The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV)

Directors:

Louis J. Horvitz
Roger Goodman

Release Date:

25 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Oscar Statuette | Award | Oscar | Live Performance | Awards Show

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Steve Martin	...	Himself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ben Affleck	...	Himself - Presenter: 'Traffic' Film Clip
Joan Allen	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Julie Andrews	...	Herself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Ernest Lehman
Javier Bardem	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Pilar Bardem	...	Herself - Audience Member
Paul Bartel	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Billy Barty	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Annette Bening	...	Herself - Presenter: 'Erin Brockovich' Film Clip
Halle Berry	...	Herself - Presenter: Song 'My Funny Friend and Me'
Juliette Binoche	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Björk	...	Herself - Performer & Nominee: Best Original Song
Benjamin Bratt	...	Himself - Audience Member
Jeff Bridges	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Tim Burke	...	Himself - Best Visual Effects Winner
Ellen Burstyn	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nicolas Cage	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jack Cardiff	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Yun-Fat Chow	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects (as Chow Yun-Fat)
Arthur C. Clarke	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Screenplay (as Sir Arthur C. Clarke)
Neil Corbould	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Cameron Crowe	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay
Russell Crowe	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Film Editing
Tom Cruise	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Director
Penélope Cruz	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design
Willem Dafoe	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Stephen Daldry	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director
Benicio Del Toro	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Judi Dench	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Suporting Role
Danny DeVito	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Picture
Michael Douglas	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
Bob Dylan	...	Himself - Perfomer & Winner: Best Original Song (via satellite from Sydney)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Richard Farnsworth	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Albert Finney	...	Ed Masry (archive footage)
David Franzoni	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Morgan Freeman	...	Himself - Presenter: 'Wo hu cang long' Film Clip
Stephen Gaghan	...	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
John Gielgud	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Alec Guinness	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Tom Hanks	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Writing Awards
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ed Harris	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Rob Harvey	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Goldie Hawn	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Original Score
Dustin Hoffman	...	Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Jack Cardiff
Susanna Hoffs	...	Herself - Performer
Anthony Hopkins	...	Himself - Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Award to Dino De Laurentiis
Kate Hudson	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Makeup
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Himself - Presenter: Documentary Awards
Angelina Jolie	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Ashley Judd	...	Herself - Presenter: 'Chocolat' Film Clip
Stanley Kramer	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Ang Lee	...	Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Language Film & Nominee: Best Picture & Best Director
CoCo Lee	...	Herself - Performer
Ernest Lehman	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Laura Linney	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jennifer Lopez	...	Herself - Presenter: song 'Things Have Changed' & Best Original Song
Branko Lustig	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Amy Madigan	...	Herself - Audience Member
Walter Matthau	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Frances McDormand	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Mike Myers	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Sound & Best Sound Effects Editing
John Nelson	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Randy Newman	...	Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Original Song
Jack Nitzsche	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Herself - Presenter: song 'A Fool In Love'
Rhea Perlman	...	Herself - Audience Member
Joaquin Phoenix	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Steve Reeves	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Robert Rehme	...	Himself
Beah Richards	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Jason Robards	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Julia Roberts	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Cinematography
Geoffrey Rush	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winona Ryder	...	Herself - Presenter: song 'I've Seen It All'
Ridley Scott	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director
Steven Soderbergh	...	Himself - Winner: Best Director
Kevin Spacey	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Julia Stiles	...	Herself - Presenter: Song 'A Love Before Time'
Ben Stiller	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Short Film, Live Action & Animated
Sting	...	Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Original Song
Hilary Swank	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
John Travolta	...	Himself
Claire Trevor	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Gina Tuttle	...	Announcer / Herself
Jack Valenti	...	Himself
Julie Walters	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Sigourney Weaver	...	Herself - Presenter: 'Gladiator' Film Clip
Douglas Wick	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Rita Wilson	...	Herself - Audience Member
Marie Windsor	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Janty Yates	...	Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design
Michelle Yeoh	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Loretta Young	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Renée Zellweger	...	Herself - Host: Technical Awards Banquet
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Arthur C. Clarke Residence, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Company:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Trivia:

As an incentive to keep the show's running time short, a television was offered to whoever gave the shortest acceptance speech. The prize went to Michael Dudok de Wit, who won - interestingly enough - for Best Animated Short.

Quotes:

Steve Martin: [on prepping the Best Actor category] ... a homosexual poet, a guy who talks with his volleyball, and a man who dresses up in gladiator outfits... but enough about me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Renée Zellweger/Eve (#26.17)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

I've Seen It All

Memorable

The show was great, although Bjørk's swan dress will probably be more remembered than Gladiator.a very cool dress in my book...I was personally rooting for Crouching Tigre all the way...because once in a blue moon a fantasy flick should win for Best Picture!

...And what else can you feel when Bob Dylan wins an Academy Award other than pure happiness and joy? His humble acceptance speech was no less riveting than his exciting via-satellite performance. I only wished I could've been there to start a standing ovation. Truly memorable.