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THE new home of the Oscars is so small, it couldn’t even fit the whole
orchestra.
The band, which plays the theme to every Oscar winner’s movie when an award
is announced, had to be split in half this year. Part of the orchestra was
below the stage and another part watched the ceremony from a green room.
When the awards were announced, the green-room musicians saw it all on
closed-circuit television and played their bits through little microphones. One
orchestra member griped: "There’s even an A list and a B list in the
orchestra now."
To make matters worse, the musicians were not given the list of Oscar winners
ahead of time, for security purposes. So when each winner was announced, the
orchestra members had three seconds to figure out which music went with each
performer and start playing.
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STARS SEARCHED
NY POST/By DAVID K. LI
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Oscar made his triumphant, red-carpeted return to Hollywood last night under
the watchful eye of an unprecedented security force that left no one beyond
suspicion - even the stars themselves.
At the same time Tinseltown invited a worldwide TV audience into the Kodak
Theatre, Hollywood went into lockdown mode last night: importing an occupation
force of police who shut down neighborhood streets and even closed the nearby
subway station.
Stars arrived to the cheers of fans and camera clicks of photographers before
taking their glorious walk down the famed red carpet. But at the end of this
star-studded stroll, everyone - including Hollywood's brightest stars -
disappeared into a tented canopy area where they were greeted by metal
detectors and asked for identification.
While Academy Awards and police officials declined to speak specifically about
their security plan, it was believed that the LAPD's force near Hollywood and
Highland was as great last night as the number of officers patrolling all of
Los Angeles at one normal time.
LAPD Deputy Chief David Kalish ticked off a laundry list of elite L.A. cops who
patrolled the streets surrounding the Kodak Theatre last night: "Our
anti-terrorist division, our metropolitan division, obviously all of our
motorcycle officers, our hazmat team, our bomb squad . . ."
LAPD officers were joined by private security and FBI agents, who tightly
controlled the streets and even airspace above Hollywood. Only police
helicopters were allowed over the Kodak Theatre.
Even though the terrorists attacks on New York on Sept. 11 brought more public
attention to Oscars security plans, academy spokesman Jon Pavlik said show
producers had been ramping up safety ever since 1991 with the Persian Gulf War.
"That was the triggering event for us," Pavlik said.
Every aspect of last night's Oscars were touched by increased security - even
the bleacher fans who grabbed glimpses of their favorite stars.
This year, the academy forced fans to formally apply and subject themselves to
background checks before they were issued one of 400 personalized passes. There
were 5,000 applicants.
"It's been quite the management job," said Ric Robertson, the academy's
executive officer. "They are [the 400 bleacher fans who showed up last night]
an integral part of the red-carpet, Oscar night experience."
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FEELING BLAH-BLAH-BLASÉ ABOUT PRE-SHOW GAB
NY POST/By ADAM BUCKMAN
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THE only annual event on TV bigger than the Oscars is the Super Bowl - but
yesterday, it seemed as if Oscars Sunday had begun to give Super Bowl Sunday a
run for its money.
Like the Super Bowl, coverage of the Oscars goes on for hours all day long,
whether anything is happening or not.
In fact, for most of the day yesterday, the cable news correspondents on hand
outside the new Kodak Theatre in Hollywood had little to do but talk to each
other until the stars began to arrive about two hours before showtime.
Predictions - whether guessing the winners or imagining what the stars would
wear - were plentiful, even if actual information was in short supply.
And predictions are as much a part of TV on Oscars Day as the sight of Joan and
Melissa Rivers on E! and Barbara Walters on ABC.
There are some who say it wouldn't seem like Oscars day without them, but I
wouldn't mind seeing what that would be like just once.
Last night, I bailed on Joan at about the time she launched into her fifth joke
about her boobs.
As for Ms. Walters, it hardly seems possible that last night's pre-Oscars
interview show was her 21st, but it must be, since she said so at the outset of
the program.
It must be something in the stars' Evian, but the interviewees always seem so
happy when in her presence. "I feel like I couldn't possibly ask for any more
than I have!" burbled cutie pie Sarah Jessica Parker.
A little more of that and I might not have had any appetite left for the Oscars
themselves. But luckily, the Barbara Walters special was over just in time. As
the old song said: Time for makin' Whoopi.
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STARS STAY PHARMA-PSEUDO-COOL
NY POST/By MEGAN TURNER
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How did all those Oscar glamour-pusses manage to look so cool under pressure
last night?
Many of them accessorized their dazzling couture gowns with anti-anxiety drugs
- and a little armpit botox.
To cope with the tension of appearing in front of millions of TV viewers in
what Hollywood fashion guru Bob Mackie calls "the most terrifying,
neurosis-making event of the year," many stars trod the red carpet armed with
an array of nerve-easing prescription drugs in pockets and evening bags.
The drugs Inderal or Atenolol "slow down your heart, so when you’re up there
on stage you don’t get palpitations and get sweaty," said Dr. Anne Ryback
Schmidt, a Santa Monica, Calif., internist who writes prescriptions to help her
celebrity patients get through the Oscars clad in confidence.
Other anti-anxiety drugs such as Xanax and Ativan "help people who stutter or
get a panic attack," Ryback Schmidt said.
"They take one pill or half a pill before walking down the red carpet so their
legs don’t get shaky."
The celebrity docs of La La Land won’t name names, but did reveal that more
than one star sought pre-Oscar botox.
When injected into facial muscles, botox renders them immobile, imparting a
more wrinkle-free appearance. It can also be injected into the armpits or palms
of the hands, paralyzing sweat glands and preventing perspiration for up to six
months.
"It’s not cheap - it costs $1,000 per treatment - but when you’re wearing a
$10,000 or $20,000 gown, it’s certainly worth it to stay dry. Plus it saves
on the cost of deodorant and dry cleaning," said Dr. Jessica Wu, a
dermatologist who treats celebrities.
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WINNERS GET 'BEST' BOO$T
NY POST/By MEGAN TURNER
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Oscar means gold in more ways than one.
Last night's Best Picture winner can expect a huge uptick in box-office sales -
and big bucks later at the video store - while the Oscar-winning actors and
actresses can look forward to seeing zeros added to their future paychecks.
Industry experts say the winner of the Best Picture category averages a
box-office lift of $28.8 million, while even the also-ran nominees get a boost.
Last year's Best Picture winner, "Gladiator," which also won Best Actor for
Russell Crowe, was already on video when it collected its prizes.
DreamWorks rereleased it into 577 theaters the next weekend, and collected
$448,000, raising its total to $187.3 million.
"American Beauty," the Best Picture winner in 2000, immediately increased its
take by $55 million, climbing to $130 million at the box office, and
"Shakespeare in Love" tripled its take, to $100 million, after nabbing Best
Picture the year before.
While the winning picture gets a boost from the little gold man, the losers
traditionally begin to fade from theater marquees.
But the also-rans will already have reaped their rewards at the box office -
just being nominated spikes ticket sales.
"In a sense, the nominations mean even more than the award," said Robert
Bucksbaum, box-office analyst with Reel Source, Inc.
"A Beautiful Mind" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" were
already blockbusters before the Feb. 12 nominations but have collected millions
more over the past six weeks.
Oscar nominations are often credited with attracting a broader audience to
smaller movies, too.
In 2000, "Boys Don't Cry" had grossed just $3.7 million when nominations were
announced, but in the wake of Oscar night, it soared to $11.5 million.
In this year's race, "Gosford Park" and "In the Bedroom" had earned far less
than their competitors before the nominations - roughly $22 million and $19.2
million, respectively. Then "Gosford Park," shot up to $33.5 million, while "In
the Bedroom" rose to $32.3 million.
"Moulin Rouge," the only Best Picture nominee that had been released to video,
was re-released into a handful of theaters to capitalize on its eight
nominations but collected only $148,568, bringing its theatrical total to $57.3
million.
"The Lord of the Rings," the first of a three-part epic based on author J.R.R.
Tolkien's fantasy novels, had garnered $271.4 million and was falling fast
after nine weeks of release when it claimed a leading 13 Oscar nominations.
Earnings shot up 30 percent the next weekend, and the film brought in $22.9
million over five weeks, driving the film's domestic gross to $294.3 million.
"A Beautiful Mind" had defied some expectations to become a $113 million hit
and brought in $12 million more the weekend after the nominations.
The film has earned $35.9 million since the announcement, pushing its total
gross to $149.2 million.
For the Best Actor and Best Actress - as well as the winners in the supporting
categories - the world suddenly becomes their oyster, with better choices of
material and bumped-up asking prices.
"For the individual, it's like changing their name - they will forever be known
as 'Oscar winner,'" Bucksbaum said.
Hilary Swank made close to scale for "Boys Don't Cry," but after her 2000 Best
Actress win, her salary rose to about $2 million.
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FASHION WINNERS AND LOSERS
NY POST/By LIBBY CALLAWAY
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PRETTY in pink? You bet.
Leading fashion icons Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Lopez - not to mention
ascending style star Kirsten Dunst - led the red-carpet pack at last night's
74th Academy Awards to fabulous effect.
Kidman walked the Oscars' cranberry-colored carpet (much more flattering than
the traditional muddy red) wearing a light, pink silk gown made for her
especially by Chanel couturier Karl Lagerfeld.
The "Moulin Rouge" star looked positively great in her rose, ruffle-necked gown
- and served as a promising inspiration to all the red-headed girls out there
in TV Land who've been under the assumption they can't wear pink and look fab.
Dunst's silver-speckled, rose-colored tulle gown by Christian Dior, featuring
shabby-chic pink satin ribbon bows at the hem, looked outstanding.
Outstanding also describes Lopez's boned, corset Versace gown.
But the word to capture her over-starched bouffant hairdo?
Hideous.
But J. Lo's 'do wasn't the most disappointing thing on the carpet. That
distinction belonged to the all the women who chose to go with basic black.
Helen Hunt looked like she was trying way too hard in a fitted black sheath
with a lace-up front that was supposed to be sexy but wasn't.
And why would legally beautiful women like "Legally Blonde" star Reese
Witherspoon and lovely Sandra Bullock choose to go with basic black gowns when
they look so much more lively in bright tones or great prints?
Cameron Diaz did it right, in a floral-print gown by Emmanuel Ungaro that
suited her chic eccentric awards show style to a T.
Jodie Foster eschewed black as well, opting for a short, silver sequined
backless Armani dress and messy hair that made her look both sexy and serious.
Jennifer Connelly won an award from the Academy, but she also wins a prize from
The Post for her nude-colored, tiered gown by fashion darling, Balenciaga
designer Nicholas Ghesquiere.
The matching tulle scarf she threw around her neck to complete the look was a
lesson in great effortless chic.
Finally, Carolina Herrera normally turns out wonderful red carpet wear, the
deep eggplant-colored, full-skirted gown she designed for Renée Zellweger was
disappointing.
The "Bridget Jones" nominee should have stuck to the slinky, close-fitting
vintage styles she's made headline with over the last few years.
She should have taken pointers from Julia Roberts, who did a dark look
perfectly.
She played her post-win Oscar appearance perfectly in an understated black
matte black Giorgio Armani dress with sexy cut-aways under the arms and in the
back.
Truly stunning.
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OH, WHAT A ‘BEAUTIFUL' NIGHT
NY POST/By MEGAN TURNER
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"A Beautiful Mind" won Oscar's top honor on a night in which Denzel Washington
and Halle Berry made history by winning awards for Best Actor and Best Actress.
The pair joined Sidney Poitier, who was given an honorary career Oscar, as the
only African-Americans to win lead-actor trophies in the Academy Awards'
74-year history.
Washington, a sentimental favorite who turned in a searing performance as a
crooked cop in "Training Day," joked about following in Poitier's footsteps.
"It's been 40 years since a black actor won this award and what do they do,
they gave it to Sidney on the same night," he said.
Berry sobbed uncontrollably and gasped, "Oh my God!" after becoming the first
black woman ever to win a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a
down-and-out waitress in the racial drama "Monster's Ball."
"This moment is so much bigger than me," she finally gulped as the star-studded
crowd gave her a standing ovation and her husband, Eric Benet, teared up.
Berry cited black actresses from Dorothy Dandridge to Jada Pinkett Smith,
before dedicating her win to "every nameless, faceless woman of color that now
has a chance because this door has been opened."
Oscar has a history of snubbing black actors: Since the awards began in 1929,
only six blacks have won acting Oscars, or 2.2 percent of the winners.
The drama "A Beautiful Mind" beat out its closest competitor, the
13-times-nominated "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" to win
Best Picture, despite a negative campaign by rivals and controversy over
whether it ducked the darker side of its subject, schizophrenic math genius
John Nash.
The film's nice-guy director Ron Howard, who was snubbed by Oscar for "Apollo
13" in 1995, won for Best Director.
"I'm not a good enough actor anymore to make you believe I haven't imagined
wining this award in previous years," Howard quipped.
"A Beautiful Mind" also won Oscars for screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and
supporting actress Jennifer Connelly, but its bad-boy star, Russell Crowe, went
home empty-handed.
Whoopi Goldberg, hosting for the fourth time, turned her razor wit on the most
controversial Oscar race in recent history, mixing references to the "Beautiful
Mind" controversy and to the attention generated by the nomination of
African-American stars for top acting awards.
"So much mud has been thrown this year, all the nominees look black," Goldberg
quipped.
Washington, a five-time nominee who won the Supporting Actor Oscar in 1990 for
"Glory," lost out in 2000 to Kevin Spacey ("American Beauty") after what many
saw as an unfair smear campaign against his 1999 movie, "The Hurricane."
English character actor Jim Broadbent upset "Rings" favorite Ian McKellen to
win Best Supporting Actor for "Iris." The 74th Awards show, broadcast on ABC,
marked a return to Tinseltown's characteristic pomp and circumstance after an
awards season in which the razzmatazz was toned down out of respect for the
victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Woody Allen, a New Yorker famous for shunning the Hollywood establishment, made
his first-ever Oscar appearance to introduce a retrospective of movies that
have used his native city as a backdrop.
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HITS & MISSES/NY POST
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Best Accessories: Laura "Mulholland Drive" Harring's million-dollar platinum
and diamond shoes and $27 million necklace. On loan, of course.
The Forget The Awards Award: "Let's get this over with so we can party," Nicole
Kidman exclaimed to ABC's Chris Connelly before the Oscars even started.
Worst Dress: Musician Faith Hill's pastel get-up, an homage to birthday-cake
frosting.
Best Male Outfit: Tom "In The Bedroom" Wilkinson, who wore a silver full-length
tie with a black tuxedo and white collared shirt.
The Wish-It-Were-True Joke: When being placed on the trapeze for the opening
monologue, host Whoopi Goldberg asked if the staff had "taken any precautions?"
The answer: "Yes, Billy Crystal."
Most Unlikely Appearance: Woody Allen, who hushed the crowd with: "Thank you
very much. That makes up for the strip search."
Strangest Monologue: Yoko Ono talking with documentary filmmaker Errol Morris
about "Pinnochio."
Biggest Mouth: Julia Roberts stepped up to the mike with Leeza Gibbons, opened
her jaws and uttered the fakest laugh since winning last year's Academy Award
for "Erin Brockovich."
Color Worn Most: Black.
Sign of a Sluggish Economy: Glenn Close and Donald Sutherland served as
announcers.
Joan Rivers' Biggest Goof: Rivers asked honorary award recipient Sidney
Poitier, "What was your first movie? 'Lillies of the Field' (1963)?" "No my
first film was 'No Way Out' " in 1949, he countered politely.
Best Actor Award For The Night: Russell Crowe. The normally surly star tuned
down his pit-bull act and played poodle. "I'm just looking forward to having a
really nice night," a smiling - smiling? - Russell Crowe told Gibbons during
the pre-show telecast.
Best Cleavage: Ridley Scott's date.
Another Rivers' Goof: She called Brit Jim Broadbent "Australian." To which
Broadbent - who later won Best Supporting Actor for "Iris" - replied, "There's
enough of them" here.
Best Acceptance Speech: Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie, "The Lord of the Rings,"
who started his speech with "Right," whipped out a small business card from the
Hermitage's concierge desk and began his string of thank-you's.
Truest Words: "What's wrong with me - am I becoming sugar-coated?" Joan Rivers
asked her daughter at the end of their E! Channel broadcast. "No, you're just
tired," Melissa replied.
Cutest Presenters: The very funny husband-and-wife duo Reese Witherspoon and
Ryan Phillippe, opening up the envelope "Best Make-Up." Without make-up,
Phillippe explained, actors and actresses would look like people in
documentaries.
Funniest moment: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev talking about his
favorite movie in his native tongue. Without skipping a beat, a translator
added: "And I liked 'Gladiator' with Russell Crowe."
Greatest Move: Presenter Laura Ziskin killing off the dance numbers.
Lamest Move: Adding those cats from Cirque Du Soleil.
The I'm-On-A-Roll Award: "Animated Film" presenter Nathan Lane lined up the
audience and bowled 'em over with a string of one-liners. "Good evening, I'm
Greta Van Susteren . . . I know dear old Walt Disney would be smiling right now
if he wasn't frozen . . . But some things have not changed, the Pink Panther
still can't adopt in Florida . . . All this time I thought Monsters, Inc. was a
documentary about the Weinsteins."
Greatest Commercial: The E! Channel's promo spot - directed by Robert Altman -
which featured an aging Dustin Hoffman, pulling his face tighter, looking into
his mirror and asking, "Ms. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?"
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ACADEMY HONORS WERE BLACK & RIGHT
NY POST/By LOU LUMENICK
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OSCAR finally did the right thing last night.
Halle Berry's win as the very first black Best Actress was one of the academy's
proudest moments - and her emotional acceptance speech was surely one of the
most memorable in Oscar history.
She gave a classic all-stops-pulled-out Oscar performance as a condemned man's
widow in "Monster's Ball" - and the academy deserves huge credit for
recognizing that and the chance to rectify decades of shamefully ignoring great
performances by black actresses.
Almost as heart-stopping a moment in one of the most exciting Oscar nights ever
was Denzel Washington's hugely deserved, first-ever Best Actor win for
"Training Day."
He was the first black man to take the prize since Sidney Poitier won for
"Lilies of the Field" way back in 1963 - and it was especially sweet that
Washington's mentor was on hand to share in the moment after receiving his own
honorary Oscar.
Some will speculate that Washington ultimately triumphed because his closest
competitor, Russell Crowe, was uncouth enough to rough up a British TV producer
a few weeks ago - not a great move for someone trying to become only the third
person in history with back-to-back Best Actor Oscars.
But Crowe's supporters - who overlooked his wavering American accent in "A
Beautiful Mind" - can't really argue he lost because of the well-timed smear
campaign against the movie, which won anyway as Best Picture, as well as taking
awards for Best Screenplay and Best Director for Ron Howard.
Jim Broadbent, who won Best Supporting Actor for "Iris," upsetting Ben Kingsley
("Sexy Beast") and Ian McKellen ("The Lord of the Rings"), certainly deserved
his award, as did the heavily favored Jennifer Connelly, who was named Best
Supporting Actress for "A Beautiful Mind" - even if they benefited from the
notorious practice of nominating lead actors for supporting roles.
It was no surprise at all that "Shrek" won the very first Best Animated Picture
- it was far more clever and entertaining than its main competitor, "Monsters,
Inc."
But it probably didn't hurt that DreamWorks' spent more on a campaign for
"Shrek" than Disney for "Monsters, Inc."
It was sweet revenge for DreamWorks partner Jeffrey Katzenberg, who left Disney
under acrimonious circumstances - and beat the Mouse House at its own game with
a clever cartoon that pokes fun at Disney's classics.
But all of Miramax's millions couldn't buy a win for the heavily favored French
confection "Amelie" - the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar deservedly went to a
true masterpiece, the Bosnian war drama "No Man's Land."
And it was great to see that after 15 tries, Randy Newman finally won a
songwriting Oscar for "Monsters, Inc."
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SOMEONE SAY, ‘CUT'
NY POST/By ADAM BUCKMAN
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SOMETIME during the fourth hour of last night's epic Oscar telecast, it
occurred to me that this bloated show is little more than a big fat infomercial
for the movie business.
Basically, Hollywood gets four-plus hours of TV time every year to gush about
its own greatness.
Last night, the gushing came out in torrents. There was the ongoing series of
featurettes in which "real people" as well as recognizable celebrities
explained why they loved the movies.
Then there were the various "tribute" montages - clip retrospectives gussied up
as tributes to films made in New York, documentaries made since the dawn of
cinema, and Oscar-winning movie scores of the past.
And there were the solemn speeches read off the TelePrompTer by stars such as
Tom Cruise, who declared at the telecast's outset that movies still matter
after Sept. 11.
Thanks, Tom. Does that include "Vanilla Sky?"
If last night's show had been shorter, I might not have had any reason to
contemplate its shortcomings.
Until about 10:30 or so, I was willing to declare the telecast a breezy success
- easy on the eyes and not too taxing on the brain. As the evening dragged on,
however, I began to wonder if I would ever get to bed.
Still, I had enjoyed many highlights, including the appearance of Woody Allen,
on hand to introduce the New York clip job and a surprise attendee who is
famous for his aversion to attending the Oscars, even when he's nominated.
In fact, I even enjoyed the New York tribute and the documentary montage
despite the knowledge that I was being shamelessly manipulated.
Other highlights included the joint appearance of "Love Story" stars Ali
MacGraw and the ailing Ryan O'Neal (say, wasn't he reported to be at death's
door just the other day?), who didn't look all that bad off.
And the trapeze artists twirling in midair above the audience in a "Moulin
Rouge"-style number was a touch of old-fashioned show biz well-suited for the
Oscars' return to Hollywood Boulevard.
As for host Whoopi Goldberg, in the final analysis, her role was so minimal
that she was almost a non-host.
Not only was she overshadowed by the usual parade of movie stars acting as
presenters, but the two celebrity announcers, Donald Sutherland and Glenn
Close, seemed to get more screen time than she did.
After she was lowered on a trapeze from the ceiling of the new Kodak Theatre
wearing a feathered costume inspired by "Moulin Rouge," Whoopi offered a
quickie monologue of one-liners that sounded like they were retrieved from Jay
Leno's trash can.
For example: "Security here tonight is tighter than some of the faces!" (Cue
drummer's rimshot.)
And this one: "Oscar is 74 years old this year - He's almost old enough to get
flowers from Anna Nicole Smith!"
If this is the best the Oscar writers can do for the host of the show, why
bother having a host at all?
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NY POST/LIZ SMITH...
--Gwyneth Paltrow, dressed down but wearing a Tiffany trinket or two, had more
security than the diamonds. She was hovered over by press agents. Did the
titans who masterminded this affair know they were letting the likes of Gwyneth
and Shannen Doherty move around in the confines of a house owned by a
supermarket tabloid columnist, Janet Charlton, who, disguised in a brown wig,
moved among the posh guests?
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John Nash, whose battle with schizophrenia inspired "A Beautiful Mind," was an
honored guest at the pre-Oscar party that studio cousins DreamWorks, Universal
and USA Films threw Saturday at Spago.
The former Princeton mathematics professor (in tweeds, natch) greeted Crowe,
his alter ego; Jennifer Connelly, who plays his wife, and director Ron Howard.
Then he sat quietly, talking with his family.
Although Nash didn't attend the Miramax party in a tent at the Mondrian Hotel's
SkyBar, he loomed large in a number of comic routines that spoofed the
so-called smear campaign against the Best Picture front-runner.
One sketch in Miramax's annual parody had Benjamin Bratt reporting that, on the
morning of the Oscar nominations, Universal Pictures head Stacey Snider "was
trying to track down John Nash so he could deny rumors of his homosexuality in
a phone interview with Regis [Philbin]. Unfortunately, he was in Key West with
[openly gay] Rupert Everett." Dreadlocked Philadelphia Eagles running back
Cecil Martin played Nash in another sketch.
The routine that drew the most howls featured Christina Applegate as Snider and
Miramax honcho Harvey Weinstein and DreamWorks partner Jeffrey Katzenberg as
themselves — both wearing "Gladiator" costumes.
"I think you seem to have forgotten," said Katzenberg. "I bought your company."
"Yeah," said Weinstein, "in 1993, with [Disney chief] Michael Eisner's money."
"Lucky for you, back then he still had some," said Katzenberg, who sued Eisner
and Disney, claiming he didn't get his rightful share of "Lion King" profits.
"Not that you ever saw any of it," said Weinstein, jokingly.
Other performers at the party included Sting, who sang his Oscar-nominated
"Until," Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson and Alan Cumming. Also taking in the fun,
were Sissy Spacek, Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz, Marisa Tomei, Neve Campbell,
Kate Winslet, Uma Thurman, Sharon Stone and husband Phil Bronstein, Diane
Sawyer and Heidi Klum. Ice-T looked ready to drive off in the 2003 Mercedes SL
convertible auctioned off to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation.
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Whoopi Goldberg still has a soft spot for the scraggly, bicycle-pedaling New
York autograph-seeker known as Radio Man. Goldberg arranged for the
boombox-wearing star worshiper to come out to the Oscars again this year.
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Christin
> Witherspoon and lovely Sandra Bullock choose to go with basic black gowns
when
> they look so much more lively in bright tones or great prints?
Maybe so, but I thought they both looked faboo.
> Jennifer Connelly won an award from the Academy, but she also wins a prize
from
> The Post for her nude-colored, tiered gown by fashion darling, Balenciaga
> designer Nicholas Ghesquiere.
>
> The matching tulle scarf she threw around her neck to complete the look
was a
> lesson in great effortless chic.
So, after all these years I finally know what "chic" looks like, and it's
nasty. Such a shame for Connelly, she used to be so darned gorgeous.
> The I'm-On-A-Roll Award: "Animated Film" presenter Nathan Lane lined up
the
> audience and bowled 'em over with a string of one-liners. "Good evening,
I'm
> Greta Van Susteren . . . I know dear old Walt Disney would be smiling
right now
> if he wasn't frozen . . . But some things have not changed, the Pink
Panther
> still can't adopt in Florida . . . All this time I thought Monsters, Inc.
was a
> documentary about the Weinsteins."
Did anyone else notice those Mickey hands that Lane was wearing? Priceless!
Lane was the best part of the entire evening for me.
Christin
(and ya know what I get for watching the *entire* Oscars last night? A snow
day today, sigh.)
J Rogow
"Christin" <mpr...@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:2WGn8.222646$s43.51...@typhoon.columbus.rr.com...
> So, after all these years I finally know what "chic" looks like, and it's
> nasty. Such a shame for Connelly, she used to be so darned gorgeous.
I realize that "less is more' - but the minimalist look is so not her.
> > The I'm-On-A-Roll Award: "Animated Film" presenter Nathan Lane lined up
> the
> > audience and bowled 'em over with a string of one-liners. "Good evening,
> I'm
> > Greta Van Susteren . . . I know dear old Walt Disney would be smiling
> right now
> > if he wasn't frozen . . . But some things have not changed, the Pink
> Panther
> > still can't adopt in Florida . . . All this time I thought Monsters,
Inc.
> was a
> > documentary about the Weinsteins."
"Hollywood, read diamonds, fake breasts"
> Did anyone else notice those Mickey hands that Lane was wearing?
Priceless!
> Lane was the best part of the entire evening for me.
I've said it before . . . he should co-host with Bruce Villanch next year!
J Rogow
"J Rogow" <JRo...@ridgenet.net> wrote in message
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> "Christin" <mpr...@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:2WGn8.222646$s43.51...@typhoon.columbus.rr.com...
>
>
> > So, after all these years I finally know what "chic" looks like, and
it's
> > nasty. Such a shame for Connelly, she used to be so darned gorgeous.
>
> I realize that "less is more' - but the minimalist look is so not her.
>
> > > The I'm-On-A-Roll Award: "Animated Film" presenter Nathan Lane lined
up
> > the
> > > audience and bowled 'em over with a string of one-liners. "Good
evening,
> > I'm
> > > Greta Van Susteren . . . I know dear old Walt Disney would be smiling
> > right now
> > > if he wasn't frozen . . . But some things have not changed, the Pink
> > Panther
> > > still can't adopt in Florida . . . All this time I thought Monsters,
> Inc.
> > was a
> > > documentary about the Weinsteins."
>
> "Hollywood, read diamonds, fake breasts"
REAL . . .
JennaStan
>
>FASHION WINNERS AND LOSERS
>NY POST/By LIBBY CALLAWAY
>
>Jennifer Connelly won an award from the Academy, but she also wins a prize
>from
>The Post for her nude-colored, tiered gown by fashion darling, Balenciaga
>designer Nicholas Ghesquiere.
>
>The matching tulle scarf she threw around her neck to complete the look was a
>lesson in great effortless chic.
Effortless indeed, to wrap yourself up in a brown paper bag. They liked her
dress?
>
>NY POST/LIZ SMITH...
> Did the
>titans who masterminded this affair know they were letting the likes of
>Gwyneth
>and Shannen Doherty move around in the confines of a house owned by a
>supermarket tabloid columnist, Janet Charlton, who, disguised in a brown wig,
>moved among the posh guests?
I'd love to hear Janet's comments. She was always so much more fun on The
Gossip Show than Liz Smith.
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