Minnie Driver says Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron helped her during Oscars wardrobe malf...

The actress revealed the &34;Terminator&34; star and director found &34;every single bead but four&34; after her bracelet snapped during the ceremony. Minnie Driver says Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron helped her during Oscars wardrobe malfunction The actress revealed the &34;Terminator&34; star and director found &34;every single bead but four&34; after her bracelet snapped during the ceremony. By Emlyn Travis :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/EmlynTravisauthorphotocba6765b433b4f93b9398d18053153b1.jpg) Emlyn Travis Emlyn Travis is a news writer at . She has been working at EW since 2022.

The actress revealed the "Terminator" star and director found "every single bead but four" after her bracelet snapped during the ceremony.

Minnie Driver says Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron helped her during Oscars wardrobe malfunction

The actress revealed the "Terminator" star and director found "every single bead but four" after her bracelet snapped during the ceremony.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger; Minnie Driver; James Cameron. Credit:

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Minnie Driver is revealing how Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron came to her aid after she suffered a wardrobe malfunction at the Oscars in 1998.

The 56-year-old actress, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress that year for her performance in *Good Will Hunting**,* shared that the *Terminator* star and director were extremely helpful in finding the scattered beads of her bracelet after it broke during the ceremony.

Driver explained that the incident occurred when she was cheering on her costar Robin Williams' win for Best Supporting Actor that evening.

Minnie Driver at the 1998 Oscars.

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"When Robin Williams won, I had an incredibly beautiful bracelet on that was made up of hundreds of ruby beads," Driver recalled on Thursday's episode of *The Tonight Show*. "And as I was clapping for Robin, it bust."

To make matters worse, the beads were spread across the red carpet of the theater, making them not only a potential hazard but also harder to find.

But no mission is ever too challenging for the Terminator. "I'm not kidding you, Jim Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger got down on their hands and knees and they found — I mean, there were hundreds of them," Driver said. "When I handed the broken pieces back, there were only four missing."

James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2009.

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She added, "They found every single bead but four. They were obsessed!"

As it turns out, a broken bracelet wasn't the only wardrobe malfunction that Driver experienced that night. Her dress — a crimson gown with an accompanying shawl — also nearly fell off while she was walking the red carpet with her parents.

"I'm looking at my dad because that picture was taken as my dress fell off," Driver said as host Jimmy Fallon held up a photograph of her smiling at the event. "And I'm clutching that stole around me to, you know, hide what I had for breakfast."

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Driver revealed that her dad tried his best to coach her through the situation. "I'm looking at my dad and my dad was just doing this," she said, putting a finger to her face and miming a smile. "He was like, 'Keep smiling! Just keep smiling! Hold it!'"

Driver lost the Oscar to Kim Basinger for *L.A. Confidential*. Besides Williams' win, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon also took home the award for Best Original Screenplay for *Good Will Hunting*.

Watch Driver recall her wardrobe malfunctions in the clip above.

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