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The 75th Annual Academy Awards

  • TV Special
  • 20032003
  • 3h 30m
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6.5/10
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The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
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Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940th known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematogra... Read allAward of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940th known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940th known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.
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  • Directors
    • Louis J. Horvitz
    • Penelope Spheeris(segment Tribute to Documentaries)
  • Writers
    • Hal Kanter
    • Rita Cash
    • Buz Kohan
  • Stars
    • Steve Martin
    • Ben Affleck
    • John Agar(archive footage)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Louis J. Horvitz
    • Penelope Spheeris(segment Tribute to Documentaries)
  • Writers
    • Hal Kanter
    • Rita Cash
    • Buz Kohan
  • Stars
    • Steve Martin
    • Ben Affleck
    • John Agar(archive footage)
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    • 18User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Halle Berry and Adrien Brody at an event for The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
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    John Myhre and Gordon Sim at an event for The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
    Dominick Tavella, David Lee, and Michael Minkler at an event for The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
    Michael Donovan and Michael Moore at an event for The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
    Michael Donovan and Michael Moore at an event for The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
    Bill Guttentag and Robert David Port at an event for The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
    Jennifer Lopez at an event for The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
    Randall William Cook, Alex Funke, Joe Letteri, and Jim Rygiel at an event for The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
    Ronald Harwood at an event for The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
    Cloris Leachman at an event for The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
    Mindy Burbano at an event for The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)

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    Steve Martin
    Steve Martin
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host
    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Self - Presenteras Self - Presenter
    John Agar
    John Agar
    • Self - Memorial Tributeas Self - Memorial Tribute
    • (archive footage)
    Wayne Allwine
    Wayne Allwine
    • Mickey Mouse - Presenteras Mickey Mouse - Presenter
    • (voice)
    Agustín Almodóvar
    Agustín Almodóvar
    • Self - Audience Memberas Self - Audience Member
    Pedro Almodóvar
    Pedro Almodóvar
    • Self - Winneras Self - Winner
    Mie Andreasen
    • Self - Winneras Self - Winner
    Julie Andrews
    Julie Andrews
    • Self - Presenter & Past Winneras Self - Presenter & Past Winner
    Royce D. Applegate
    Royce D. Applegate
    • Self - Memorial Tributeas Self - Memorial Tribute
    • (archive footage)
    Eric Armstrong
    Eric Armstrong
    • Self - Winneras Self - Winner
    Colleen Atwood
    Colleen Atwood
    • Self - Winneras Self - Winner
    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Annie Sullivanas Annie Sullivan
    • (archive footage)
    Kathy Bates
    Kathy Bates
    • Self - Nomineeas Self - Nominee…
    Philippe Bergeron
    Philippe Bergeron
    • French interpreteras French interpreter
    Milton Berle
    Milton Berle
    • Self - Memorial Tributeas Self - Memorial Tribute
    • (archive footage)
    Halle Berry
    Halle Berry
    • Self - Presenter & Past Winneras Self - Presenter & Past Winner
    Margaret Booth
    Margaret Booth
    • Self - Memorial Tributeas Self - Memorial Tribute
    • (archive footage)
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    • Self - Past Winneras Self - Past Winner
    • Directors
      • Louis J. Horvitz
      • Penelope Spheeris(segment Tribute to Documentaries)
    • Writers
      • Hal Kanter
      • Rita Cash
      • Buz Kohan
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    • Trivia
      The Best Original Song winner, "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile (2002), was not performed at the ceremony. Reportedly, ABC asked Eminem to perform an edited version of the rap, but he refused (and did not attend the ceremony nor pick his Oscar up). It was the first time since the Awards were first telecast that the Best Original Song winner was not performed.
    • Quotes

      Olivia de Havilland: [Presenting the "Oscars family tree" past-winners segment, 53 years to the day after winning her second Academy Award for Best Actress] This night is a memorable one for me. And so was that night fifty-three years ago! Much has changed in our world since then. But what *hasn't* changed is our love of the movies, and their ability to inspire us and to help us through troubled times. Tonight we are celebrating Oscar's seventy-fifth birthday, and the great artists who have over the years added so much to our lives through their work. Here are fifty-nine of them!

    • Connections
      Featured in The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Lose Yourself
      Written by Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto

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    Review
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    8/10
    One of the more bitter-sweet (emphasis on the bitter) award shows in recent memory
    This year's Academy Awards showed how politics are always in the mix, and I don't mean with America's current situation with Iraq. What I mean is that there seems to be an (unintentional?) fix with two particular movies of the evening- Chicago and Gangs of New York. Chicago went away with six, SIX Oscars, for being merely an over-rated re-tread of dumb, glitzy, Hollywood (Hollwood the key word) musicals, where there are occasionally catchy scenes- terribly brought down by the need for Richard Gere and John C. Reilly to try for big performances and can barely manage mediocre. Gangs of New York, on the other hand (a personal favorite from last year), which was the film with the second most amount of nominations (Chicago had 13, Gangs with 10), walked away with none, NONE. This isn't the first time this sort of syndrome has happened to a great movie (The Insider in 99, Psycho in 60, Clockwork Orange in 71), but this was a tad ridiculous.

    Does the Academy feel a certain dis-affection towards the man, Martin Scorsese, and his little gem of a history lesson? I can respect that Roman Polanski got the Oscar for The Pianist, as it did deserve it in many respects (certainly the best European direction, and as the Palme D'Or at Cannes last year it was a clear choice over the numb flamboyancy of Rob Marshall's Chicago); however in all honesty, why give the Oscar to someone who isn't allowed in the country to receive it personally, when the guy who deserved it for best AMERICAN direction, anyway, looses? Is there a curse upon Scorsese that any year he makes a picture worthy of at least ONE Oscar, even outside of direction (i.e. Dante Ferreti's production design is some of the finest and most original ever, loosing to Chicago, which won basically for an adaptation of a design from the musical!). Only time will tell...

    Having said that, I did enjoy some parts of the show when it wasn't filled with the usual fodder of montage-adulation, and the song in the background as the winner walking up being "all that jazz". Steve Martin did a respectable, pretty funny job, not to the absolute caliber of the first job, but with some fresh jabs at the industry (the two best being with Nicholson and Borgnine). Michael Moore getting a definitely deserved Oscar, said things in his speech that made some "boo", but really, it made a sense in its audacity. Claps go to Almodovar, Kidman, Cooper, Eminem (what was with the guy who presented, gold chains and all?), the late Conrad L. Hall, Brody (Nicholson and Day-Lewis were equally worthy), and for ol' Peter O'Toole...

    And yet, outside of that, I felt a little uneasy watching the awards ceremony, as I probably do watching past ones. With this one though, I just got the feeling that there was a very slight rig in the works throughout. Of course I realize this is the name of the game on such a night, but the fact that most of the films that won for the headline factor of the film instead of the films themselves is eerie...then I remember that in the overall scheme of things in th e industry the Oscars count for very little. For example, years from now, or even now, how many people remember specific images and emotions and scenes in Ordinary People? Not too many, I can guess. But Raging Bull, "that's entertainment"!
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    • Release date
      • March 23, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 75-я церемония вручения премии 'Оскар'
    • Filming locations
      • Kodak Theatre - 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
      • Imaginary Forces
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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