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

[lainie]

ha!

[Central Scrutiniser]

Its a good one, Scarlet Johanson is also in it. If you want a real funny, well acted, original film, go out and get Pieces of April, very small independent flick, but so well written and acted, and Patricia Clarkson is fantastic.

[Dog]

Wow.....he lost some weight.

[BigWaveBetty]

Jamie Lee Curtis

[al baby]

Wow you dont get many of those to the pound

[mass55th]

I just did a search on her filmography. She's done a bunch of other movies...bit parts. But the first movie I remember her being in was called Rabbit Test made in 1978 and Billy Crystal was in it with her.

[Maigrey]

I think that makes 6 drinks now for Joan, now that the screen has gone to Melissa.

[mass55th]

"Is that Phil Collins and Don Knotts?"

That's Phil Collins, but I think the other one is Roger Ebert.

[scan58]

OK...I'm dyin' to know....which movie were you an extra in (and what scene was it)?

[eddie willers]

Joan Rivers is not making any sense..

"Ladies and gentlemen of the supposed jury, Joan Rivers does not make sense!"

[Maigrey]

Thunk! (jaw hitting the floor)

Get out of here! Really?

[Tree of Liberty]

According to USA Today, every celeb who's kind enough to put up with the painful inconvenience of sharing themselves with the world as a presenter or a performer during the awards show will receive a hefty gift bag filled with goodies worth a sweet $110,000

Linda Vester of FNC had a great idea the other day. She suggested that those that get a gift bag donate it to a fallen soldier's next-of-kin.

[Endeavor]

Patricia Clarkson is really a fantastic actress. She is finally getting some notice by the bigwigs. She's been pretty much Indie up to now.

[LisaMalia]

She goes back to the Ed Sullivan days.

I believe she got her start on the Carson show in the mid 60s.

Actually, in the early 80s, I took my mom (who was a fan) to see her standup act in Columbus, Ohio at the Palace. She put on a good, funny show. She's still hanging in there, I'll give her that. But she has a habit of crossing the line between humor and VERY bad taste.

[lainie]

I know he had a malignant cancer operation having to do with his throat but I can't remember the details. He talks differently now, too, as a result.

[hershey]

Maybe Depp had a hard time in show biz until he got the film parts he wanted. If he got screwed over a few times, he'd have a warped view of American life...his, anyway. Hitchcock said actors are cattle, so Depp's just mooing. So are Penn, Robbins, and Sarandon, to name a few others.

[al baby]

i heard hes getting married in san francisco next week

[Tinhatter]

The Oscars: Evil personified, a demonic self-congratulating circle-jerk

[Maigrey]

Won't happen. The "elite" "need" to be compensated for their hard-earned time. (/sarcasm)

That would be cool!

[lainie]

Yep. (that's who I mentioned in #255 also)