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

[Clemenza]

I hope Master and Commander isn't totally shut out.

S&M films aren't in this year...

Actually, I enjoyed the film as well although I expect it will be passed over.

[DoughtyOne]

[krb]

WOW...Sean Connery's date is HOT (the lady on his right). Who is that?

[FourPeas]

The Six Million Dollar Man was a comedy. :)

[isthisnickcool]

It's just not what I'd expect from a community of friends.

I'm sorry. Really really sorry. So sorry. More sorry than you can imagine. Very sorry. Awfully sorry. I've been sorry about things before but never this sorry. Wait, there was the time..... No, that time does not count. I was not nearly as sorry as I'm currently sorry about what I'm very sorry about.

[mabelkitty]

Or maybe it's because he cheats on her and they stay together now because they are officially a "brand".

[BushMeister]

Anything associated with Lord of the Rings deserves an Oscar like America deserves Michael Moore...

You're getting the fun night you deserve...stay tuned.

Probably a Phantom Menace fan...

[mass55th]

"Dunno... but the camera cut to Ben Kingsley as soon as Edwards mentioned elephant poop."

Maybe he thinks since Ben played Ghandi, he's got an in on elephant poop.

[hattend]

Thanks! LOL

[NYC GOP Chick]

You weren't asking for a favor, you were whining about the volume of a thread. Sorry, but "big events" on TV often turn into live chat, stream-of-consciousness things.

I came home shortly before 8 p.m. and saw that there were already hundreds of posts, so I skimmed them until I caught up.

If you want a synopsis, go to the AP wire on Yahoo.

[Diddle E. Squat]

So how long until Outkast performs?

I really hope it gets song of the year...

[NewRomeTacitus]

This all reminds me how much we need someone with the balance of class, comedic timing and sheer brilliance like Peter Sellers. That man could carry anything to success. I really miss him.

[Dan from Michigan]

Tim Robbins? Damn.

At least I missed his speech for the Wings Game(won 4-2) and "Animal House".

[Clemenza]

When did Blake Edwards start looking like Noam Chomsky?

Kudos to the director of The Party, Clemenza's vote for greatest comedy of all time!

[DoughtyOne]

[don-o]

Peter Sellers tribute impersonations from Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey - Joke

He blasphemes the memory of Peter Sellers.

Buck a funch of the so called stars floating in the cesspool

[Houmatt]

I am sure you know they are doing an update of The Pink Panther with Steve Martin?

If Blake is not involved, it is gonna suck. Guaranteed.

But then, they really should have stopped it when Peter Sellers died.

[LisaMalia]

[cyborg]

How could you FORGET THIS MAN???

[Lil'freeper]

Or Jurassic park (he was in one of those wasn't he?). In the words of Steve Irwin: "Draaaagon pooop!"