", "Not only actors work hard to get to Oscars", "2002 Academy Award Nominations and Winner for Best Picture", "The World: Acting Out; At the Oscars, a Cause and Effect", "A jolly good show — for a host of reasons", "Review: Host Martin makes Oscars a great escape from grim reality", "Telecast stumbles trying to find footing during wartime", "War coverage steals some of Academy Awards' thunder", "Show goes on, but ABC sees its lowest-ever Oscars rating", "Academy Awards Averages 41.3 Million Viewers; Most Since 2005", "HBO, NBC Are Big Winners in First Wave of Emmys", The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Official website, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=75th_Academy_Awards&oldid=1019724500, Television shows directed by Louis J. Horvitz, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Pages using infobox film awards with the preshow parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Announcers for the 75th annual Academy Awards, Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee "I Move On", Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee ", Presenter of the montage highlighting past Academy Award telecast musical numbers, Introducer of the performance of Best Original Song nominee "Burn it Blue", Presenter of the montage interviewing previous acting Oscar winners, Presenter of the Oscar Family Album segment, This page was last edited on 25 April 2021, at 01:52. One of us! He also noted that the political remarks from presenters and speeches "a touch of tension to what is so often a dull evening. [35] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $338.3 million in domestic box office receipts. [27] Each former winner was acknowledged by announcer Neil Ross and Randy Thomas with the films he or she won for. Playing next. 0. [20], In November 2002, the Academy hired veteran Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates to oversee the telecast for the eleventh time.

SHARE. [13] With her 13th nomination, Meryl Streep became the most nominated actor in Oscar history. On October 25, 2002, Irish-born actor Richard Harris, who received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor (This Sporting Life and The Field) died in London at the age of 72. [8] Chicago received the most nominations with thirteen. The 76th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2003 and took place on February 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. Get started! [30][31] Pierson also stated that moving the festivities to a different venue would be too expensive for the Academy. [17], Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. "[41], The show received a positive reception from most media publications. ", and Pink's "Get the Party Started"). [54], The annual In Memoriam tribute, presented by actress Susan Sarandon, honored the following people. Advertisement. ... Actor in a Supporting Role - Casey Affleck in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" ... Best Picture - Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster, Producers * Music (Original Score) - Dario Marianelli. The 76th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2003 and took place on February 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. Total Points. He first presided over the 62nd ceremony held in 1990 and had last hosted the 72nd ceremony held in 2000. Academy Award, any of a number of awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize achievement in the film industry. [12] The film was also the tenth film to win Best Picture without any acting nominations. [27], In August 2003, the Academy hired film producer Joe Roth to oversee production of the ceremony. [35] The film was followed by Seabiscuit ($120.2 million), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ($85.3 million), Mystic River ($59.1 million), and finally Lost in Translation ($34.8 million). "Gil practically invented the awards show as a stylistic genre. Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. [24] AMPAS director of communications John Pavlik explained that the purpose of moving the telecast a month earlier was "to bolster the ceremony's sagging television ratings and protect the Oscar's status as the nation's pre-eminent awards event. Browse more videos. [30] The Academy also granted talk show host Oprah Winfrey unprecedented access to rehearsals and meetings as part of a month-long series on her eponymous talk show covering behind the scenes preparation of the telecast. "[44] USA Today critic Robert Bianco commented that despite the lack of suspense due to the Lord of the Rings sweep of the awards "Crystal was able to lace funny bits throughout the evening." [6] Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena, California held on February 14, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jennifer Garner.[7]. "[43] Film critic Andrew Sarris of The New York Observer wrote that the show was "the funniest and least tedious in memory." Bong Joon Ho Discusses Multiple 'Parasite' Wins Backstage at 2020 Oscars. The TelevisionAcademy.com sites look and perform best when using a modern browser. [44], Some media outlets were more critical of the show. [11] Moreover, its clean sweep of its eleven nominations surpassed Gigi and The Last Emperor's nine awards for the largest sweep for a single film in Oscar history. The 71st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 1998 in film and took place on March 21, 1999, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST.During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. Actor in a Supporting Role - Ian McKellen in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Film Editing - John Gilbert Music (Original Song) - May It Be in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" Music and Lyric by Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan "[39] The speech was received with a mix of boos, applause, and standing ovations from the audience at the theater. [12] At age 29, Adrien Brody was the youngest person to win Best Actor. [18], The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers. Sean Penn (with his fourth Best Actor nomination and first win - he was previously nominated for Dead Man Walking (1995), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and I Am Sam (2001)) won the Best Actor award as reformed ex-hoodlum and working class Boston father Jimmy Markum, who seeks revenge over his teenage daughter Katie's murder in Mystic River. A few days later, actor and comedian Stev… This crossword clue Best Actor winner of 2003 and 2008 was discovered last seen in the February 26 2021 at the Wall Street Journal Crossword. He also quipped that even the segments honoring Oscar history "seemed tighter and less tedious. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry.The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Actress winner.. Jessica Lange presenting Nicolas Cage the Oscar® for Best Actor for his performance in "Leaving Las Vegas" at the 68th Academy Awards® in 1996. Chicago Tribune television critic Steve Johnson lamented that the show "felt almost numbingly familiar and disappointingly genteel."

'Parasite' won four awards, including best picture, at 2020 Academy Awards. [47] In addition, it garnered a higher 18–49 demo rating with a 15.48 rating over a 38.79 share among viewers in that demographic. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won eleven awards, including Best Picture, tying the Academy Awards record for most awards won (alongside Ben-Hur and Titanic). Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly praised Crystal's hosting performance saying that he "has located the perfect middle ground between Steve Martin's adroit silliness and Whoopi Goldberg's unapologetic hamminess." The 75th Academy Awards | 2003. At the end of the segment newly minted winners Adrien Brody, Chris Cooper, Nicole Kidman, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, along with Honorary Oscar recipient Peter O'Toole, joined them. Only Finding Nemo (1st), The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2nd), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (3rd), Seabiscuit (16th), Something's Gotta Give (21st), The Last Samurai (23rd), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (31st), Brother Bear (32nd) Cold Mountain (37th), and Mystic River (46th) were nominated for Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, or any of the directing, acting, or screenwriting. The shot-in-Massachusetts "Sound of Metal" scored six Academy Award nominations, including best picture and best actor for Riz Ahmed, who plays a punk-rock drummer losing his hearing. [21] "With ten shows under his belt, no other living producer even comes close to the depth of his experience," said AMPAS president Frank Pierson in a press release announcing the selection. The 76th Academy Awards | 2004. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Joe Roth and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Follow. [34][35] Periodically during commercial breaks, ABC News anchor and journalist Peter Jennings gave news brief updates regarding the events happening overseas.