document_title: List of the oldest buildings in New York

question_text: when was the first building built in new york city

text: This article attempts to list the oldest buildings in the state of New York, including the oldest houses and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based on architectural studies and historical records; other dates are based on dendrochronology. All entries should include citation with reference to: architectural features indicative of the date of construction; a report by an architectural historian; or dendrochronology.  Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture. Only houses built prior to 1725 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.

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Building

Image

Location

First Built

Notes

Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House

Brooklyn

1652

Oldest surviving structure in New York City

Billiou–Stillwell–Perine House

Staten Island

1662

Oldest surviving structure in Staten Island

Bronck House

Coxsackie

1663

Oldest house in Upstate New York

Brewster House

East Setauket

1665

One of the oldest houses on Long Island

John Bowne House

Flushing

1669[1]

Oldest surviving structure in Queens; once hosted a well-known Quaker meeting

Cubberly-Britton Cottage

Staten Island

1670

Abraham Manee House

Staten Island

1670

Timothy Knapp House

Rye

1670

Listed on National Register of Historic Places

Ariaanje Coeymans House

Coeymans

1675

There is another Coeymans house a mile south of this one, on the Hannacroix Creek. Date unknown.

Conference House

Staten Island

1675

Listed as a National Historic Landmark

Jans Martense Schenck house

Brooklyn

1675

Originally in Flatlands; installed within the Brooklyn Museum 1964

Old Senate House

City of Kingston

1676

New York State Constitution written and signed here

Van Leuven-Bevier House Museum

Marbletown

1680 [2]

Built by Andries Pieterse Van Leuven in 1680, on land he purchased from the Esopus Indians.[citation needed]  Currently houses the Ulster County Historical Society

Van Nostrand-Starkins House

Roslyn

1680[3]

Main Street Historic District (Roslyn, New York)

Old Halsey House

Village of Southampton

1683

1683 build date according to the local historical society in Southampton http://www.southamptonhistoricalmuseum.org/

Philipse Manor Hall

Yonkers

1682

Oldest surviving structure in Westchester County.

Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

1685

Possibly the oldest surviving church in the state.  May date only to 1697, which would place it 2nd to Flushing Meeting House, Queens.

Alice Austen House

Staten Island

1690

Built by a Dutch merchant then remodeled in the Gothic Revival Style in 1844

Jeremiah Conklin House

Amagansett

1690[citation needed]

Built by Jeremiah Conkling and his wife Mary, daughter of Lion Gardiner, first English settler of New York colony[citation needed]

Joseph Whitman House

West Hills, Long Island

1692

Old Quaker Meeting House

Flushing

1694

Oldest religious building in New York City still standing [4]

Voorlezer's House

Staten Island

1695

Oldest school house in America

Joachim Staats House[5]

Staats Island, Rensselaer County

1696[6]

Called Hoogebergh, meaning "high hill", the house has remained the family homestead since it was erected by Joachim Staats in 1696.[6] William Staats, a 9th generation Hoogebergh inhabitant, details the history of the house and chronicles the family anecdotes of the 20th century in his book, Three Centuries on the Hudson River.[7]

Old House

Cutchogue

1699[8]

Dated by dendrochronology

De Wint House

Tappan

1700

Washington Revolutionary headquarters; one of the oldest surviving buildings in Rockland County

Ezra Carll Homestead

South Huntington, Long Island

1700

Jarvis-Fleet House

Huntington, Long Island

1700

Lispenard–Rodman–Davenport House

New Rochelle

1700

Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn

Village of Rhinebeck

1766[9]

Oldest surviving inn in America and oldest structure in the village.

Tobias van Steenburgh House

Kingston

1700

One of the few buildings in Kingston not burned in 1777 by British troops

Treasure House

Staten Island

1700

Tysen-Neville House

Staten Island

1700

Crailo

Rensselaer

1704

Residence of Hendrick van Rensselaer

John Wood House

Huntington Station, Long Island

1704

Built by a Dutch merchant then remodeled in the Gothic Revival Style in 1844

Mabee House

Rotterdam

1705

The oldest house in the Mohawk Valley

Jan Van Loon House

Village of Athens

1706

One of the oldest houses in Greene County[10]

Madam Brett Homestead

Beacon

1709

Oldest building in Dutchess County, first house on Rombout Patent, on National Register

Gomez Mill House

Town of Newburgh

1712

Oldest known extant residence of a Jewish American

Lewis Pintard House

New Rochelle

1710

Home of Revolutionary War patriot Lewis Pintard

Fraunces Tavern

Lower Manhattan

1719

Etienne "Stephen" DeLancey built the current building as his house; tavern since 1762

Brinckerhoff House

Fishkill, NY

1717

Originally two-room stone cottage used as a trading post and later rebuilt as a mansion.

Pieter Winne House

Selkirk, Albany County

1720

Purportedly the oldest house in the Town of Bethlehem[citation needed]

Hendrick I. Lott House

Brooklyn

1720

Jan Van Hoesen House

Claverack

c. 1720

John Oakley House

West Hills, Long Island

c. 1720

The original structure was built about 1720 and expanded in the 1780s.

Bull Stone House

Hamptonburgh

1720s

Property also contains the oldest intact Dutch barn in the state

Kreuzer-Pelton House

Staten Island

1722

Albertus Van Loon House

Village of Athens

1724

Possibly the second-oldest house in Greene County

Abraham Yates House

Schenectady

ca. 1725

Possibly the oldest house in Schenectady

French Castle at Fort Niagara

Village of Youngstown

1726

Oldest building on the Great lakes and one of the longest continuously run military bases in the United States, 1726–present-day

48 Hudson Avenue

Albany

1728

Oldest stand-alone structure in Albany

Lent Homestead

East Elmhurst, Queens

1729

The western portion of the house may date to 1654

Benner House

Village of Rhinebeck

1730

Oldest house in the village; a rare example of German vernacular architecture, and the sole remaining house in Dutchess County with a one-room floorplan built to German traditions rather than Dutch. Here was held the first Methodist church services in the town conducted by the Rev. Freeborn Garrettson from 1791–1793.

King Mansion

Jamaica

1730

The rear section of the house dates to 1730, the left section to 1755, the main structure (right section) to 1806.

Suydam House

Centerport, Long Island

c. 1730

John Rogers House

Dix Hills, Long Island

1732

Queen Anne Parsonage[citation needed]

Fort Hunter

1734

Cornelius Van Wyck House

Douglaston

1735

Nicoll-Sill House – Bethlehem House[citation needed]

Selkirk, Albany County

c1735[citation needed]

Home of Rensselaer Nicoll and Elizabeth Salisbury Nicoll

Jacob Smith House

West Hills, Long Island

c. 1740

The home consists of a three-bay, 1 1⁄2-story saltbox built about 1740 and a five-bay, 1 1⁄2-story dwelling with a shed roof wing added about 1830.

Lake-Tysen House

Staten Island

1740

Kasparus Westervelt House [11]

Town of Poughkeepsie

1745

Stoothoff–Baxter–Kouwenhaven House

Brooklyn

1747

Van Cortlandt House

Van Cortlandt Park

1748

Oldest building in the Bronx

Creedmoor (Cornell) Farmhouse

Glen Oaks

1750

David Conklin House

Huntington, Long Island

c. 1750

Ireland-Gardiner Farm

Greenlawn, Long Island

c. 1750

Isaac Losee House

Huntington, Long Island

c. 1750

One of the oldest private residences on Long Island

Henry Smith Farmstead

Huntington Station, Long Island

c. 1750

Built about 1750 and remodelled in the 1860s

Steenburgh Tavern

Rhinebeck

1750

German vernacular stone house built into a hillside with an unusual sweeping Dutch roof

The Old 76 House

Tappan

1754

Oldest surviving building in Rockland County; third oldest public house in America; Maj. John Andre held before trial and hanging in Tappan

The Christopher House

Staten Island

1756

Valentine–Varian House

Norwood

1758

Second oldest house in the Bronx

Strawberry Hill

Rhinebeck

1762

The National Register of Historic Places called this the most monumental stone farmhouse in Northern Dutchess County. Built by Henry Beekman in 1762.

St. Paul's Chapel

Manhattan

1764

Third oldest surviving church in New York City, after the Flushing Friends Meeting House (1694) and St. Andrew's Church, Staten Island (1709).

Morris–Jumel Mansion

Manhattan

1765

Wyckoff–Bennett Homestead

Brooklyn

1766

Indian Castle Church

Danube

1769

Only colonial Indian missionary church surviving in the state, and the only Iroquois building surviving from its time[12]

Boehm-Frost House

Staten Island

1770

Kingsland Homestead

Flushing

1774

Lefferts Homestead

Brooklyn

1777

Moved to Prospect Park from its original location at 563 Flatbush Avenue

Dyckman House

Inwood, Manhattan

1784

Only remaining original farmhouse in Manhattan

Edward Mooney House

Manhattan

1785

Oldest surviving row house in Manhattan

Stone-Tolan House

Brighton, New York

c. 1792

A Federal-style structure said to be the oldest surviving building in Monroe County

Joost Van Nuyse House

Flatlands, Brooklyn

1793

Bridge Cafe

Manhattan

1795

Oldest wooden building in Manhattan

Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church

Flatbush

1796

Blackwell House

Roosevelt Island

1796

40°45′37″N 73°57′4″W / 40.76028°N 73.95111°W / 40.76028; -73.95111’

Van Nuyse-Magaw House

Brooklyn

1800

1041 East 22nd Street [1] 40°37′36.5″N 73°57′15.5″W / 40.626806°N 73.954306°W / 40.626806; -73.954306

Wadsworth Homestead

Geneseo, New York

1804

Built in 1804 by James Wadsworth who came to Geneseo in 1790. Originally a two-story foursquare home. Enlarged in 1815[13]

J. Crew and liquor store

Manhattan, New York

1809

235 W Broadway. Small Federal style row house

Willets Point Farmhouse

Bayside, now Fort Totten

1829

Built by Charles and Martha Willet and eventually moved to Fort Totten. The fort itself was built in 1857, and an Officer's Club was built in 1870 which is now home to the Bayside Historical Society.

Cantonment Farm

1812

This private residence is the last standing officers' barracks built in 1812.

Putnam County Court House

Carmel

1814

Second oldest courthouse in the United States that remains in use

Clarkson Community Church

Clarkson, New York

1825

This Protestant church, perhaps the oldest in western Monroe County, was established in 1816 and has operated continuously since that date. The original 1825 Colonial structure, with a 100' steeple, has had two subsequent additions (in 1967 and in 1985).

Dash home[citation needed]

Eden,NY

1816

Has been consistently lived in since 1816. The property backs up to 18 mile creek & has a tributary with 5 waterfalls. There are 200 year old black walnut, apple & mulberry trees also on the property.

LaTourette House

Staten Island

1836

1836 brick Federal-style building now used as clubhouse for city-owned golf course.[14]

Anshe Slonim Synagogue

Lower Manhattan

1849

Oldest surviving synagogue building in New York City

203 East 29th Street

Kips Bay, Manhattan

1790/1870

Private owned house dated back from 1790 or 1870 based on different sources. Listed in National Register of Historic Places

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document_title: Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

question_text: where did australia come in the eurovision song contest 2017

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text: Background[edit]

text: Australia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 by invitation from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as a "one-off" special guest to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Eurovision. On 17 November 2015, the EBU announced that SBS had been invited to participate in the 2016 contest and that Australia would once again take part. In 2015, Australia was guaranteed a spot in the final of the contest and was allowed to vote during both semi-finals and the final; however, for the 2016 contest, Australia would have to qualify to the final from one of two semi-finals and could only vote in the semi-final in which the nation was allocated to compete. On 1 November 2016, SBS confirmed Australia's participation in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest after securing an invitation for the third year in a row.[1] In 2016, Australia was represented by Dami Im and the song "Sound of Silence". The country ended in second place in the grand final with 511 points.

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text: Before Eurovision[edit]

text: Internal selection[edit]

text: Isaiah Firebrace and "Don't Come Easy" were announced as the artist and song that would represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 7 March 2017. Firebrace performed his entry "Don't Come Easy" live during the announcement event, which was held at Paris Cat Jazz Club in Melbourne hosted by Mark Humphries. SBS streamed the announcement online through Facebook Live.[2][3][4]

text: At Eurovision[edit]

text: According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[5] On 31 January 2017, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Australia was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 9 May 2017, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[6]

text: Once all the competing songs for the 2017 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Australia was set to perform in position 3, following the entry from Georgia and before the entry from Albania.[7]

text: In Australia, both semi-finals and the final will be broadcast live on SBS with commentary by Myf Warhurst and Joel Creasey.[8][9] The Australian spokesperson, who will announce the top 12-point score awarded by the Australian jury during the final, will be Lee Lin Chin.[10]

text: Semi-final[edit]

text: Isaiah Firebrace took part in technical rehearsals on 30 April and 4 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 8 and 9 May.[11] This included the jury show on 8 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.

text: At the end of the show, Australia was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final.

text: Final[edit]

text: Shortly after the first semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the reverse order the countries appeared in the semi-final running order. Australia was drawn to compete in the second half. Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Australia was subsequently placed to perform in position 14, following the entry from Croatia and before the entry from Greece.[12] In the likely event that Australia should win the contest, the EBU have confirmed that in accordance with the rules, they would co-host the contest in Europe, with Germany announced as the first choice, and United Kingdom the back-up hosts should Germany decline.[13] In the final Australia received 171 Points from the juries and 2 Points from the televote receiving a total 173 Points placing 9th overall.

text: Voting[edit]

text: Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Australia and awarded by Australia in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:[14][15]

text: Points awarded to Australia[edit]

text:
[show]Points awarded to Australia (Semi-final 1)

Televote

12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points

 Iceland

5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

 Armenia
 Slovenia

 Azerbaijan
 Cyprus
 Sweden

 Albania
 Belgium
 Montenegro

Jury

12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points

 Czech Republic
 Slovenia
 Sweden

 Belgium
 Iceland
 Latvia

 Finland
 Poland
 Spain

 Azerbaijan
 Cyprus
 United Kingdom

 Georgia
 Moldova
 Portugal

5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

 Albania

 Montenegro

 Armenia
 Italy

50/50

12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points

 Slovenia

 Iceland

5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

 Azerbaijan
 Belgium
 Cyprus
 Latvia
 Sweden

 Albania
 Georgia
 United Kingdom

 Armenia
 Czech Republic
 Finland
 Poland

 Montenegro
 Portugal

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[show]Points awarded to Australia (Final)

Televote

12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points

5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

 Denmark

12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points

 Czech Republic
 Finland
 Iceland
 Sweden
 United Kingdom

 Denmark
 Macedonia
 Spain

 Belarus
 Estonia
 Hungary
 Poland
 Slovenia

 Belgium
 Croatia

5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

 Germany
 Latvia
 Portugal

 Albania
 Cyprus
 Moldova
 Netherlands
 Romania
  Switzerland

 Norway
 Serbia

 France
 Ukraine

 Lithuania

Jury

12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points

 Sweden

5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

 Denmark
 Iceland

 Croatia
 Estonia
 Finland
 Slovenia
 United Kingdom

 Cyprus
 Hungary
 Lithuania
 Poland

 Belarus
 Germany
 Moldova
  Switzerland

 Albania
 Belgium
 Czech Republic
 Macedonia
 Spain

text: Points awarded by Australia[edit]

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[show]Semi-final 1

Score
Televote
Jury
Combinated

12 points
 Moldova
 Poland
 Moldova

10 points
 Portugal
 Moldova
 Sweden

8 points
 Sweden
 Sweden
 Portugal

7 points
 Montenegro
 Finland
 Armenia

6 points
 Cyprus
 Portugal
 Finland

5 points
 Armenia
 Armenia
 Poland

4 points
 Belgium
 Czech Republic
 Greece

3 points
 Greece
 Azerbaijan
 Azerbaijan

2 points
 Finland
 Iceland
 Cyprus

1 point
 Azerbaijan
 Greece
 Montenegro

[show]Final

Score
Televote
Jury
Combinated

12 points
 Moldova
 United Kingdom
 Moldova

10 points
 Romania
 Moldova
 Portugal

8 points
 Denmark
 Bulgaria
 Denmark

7 points
 Portugal
 Portugal
 Bulgaria

6 points
 Sweden
 Sweden
 United Kingdom

5 points
 Bulgaria
 Denmark
 Sweden

4 points
 Belgium
 Netherlands
 Romania

3 points
 United Kingdom
 Austria
 Netherlands

2 points
 Italy
 Poland
 Belgium

1 point
 Croatia
 Armenia
 Italy

text: Split voting results[edit]

text: The following five members will comprise the Australian jury: [16] On 9 May 2017, it was announced that Natasha Cuppit had replaced Jordan Raskopoulos as a member of the Australian jury.[17]

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Steven Capaldo (chairperson) - university music education lecturer, conductor, composer, CD producer
Lucy Durack - performer, actor
Natasha Cuppit - voice coach, performer, conductor
Jackie Loeb - singer, comedian, actor
Peter Hayward - music teacher, music director, creative director

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text:
[show]Split voting results from Australia (Semi-final 1)

Draw
Country
Jury
Televote

S. Capaldo
L. Durack
J. Loeb
P. Hayward
N. Cuppit
Average Rank
Points
Rank
Points

01
 Sweden
1
2
4
6
9
3
8
3
8

02
 Georgia
15
12
6
16
6
12

17

03
 Australia

04
 Albania
17
17
16
17
17
17

16

05
 Belgium
10
7
15
14
15
15

7
4

06
 Montenegro
16
16
17
15
16
16

4
7

07
 Finland
3
5
12
4
5
4
7
9
2

08
 Azerbaijan
9
10
13
7
4
8
3
10
1

09
 Portugal
8
4
2
8
8
5
6
2
10

10
 Greece
4
13
11
10
12
10
1
8
3

11
 Poland
5
1
5
2
1
1
12
15

12
 Moldova
2
3
7
1
2
2
10
1
12

13
 Iceland
12
14
9
5
7
9
2
11

14
 Czech Republic
7
6
1
9
13
7
4
13

15
 Cyprus
13
11
10
11
14
14

5
6

16
 Armenia
6
9
3
3
11
6
5
6
5

17
 Slovenia
14
15
8
12
3
11

14

18
 Latvia
11
8
14
13
10
13

12

text:
[show]Split voting results from Australia (Final)

Draw
Country
Jury
Televote

S. Capaldo
L. Durack
J. Loeb
P. Hayward
N. Cuppit
Average Rank
Points
Rank
Points

01
 Israel
10
24
18
19
22
19

17

02
 Poland
13
11
11
11
7
9
2
22

03
 Belarus
17
15
16
16
13
16

14

04
 Austria
20
5
12
3
8
8
3
19

05
 Armenia
19
8
10
10
11
10
1
15

06
 Netherlands
15
9
2
4
6
7
4
11

07
 Moldova
3
2
5
6
3
2
10
1
12

08
 Hungary
21
13
25
15
23
20

12

09
 Italy
2
12
21
13
14
13

9
2

10
 Denmark
6
10
8
1
10
6
5
3
8

11
 Portugal
9
3
1
5
9
4
7
4
7

12
 Azerbaijan
8
14
14
18
4
11

21

13
 Croatia
24
16
24
24
19
24

10
1

14
 Australia

15
 Greece
18
20
19
23
20
22

16

16
 Spain
25
25
23
25
25
25

25

17
 Norway
11
22
9
12
21
15

13

18
 United Kingdom
1
1
3
2
2
1
12
8
3

19
 Cyprus
22
21
15
21
24
23

20

20
 Romania
14
4
20
7
17
12

2
10

21
 Germany
12
18
17
20
12
17

23

22
 Ukraine
23
23
13
22
16
21

24

23
 Belgium
7
19
7
14
18
14

7
4

24
 Sweden
4
6
6
9
5
5
6
5
6

25
 Bulgaria
5
7
4
8
1
3
8
6
5

26
 France
16
17
22
17
15
18

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document_title: 70th Academy Awards

question_text: who won best actor instead of leo for titanic

text: 70th Academy Awards

text: Winners and nominees[edit]

text: The nominees for the 70th Academy Awards were announced on February 10, 1998, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by Robert Rehme, president of the Academy, and actress Geena Davis.[10] Titanic received the most nominations with a record-tying fourteen (1950's All About Eve, and later 2016's La La Land, also achieved this distinction); Good Will Hunting and L.A. Confidential came in second with nine apiece.[11][12]

text: The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 23, 1998. With eleven awards, Titanic tied with Ben-Hur for the most academy awards in Oscar history.[13] It also became the first film to win Best Picture without a screenplay nomination since 1965's The Sound of Music.[14] Best Actress winner Helen Hunt was the first performer to win an Oscar while concurrently starring in a television series;[15] Jack Nicholson became the fourth performer to win at least three acting Oscars.[16] Both won for their roles in As Good as it Gets, making it the seventh film to win both lead acting awards.[17] Nominated for their performances as Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic, Best Actress nominee Kate Winslet and Best Supporting Actress nominee Gloria Stuart became the first pair of actress nominated for portraying the same character in the same film.[18][19] At age 87, Stuart also became the oldest performer nominated for a competitive Oscar.[20]

text: Awards[edit]

text: Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().[21]

text:
Best Picture

Titanic – James Cameron and Jon Landau, producers

As Good as It Gets – James L. Brooks, Bridgit Johnson and Kristi Zea, producers
The Full Monty – Uberto Pasolini, producer
Good Will Hunting – Lawrence Bender, producer
L.A. Confidential – Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson and Michael Nathanson, producers

Best Director

James Cameron – Titanic

Peter Cattaneo – The Full Monty
Gus Van Sant – Good Will Hunting
Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential
Atom Egoyan – The Sweet Hereafter

Best Actor

Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets as Melvin Udall

Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting as Will Hunting
Robert Duvall – The Apostle as Euliss "Sonny" Dewey, a.k.a. "The Apostle E.F."
Peter Fonda – Ulee's Gold as Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson
Dustin Hoffman – Wag the Dog as Stanley Motss

Best Actress

Helen Hunt – As Good as It Gets as Carol Connelly

Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove as Kate Croy
Julie Christie – Afterglow as Phyllis Mann
Judi Dench – Mrs Brown as Queen Victoria
Kate Winslet – Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater

Best Supporting Actor

Robin Williams – Good Will Hunting as Dr. Sean Maguire

Robert Forster – Jackie Brown as Max Cherry
Anthony Hopkins – Amistad as John Quincy Adams
Greg Kinnear – As Good as It Gets as Simon Bishop
Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights as Jack Horner

Best Supporting Actress

Kim Basinger – L.A. Confidential as Lynn Bracken

Joan Cusack – In & Out as Emily Montgomery
Minnie Driver – Good Will Hunting as Skylar
Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights as Amber Waves/Maggie
Gloria Stuart – Titanic as Rose Dawson Calvert

Best Original Screenplay/Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Good Will Hunting – Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

As Good as It Gets – Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks
Boogie Nights – Paul Thomas Anderson
Deconstructing Harry – Woody Allen
The Full Monty – Simon Beaufoy

Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

L.A. Confidential – Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson from the novel by James Ellroy

Donnie Brasco – Paul Attanasio based on the book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone with Richard Woodley
The Sweet Hereafter – Atom Egoyan adapted from the novel by Russell Banks
Wag the Dog – David Mamet and Hilary Henkin from the novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart
The Wings of the Dove – Hossein Amini adapted from the novel by Henry James

Best Foreign Language Film

Karakter (Netherlands) in Dutch – Mike van Diem

Beyond Silence (Germany) in German – Caroline Link
Four Days in September (Brazil) in Portuguese – Bruno Barreto
Secrets of the Heart (Spain) in Spanish  – Montxo Armendáriz
The Thief (Russia) in Russian  – Pavel Chukhray

Best Original Song

"My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic – Music by James Horner; Lyrics by Will Jennings

"Go the Distance" from Hercules – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by David Zippel
"Journey to the Past" from Anastasia – Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
"How Do I Live" from Con Air – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren
"Miss Misery" from Good Will Hunting – Music and Lyrics by Elliott Smith

Best Documentary Feature

The Long Way Home – Rabbi Marvin Hier and Richard Trank

4 Little Girls – Spike Lee and Sam Pollard
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life – Michael Paxton
Colors Straight Up – Michèle Ohayon and Julia Schachter
Waco: The Rules of Engagement – Dan Gifford and William Gazecki

Best Documentary Short Subject

A Story of Healing – Donna Dewey and Carol Pasternak

Alaska: Spirit of the Wild – George Casey and Paul Novros
Amazon – Kieth Merrill and Jonathan Stern
Family Video Diaries: Daughter of the Bride – Terri Randall
Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies – Mel Damski and Andrea Blaugrund

Best Live Action Short Film

Visas and Virtue – Chris Tashima and Chris Donahue

Dance Lexie Dance – Tim Loane
It's Good to Talk – Roger Goldby and Barney Reisz.
Sweethearts? – Birger Larsen and Thomas Lydholm
Wolfgang – Anders Thomas Jensen and Kim Magnusson

Best Animated Short Film

Geri's Game – Jan Pinkava

Famous Fred – Joanna Quinn
The Old Lady and the Pigeons – Sylvain Chomet
Redux Riding Hood – Steve Moore and Dan O'Shannon
Rusalka – Alexander Petrov

Best Original Dramatic Score

Titanic – James Horner

Amistad – John Williams
Good Will Hunting – Danny Elfman
Kundun – Philip Glass
L.A. Confidential – Jerry Goldsmith

Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

The Full Monty – Anne Dudley

Anastasia – Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Orchestral score by David Newman
As Good as It Gets – Hans Zimmer
Men in Black – Danny Elfman
My Best Friend's Wedding – James Newton Howard

Best Sound Effects Editing

Titanic – Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes

Face/Off – Mark Stoeckinger and Per Hallberg
The Fifth Element – Mark Mangini

Best Sound

Titanic – Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers and Mark Ulano

Air Force One – Paul Massey, Rick Kline, Doug Hemphill and Keith A. Wester
Con Air – Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Art Rochester
Contact – Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands and William B. Kaplan
L.A. Confidential – Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Kirk Francis

Best Art Direction

Titanic – Art Direction: Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Michael D. Ford

Gattaca – Art Direction: Jan Roelfs; Set Decoration: Nancy Nye
Kundun – Art Direction: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
L.A. Confidential – Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Jay Hart
Men in Black – Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik

Best Cinematography

Titanic – Russell Carpenter

Amistad – Janusz Kamiński
Kundun – Roger Deakins
L.A. Confidential – Dante Spinotti
The Wings of the Dove – Eduardo Serra

Best Makeup

Men in Black – Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson

Mrs Brown – Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner and Beverley Binda
Titanic – Tina Earnshaw, Greg Cannom and Simon Thompson

Best Costume Design

Titanic – Deborah Lynn Scott

Amistad – Ruth E. Carter
Kundun – Dante Ferretti
Oscar and Lucinda – Janet Patterson
The Wings of the Dove – Sandy Powell

Best Film Editing

Titanic – Conrad Buff, James Cameron and Richard A. Harris

Air Force One – Richard Francis-Bruce
As Good as It Gets – Richard Marks
Good Will Hunting – Pietro Scalia
L.A. Confidential – Peter Honess

Best Visual Effects

Titanic – Robert Legato, Mark A. Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher and Michael Kanfer

The Lost World: Jurassic Park – Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Randal M. Dutra and Michael Lantieri
Starship Troopers – Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis and John Richardson

text: Academy Honorary Award[edit]

text: Stanley Donen[22]

text: Multiple nominations and awards[edit]

text:
The following 16 films received multiple nominations:

Nominations
Film

14

Titanic

9
Good Will Hunting

L.A. Confidential

7

As Good as It Gets

4
Amistad

The Full Monty

Kundun

The Wings of the Dove

3
Boogie Nights

Men in Black

2
Air Force One

Anastasia

Con Air

Mrs Brown

The Sweet Hereafter

Wag the Dog

The following four films received multiple awards:

Awards
Film

11

Titanic

2
As Good as It Gets

Good Will Hunting

L.A. Confidential

text: Presenters and performers[edit]

text: The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.[23][24]

text: Presenters[edit]

text:
Name(s)
Role

Rose, NormanNorman Rose
Announcer for the 70th annual Academy Awards

Rehme, RobertRobert Rehme (AMPAS President)
Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony

Gooding, Jr., CubaCuba Gooding, Jr.
Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress

Shue, ElisabethElisabeth Shue
Presenter of the award for Best Costume Design

Hoffman, DustinDustin Hoffman
Presenter of the 70 years of Best Picture winners montage

Campbell, NeveNeve Campbell
Presenter of the performances of Best Song nominees "Journey to the Past" and "Go the Distance"

Schwarzenegger, ArnoldArnold Schwarzenegger
Presenter of the film Titanic on the Best Picture segment

Sorvino, MiraMira Sorvino
Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor

Diaz, CameronCameron Diaz
Presenter of the award for Best Sound

Myers, MikeMike Myers
Presenter of the award for Sound Effects Editing

Weaver, SigourneySigourney Weaver
Presenter of the film As Good as It Gets on the Best Picture segment

Hunt, HelenHelen Hunt
Presenter of the award for Best Visual Effects

Wray, FayFay Wray
Introducer of presenters Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

Affleck, BenBen Affleck and
Matt Damon
Presenters of the awards for Best Live Action Short Film and Best Animated Short Film

Rush, GeoffreyGeoffrey Rush
Presenter of the award for Best Actress

Banderas, AntonioAntonio Banderas
Presenter of the award for Best Original Dramatic Score

Lopez, JenniferJennifer Lopez
Introducer of the special dance number to the tune of the nominees for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score and presenter of the award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

Barrymore, DrewDrew Barrymore
Presenter of the award for Best Makeup

Baldwin, AlecAlec Baldwin
Presenter of the film L.A. Confidential on the Best Picture segment

Jackson, Samuel L.Samuel L. Jackson
Presenter of the award for Best Film Editing

Judd, AshleyAshley Judd
Presenter of the segment of the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement and the Gordon E. Sawyer Award

Scorsese, MartinMartin Scorsese
Presenter of the Honorary Academy Award to Stanley Donen

Dillon, MattMatt Dillon
Presenter of the film Good Will Hunting on the Best Picture segment

Madonna Madonna
Introducer of the performances of Best Song nominees "How Do I Live", "Miss Misery" and "My Heart Will Go On" and presenter of the award for Best Original Song

Hounsou, DjimonDjimon Hounsou
Presenter of the Best Documentary Short

De Niro, RobertRobert De Niro
Presenter of the Best Documentary Feature

Goldberg, WhoopiWhoopi Goldberg
Presenter of the In Memoriam tribute

Ryan, MegMeg Ryan
Presenter of the award for Best Art Direction

Williams, RobinRobin Williams
Presenter of the 70 Years of Oscars montage

McDormand, FrancesFrances McDormand
Presenter of the award for Best Actor

Stone, SharonSharon Stone
Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film

Lemmon, JackJack Lemmon and
Walter Matthau
Presenters of the awards for Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published and Best Original Screenplay/Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Washington, DenzelDenzel Washington
Presenter of the award for Best Cinematography

Sarandon, SusanSusan Sarandon
Presenter of the Oscar Family Album segment

Davis, GeenaGeena Davis
Presenter of the film The Full Monty on the Best Picture segment

Beatty, WarrenWarren Beatty
Presenter of the award for Best Director

Connery, SeanSean Connery
Presenter of the award for Best Picture

text: Performers[edit]

text:
Name(s)
Role
Performed

Jerry Goldsmith
Composer
"Fanfare for Oscar"

Bill Conti
Musical Arranger
Orchestral

Billy Crystal
Host
Opening number:
Titanic (to the tune of "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" from Gilligan's Island),
As Good As It Gets (to the tune of "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" from Shall We Dance),
Good Will Hunting (to the tune of "Night and Day" from The Gay Divorcee),
L.A. Confidential (to the tune of "Fascinating Rhythm" by George Gershwin) and
The Full Monty (to the tune "Hello, Dolly!" from Hello, Dolly!)[25]

Michael Bolton
Performer
"Go the Distance" from Hercules

Aaliyah
Performer
"Journey to the Past" from Anastasia

Trisha Yearwood
Performer
"How Do I Live" from Con Air

Elliott Smith
Performer
"Miss Misery" from Good Will Hunting

Celine Dion
Performer
"My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic

text: Ceremony information[edit]

text: In December 1997, the Academy hired veteran Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates to oversee the 1998 ceremony.[26] “Gil has become the consummate Oscar show producer, consistently garnering top television ratings for the telecast,” said AMPAS president Robert Rehme in a press release announcing the selection. “His shows are full of wit, charm and surprise.”[26] A few days later, actor and comedian Billy Crystal was chosen to emcee the upcoming telecast. Cates explained his reason to bring back the veteran comedian saying, "Billy's performance last year was spectacular. There is nobody like him."[27] In an article published in USA Today he initially requested to Cates and AMPAS five months after the previous year's ceremony that he would like to take a break from hosting duties. However, pressure from the Academy, Cates, and several friends and family members made him reconsider his decision.[28] His sixth stint would make him second only to Bob Hope in number of ceremonies hosted.[29]

text: To commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the Academy Awards, 70 actors who have received both competitive and honorary awards appeared seated onstage together during a segment called Oscar's Family Album.[30] Each former winner was acknowledged by announcer Norman Rose with the films he or she won for. At the end of the segment newly minted winners Kim Bassinger, Helen Hunt, and Robin Williams joined them. This marked the largest gathering of former winners since the 50th ceremony held in 1978.[31]

text: Several others participated in the production of the ceremony. Bill Conti served as musical director for the telecast.[32] Dancer Daniel Ezralow choreographed a dance number showcasing the nominees for Best Original Comedy or Musical Score.[33] Bart the Bear made a surprise appearance during the presentation of the Best Sound Effects Editing award with Mike Myers.[34]

text: Box office performance of nominees[edit]

text: At the time of the nominations announcement on February 10, the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees was $579 million with an average of $116 million per film.[35] Titanic was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $338.7 million in domestic box office receipts.[35] The film was followed by As Good as It Gets ($92.6 million), Good Will Hunting ($68.9 million), L.A. Confidential ($39.7 million), and finally The Full Monty ($38.7 million).[35]

text: Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 40 nominations went to 15 films on the list. Only Titanic (1st), As Good as It Gets (16th), Good Will Hunting (20th), and In & Out (24th) were nominated for directing, acting, screenwriting, or Best Picture.[36] The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were Men in Black (2nd), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (3rd), Air Force One (5th), My Best Friends Wedding (7th), Face/Off (9th), Con Air (12th), Contact (13th), Hercules (14th), The Fifth Element (25th), Anastasia (30th), and Starship Troopers (34th).[36]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The show received a positive reception from most media publications. Television critic Howard Rosenberg of the Los Angeles Times lauded Crystal's performance writing that he "would earn top billing as that unusual comedian as artful at doing musical comedy as jokes."[37] San Francisco Chronicle columnist John Carman raved,"It was the best Oscar show in two decades." He also gave high marks for the host, commenting, "But last night, Crystal was back in razor form."[38] The Seattle Times television editor Kay McFadden praised Crystal commenting that "he possesses nearly impeccable timing and judgment." In addition, she noted that while the ceremony dragged on, "Last night was one of television's smartest live ceremonies in recent memory."[39]

text: Some media outlets were more critical of the show. Ray Richmond of Variety complained that the ceremony proved to be a "Yawner of an Oscarcast." He added that Crystal's "off-the-cuff one-liners sank faster than the great ship herself."[40] Boston Globe television critic Matthew Gilbert bemoaned,"There was hardly a spontaneous moment during last night's Oscarcast."[41] Film critic Carrie Rickey from The Philadelphia Inquirer lamented that the inevitable Titanic sweep "sank a telecast loaded with montages of previous years' Oscar highlights."[42]

text: Ratings and reception[edit]

text: The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 57.25 million people over its length, which was a 29% increase from the previous year's ceremony.[43] An estimated 87.50 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards.[44] The show also earned higher Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 35.32% of households watching over a 55.77 share.[45] In addition, it garnered a higher 18–49 demo rating with a 24.90 rating over a 44.30 share among viewers in that demographic.[45] It was, and remains to date, the highest viewership for an Academy Award telecast since figures were compiled beginning with the 46th ceremony in 1974.[46]

text: In July 1998, the ceremony presentation received eight nominations at the 50th Primetime Emmys.[47] Two months later, the ceremony won five of those nominations for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (Billy Crystal), Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program (Louis J Horvitz), Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, or Movie (Bob Barnhart, Robert Dickinson, Matt Ford, Andy O'Reilly), Outstanding Music Direction (Bill Conti), and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special (Patrick Baltzell, Robert Douglass, Edward J. Greene, Tommy Vicari).[48][49]

text: In Memoriam[edit]

text: The annual In Memoriam tribute was presented by actress Whoopi Goldberg. The montage featured an excerpt of "Appassionata" from The Passage composed by Michael J. Lewis.[50]

text:
Lloyd Bridges
Richard Jaeckel
Saul Chaplin
Stanley Cortez
William Hickey
Paul Jarrico
Dorothy Kingsley
Sydney Guilaroff
William H. Reynolds
Billie Dove
Jacques Cousteau
Stubby Kaye

Red Skelton
Dawn Steel
Toshiro Mifune
Brian Keith
Chris Farley
Leo Jaffe
Samuel Fuller
Burgess Meredith
J. T. Walsh
Robert Mitchum
James Stewart