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