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Oscars are coming
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« Reply #1 on: Feb 21^st, 2004, 9:29am »

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The 76th Annual
ACADEMY AWARDS

Sunday ~ 02.29.04 ~ 8e/5p

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Johnny Depp - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
Ben Kingsley - HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
Jude Law - COLD MOUNTAIN
Bill Murray - LOST IN TRANSLATION
Sean Penn - MYSTIC RIVER

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alec Baldwin - THE COOLER
Benicio Del Toro - 21 GRAMS
Djimon Hounsou - IN AMERICA
Tim Robbins - MYSTIC RIVER
Ken Watanabe - THE LAST SAMURAI

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Keisha Castle-Hughes - WHALE RIDER
Diane Keaton - SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE
Samantha Morton - IN AMERICA
Charlize Theron - MONSTER
Naomi Watts - 21 GRAMS

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Shohreh Aghdashloo - HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
Patricia Clarkson - PIECES OF APRIL
Marcia Gay Harden - MYSTIC RIVER
Holly Hunter - THIRTEEN
Renée Zellweger - COLD MOUNTAIN

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BROTHER BEAR
FINDING NEMO
THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE

ART DIRECTION
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
THE LAST SAMURAI
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
SEABISCUIT

CINEMATOGRAPHY
CITY OF GOD
COLD MOUNTAIN
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
SEABISCUIT

COSTUME DESIGN
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
THE LAST SAMURAI
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
SEABISCUIT

DIRECTING
CITY OF GOD
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
LOST IN TRANSLATION
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
MYSTIC RIVER

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
BALSEROS
CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS
THE FOG OF WAR
MY ARCHITECT
THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
ASYLUM
CHERNOBYL HEART
FERRY TALES

FILM EDITING
CITY OF GOD
COLD MOUNTAIN
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
SEABISCUIT

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS
EVIL
THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI
TWIN SISTERS
ŽELARY

MAKEUP
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL

MUSIC (SCORE)
BIG FISH
COLD MOUNTAIN
FINDING NEMO
HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

MUSIC (SONG)
"Belleville Rendez-vous" - THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE
"Into the West" - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" - A MIGHTY WIND
"Scarlet Tide" - COLD MOUNTAIN
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" - COLD MOUNTAIN

BEST PICTURE
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
LOST IN TRANSLATION
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
MYSTIC RIVER
SEABISCUIT

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
BOUNDIN'
DESTINO
GONE NUTTY
HARVIE KRUMPET
NIBBLES

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
DIE ROTE JACKE (The Red Jacket)
MOST (The Bridge)
SQUASH
(A) TORZIJA ([A] Torsion)
TWO SOLDIERS

SOUND EDITING
FINDING NEMO
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL

SOUND MIXING
THE LAST SAMURAI
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
SEABISCUIT

VISUAL EFFECTS
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
AMERICAN SPLENDOR
CITY OF GOD
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
MYSTIC RIVER
SEABISCUIT

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS
FINDING NEMO
IN AMERICA
LOST IN TRANSLATION

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« Reply #2 on: Mar 1^st, 2004, 5:32am »

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'Lord of the Rings' in historic and overwhelming Oscars clean-sweep

HOLLYWOOD : The last episode of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy scored a stunning Oscars clean-sweep, winning 11 awards and becoming the first fantasy film ever to win the coveted best picture trophy.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" also took best director for Jackson, who spent seven years making the trilogy, tied the record for Oscar wins set by 1997's "Titanic" and 1959's "Ben Hur."

"I'm so honoured and that Academy and its members have seen past the trolls and the wizards and the hobbits and are recognising fantasy this year," Jackson, 42, said as he received his Oscar as a producer of the best picture of 2003.

"Fantasy is an 'F' word that hopefully the five second delay won't do anything with," he said quipping about the first ever delay slapped on the Oscars US telecast to cut out and obscenities.

In a night in which all the predicted favourites won, Charlize Theron snatched the best actress Oscar for her role as a serial killer and prostitute in "Monster," and former Hollywood bad boy Sean Penn was forgiven by Hollywood, winning best actor for Clint Eastwood's drama "Mystic River."

And fellow front-runners Renee Zellweger scooped the statuette for best supporting actress for Civil War drama "Cold Mountain" and Tim Robbins won best supporting actor for his role as a bereaved father in "Mystic River."

The final "Rings" spectacular picked up Oscars for best visual effects, best costume design for the double-nominated New Zealander Ngila Dixon, best original song and best original musical score for Howard Shore.

It also won for film editing and for best art direction, best sound mixing and best makeup.

"There's nobody left to thank in New Zealand," quipped Oscar host Billy Crystal after the umpteenth New Zealander linked to the spectacular went up to claim a statuette.

The outspoken Penn, who has long spurned Hollywood's traditions, won the Academy Award with his fourth nomination, following nods for "Dead Man Walking," "Sweet and Lowdown" and "I Am Sam."

He accepted the award with a barb against the US administration over the Iraq war, in front of an audience of up to a billion television viewers watching the 76th annual Academy Awards show.

"If there's one thing that actors know -- apart from the fact that there were no WMDs," he said in a nod to his fellow nominees "is that there are no bests in acting."

An emotional former South African farm girl Theron, the country's first ever Oscar winner, was overcome.

"This has been such an incredible year. I can't believe this," she said as she received the award, thanking her mother for having "sacrificed so much for me to make my dreams come true."

Zellweger won for her role as a spirited country girl in Anthony Minghella's Civil War drama "Cold Mountain," while the outspoken Robbins won his first Oscar and Hollywood's embrace for his supporting role as a man who was abused during childhood in Clint Eastwood's drama "Mystic River."

Green party activist Robbins, who caused a furore along with his partner Susan Sarandon in their opposition to the US-led war in Iraq last year, said backstage he was surprised Hollywood had finally blessed him.

"I'm sure a lot of people voted for me that don't agree with my politics," he said.

"Rings" crushed the competition for best picture: Peter Weir's 10-time-nominated seafaring adventure "Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World" -- which took only two minor Oscars -- horse-racing epic "Seabiscuit," which had seven nominations but won none, "Mystic River," which had six nods and won two, and Sofia Coppola's wistful comedy "Lost in Translation," which had four nominations and won only one.

Theron beat 13-year-old New Zealander Keisha Castle-Hughes, the youngest ever nominee for best actress, for her role as a Maori girl in "Whale Rider"; Australian Naomi Watts, for "21 Grams"; Oscar-winner Diane Keaton, for "Something's Gotta Give"; and Britain's Samantha Morton, for "In America."

Best actor winner Penn beat heartthrob Johnny Depp actor for "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," comic Bill Murray for "Lost in Translation," and Britons Jude Law ("Cold Mountain") and Ben Kingsley ("House of Sand and Fog").

Canada's "The Barbarian Invasions," written and directed by Denys Arcand won best foreign language film.

Crystal, doing his eighth turn on cinema's biggest stage, mounted a hilarious musical spoof of this year's Oscar hopeful movies and stars.

But there were also poignant moments to the show attended by around 3,000 Hollywood stars and moguls all fitted out in their finest.

Celebrated writer and director Blake Edwards, 81, received an honorary Oscar for his 50-year lifetime of work that includes "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and the "Pink Panther" movies.

And Julia Roberts presented a moving tribute to four-time best actress Oscar winner Katharine Hepburn who died at 96 in June. There also were homages to Bob Hope and Gregory Peck, who both died last year.

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Clean Oscar sweep for 'Lord of the Rings'
By Bob Tremblay / News Staff Writer
Monday, March 1, 2004

As the 76th Academy Awards progressed last night, the crucial question was soon becoming not whether "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" would win Best Picture, but if it would lose any of its 11 nominations.

It didn't. The film batted 1.000, going an astounding 11-for-11. It garnered Oscars for best picture, best director for Peter Jackson, adapted screenplay, score, original song, film editing, makeup, visual effects, costume design, sound mixing and art direction.

With its clean sweep, "Rings" tied "Ben-Hur" and "Titanic" for most Oscar wins. "Ben-Hur" received 12 nominations, while "Titanic" picked up 14. The only other films to win every nomination it received were "Gigi" and "The Last Emperor," which both went nine-for-nine.

"Rings," the final film in the trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's saga, also becomes the first movie in the fantasy genre to win the Best Picture Oscar. The first two installments, "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers," had been nominated but lost to "A Beautiful Mind" in 2001 and "Chicago" last year. Other fantasy nominees include "The Wizard of Oz," "Star Wars" and "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial."

In thanking the Academy for his Best Director Oscar, Jackson uttered the understatement of the evening. "You're giving us an incredibly overwhelming night," he said.

In a ceremony where surprises were as rare as Gollum beauty aid endorsements, heavy favorite Charlize Theron took home the Best Actress for her riveting portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster." Sean Penn, meanwhile, claimed the Best Actor statuette for his performance as a vengeful father in "Mystic River." Theron triumphed on her first nomination, Penn on his fourth.

"This has been such an incredible year," Theron said in her acceptance speech. She also gave a nod to her home country of South Africa. The presenter, Adrien Brody, drew a big laugh when he applied a spritz of breath spray before bestowing the Oscar, alluding to the kiss he planted on presenter Halle Berry when he won the Best Actor Oscar last year.

Other favorites, Tim Robbins and Renee Zellweger, didn't disappoint either, garnering Best Supporting Oscars.

Robbins won his Oscar for his performance as an emotionally crippled murder suspect in "Mystic River." His triumph came on his first acting nomination. He had been previously nominated for directing "Dead Man Walking." That film won his longtime partner Susan Sarandon the Best Actress Oscar.

Robbins thanked his fellow nominees, the film's writers, its cast, its director Clint Eastwood -- "You're so great" -- and his family. "It's a lovely honor," he said. A liberal activist, Robbins didn't take any political potshots, but he did leave with a message.

"In this movie, I play a victim of abuse and violence and if you are out there and a person who has that tragedy befall you, there is no shame and no weakness in seeking help and counseling. It is sometimes the strongest thing that you can do to stop the cycle of violence."

Zellweger triumphed for her portrayal of a plucky Civil War survivor in "Cold Mountain." Her nomination was her third straight, following defeats in the Best Actress category for "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Chicago."

"I am overwhelmed," she said in an emotional acceptance speech. She thanked Tom Cruise, her co-star in "Jerry Maguire," "for showing me early on that kindness and success aren't mutually exclusive." She also thanked "my glorious family...for never saying, 'Don't try.'"

While shocks were lacking, plenty of humor was on display at a ceremony which had taken on a more subdued tone the last two years due to Sept. 11 and the Iraq war.

Comedian Billy Crystal, back for his eighth time as ceremony emcee after a four-year absence, opened the broadcast with his trademark montage spoof of Oscar contenders in which he inserts himself into the action. Particularly funny was his parody of Diane Keaton's screaming nude scene in "Something's Gotta Give." In his musical roast, he lampooned "Mystic River" to the tune of "Moon River" and "Lord of the Rings" to the tune of "My Favorite Things." He also threw barbs at a wide range of targets, including Pete Rose, Mel Gibson, Strom Thurmond and George Bush.

Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks later appeared to pay tribute to the late Bob Hope, who served as Oscar emcee a record 18 times from 1939 to 1977. Film clips showed Hope, who died last year, poking fun at himself for his failure to win an acting Oscar.

The Academy also honored the careers of the late Gregory Peck and Katharine Hepburn. Both acting legends also died last year.

Jim Carrey presented an honorary award for Lifetime Achievement to Blake Edwards, the director of such films as "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "Days of Wine and Roses," "10," "Victor/Victoria," starring his wife Julie Andrews, and the "Pink Panther" films."

In other awards, the $340 million blockbuster "Finding Nemo," the story of a clownfish on a mission to rescue his wayward son from a dentist's aquarium, earned the Oscar for animated feature. Sophia Coppola, daughter of Oscar-winner Francis Coppola, garnered the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "Lost in Translation." She was also nominated for Best Director, the first American women to be so honored.

Closer to home, Cambridge's Errol Morris won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for "The Fog of War," which focused on Robert McNamara, the U.S. secretary of defense during the Vietnam War. He also made the evening's only serious political statement, equating America's involvement in Vietnam with going down the rabbit hole. He then said, "I fear we're going down the rabbit hole once again," a reference to the Iraq war.

"The Lord of the Rings" didn't win every award. "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" won for Sound Editing and Cinematography, "Barbarian Invasions" for Foreign Language Film, "Chernobyl Heart" for Documentary Short Subject, "Harvie Krumpet" for Animated Short film and "Two Soldiers" for Live Action Short Film.

The Oscars were broadcast three weeks earlier this year after academy officials decided to move them up from the traditional late-March date. The move was intended to boost sagging television ratings for the Oscar broadcast, with academy executives figuring the earlier ceremony would make the show a fresher draw for audiences worn out by Hollywood's prolonged awards season.

ABC's broadcast of the ceremony incorporated a five-second tape delay so censors could edit out anything objectionable. The delay was implemented after the Super Bowl halftime incident, in which Justin Timberlake tore off part of Janet Jackson's bustier and exposed her breast.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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« Reply #4 on: Mar 1^st, 2004, 8:26pm »

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Great going Hobbits of the Shire!!!! Cool

and boy... I think Renee Zellweger deserves her award... I liked her acting in Cold Mountain... she's great.... Cheesy

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« Reply #5 on: Mar 1^st, 2004, 8:47pm »

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The lord of the Rings is the Lord of the Oscars....... Finaly!

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Hope they had a BIG broom for that clean sweep! Woo hoo! Cool

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« Reply #7 on: Mar 5^th, 2004, 9:02pm »

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Go LOTR & every last person who contributed to the impressive effort! My vision of Tolkien has been fullfilled, even tho I didn't like how they portrayed Faramir. Now, how do I get back? Reality sucks.

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« Reply #8 on: Mar 5^th, 2004, 9:07pm »

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Have you seen the extended edition of the second movie? Cause I also did not like how he was portrayed at all until I saw the extended edition and then I was actually very pleased with how he was portrayed.

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Yeah I've seen it. I understand why they portrayed Faramir that way. Plus it was pretty nice to see Boromir again in Towers. It's just not how it happens in the book. Every time I've seen king I cry when Faramir leads the men to battle across the plain on horseback wih Pippin singing to the Steward.

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« Reply #10 on: Mar 6^th, 2004, 8:31pm »

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I have all the movies extended and i agree with both of you.

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No, it's not exactly as it was portrayed in the book, but I'm ok with that. I think I had this argument with someone else about Harry Potter as well. Wink

It's not important to me that every thing match the book exactly, it's important to me that the general spirit of the book be portrayed. With Faramir, that was definitely the biggest character change, and I was unhappy with that change initially, but I like how they fixed that with the extended edition. I think, most importantly, Jackson was trying to convey to the general viewing audience who has not read the books that the ring is all corrupting and treatcherous. Faramir, in the books, was shown as someone who was not immediately touched by the ring and was a stronger man than his brother, even though his father thought him to be the weaker, but that may not have carried very well in the films seeing how they were broken up as compared to the books. They did an excellent job of showing him as someone lost in his brother's shadow and they certainly made the audience sympathetic to him. Ultimately they really did show him as stronger than his brother, which is in the spirit of the book, by letting the ring go again.

I have to say, it was not my favorite parts in the books necessarily, but my favorite parts in the films were the ones dealing with Rohan. I thought the Rohan were brought to life better in the films than in the text.

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