“It’s scary how nobody stays together anymore.” — Lindsay Lohan in 1998
Billy Crystal hosted for the sixth time.
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Cher showed up looking fierce AF.
Where can I get that hat? Is it even a hat? I don’t care, I want one.
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck brought their mammas.
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And went crazy when they won Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting.
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Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson both won for As Good as It Gets.
And they continued being cute as hell.
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Stanley Donen won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
He’s best known for directing Singin’ in the Rain and Charade.
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Robin Williams also won for Good Will Hunting.
The pure joy of his speech is something we will cherish forever.
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And James Cameron was understandably excited about Titanic‘s success.
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Past winners posed together for this photo.
If this were taken today, Cher’s tepid clap would have been GIF’ed 1,000 times over.
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Helen Hunt was escorted by BABYFACED Hank Azaria, pre-marriage.
And subsequent divorce, thanks to the alleged Oscar Curse.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver were still married.
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Same goes for Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas.
This one still hurts, tbh.
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And James Cameron and Linda Hamilton.
But thanks to the gods above, they will soon be reuniting for a new Terminator.
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AND Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.
Kim won Best Supporting Actress for her dynamite performance in L.A. Confidential.
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Madonna clearly loved Titanic…
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…and continued to freak out, despite Fiona Apple’s calming presence.
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Minnie Driver looked flawless.
She was also nominated for Good Will Hunting.
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As did 24-year-old Tyra Banks.
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Halle Berry, too.
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Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino were palling around before being wrongfully blacklisted.
On a lighter note, look at all the lovely Judd women together!
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Celine Dion sang “My Heart Will Go On”.
Which OBVIOUSLY won Best Original Song.
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Joan Cusack rocked some killer bangs.
She was nominated for In & Out.
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And Tara Lapinski proved ice skaters belong on the red carpet.
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Judi Dench straight-up stopped aging.
She was nominated for Mrs. Brown.
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And Julianne Moore celebrated her first nomination.
She was nominated for Boogie Nights.
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Gloria Stuart also celebrated her first nom and embraced the fact that she would forever be known as “the old lady from Titanic“.
Precious.
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Kate Winslet and Helena Bonham Carter looked absolutely stunning (in the most ’90s way possible).
Helena was nominated for The Wings of the Dove and Kate for Titanic (clearly).
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And, of course, Leo wasn’t even nominated! But here’s a nice photo of him at the ’98 Globes to get you through the pain:
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