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On Monday, March 23, 1998, James Cameron's recent film
Titanic took home eleven Academy Awards, tying the
record for most awards received. It also tied the record
for most nominations (14).
The eleven awards given to Titanic were for
costume design, sound, sound effects editing,
visual effects, original score, editing,
original song, set direction,
cinematography, best direction, and best picture.
The three awards the film did not take home were for
best makeup, best supporting actress (Gloria Stuart), and best
actress (Kate Winslet). Let me editorialize a bit here to
say that Kate was robbed of the Oscar. I'm sorry, but
I literally laughed through Helen Hunt's performance in
As Good as it Gets because it was so poor.
Oh well, it was all politics anways.
James Cameron was especially brilliant at accepting three
awards that night; the first for best editing. When it came
time for the speech accepting best picture, he was
surprisingly humble, and showed what a great filmmaker he
his by not going with the whole Hollywood flow; but having
the motivation and drive to make truly excellent works of
art.
More pictures:
James Cameron's acceptance speech for best picture:
I THINK JON SAW "SHINE" TOO MANY
TIMES. HE THANKED EVERYBODY AND
DID EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO SAY.
AND MY EYES ARE STILL SORT OF
DOING PINWHEELS FROM THE LAST
ONE, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY A
COUPLE OF THINGS, WE'RE HERE
TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE TO MAGIC OF
MOVIES AND I AM GRATEFUL EVERY
DAY TO GET TO BE A PART OF THAT
MAGIC AND A PRACTITIONER IN IT AND I
LOVE IT AND TONIGHT HAS BEEN SUCH
A GREAT CELEBRATION FOR US. IT
SEEMS TO SOMEHOW EXPRESS THIS
STRANGE WAVE THAT HAS HAPPENED
WITH "TITANIC" WHERE PEOPLE ALL
OVER THE WORLD HAVE OPENED
THEIR HEARTS TO THIS MOVIE, AND
THAT'S SO GRATIFYING TO ALL OF US
THAT WORKED ON IT AND WILL BE
FOREVER GRATEFUL TO THEM, THE
AUDIENCE, AND I KNOW A LOT OF YOU
ARE WATCHING AT HOME. IN THE MIDST
OF ALL THE EUPHORIA, IT'S -- IT'S KIND
OF HARD TO REMEMBER THAT THIS
EUPHORIA AND SUCCESS IS FOR A
FILM THAT'S BASED ON A REAL EVENT
THAT HAS HAPPENED, WHERE REAL
PEOPLE DIED THAT SHOCKED THE
WORLD IN 1912. I WOULD JUST LIKE
EVERYBODY TO GO WITH ME FOR A
SECOND, ON SOMETHING HERE, I
WOULD LIKE TO DO A FEW SECONDS
OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE
1,500 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN
WHO DIED WHEN THE GREAT SHIP
DIED. THE MESSAGE OF "TITANIC," OF
COURSE, IS IF THE GREAT SHIP CAN
SINK, THE UNTHINKABLE CAN HAPPEN,
THE FUTURE IS UNKNOWABLE. THE
ONLY THING THAT WE TRULY OWN IS
TODAY. LIFE IS PRECIOUS, SO DURING
THESE FEW SECONDS, I'D LIKE YOU TO
ALSO LISTEN TO THE BEATING OF
YOUR OWN HEART, WHICH IS THE MOST
PRECIOUS THING IN THE WORLD. JOIN
ME PLEASE FOR A FEW SECONDS OF
SILENCE FOR "TITANIC"... THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THAT'S ABOUT AS MUCH
AS I AM SURE GIL CATES CAN STAND.
ALL RIGHT, YOU REALLY MADE THIS A
NIGHT TO REMEMBER IN EVERY WAY,
NOW LET'S GO PARTY 'TILL DAWN.
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