The 76th Annual Academy Awards

Sunday, February 29th, 2004
8:00 P.M. Eastern
ABC

http://www.oscars.org/index.html

Won't be watching, too predictable.


:wave: :crazy: :rolleyes:

I can't wait!

Originally posted by little insomniac
I can't wait!

Me either!

I hope political monologs don't dominate acceptance speeches.

If, I should really say when Sean Penn wins for Mystic River....I'll go make popcorn or something. :happyface

I hope that Johnny Depp wins for Pirates of the Caribbean!:grineyes:

Originally posted by Janice
I hope political monologs don't dominate acceptance speeches.

If, I should really say when Sean Penn wins for Mystic River....I'll go make popcorn or something. :happyface

I absolutely agree! The Academy Awards is no place for:soapbox:
I'll be in the kitchen too, making popcorn:

I wonder if Billy Crystal is going to do any "Passion Of Christ" material...

;)

Originally posted by Penny Lane
I absolutely agree! The Academy Awards is no place for:soapbox:
I'll be in the kitchen too, making popcorn:
Very creative Marlene! :lol:

Originally posted by TJL
I wonder if Billy Crystal is going to do any "Passion Of Christ" material...
That's a good question. I think he'll do a softshoe bit on it, but I don't think he'll make his entrance dressed as Christ.

I'm excited for this year's ceremony. I've seen all the major movies except for Lord of The Rings, and that was by choice.

Interesting article on Oscar nominations.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20040228/D810DA9G0.html

Originally posted by Janice
Very creative Marlene! :lol:

Thanks! I think!:lol:

Alison Krause will be wearing these 2 million dollar Cinderella slippers adorned with 565 diamonds!

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Thanks! I think!:lol:
Of course. Your post was adorable. :)

Originally posted by Janice
Of course. Your post was adorable. :)

;)

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Alison Krause will be wearing these 2 million dollar Cinderella slippers adorned with 565 diamonds!

Big deal. My sister has a pair of those...

;)

Hate Sean Penn!! Scumbag!! If he, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Meryl Streep, or Michael Moore makes any Bush-bashing comments/jokes/smart-aleck remarks I just want to thow away the tv because as somebody stated earlier the Awards are for entertainment and not for political views and it has become way, way, too political!!

I hope there isn't any Bush-bashing. This is an entertainment show about MOVIES! But, they use these award shows to promote their liberal rantings.

I knew you'd make a thread about this Janice. ;) I, just like you am a sucker for these type of shows. Of course, I haven't seen any of the movies nominated, but I'll still have my favorites. :D

I love award shows. It doesn't matter if I've seen the shows or movies, or know the actors or not, I just feel like I have to watch them. :lol:

Originally posted by *A TV People*
I love award shows. It doesn't matter if I've seen the shows or movies, or know the actors or not, I just feel like I have to watch them. :lol:

Ditto

Originally posted by Brian Damage
I knew you'd make a thread about this Janice. ;) I, just like you am a sucker for these type of shows. Of course, I haven't seen any of the movies nominated, but I'll still have my favorites. :D
You know me well Brian. You're invited over. Be here in time for the red carpet. Bring the wife, leave the kids. ;)

:lol: I don't know if the wife will want to watch tonite. She's not as starstuck as I am. ;)

Sooooo...

Anyone have any predictions?

;)

I think Lost in Translation is the real sleeper this year. I think it'll pick up a couple of awards. Maybe even best picture.

Originally posted by Janice


I'm excited for this year's ceremony. I've seen all the major movies except for Lord of The Rings, and that was by choice.

I liked it, but it was too long.

10 bucks says that'll win for best movie.

oo yay now i have something to watch tonight.

oo yay now i have something to watch tonight.

There was a woman on E! earlier who said that Kiesha Castle-Hughes might have a chance of winning, which of surprising.

Lost in Translation, however, will most likely win something. I'm hoping it kicks LotR's ass!

What was the song Annie Lenox just sang on the Oscars? It was beautiful. Man, she is good...

And why is Sally Kirkland at the Oscars?? What has she done lately?

Hey Liv!

What's with the specs?

You look like Lisa Loeb!

;)

Aw, I just watched Renee Zellweger`s touching speech. She was so grateful. I`m very happy for her! :)

This was the first time I watched an Academy Awards in full and I was thrilled. Peter Jackson's LOTR: The Return of the King won all 11 Oscars it was nomitated for. It is also only the second sequel to win a Best Picture award - the first being Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather Part II." And Janice was right. She said Charlize Theron was so going to win that Oscar for Best Actress and she was correcto.

Originally posted by Brian
This was the first time I watched an Academy Awards in full and I was thrilled. Peter Jackson's LOTR: The Return of the King won all 11 Oscars it was nomitated for. It is also only the second sequel to win a Best Picture award - the first being Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather Part II." And Janice was right. She said Charlize Theron was so going to win that Oscar for Best Actress and she was correcto.
I really enjoyed the show too. The Academy Awards are like the Movie Superbowl for me. The opening comedy bit with Billy Crystal in all the movies was hilarious.

I haven't seen LOTR, but I'm sure it deserved all those Oscars. Yeah, I knew Charlize Theron would nab the Best Actress statue, and I also knew Sean Penn would win for Best Actor. I did feel sorry for Bill Murray though. I've always liked him.

I'm glad that politics was kept out the show for the most part.

Originally posted by jayman75
What was the song Annie Lenox just sang on the Oscars? It was beautiful. Man, she is good...

And why is Sally Kirkland at the Oscars?? What has she done lately?

She sang "Into The West," from Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and I agree that it was beautiful. :)

I tell you those 4 plus hours the show was on just flew by. What a great night.

PS, did anybody notice the two guys that won an Oscar for Live Action for a short subject. The film that won was called The Two Soldiers. However, that one guy rambled off soooo many names that he didn't even let his partner get a word in edgewise. He got such a dirty look from his partner. :lol:

Originally posted by Brian Damage
PS, did anybody notice the two guys that won an Oscar for Live Action for a short subject. The film that won was called The Two Soldiers. However, that one guy rambled off soooo many names that he didn't even let his partner get a word in edgewise. He got such a dirty look from his partner. :lol:

I did notice that, and I was waiting for some political crap to roll of his tongue but we lucked out and he didn't go in that direction.

As far as the rest of the awards go, I actually had my best percentage prediticion wise ever.

I got three wrong and I can't even tell you the last time I was at the movies. The Academy is kind of predicable in certain respects.

The fact that Benicio Del Toro won an oscar a few years ago for Traffic meant he would not win. Cold Mountain not getting nomintated for best picture and Nicole Kidman not nominated for best actress mean Rene Zellweger would win best supporting actress.
Sound editing had three nominees and Master and Commander had to win for something- and Lord of the Rings wasn't in that category.

Sean Penn even showing up at the awards meant something was up and he had lost best actor 3 times before so it meant he would win (Ben Kinglsely won before, Johnny Depp was a recgonition nomination- though he was great, Bill Murray also couldn't win with a comedic role against a powerful drama performance, and Jude Law just has to wait his turn, he's young and actually gave his best performance in The Talented Mr. Ripley.

Seeing 15 seconds of snippets of the best short live action and animation nominees led me to just declare outloud the one I thought would win by my impression of the mentality of the Academy.

And Lord of the Rings was destined to win as an acknowlegement of an incredible achievement in filmaking. It was absolultely fated to win for the volume of all three works.

It's actually kind of sad that a guy who loves movies but never gets to them can get about 95% of the winners right.

Originally posted by Janice


I'm glad that politics was kept out the show for the most part.


I have to agree. The awards show isn't the best time for that sort of stuff. I watched the Oscars to get away from it for one night.

Speaking of predictable- as I'm certainly no prognisticator- check out what IMDB had to say:


For the first time since The Last Emperor, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won every Oscar it was nominated for, including Best Picture, Best Director for Peter Jackson, Best Adapted Screenplay, and a ton of others for a grand total of 11 Oscars, putting it in company with Titanic and Ben-Hur for the most Oscars ever. As expected, Sean Penn took home Best Actor for Mystic River, while Charlize Theron nabbed Best Actress for Monster. Also, predicted winners Tim Robbins (Mystic River) and Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain) walked away with the Supporting trophies, completing what might be the most predictable Oscars in quite some time. The only movie to win more than one Academy Award besides Mystic River was Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which took home two technical awards, for Cinematography and Sound Effects Editing; all other winning movies walked away with one Oscar apiece. Just in case you want to double-check on ROTK's wins, see all of this year's Academy Award winners. And you know you want to look, so take a gander at all the photos from the Big Night.

I think Jack Black and Will Ferrell stole the show last night. That song parody was hilarious. :lol:

That song was funny. :lol:

:clap: I loved the show last night. I am so happy Rene won for Cold Mountain and I'm glad Sean Penn won too.

I enjoyed the show so much but, I was wondering :confused: Is there a new hairstyle among men that I'm not aware of. All the actors from Lord of the Ring had the same style. "The I need a comb style"...

Also what's with the shirts being tucked out? I'm talking about the Lord of the Ring man Peter Jackson. :confused:

Here's a picture of Peter Jackson.

Angelina Jolie looked hot.

Diane Keaton....I don't know what to say about her outfit but I adore her!

Johnny Depp was soo hot at the Oscars.

Originally posted by Brian Damage
PS, did anybody notice the two guys that won an Oscar for Live Action for a short subject. The film that won was called The Two Soldiers. However, that one guy rambled off soooo many names that he didn't even let his partner get a word in edgewise. He got such a dirty look from his partner. :lol:
I caught that. That was so rude. They should have both had their turns. His partner made some crack like, 'I'm used to it'.

Originally posted by COLD CASE fan
Angelina Jolie looked hot.
She most certainly did.

Originally posted by Janice
I caught that. That was so rude. They should have both had their turns. His partner made some crack like, 'I'm used to it'.

Why is it the winners with the shortest films always have the longest speeches?

;)

Oscar Mysteries Solved!


The 76th annual Academy Awards may be history, but questions linger like sweat stains on Peter Jackson's tux. For instance, was Sandra Bullock really late to rehearsals? Who's Renee Zellweger's mysterious "beloved" and what is the Oscar winner's connection to Vincent D'Onofrio? Did ABC's censors have to utilize that five-second delay? And is Charlize Theron dating her lawyer? We'd also like to know what Marcia Gay Harden was hiding in that beehive 'do not of hers, but some things are best left up to the imagination. Everything else warrants an explanation.

1. Who is Renee Zellweger's "beloved" John Carrabino, and why does she keep bringing him along to these awards shows?

Often mistaken for Bob or Harvey Weinstein — and let's face it, the dude looks like he crawled out of their gene pool — Carrabino is, in fact, Zellweger's longtime manager. That said, these two need to get a room — or at least make out. All the sexual tension is driving us nuts.

2. Zells also singled out Law & Order: Criminal Intent's Vincent D'Onofrio "for teaching me how to work." When was that exactly?

As movie buffs no doubt recall, the pair played distant lovers in the 1996 drama The Whole Wide World. "The film didn't have a very high profile," points out TV Guide Online's own Maitland McDonagh, "but it got very solid reviews."

3. Why was presenter Jim Carrey's head shaved?

The actor-comic-contortonist went crome-domed for his role as
Count Olaf in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, which is currently filming.

4. Did best actress champ Charlize Theron bring her attorney as her date? And if not, who was that handsome fella Oscar producers cut to when she thanked her "lawyer, Steve Warren?"

We can put an end to all the legal drama now: The weepy hunk in the white dinner jacket was actually Theron's actor-beau, Stuart Townsend — Peter Jackson's original Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings. He was replaced by Viggo Mortensen after Jackson realized he was too young for the part. Long story short, Sunday night had to suck for him.

5. Is Theron really bringing her Oscar home to South Africa "next week" as she said in her speech?

Yes. Monster just "opened in South Africa, so I am going to do some press over there for the film," she later said.

6. How did the Oscars do in the ratings?

Despite the snoozefest that was Sunday's telecast, ABC estimates that 43.5 million witnessed Rings' clean sweep — up 25 percent from last year's war-tinged ceremony. It was the most-watched Oscars in four years and the No. 1 entertainment program of the season.

7. How did the show's length compare to years past?

According to TV Guide statistician Nick Spagnoli, "from opening shot to final credit it was 3 hours and 45 minutes." Adds fellow researcher Ethan Alter: "That's a little longer than last year, but just about normal" for Oscar.

8. While presenting the Sound Mixing and Sound Effects Editing categories with Sandra Bullock, John Travolta quipped that the Speed star was late to rehearsals. True?

"Yes, she was," confirms an Academy rep, who adds that the practice schedule had to be "adjusted" to make room for Miss Belatedly.

9 Did ABC have to utilize its Boobygate-inspired five-second delay to block out any racy content?

"No," says a network rep. Still, rumors persist that censors considered blurring Uma Thurman's horrid Swiss Miss-meets-Geisha Girl getup.

10. Bestt supporting actor winner Tim Robbins gave a shout-out to "the Geiss family" while at the dais, adding that, "Your dad's smiling down on you." Who's this mysterious clan?

"They are friends of mine who lost their dad," Robbins explained backstage.

11. Speaking of Robbins, why did the political activist (and noted Dubya hater) refrain from slamming our commander-in-chief, opting instead to use his time on-stage to encourage victims of abuse to get help? Has he suddenly gone soft on us?

Not likely. "I actually didn't even know what I was going to say when I went up there," he says. "And [the abuse bit] just occurred to me at that moment." Rest assured, Mr. Susan Sarandon would not think twice about pulling a Michael Moore at a future awards show. "If you're going to live in a free society... sometimes what other people say is going to make you uncomfortable. That's part of what it is to live in a free society."

12. While introducing a clip for Lost in Translation, lead actor nominee Bill Murray joked that he wanted director Sofia Coppola removed from the pic four days into filming. They say all truth is said in jest...

... and they would be right. Backstage, Coppola all but confirmed that she and Murray did not hit it off at the start. "I think the first few days just, you know, he was jet-lagged, and we were trying to figure out how to work with a crew in Japan," she says. "We don't speak the language, and they work differently. There's just cultural differences, and the first couple days were kind of rough and confusing for us. But then we figured it out and had a good time." Lucy Liu couldn't have said it better herself.

13. Did Michael Ausiello really win TV Guide's annual Oscar pool? And if so, what was his take-home?

Yes, Ausiello was crowned Oscar-pool king by correctly calling 21 of the 24 categories. He walks away with a year's worth of bragging rights — but no cash, since gambling is illegal in New York. That said, drinks are on him tonight!

The Oscars were up after being low due to non-studio films winning the awards as the last time the Oscars show was up was in 1998 when Titanic won!!

great info Janice