The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)

Director:

Louis J. Horvitz

Writers:

Hal Kanter (written by) and
Rita Cash (written by) ...
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Release Date:

23 March 2003 (USA)

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Awards Show | TV Special | Number In Title

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Steve Martin	...	Himself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ben Affleck	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Original Screenplay
John Agar	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Wayne Allwine	...	Mickey Mouse, co-presenting Animated Short Award (voice)
Agustín Almodóvar	...	Himself - Audience Member
Pedro Almodóvar	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay / Nominee: Best Director
Mie Andreasen	...	Herself - Winner: Best Live Action Short
Julie Andrews	...	Herself - Presenter: Past Oscar Night Music Highlights / Past Winner
Royce D. Applegate	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Eric Armstrong	...	Himself - Winner: Best Animated Short
Colleen Atwood	...	Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design
Anne Bancroft	...	Annie Sullivan (archive footage)
Kathy Bates	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role / Presenter: Past Winner Recollections / Past Winner
Philippe Bergeron	...	French interpreter
Milton Berle	...	Himself - In Memorium Tribute (archive footage)
Halle Berry	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role / Past Winner
Margaret Booth	...	Herself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Ernest Borgnine	...	Himself - Past Winner
Eddie Bracken	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Jack Brodsky	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Adrien Brody	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Josh Brolin	...	Himself - Audience Member
Horst Buchholz	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Red Buttons	...	Himself - Past Winner
Nicolas Cage	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role / Past Winner
Michael Caine	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role / Past Winner
George Chakiris	...	Himself - Past Winner
Rosemary Clooney	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute)
James Coburn	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Jennifer Connelly	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role / Past Winner
Sean Connery	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role / Past Winner
Randall William Cook	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Chris Cooper	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Richard Crenna	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Stephen Daldry	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director
Geena Davis	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Film Editing / Past Winner
Daniel Day-Lewis	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role / Past Winner
Beatrice De Alba	...	Herself - Winner: Best Makeup
Olivia de Havilland	...	Herself - Presenter: Oscar Tribute Sequence / Past Winner
Brad Dexter	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Cameron Diaz	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature
Michael Donovan	...	Himself - Winner: Best Documentary
Kirk Douglas	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Picture / Past Winner
Michael Douglas	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Best Picture / Past Winner
Lila Downs	...	Herself - Performer
Robert Duvall	...	Himself - Past Winner
Colin Farrell	...	Himself - Presenter: Song 'The Hands That Built America'
Louise Fletcher	...	Herself - Past Winner
Harrison Ford	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Director
John Frankenheimer	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Brendan Fraser	...	Himself - Presenter: Film clip from 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'
Brenda Fricker	...	Herself - Past Winner
Alex Funke	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Gael García Bernal	...	Himself - Presenter: Song 'Burn It Blue'
Jennifer Garner	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Animated Short Film and Best Short Film
Richard Gere	...	Himself - Presenter: 'Chicago' Film Clip
Elliot Goldenthal	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Himself - Past Winner
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Himself - Past Winner
Adolph Green	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Joel Grey	...	Himself - Past Winner
Charles Guggenheim	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Bill Guttentag	...	Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Short
Conrad L. Hall	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Conrad W. Hall	...	Himself - accepting Cinematography Award for his late father Conrad L. Hall
Tom Hanks	...	Himself - Past Winner
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay / Past Winner
Ed Harris	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Richard Harris	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Ronald Harwood	...	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
Signe Hasso	...	Herself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Salma Hayek	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role / Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
George Roy Hill	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Dustin Hoffman	...	Himself - Presenter: Film clip from 'The Pianist' / Past Winner
Celeste Holm	...	Herself - Past Winner
Mike Hopkins	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing
Kate Hudson	...	Herself - Host: Technical Awards Banquet
Holly Hunter	...	Herself - recalling her award (pre-recorded)
Kim Hunter	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Anjelica Huston	...	Herself - Past Winner
John E. Jackson	...	Himself - Winner: Best Makeup
Claude Jarman Jr.	...	Himself - Past Winner
Jennifer Jones	...	Herself - Past Winner
Shirley Jones	...	Herself - Past Winner
Katy Jurado	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
George Kennedy	...	Himself - Past Winner
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Ward Kimball	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Ben Kingsley	...	Himself - Past Winner
Martin Landau	...	Himself - Past Winner
Diane Lane	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role / Presenter: Best Documentary Feature
Queen Latifah	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Performer
Cloris Leachman	...	Herself - Past Winner
David Lee	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
J. Lee Thompson	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Joe Letteri	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Jennifer Lopez	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction
Karl Malden	...	Himself - Past Winner
Rob Marshall	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director
Marlee Matlin	...	Herself - Past Winner
Matthew McConaughey	...	Himself - Presenter: Film clip from 'Gangs of New York'
Leo McKern	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Hayley Mills	...	Herself - Past Winner
Michael Minkler	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Marvin Mirisch	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Dudley Moore	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Julianne Moore	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role / Presenter: Best Sound, Best Sound Editing
Michael Moore	...	Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature
Rita Moreno	...	Herself - Past Winner
John Myhre	...	Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction
Patricia Neal	...	Herself - Past Winner
Jack Nicholson	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role / Past Winner
Margaret O'Brien	...	Herself - Past Winner
Tatum O'Neal	...	Herself - Past Winner
Peter O'Toole	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient (also archive footage)
Jack Palance	...	Himself - Past Winner
Norman Panama	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Frank Pierson	...	Himself - Academy President
Robert David Port	...	Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Short
Luise Rainer	...	Herself - Past Winner
Keanu Reeves	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects
John C. Reilly	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Luis Resto	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Song
Martin Richards	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Julia Roberts	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Cinematography / Past Winner
Cliff Robertson	...	Himself - Past Winner
Mickey Rooney	...	Himself - Past Winner
Kay Rose	...	Herself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Neil Ross	...	Himself - Announcer
Jim Rygiel	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Eva Marie Saint	...	Herself - Past Winner
Susan Sarandon	...	Herself - Presenter: Memorial segment / Past Winner
Walter Scharf	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Maximilian Schell	...	Himself - Past Winner
Martin Scorsese	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director
Mildred Shay	...	Herself
George Sidney	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Gordon Sim	...	Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction
Paul Simon	...	Himself - Performer
Alberto Sordi	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Mira Sorvino	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design / Past Winner
Sissy Spacek	...	Herself - Past Winner
Mary Steenburgen	...	Herself - Past Winner
Rod Steiger	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Martin Strange-Hansen	...	Himself - Winner: Best Short Film, Live Action
Meryl Streep	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role / Presenter: Honorary Award to Peter O'Toole / Past Winner
Barbra Streisand	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Original Song / Past Winner
Hilary Swank	...	Herself - Presenter: Film clip from 'The Hours' / Past Winner
Richard Sylbert	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Daniel Taradash	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Dominick Tavella	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Julie Taymor	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Original Song
Randy Thomas	...	Herself - Announcer
John Travolta	...	Himself - Presenter: Song 'I Move On'
U2	...	Themselves - Performers: 'The Hands That Built America'
Robert Urich	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Jack Valenti	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary Short
Ethan Van der Ryn	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing
Nia Vardalos	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay & Presenter: Best Makeup
Caetano Veloso	...	Himself - Performer
Jon Voight	...	Himself - Past Winner
Christopher Walken	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role / Past Winner
Martin Walsh	...	Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing
Denzel Washington	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role / Past Winner
Lew Wasserman	...	Himself - (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Harvey Weinstein	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Picture
Billy Wilder	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Teresa Wright	...	Herself - Past Winner
Renée Zellweger	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role / Presenter: Best Original Score
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Performer
Fabrício Correia	...	Himself (uncredited)
Calista Flockhart	...	Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
Isaac Hayes	...	Himself - recalling his award (pre-recorded) (uncredited)
Ron Howard	...	Himself - recalling his award (pre-recorded) (uncredited)
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Himself - recalling his award (pre-recorded) (uncredited)
Barbara Kopple	...	Herself - recalling her awards (pre-recorded) (uncredited)
Chad Lowe	...	Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
Amy Madigan	...	Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
Randy Newman	...	Himself - recalling his award (pre-recorded) (uncredited)
Edward Norton	...	Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
Carly Simon	...	Herself - recalling her award (pre-recorded) (uncredited)
Kevin Spacey	...	Himself - recalling his awards (pre-recorded) (uncredited)
Kathleen Turner	...	Joan Wilder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Leonor Watling	...	Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
John Williams	...	Himself - recalling his awards (pre-recorded) (uncredited)
Robin Williams	...	Himself - recalling his award (pre-recorded) (uncredited)
Lili Fini Zanuck	...	Herself - recalling her award (pre-recorded) (uncredited)

Directed by
Louis J. Horvitz

Writing credits
Hal Kanter		(written by) and
Rita Cash		(written by) and
Buz Kohan		(written by)
Steve Martin		(special material written by) and
Beth Armogida		(special material written by) and
Dave Barry		(special material written by) and
Dave Boone		(special material written by) and
Andy Breckman		(special material written by) and
Jon Macks		(special material written by) and
Rita Rudner		(special material written by) and
Bruce Vilanch		(special material written by)

Produced by
Gilbert Cates	....	executive producer
Dennis E. Doty	....	producer: pre-show
Danette Herman	....	coordinating producer
Scott McIsaac	....	segment producer (segment "Memorial & Diamond Anniversary")
Lucas Meyers	....	segment producer: opening segments directed by Adam Shankman
Michael B. Seligman	....	associate producer
Allan Wells	....	screens producer

Film Editing by
Jon Bloom
John Burridge
Tony Cacciarelli
Susan D. Cooper
Maura Corey		(co-editor)
Brian Derby
Karen Erickson
Radu Ion
Alexandra Komisaruk
Paul Marengo
Shannon Martellaro		(segment: actor montages, "When I Won the Oscar")
Dirk Meenen
Paul C. Nesmith
Michael Polito		(as Mike Polito)
Jeff Roe
Phil Savenick
Michael J. Shapiro
Matthew Sharp
Mark Stepp
Douglass M. Stewart Jr.
Yoram Tal
Paula S. Vannucci
John Wesley Whitton
Lucas Wilson
Chuck Workman
John Zimmer

Production Design by
Roy Christopher

Art Direction by
Greg Richman
Keaton S. Walker
Tamlyn Wright

Makeup Department
Marianna Elias	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Rob Paine	....	production manager

Art Department
Carlos Osorio	....	additional art director
Charlotte Raybourn	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Jason Atwell	....	sound
Patrick Baltzell	....	sound mixer
Robert Douglass	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Bob Douglass)
Ed Greene	....	sound mixer
Jamie Santos	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Tim Drnec	....	Spydercam coordinator
Scott Paider	....	Spydercam head rigger
Todd Semmes	....	Spydercam aerial camera
Ben Britten Smith	....	spydercam flight control

Camera and Electrical Department
Jerry Abboud	....	rigging grip
Tim Arasheben	....	camera technician: Wescam XR
Theodore Ashton	....	camera operator
Rob Balton	....	camera operator
Robert T. Barnhart	....	lighting director (as Robert Barnhart)
John Burdick	....	camera operator
Rocky Danielson	....	camera operator
Robert A. Dickinson	....	lighting designer
Dave Eastwood	....	camera operator
Freddie Fredericks	....	camera operator
Thomas Geren	....	camera operator
Hank Geving	....	camera operator
Marc Hunter	....	camera operator
Charlie Huntley	....	camera operator
Jean Mason	....	video controller
Jay Millard	....	camera operator
Lyn Noland	....	camera operator
John O'Brien	....	video controller
Andy O'Reilly	....	lighting director
Scott Paider	....	camera operator
Rob Palmer	....	camera operator
Kenneth Patterson	....	camera operator
Bill Philbin	....	camera operator
David Plakos	....	camera operator
Hector Ramirez	....	camera operator
Brian Reason	....	camera operator
Mark Sanford	....	video controller
Ron Sheldon	....	camera operator
Holly Sorenson	....	camera operator
Cody Taylor	....	camera operator
Mark Whitman	....	camera operator
Keith Winikoff	....	video controller

Animation Department
Darrin Butters	....	animator: "Mickey Mouse" crew

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandy Ampon	....	set costumer
Debra L. Wiley	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Jeffrey R. Coulter	....	assistant editor (as Jeff Coulter)
Stephanie Erickson	....	assistant editor
Tiffany Hope	....	assistant editor
Shannon Martellaro	....	co-editor: actor montages, "When I Won the Oscar"
Matthew Searer	....	post-production assistant
Shannon Stohner	....	assistant editor
Shannon Stohner	....	co-editor: actor montages, "When I Won the Oscar"

Music Department
Bill Conti	....	musical director
Evan Greenspan	....	music clearance