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27 February 2005 (USA) moreTagline:
Oscar Rocks.Plot:
Films nominated for the annual awards include The Aviator (2004), Finding Neverland (2004), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Ray (2004/I) and Sideways (2004). | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Rock's Oscar Confidence Boost (From WENN. 9 May 2005)
Bernal Skipped Oscars in Banderas Performance Protest
(From WENN. 4 March 2005)
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Boring, Disrespectful, and Disgraceful.... moreCast
(Credited cast)Chris Rock | ... | Himself - Host | |
rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Alan Alda | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor | |
Jo Allen | ... | Herself-Nominee (Best Make Up) | |
Alejandro Amenábar | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Language Film | |
Andrea Arnold | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Live Action Short | |
Antonio Banderas | ... | Himself - Performer: 'Al Otro Lado Del Río' | |
Drew Barrymore | ... | Herself - Presenter: Song Nominee 'Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)' | |
Bob Beemer | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound | |
Annette Bening | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role / Presenter: Memorial Tribute | |
Elmer Bernstein | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Halle Berry | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction | |
Jerry Bick | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Brad Bird | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Animated Feature winner / Co-presenter: Best Costume Design (voice of Edna Mode) | |
Pierre Bismuth | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay | |
Cate Blanchett | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Supporting Actress / Presenter: Best Makeup | |
Orlando Bloom | ... | Himself | |
Marlon Brando | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Zana Briski | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature | |
Philippe de Broca | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Pierce Brosnan | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Costume Design | |
Gisele Bündchen | ... | Herself | |
Horst Burbulla | ... | Himself - Technical Award winner | |
Steve Cantamessa | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound | |
Johnny Carson | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Don Cheadle | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
Thomas Haden Church | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor | |
Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs | ... | Himself - Presenter: Song 'Believe' (as Sean Combs) | |
Bill Conti | ... | Himself - Conductor | |
Bill Corso | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Makeup | |
Counting Crows | ... | Themselves - Performers: 'Accidentally In Love' | |
Shane Bitney Crone | ... | Red Carpet | |
Penélope Cruz | ... | Herself - Co-presenter: Best Sound, Best Sound Editing | |
Rodney Dangerfield | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Ossie Davis | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
John Debney | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Johnny Depp | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
Leonardo DiCaprio | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role / Presenter: Best Documentary Feature | |
Ed Di Giulio | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Jorge Drexler | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Original Song | |
Kirsten Dunst | ... | Herself - Co-presenter: Best Film Editing | |
John Dykstra | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects | |
Carole Eastman | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
Clint Eastwood | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Picture, Best Director / Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role (also archive footage) | |
Donna Feldman | ... | Trophy Model | |
Dante Ferretti | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction | |
Jamie Foxx | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role / Nominee: Best Supporting Actor | |
John Frazier | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects | |
Morgan Freeman | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Supporting Actor | |
Manolo García | ... | Himself-Nominee (Best Make Up) | |
Phil Gersh | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Nelson Gidding | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Herself, commenting on Johnny Carson (pre-recorded) | |
Jerry Goldsmith | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Michel Gondry | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay | |
Josh Groban | ... | Himself - Performer: 'Believe' | |
Jake Gyllenhaal | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Visual Effects | |
Taylor Hackford | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Salma Hayek | ... | Herself - Presenter: Song Nominee: 'Al Otro Lado Del Río' / Co-presenter: Best Sound, Best Sound Editing | |
Dustin Hoffman | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Picture | |
Robert Houston | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Short (as Bobby Houston) | |
James Newton Howard | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Robert Hudson | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Short | |
Jeremy Irons | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short | |
Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Original Screenplay | |
Scarlett Johansson | ... | Herself - Host: Scientific and Technical Awards Banquet | |
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Original Score | |
Ross Kauffman | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature | |
Charlie Kaufman | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay | |
Howard Keel | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Beyoncé Knowles | ... | Herself - Performer: 'Believe', 'Look To Your Path [Vois Sur Ton Chemin]' and 'Learn To Be Lonely' (as Beyoncé) | |
Anthony LaMolinara | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects | |
Chris Landreth | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Animated Short | |
Jean-Marie Lavalou | ... | Himself - Technical Award winner | |
Janet Leigh | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Mike Leigh | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Laura Linney | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress / Presenter: Best Animated Short | |
Francesca Lo Schiavo | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Art Direction | |
Sidney Lumet | ... | Himself - Honorary Award recipient | |
Virginia Madsen | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress | |
Alain Masseron | ... | Himself - Technical Award winner | |
Roger Mayer | ... | Himself - Hersholt Award recipient | |
Virginia Mayo | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Yo-Yo Ma | ... | Himself - Performer | |
Mercedes McCambridge | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Russ Meyer | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Scott Millan | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound | |
Tak Miyagishima | ... | Himself - Sawyer Award recipient | |
Catalina Sandino Moreno | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
Mike Myers | ... | Himself - Presenter: Song Nominee 'Accidentally in Love' | |
Thomas Newman | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Sandra Oh | ... | Herself | |
Sophie Okonedo | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress | |
Jerry Orbach | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Valli O'Reilly | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Makeup | |
Greg Orloff | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound | |
Clive Owen | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor | |
Al Pacino | ... | Himself - Presenter: Honorary Oscar to Sidney Lumet | |
Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film | |
Alexander Payne | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay (also archive footage) | |
Sean Penn | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
Daniel Petrie | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Frank Pierson | ... | Himself - Academy President | |
Natalie Portman | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress / Presenter: Best Documentary Short | |
Sandy Powell | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design | |
Prince | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Original Song | |
David Raksin | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Ronald Reagan | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Christopher Reeve | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Robert Richardson | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography | |
Tim Robbins | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress | |
Julia Roberts | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Director | |
Tom Rosenberg | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Picture | |
Emmy Rossum | ... | Herself - Presenter: Song Nominee 'Learn to Be Lonely' | |
Albert S. Ruddy | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Picture | |
William Sackheim | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
David Samuelson | ... | Himself - Technical Award winner | |
Adam Sandler | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay | |
Carlos Santana | ... | Himself - Performer: 'Al Otro Lado Del Río' | |
Eddie Schmidt | ... | Himself - Best Documentary Feature Nominee | |
Thelma Schoonmaker | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Film Editing | |
Martin Scorsese | ... | Himself - Presenter: Hersholt Award to Roger Mayer (also archive footage) | |
Michael Silvers | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing | |
Carrie Snodgress | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Imelda Staunton | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
Scott Stokdyk | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects | |
Barbra Streisand | ... | Herself - Co-presenter: Best Picture | |
Hilary Swank | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
Jim Taylor | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay | |
Charlize Theron | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
Frank Thomas | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Randy Thomas | ... | Announcer (voice) | |
Robert E. Thompson | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Randy Thom | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing | |
John Travolta | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Original Score | |
Peter Ustinov | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Nacho Vigalondo | ... | Himself | |
Michael Weaver | ... | Red Carpet | |
John Williams | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Robin Williams | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature Film | |
Paul Winfield | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Kate Winslet | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role / Presenter: Best Cinematography | |
Ralph E. Winters | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
Fay Wray | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
Renée Zellweger | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor | |
Ziyi Zhang | ... | Herself - Co-presenter: Best Visual Effects |
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I'm not usually given to hyperbole, but after seeing over two decades worth of Academy Awards, I can honestly say that this year's awards show was the most disgraceful example of poor direction, total cruelty, and sheer stupidity that I've ever had the misfortune to witness. I'm not talking about the awards themselves- as usual, there is plenty to argue about when you tally up who won, who lost, and who never even got nominated, but the process is as it's always been and is as fair as it's liable to be. What is terribly UNfair is the treatment both the "stars" and "non-stars" received at the hands of Cates and Horvitz, in the name of "reducing boredom."
It is bad enough that for the last several years anyone who isn't Al Pacino has been "played off" at 45 seconds without any regard for what he was saying, how he was saying it, and what the emotion was behind the statement. It demonstrates nothing more than a total lack of respect, however, to herd nominees on the stage like cattle without paying them the honor of showing their faces while their names are read, to make them slink away quietly when they lose, to deny them the thrill of a walk to the podium, and to force them to read their statements with their backs to the audience. All of those things were done to the "non-stars" -never mind that the movies wouldn't exist at all without those artists and that most of them only ever get one chance to face their peers and their audience.
The stars didn't fare much better. It's becoming more sad than funny when winners of the caliber of Hilary Swank and Clint Eastwood have to beg for a few extra seconds for their speeches. Chris Rock, as host, was neither as inflammatory and controversial as the Academy had hoped, nor nearly as funny as he could be. His opening remarks were almost (but not quite) as offensive as Sean Penn made them out to be, and his comments during the show were more innocuous than interesting. Of course, he could hardly be blamed when it was clear that was being kept on as short a leash as any host has. In the end, Chris Rock was something he's almost never been before: a non-entity.
Even the musical numbers were handled poorly. Beyonce sang well, but there was simply no reason why she should have been featured in three out of the five songs. Another example of utter disrespect for an artist was giving Jorge Drexler's nominated song to Antonio Banderas- even though Drexler was present and clearly wouldn't have minded singing his own song, based on his winning "speech."
The efforts of Cates and Horvitz to make the show shorter and faster may have worked to a degree, but what resulted was a show devoid of life. We've all whined about the overlong speeches given by people we don't know, about the overblown production, about the self-congratulatory quality. But this is THEIR night- not ours. What is meant to be a celebration has become an insult to the people being celebrated. Cates and Horvitz should, frankly, be ashamed.