The Opening of the Academy Awards in 1998

Opening red carpet and introduction by Academy President Robert Rehme at the 70th Academy Awards in 1998. Featuring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Helen Hunt, Peter Fonda, Robin Williams, Julianne Moore, Luise Rainer, Roddy McDowall, Cher, Greg Kinnear, Joan Cusack, Ben Kingsley, Sharon Stone, Marlee Matlin, Samuel L. Jackson, Gloria Stuart, Djimon Hounsou, Faye Dunaway, Minnie Driver, Robert Duvall, Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Irons, Drew Barrymore, Jack Lemmon, Cuba Gooding Jr., Anjelica Huston, Sean Connery, Kathy Bates, Dustin Hoffman, Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid, Kim Basinger, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Mira Sorvino, Matt Dillon, Cameron Diaz, Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver and more.