Titanic is a 1997 film directed by James Cameron about the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater. The film won 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture and tells the story of the blossoming romance between Jack and Rose as the luxury liner sinks into the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg in April 1912.