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Dailo Jlress A2 Tuesday, March 24, 1 998 PEOPLE MORE 6m record with 1 1 italic tie Bam BILLY BALL. Billy Crystal's still got the right comic stuff. He scored once again as a superlative Oscar host, both witty and playful and very able with an ad-lib. Crystal's fractured flickers montage in which he's inserted into film clips of best picture nominees was a sharp and funny show-opener, especially Billy as a tap-dancing Sammy Davis Jr. on board the Titanic.

GLITTERATI MAMBO. If only for the gaga bliss of a mesmerizing 70th anniversary gathering of 70 former Academy Award winners, Oscar actually delivered some JuL CINEMATOGRAPHY: "Titanic." VISUAL EFFECTS: "Titanic." COSTUME: "Titanic." SOUND EFFECTS EDITING: "Titanic." SOUND: "Titanic." MAKEUP: "Men in Black." FOREIGN FILM: "Character," The Netherlands. DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: "The Long Way Home." DOCUMENTARY (short subject): "A Story of Healing." LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: "Visas and Virtue." ANIMATED SHORT FILM: "Geri's Game." HONORARY AWARD: Director Stanley Donen. GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD: Don Iwerks, co-founder of Iwerks Entertainment, for accomplishments in the field of motion picture science and technology SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD: Gunnar P.

Michelson, developer of an advanced electronic light valve for machines that strike movie prints. romance set on the doomed luxury liner has already smashed box office records, overtaking "Jurassic Park" as the biggest moneymaker in movie history (adjusted for inflation), with more than $1.1 billion. It has also been No. 1 at the U.S. box office for an unprecedented 14 weekends in a row.

"The Full Monty," a comedy about laid-off British factory workers who form a male stripper act, won the Oscar for original musical or comedy score. Billy Crystal had the duty of keeping the show on course, kicking things off with a filmed sketch that put him in scenes of the best-picture nominees, much as he did last year. It started with spit in the face from "Titanic's" Leonardo DiCaprio. "What, give up show business?" he deadpanned. This year's Oscar pageant was a celebration of comebacks, with a batch of nominees who had been largely forgotten, including Peter Fonda, Julie Christie, Robert Forster as well as Burt Reynolds and Stuart.

The nostalgia theme extended to the ceremony's invitation list. The Academy invited every living winner of the acting awards and introduced each one on the stage. Those introductions pushed the show to three hours and 45 minutes, about a half-hour more than scheduled. The worldwide TV audience was projected at 1 billion. Ratings were expected to be up over last year's disappointing numbers, largely because of the monster draw of "Titanic," which has made nearly $500 million in North America.

Nicholson, Hunt take top awards The Associated Press LOS ANGELES "Titanic" won a record-tying 11 Oscars on Monday night, including best picture, director and song, while Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt took top acting honors as the misanthropic writer and the waitress who softens his heart in "As Good As It Gets." "I'm the king of the world!" crowed "Titanic" director James Cameron, quoting a line from the movie's hero, as he accepted his prize at the 70th annual Academy Awards for the $200 million disaster epic and all-time box-office champion. The movie tied the number of awards won by "Ben-Hur" in 1959, but lost a chance to win a record 12 Oscars when it fell short in three categories: Hunt beat Kate Winslet, Kim Basinger took supporting actress for "LA Confidential" over Gloria Stuart, and "Men in Black" claimed the makeup prize. Cameron thanked his cast and crew, saying, "You guys gave me pure gold every day and I share this gold with you Everybody else that I was going to thank either got an Oscar or a nomination, so they're covered." Nicholson joins an elite group of only four performers to own three or more Oscars. His others are as best actor for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in 1975 and supporting actor in "Terms of Endearment" in 1983. Katharine Hepburn won four Academy Awards, and Ingrid Bergman and Walter Bren- 1 Besides winning for best picture, direction and song "My Heart Will Go On" the film won for cinematography, art direction, film editing, costume design, sound, sound editing, original dramatic score and visual effects.

14 nominations tied the record set by 1950's "All About Eve." The three-hour, 14-minute Kim Basinger greets her husband, Award for Best Supporting Actress Los Angeles. I 1 I i fS SMW i I sis 7 I BEST PICTURE: "Titanic." DIRECTOR: James Cameron, "Titanic." ACTOR: Jack Nicholson, "As Good as It Gets." ACTRESS: Helen Hunt, "As Good as It Gets." SCREENPLAY (written directly for the screen): Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, "Good Will Hunting." SCREENPLAY (based on material previously produced or published): Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson, "LA. Confidential." SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kim Basinger, "L.A. Confidential." SUPPORTING ACTOR: Robin Williams, "Good Will Hunting." FILM EDITING: "Titanic." ORIGINAL SONG: "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic," James Horner and Will Jennings. ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: "Titanic," James Horner.

ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: "The Full Monty," Anne Dudley. ART DIRECTION: "Titanic." from doubts, given the virtual sweep by "I had a sinking feeling all night, right up to here," he said. Hunt, the only American competing against four British actresses in her category, thanked her director, who was not even nominated. "I'm here for one reason and that's Jim Brooks, one single reason, and that's the only reason really," Hunt said. Robin Williams won the supporting actor award as the bereaved psychology professor who counsels a troubled young genius' in "Good Will Hunting." "Ah, man, this might be the one time I'm speechless," said Williams, known for his stream-of-consciousness humor.

He then managed to thank many, many people, including his young co-stars Damon and Ben Affleck, quipping: "I still want to see some ID." Affleck and Damon won the best original screenplay Oscar, and Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson won the adapted screenplay award for "LA Basinger, the Veronica Lake look-alikecall girl in "LA Confidential," beat out "Titanic's" Stuart, who was a sentimental favorite after coming out of retirement at age 87 to play a centenarian survivor of the shipwreck. "If anyone has a dream out there, I'm living proof that it can come true," Basinger told the Shrine Auditorium audience. "Titanic" went into the night with a record-tying 14 nominations. News departments: General information: 247-4730 Local news: 247-4741 Life: 247-4751 Reader editor: 247-4748 Sports: 247-4630 Business: 247-4766 Editorialsletters: 247-4745 Obituaries: 247-4620 Photoreprints: 247-4902 Special occasions: 247-4780 Religion news: 247-4742 Library: 247-4882 fata biebs 928-1111 Use your touchtone phone to get free news and other information from the Daily Press. After dialing 928-1 1 1 1 enter the four-digit category you want For a list of categories, enter 1111.

There is no charge for this service. In 1 955, the Tennessee -Williams play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opened on Broadway. In 1 976, the president of Argentina, Isabel Peron, was deposed by her military. In 1989, the nation's worst oil spill occurred as the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound and began leaking 1 1 million gal-' Ions of crude. In 1997, Vice President Gore arrived in China for the highest- level U.S.

visit in eight years. At the 69th Annual Academy Awards, "The English Patient" won best picture and director (Anthony Minghella); Geoffrey Rush won best actor for "Shine," and Frances McDor-mand best actress for "Fargo." Th Associated Press Robin Williams hoists his Oscar backstage after winning for his supporting role in "Good Will Hunting." "Ah, man, this might be the one time I'm speechless," said Williams, known for his stream-of-consciousness humor. ap photos Alec Baldwin, after winning the Academy Monday night at the Academy Awards in ap good, old-fash- (ZfrLhl) ioned Holly- Mj wood glamour. Bonus points to Drew Barry- more's cool, daisy- sprinkled hair and to Crystal for sit ting on Jack Nicholson's lap in the front row as Helen Hunt took their snapshot. ACCEP TANCE SPEECH SOUFFLE.

One of the rare magical moments for Oscar arrived early. It belonged to Kim Basinger of "LA Confidential" and her touching, funny and sincerely overwhelmed acceptance speech after being named best supporting actress. "Omigod! Thank you!" yelped the happily stunned Basinger. Most scattered and boring big winner? Helen Hunt. SONG DANCE TEDIUM.

Boring nominated songs as usual. And we had to endure Michael Bolton singing "Go the Distance" from "Hercules." Ugh. But at least there was nifty Aaliyah doing a lovely rendition of the otherwise innocuous "Journey to the Past" from "Anastasia." And the production number choreography was Las Vegas cheesy as usual. PRESENTERS PIZZAZZ. Are their 15 minutes up yet? A little bit of the overexposed, overhyped "Good Will Hunting" duo Matt Damon and Ben Affleck goes a very long way.

But in another notable Generation appearance, "Scream" queen Neve Campbell was a youthful portrait of vintage style and class. Knlght-Ridder Newspapers ping. "It's easier for me," Menken said. "Basically, I throw on a tux, a nice shirt and shoes, and I'm done." For those like nominees Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams who couldn't drop by his Beverly Drive salon, Cristophe made house calls at $400 an hour. Duvall's Oscar morning began poolside at one of the city's more exclusive hotels, reading a book and calling friends while his companion, Luciana Pedraza, went to the salon to have her hair, nails and makeup done.

Duvall sauntered in around noon. For Duvall, 67, the rest of his day was spent relaxing, then throwing on a Hugo Boss tuxedo for the ceremony. Pedraza, 25, who planned to wear a $100,000 Versace dress, thought it best to leave the other details to stylists. Waterside Capital provided staffing and consulting to some Fortune 500 companies. Waterside invests in small businesses that are looking to expand or modernize.

A company Waterside was considering as an investment candidate provides staffing and consulting to some Fortune 500 companies. A story on Sunday's front page incorrectly said the displacement of the battleships Kearsarge and Kentucky was 11.5 tons. The ships displaced 11,540 tons each. A story on Monday's front page describing the impact of the Spanish-American War on Newport News incorrectly attributed the phrase "splendid little war" to Theodore Roosevelt. The description, which is widely credited to Roosevelt, originated in a letter sent to him by diplomat John Milton Hay.

-sV 4k Cristophe gets stars ready to shine Helen Hunt accepts the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in "As Good As It Gets." "I'm here for one reason and that's Jim Brooks, one single reason, and that's the only reason really," Hunt said, citing the director of "As Good As It Gets," who wasn't nominated for an Oscar. nan each won three. "I'm honored to be on any list with you, Bobby, Dusty, and you and your father Mr. Damon, and my old bike pal, Fonda," Nicholson said, making the umpteenth joke of the night about fellow nominee Matt Damon's age and alluding to his long-ago co-starring role in "Easy Rider." Nicholson joked about suffering V'h i I mm A. rifrtiitrri Offices are generally open from 8:30 a.m.

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Today is Tuesday, March 24, the 83rd day of 1998. Highlight In history: In 1958, rock 'n' roll singer Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army in Memphis, Tenn. On this date: In 1765, Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers. In 1882, German scientist Robert Koch announced in Berlin that he had discovered the bacillus responsible for tuberculosis. In 1944, In occupied Rome, the Nazis executed more than 300 civilians in reprisal for an attack by Italian partisans that killed 32 German soldiers the previous day.

Lid Oailu JJ Duvall. Duvall, who says he usually gets his hair cut on movie sets, was among hundreds of Oscargoers visiting Cristophe's and other tony salons to be buffed, tweezed, coifed, spritzed and polished to accomplish that oh-so mah-va-lus look for strutting down the red carpet into the Shrine Auditorium. For those wearing body-hugging dresses, Cristophe offered a slimming treatment known as lymphatic drainage. "It makes you lose 2 or 3 inches for the next 24 hours," he said of the water-massage procedure. Entering his Mediterranean-style salon, visitors were offered cappuccino, latte and sparkling water.

Original song nominee Alan Menken dropped off his wife and two young daughters to get their hair done while he did some shop Chic salon is haven for Hollywood style The Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Only on Oscar day would you find the understated Robert Duvall inside a chic salon, getting coifed for Hollywood's most glamorous night. "I feel preoccupied in the spirit of anticipation," said the best-actor nominee Monday as he put on a robe before sitting down to have his hair cut by Cristophe hairstylist to the stars. It was the Belgium-born Cristophe who in 1993 cut President Clinton's hair aboard Air Force One while it sat on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport. "I'm just getting a little trim there's not much there," quipped A chart on Monday's Local front incorrectly reported York County enrollment from 1993 through 1998 in the New Horizons program.

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