The OFFICIAL OSCARS THREAD!!! Red Carpet 6:00pm E!, Awards 8:00 ABC

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

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

[WestCoastGal]

So far Billy is the only one not behaving himself tonight. He's jabbed Mel, and that last one about the Texas Nat'l guard was not funny.

Why do they think jokes like that are funny, then again maybe they don't and just want to get their liberal bias across somehow. It's pretty sad they don't have enough talent anymore to really be a comedian and tell funny stories.

I do like Robin Williams though, he's hysterical although sometimes crude.

[Not A Snowbird]

Absolutely! My cat is so thrilled with the show he's laying in front of the fireplace, snoring so loud I can hear him in the kitchen. Maybe he's the smart animal here...

[nutmeg]

We would have bought tickets even if we didn't go - just to show our support as well.

It crossed my mind to do that also as we left the theater this afternoon... :-)

[rintense]

Renee looks adorable once again!

[mass55th]

"HE RIPPED THAT STORY OFF FROM A FRENCH CHILDREN'S BOOK"

Has that been proven in a court of law or is it an old book? I remember when some people tried to say J.K. Rowling stole the idea for Harry Potter and that got thrown out.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Poor Renee, attacked by a swarm of killer bees...

[Lil'freeper]

Yaaay Renee! Here's to Hollywood glamour!

[socal_parrot]

Renee almost falling down the stairs.

[weegee]

Renee's gone a long way from hanging out in the punk rock bars in houston.

[Trinity_Tx]

No... as I said elsewhere, political jokes are cool. I'm with you 100%. : )

I was responding to what appeared to be over-the top Bush-bashing, which I don't expect from Billy. I was glad to see it wasn't really - just the traditional political humor. : )

[Lil'freeper]

LOTR up for costume design....

[mabelkitty]

That mouth got her a lot of jobs in Hollywood.

meow

[DoughtyOne]

[LisaMalia]

A refreshing break for all of us......

[HairOfTheDog]

WOO HOO! Lord of the Rings! Costume Design

[Lil'freeper]

COSTUME DESIGN: ROTK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trinity_Tx]

Yeah... I think I just wanna give her credit for choosing a classy dress.

[time4good]

Anybody catch what Robin Williams said about Mel Gibson?

Crystal said something (via Williams) like Bendito or Gibson - who's more macho. Bendito, is more macho, Gibson is more <5-second-delay-cut>

[Lil'freeper]

Oh thank you!

[rintense]

I actually like Crystal better than Williams. Williams always seems like he's had one too many candy bars- or too many espressos.