(1997)
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Lucia Bozzola
Size of all sorts mattered for James Cameron's blockbuster Titanic, whose magnitude was in all ways unprecedented. Cameron and two studios spent $200 million on a 90% scale Titanic replica at a newly constructed Mexico studio; their efforts included duplicating furnishings from original Titanic designs, diving trips to shoot footage of the wreck with a specially designed underwater camera, and months of post-production on computer effects ranging from overhead "shots" of the Titanic at sea to characters' puffs of freezing breath. Delayed several months and beseiged by negative word-of-mouth, Titanic finally opened to rave reviews, especially for its bravura visuals. A few doubts were expressed over the Jack-Rose romance, but nothing could beat the spectacular recreation of the ship sinking or the powerful image of the floating corpse field. That love story, however, proved a potent draw, as Leonardo Di Caprio fans (many of them teenage girls) came back for repeat viewings, helping to power Titanic to a sojourn of more than 3 months at the top of the U.S. box office; the most expensive film ever made became a titanic moneymaker, grossing over $1.6 billion internationally. Cameron's coronation as blockbuster artist arrived when Titanic received a record-tying 14 Oscar nominations (like 1950's All About Eve) and won a record-tying 11 (like 1959's Ben-Hur). Cameron's screenplay, however, was ignored.
awards for Titanic on AllMovie
Titanic (1997)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Nominated |
Best Actress
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Art Direction
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Cinematography
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Costume Design
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Director
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Dramatic Score
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Editing
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1997 |
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Nominated |
Best Makeup
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Picture
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Song
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Sound
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Sound Effects Editing
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1997 |
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Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Visual Effects
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1997 |
American Society of Cinematographers
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Won |
Best Cinematography
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1997 |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Chicago Film Critics Association
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Won |
Best Cinematography
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Original Score
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1997 |
Directors Guild of America
French Academy of Cinema
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Nominated |
Best Foreign Language Film
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1998 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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Won |
Best Director
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Original Score
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Original Song
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1997 |
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Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
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1997 |
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Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
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1997 |
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Nominated |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Picture - Drama
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1997 |
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Nominated |
Best Screenplay
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1997 |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
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Won |
Best Production Design
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1997 |
National Board of Review
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Nominated |
Best Picture
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1997 |
Screen Actors Guild
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Nominated |
Best Actress
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1997 |
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Nominated |
Best Ensemble Acting
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1997 |
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Won |
Best Supporting Actress
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1997 |
Toronto Film Critics Association
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Won |
Best Director [Runner-up]
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1997 |
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