The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001)

Directors:

Louis J. Horvitz, Roger Goodman

Writer:

Jon Macks (special material written by)

Stars:

Steve Martin, Ben Affleck, Debbie Allen

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Steve Martin	...	Himself - Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ben Affleck	...	Himself - Presenter: 'Traffic' Film Clip
Debbie Allen	...	Herself - Audience Member
Joan Allen	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Julie Andrews	...	Herself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Ernest Lehman
Rick Baker	...	Himself - Winner: Best Makeup
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)
Bob Beemer	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound Mixing
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 and Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Björk	...	Herself - Performer & Nominee: Best Original Song

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

oscar | tv special | live performance | oscar statuette | wheelchair | 

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Genres:

Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Arthur C. Clarke Residence, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Company Credits

Production Co:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Of the 20 nominated actors, Albert Finney was the only one not in attendance. As of 2008, he has never been to an Academy Awards ceremony.

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Quotes

Russell Crowe: You know, when you grow up in the suburbs of Sydney, or Auckland, or Newcastle, like Ridley or Jamie Bell, or the suburbs of anywhere, you know a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable. But this moment is directly connected to those childhood imaginings. And for anybody who's on the downside of advantage and relying purely on courage: It's possible.

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Connections

Follows The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999)

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Soundtracks

"A Love Before Time"
Written by Jorge Calandrelli, Tan Dun and James Schamus
Performed by CoCo Lee

User Reviews

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Steve Martin is certainly one of the Oscar hosts whom I like most. His comment about "Dude, Where's My Car?" here was a big enough laugh in and of itself. Most of the evening was actually a little bit predictable, and I thought that Ed Harris did a better job in "Pollock" than Russell Crowe did in "Gladiator". Listening to Julia Roberts's acceptance speech, it was clear that she was more full of herself than the people doing costume design and stuff like that. But I do think that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" - remember Steve Martin's comment about the title characters - deserved its win. As for Bjork's dress, I now like the fact that it provided Jon Stewart with a joke when he hosted the Oscars a few years later.

Looking back on "The 73rd Annual Academy Awards", some things are a little surprising. This was the last Oscars ceremony before September 11, 2001. Did that make this ceremony a sign of things to come? I don't know, and maybe I'm the only person who even identified that. But mostly I liked the ceremony.