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

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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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Oscar News

[beaversmom]

Don't know whether I want to watch or not. Who's hosting this year?

[Defender2]

I will make sure, I, miss it in it's entirety!!!!:-)

[lainie]

I was wondering what time this would get going. Any views of attire so far? E has had people on the red carpet waiting for something to happen since noon or so.

[beaversmom]

I'm routing for Finding Nemo. That's the only film I saw in 2003. The Passion, which I saw yesterday, will probably be the only one I see in 2004.

[don-o]

You forgot a Barf Alert

[ChadGore]

I'm taking some bets now. How long into the show will it be untill we hear this:

I've got my money on 1 Hour and 15 Min.

[socal_parrot]

I never miss a chance to make fun of the liberal elite!!!

[steveo]

It won't be on in steveo's house tonight. :P

[beaversmom]

Maybe I'll have to watch a little. It might be good for the laughs. I missed the entire show last year. I was bummed too because I forgot Peter O'Toole was getting an award. He's a brilliant actor. I wish he would have starred in more first rate movies like Lawrence of Arabia.

[writer33]

Why do we even bother with this stuff anymore? Count me out.

[Lil'freeper]

Oh goodie!

GO FRODO GO!

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Bad Oscar Fashion:

[ChadGore]

Re: The Passion, which I saw yesterday

Would you recommend the film ?

[demnomo]

Mel Gibson's not gonna present an award although he was originally invited. Some speculating fool commented that he was afriad of being booed. Hah! Mel's too busy counting his blessings (as well as The Passion's weekend receipts) to care.

[AntiGuv]

Billy Crystal. I'm just watching because I'm a Tolkien fanatic.

[clintonh8r]

I won't be watching for about the tenth consecutive year, but I'll check in here occasionally to see who's making an ass of himself....(on the show, not the thread!!)

[LisaMalia]

I'll be watching Braveheart on USA, but checking in on this thread to see how bad the Hollywood Limo Libs are make fools out of themselves.

Sean Penn is picked to win, bet he has his Communist propaganda speech rehearsed, ready and waiting.

[Syncro]

LOL ain't that the truth...Heh