's best work as an Oscar host! His opening film was extremely funny with Leonardo DiCaprio drawing him and Kevin Costner making a cameo for his film (The Postman). When Billy Crystal was singing about the movie (As Good as it Gets), it was great to see Billy Crystal sitting on Jack Nicholson's lap. Some of Billy Crystal's best quotes to Jack Nicholson were "You charm us like we're Laker girls," "Forget about Mars Attacks!" & "I'm a Clippers fan. We don't get to go to the same games." Another memorable moment was when Billy Crystal honored the late & legendary Fay Wray! It was also a sad moment to see the beautiful late Aaliyah sing the song "Journey to the Past." When the Oscars presented almost all of the living actors & actresses who have all received an Academy Award, it was almost heart-breaking to see how many of them are no longer with us. The actor that stands out the most was Gregory Peck. And of course, the Memoriam is always a tear-jerker, with James Stewart as the most popular actor to have pasted away that year.

Last but not least, my favorite moment in this 70th Academy Award presentation, was the film that showed a clip from all 69 movies that have won the Best Picture Oscar. It went so well with the great score by Randy Edelman from the movie (Dragonheart). Too bad the show ended on a sour note with James Cameron's last two acceptance speeches. If you read through my whole post, these are just some of the many memorable moments that occurred on Oscar's longest running televised presentation ever! Hence, why this is one of my favorite Academy Awards show.