The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Directors:

Louis J. Horvitz
Errol Morris

Writers:

Dave Boone (special material)
Carrie Fisher (special material)

Release Date:

24 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Plot Keywords:

TV Special | Awards Show | Number In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 9 nominations

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aaliyah	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
John Agar	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Woody Allen	...	Himself - Presenter: New York Tribute
John A. Alonzo	...	Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Robert Altman	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Director
Samuel Z. Arkoff	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Antonio Banderas	...	Himself (taped)
Roberto Benigni	...	Himself (taped)
Halle Berry	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role / Presenter: Best Sound & Best Sound Effects Editing
Budd Boetticher	...	Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Jim Broadbent	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sandra Bullock	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Score
Laura Bush	...	Herself (taped)
Cirque du Soleil	...	Themselves
Glenn Close	...	Herself - Announcer
Jennifer Connelly	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Russell Crowe	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Tom Cruise	...	Himself
Benicio Del Toro	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ted Demme	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Judi Dench	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Catherine Deneuve	...	Herself (taped)
Cameron Diaz	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction
Kirsten Dunst	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Enya	...	Herself - Performer & Nominee: Best Original Song
Julian Fellowes	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay
Todd Field	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Adapted Screenplay
Madison Fisk	...	Herself - Audience Member
Schuyler Fisk	...	Herself - Audience Member
Colin Follenweider	...	Performer (as Cirque du Soleil)
Jodie Foster	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Cinematography
Silas Gaither	...	Whoopi Goldberg's Hallucination
Mel Gibson	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Director
Akiva Goldsman	...	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
John Goodman	...	Himself - Performer
Hugh Grant	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Score
Brian Grazer	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture
Tom Hanks	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
William Hanna	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
George Harrison	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Josh Hartnett	...	Himself - Presenter: Song 'There You'll Be'
Ethan Hawke	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Writing Awards
Nigel Hawthorne	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Eileen Heckart	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Arthur Hiller	...	Himself - Hersholt Award Recipient
Faith Hill	...	Herself - Performer
Ron Howard	...	Himself - Winner: Best Director (also archive footage)
Helen Hunt	...	Herself - Presenter
Hugh Jackman	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Live Action & Animated
Peter Jackson	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Picture, Best Director & Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Himself - Presenter: Documentary Awards
Chuck Jones	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Ben Kingsley	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Presenter
Nathan Lane	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature
Jack Lemmon	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Andrew Lesnie	...	Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
Elena Lev	...	Herself - Performer: 'Hoops'
Jay Livingston	...	Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Jennifer Lopez	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Original Song
Baz Luhrmann	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Picture
David Lynch	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director
Ali MacGraw	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Award to Arthur Hiller
Tobey Maguire	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Catherine Martin	...	Herself - Winner: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration & Best Costume Design
Paul McCartney	...	Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Original Song
Ian McKellen	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Cirque du Soleil's Performance
Jason Miller	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Michael Minkler	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Walter Mirisch	...	Himself - Co-presenter Honorary Award to Sidney Poitier
Helen Mirren	...	Herself - Nominee. Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Chris Munro	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Myron Nettinga	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Randy Newman	...	Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Original Song
Carroll O'Connor	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Ryan O'Neal	...	Himself - Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Arthur Hiller
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Writing Awards
Sean Penn	...	Sam Dawson (archive footage)
Ryan Phillippe	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Makeup
Sidney Poitier	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Anthony Quinn	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Robert Redford	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Michael Ritchie	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Julia Roberts	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Harold Russell	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Jim Rygiel	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Pietro Scalia	...	Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing
Ridley Scott	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director
Howard Shore	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
Maggie Smith	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Cirque du Soleil's Performance
Will Smith	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Film Editing
Ann Sothern	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Sissy Spacek	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Kevin Spacey	...	Himself - Presenter
Kim Stanley	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Ben Stiller	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Costume Design
Sting	...	Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Original Song
Sharon Stone	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Beatrice Straight	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand	...	Herself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Robert Redford
Donald Sutherland	...	Himself - Announcer
Hiroshi Teshigahara	...	Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Charlize Theron	...	Herself - Presenter: Scientific & Technical Awards
Uma Thurman	...	Herself - Audience Member
Marisa Tomei	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
John Travolta	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreing Language Film
Sacha Vierny	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Jon Voight	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Denzel Washington	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Honorary Award to Sidney Poitier
Naomi Watts	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Live Action & Animated
Tom Wilkinson	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
John Williams	...	Himself - Conductor
Owen Wilson	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay & Co-Presenter: Best Costume Design
Kate Winslet	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Reese Witherspoon	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Makeup
Renée Zellweger	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role

Runtime:

256 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Kodak Theatre - 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Trivia:

The oft-nominated Woody Allen made his first-ever appearance at the ceremony, introducing a 9/11 inspired tribute to films set in New York City.

Quotes:

Denzel Washington: Forty years I've been chasing Sidney, they finally give it to me. What do they do? They give to him the same night.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)

Soundtrack:

Fanfare for Oscar

It was okay

There were so many films left out this year (not surprisingly, considering it happens every year. The Academy must be blind, deaf, dumb, and stupid), but it was still fun to watch. I was shocked to see the high and mighty academy actually give awards to people who deserved them (Halle Berry and Denzel Washington),at least out of their nominees, of course, they didn't give nominations to people who deserved them. Here's my I deal Nominations (my winners in caps): PICTURE: Monster's Ball, Ghost World, MEMENTO, Life As A House, Bridget Jones Diary ACTOR: Denzel Washington(Training Day), Kevin Kline(Life As A House), Russell Crowe(A Beautiful Mind), GUY PEARCE(Memento), Brad Renfro(Bully) ACTRESS: Halle Berry(Monster's Ball), THORA BIRCH(Ghost World),NICOLE KIDMAN(Moulin Rouge)-tie, Renee Zellwegger(Bridget Jones Diary), Tilda Swinton(The Deep End) SUPPORTING ACTOR: HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN(Life As A House), STEVE BUSCEMI(Ghost World)-tie, Jim Broadbent(Moulin Rouge), John Leguizamo(Moulin Rouge) SUPPORTING ACTRESS: SCARLETT JOHANSEN(Ghost World), KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS(Life As A House)-another tie, Jena Malone(Life As A House), Jennifer Connelly(A Beautiful Mind). Other than the fact that the academy has its head up its ass, the awards were almost enjoyable too watch, Halle Berry's acceptance speech didn't allow anyone to have a dry eye, and everybody had to appreciate the homage to black people that ran through the whole night. Overall, could have been better, but still enjoyable.