Oscar Acceptance Speeches, 1998

Leading up to the 2011 Oscars, we'll showcase the past twenty years of Oscar Acceptance Speeches by Best Actress winners and Best Supporting Actress winners. (Note: In most cases, you'll have to click through to YouTube in order to watch the speeches, as embedding has been disabled at the request of copyright owners.)

Best Actress Nominees: 1998

Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove
Julie Christie - Afterglow
Judi Dench - Mrs. Brown
Helen Hunt - As Good As It Gets
Kate Winslet - Titanic

Best Supporting Actress Nominees: 1998

Kim Basinger - L.A. Confidential
Joan Cusack - In & Out
Minnie Driver - Good Will Hunting
Julianne Moore - Boogie Nights
Gloria Stuart - Titanic

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Helen Hunt wins Best Actress for her role in As Good As It Gets.

 Kim Basinger wins Best Supporting Actress for her role in L.A. Confidential.

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See nominees and winners in previous years: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997