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

[LisaMalia]

I think I'm in love....LOL

[HairOfTheDog]

I never would have dreamed there really ~is~ a Mrs. Taylor! LOL!

[Diddle E. Squat]

All that money and Nic Cage can't find a jacket that fits?

[mass55th]

Thanks for the link.

[strictlyaminorleaguer]

What I heard was Billy Crystal say, in Spanish, that Benicio del Toro is more macho than Mel, and Mel is more religious.

Mel has far greater stones doing what he's done, and Hollywood knows it.

[Houmatt]

I wonder if there will be a special tribute to Bob Hope?

[LisaMalia]

You should post Mel's picture every few hundred replies, just for the heck of it.

How about every 20?

[Lil'freeper]

Like I say... quite a lady. *chuckle*

She probably has a rule- "Rich, you simply can't bring work home with you." Can you imagine the stuff on their mantle? *shudder*

[Not A Snowbird]

Darn, I have to serve dinner now! (Anguished wail)

Back in about 2,000 posts...

[socal_parrot]

Best supporting actress....

[JENINMO]

I thought it was one of the most over-acted movies I've ever seen. Depp was effeminate, stupid, oh, and did I mention stupid? It has nothing to do with his politics, he just over-acted to distraction.

[HairOfTheDog]

Get these orc heads off the kitchen table!

[gcruse]

LOL, no, just been typing since I was 7 years old. I clock at 105 WPM :-)

I can run burst rates of 100 wpm.  But by the time I go back and correct the typos,
I might as well have used a pencil.

[LisaMalia]

What I heard was Billy Crystal say, in Spanish, that Benicio del Toro is more macho than Mel, and Mel is more religious.

Say again?

[nutmeg]

Renee Z. said earlier to Billy Bush on that "Countdown to the Oscars" show that she was very nervous that she had to present an Oscar tonight.

Anyone know how Billy Bush is related to Dubya, btw?

[Mr. K]

is it my imagination or does Joan Rivers actually look kinda hot this year (her daughter too)

[Endeavor]

Yeah, he can say Saddam should stay there (hole) but he can't give Bush and Rumsfeld credit for driving him there. sad. very sad people.

[weegee]

I wonder if there will be a special tribute to Bob Hope?

He probably won't be singled out. Don't they have a moment in the show where they look back on who's passed away in the last year?

[mabelkitty]

I want to see the Iranian lady or Marica Gay Harden win, but Renee will win for her loss last year.