Fay Wray by James Cameron to play the part of Rose Dawson Calvert for his 1997 blockbuster "Titanic" with Kate Winslet to play her younger self, but she turned down the role, which was then won by Gloria Stuart. She was a special guest at the 70th Academy Awards, where the show's host, Billy Crystal, introduced her as the "Beauty who charmed the Beast". She was the only 1920s Hollywood actress in attendance that evening (with fellow 1930s actress Gloria Stuart winning an award, while male contemporaries Bob Hope and Milton Berle, with Sid Caesar were present).On October 3, 1998, she appeared
James Cameron the release of "Avatar", on February 28, 2010, Cameron was also honored with a Visual Effects Society (VES) Lifetime Achievement Award. For "Avatar", Cameron won numerous awards as well, including: Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture – Drama (shared with Jon Landau) and Best Director. He was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing (shared with John Refoua and Stephen E. Rivkin). However, Cameron and "Avatar" lost to his former wife Kathryn Bigelow and her film, "The Hurt Locker". On September 24, 2010, James Cameron was named Number 1 in The 2010 Guardian Film