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And for those of you who knew who she was, I think they should have included the multi-talented Mary Kay Bergman.

Any others you knew of that were left out?

Well, lets listen to some of the "best music of the year!"

If only Goldsmith had been nominated and won for The Mummy.

Check the screenplay for all thouse court room scenes that yes, WERE shot, but would have totally screwed up the film. These court room bits were part of the "bookeneds" and you'll find the opening and end of the script are actually quite different.

Best screenplay to me (and screenplay as in "yes I read it and it was outstanding even on the page!") was Magnolia. And adapted, Green Mile.

Best Actress Hilary Swank: I have nothing against her, it's just that it really caught me by surprise, what with Annette Bening being the front runner.

Best Original Score - The Red Violin by John Corigliano (sp?): Once again, no beef, but then again, I really had no connection to this year's scores, not like last year(GOLDSMITH WAS ROBBED!! THEY STOLE IT RIGHT FROM UNDER HIS NOSE!! LOUSY S.O.B.s)
Anyway, it's amazing that he has only scored three films in his life, and he has an award. Good for him, and he sounded fairly humble in his acceptance speech.

Where was DeForest Kelley?

Dan Brecher has a good point about the difference between shooting scripts and final versions. I thought AMERICAN BEAUTY a somewhat self-satisfied, borderline cartoony and effete piece of work, elevated principally by its actors and the sober direction of Sam Mendes (HARDLY the best job I saw last year, though competent).

Another Best Original Script winner, THELMA AND LOUISE, is DREADFUL on the printed page; it was Ridley Scott and his two leads who made sense out of it.

Hey, do they ever read in Hollywood till they're sure they'll have to learn the lines?

How can you say that there was no political speeches? I don't remember who it was, but someone accepting an award for The Cider House Rules went on and on about pro-abortion, going so far as to thank planned parenthood. Someone always has to put in their political views in these awards shows.

Rocco,

I disagree with your "Worst sport of the night" award. I think that goes to Russell Crowe. Everytime they showed him he looked bored out of his mind. He did seem to perk up and do a good job presenting though.

Over-all I think that this was one of the better Oscar shows I've seen in recent years. The only problems were;
a) Burt Bacharat, I think he is horrible.
b) I was really mad that Dogma didn't get nominated for anything.
c) And I like that Corigliano won, but was mad that they didn't nominate one of the many fine scores that Carter Burwell composed last year.

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Originally posted by Bozman:
Crap like American Beauty??? What the hell are you talking about??? Obviously you missed the point of the film.....

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Wow! What a movie! Let's watch Kevin Spacey play with himself and chase after a sixteen year old girl!

you might have a point about Russell Crowe, except that from what little I know about him, that's his normal expression no MATTER what.

Dex,