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

Directors:

Louis J. Horvitz
Roger Goodman

Writer:

Jon Macks (special material written by)

Release Date:

25 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Plot Keywords:

Oscar | TV Special | Live Performance | Oscar Statuette | Wheelchair

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
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
Benjamin Bratt	...	Himself - Audience Member
Jeff Bridges	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Tim Burke	...	Himself - Winner: 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 - Presenter: Best Visual Effects (as Chow Yun-Fat)
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
Michael Dudok de Wit	...	Himself - Winner: Best Animated Short
Faye Dunaway	...	Herself - Audience Member
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
Gina Gallego	...	Ms.Sanchez (archive footage)
Florian Gallenberger	...	Himself - Winner: Best Live Action Short
John Gielgud	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Himself - Audience Member
Alec Guinness	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Tom Hanks	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Original Screenplay
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ed Harris	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Mark Jonathan Harris	...	Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature
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
Jon Johnson	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing
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
Scott Millan	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound Mixing
Stephen Mirrione	...	Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing
Mike Myers	...	Himself
John Nelson	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Randy Newman	...	Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Original Song
Jack Nitzsche	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Deborah Oppenheimer	...	Herself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature
Deborah Oppenheimer	...	Herself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Herself - Presenter: song 'A Fool In Love'
Peter Pau	...	Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
Rhea Perlman	...	Herself - Audience Member
Jean Peters	...	Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
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
Gail Rowell-Ryan	...	Herself - Winner: Best Makeup
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
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
Jack Valenti	...	Himself
Julie Walters	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Sigourney Weaver	...	Herself - Presenter: 'Gladiator' Film Clip
Ken Weston	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound Mixing
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
Jamie Bell	...	Billy Elliot (archive footage) (uncredited)
Larry Campbell	...	(uncredited)
Tony Garnier	...	Himself - Performer (via satellite from Sydney) (uncredited)
Kurt Russell	...	Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)

Directed by
Louis J. Horvitz
Roger Goodman		(countdown show)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jon Macks		special material written by

Produced by
Gilbert Cates	....	producer
Danette Herman	....	coordinating producer
Michael B. Seligman	....	associate producer
Michael J. Shapiro	....	producer: Memorial Film Tribute
Robert Shapiro	....	senior executive consultant (as Robert Z. Shapiro)

Film Editing by
June Beallor
Jon Bloom
Susan D. Cooper
Maura Corey
Brian Derby
Glenn Erickson		(Jack Cardiff montage)
Alexandra Komisaruk
Mark Leiss
Dirk Meenen
Maureen Nolan		(memorial film tribute)
Barry A. O'Brien
Michael Polito
Jeff Roe
Michael J. Shapiro		(as Michael Shapiro)
Matthew Sharp
Douglass M. Stewart Jr.
Yoram Tal
Chuck Workman

Production Design by
Roy Christopher

Art Direction by
Keaton S. Walker
Tamlyn Wright

Makeup Department
Donna J. Anderson	....	hair stylist
Susan Seligman	....	makeup artist
Cathrine A. Marcotte	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Eric Feder	....	assistant production manager
Rob Paine	....	production manager

Art Department
Marcus Brandly	....	assistant art director
Jennifer Vogt	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Robert Douglass	....	sweetener
Ed Greene	....	production sound mixer (as Edward J. Greene)
Jamie Santos	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
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 (as Robert Dickinson)
Sam Drummy	....	camera operator
Dave Eastwood	....	camera operator
Matt Firestone	....	lighting director
Freddy Frederick	....	camera operator (as Freddie Fredericks)
Thomas Geren	....	camera operator
Ray Hoover	....	camera operator
Marc Hunter	....	camera operator
Charlie Huntley	....	camera operator
David Levisohn	....	camera operator
Jean Mason	....	camera operator
Lyn Noland	....	camera operator
Andy O'Reilly	....	lighting director
Rob Palmer	....	camera operator
Kenneth Patterson	....	camera operator
Bill Philbin	....	camera operator
David Plakos	....	camera operator
Hector Ramirez	....	camera operator
Brian Reason	....	camera operator
Chuck Reilly	....	camera operator
Mark Sanford	....	camera operator
Deena Sheldon	....	camera operator (segment "CountDown Show")
Ron Sheldon	....	camera operator
Mark Whitman	....	camera operator
Kris Wilson	....	camera operator
Keith Winikoff	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Jayme Wing	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Peter Boyer	....	orchestrator
Bill Conti	....	musical director
Benoit Grey	....	orchestrator
Ashley Irwin	....	music arranger
Chris McGeary	....	music editor
Thomas Vicari	....	orchestra mixer

Other crew
John Brooks Caldwell	....	talent coordinator
Audrey Clark	....	production assistant
Jeffrey R. Coulter	....	tape librarian (as Jeff Coulter)
Adam Doench	....	epk assistant
Rick Edwards	....	technical director
Richard A. Eisenstein	....	production associate: pre-show
Eric Errington	....	production coordinator
John B. Field	....	technical director
Kim Giancaterino	....	electronic graphic artist (as Kimberley Gunn)
Danette Herman	....	executive in charge of talent
Jennifer Hodges	....	set production assistant
Garry Hood	....	head stage manager
Marlana Hope	....	production assistant
Kathy Lopez	....	production secretary
Brian Malley	....	production assistant
David Passman	....	production assistant
Vince Poxon	....	stage manager
Richard A. Preuss	....	associate director
Faryl Saliman Reingold	....	production coordinator
Bruce Scivally	....	production coordinator
Kenneth R. Shapiro	....	technical director
Kristen Patterson Terry	....	audience executive
Mike Thomas	....	program publicist
Augie Max Vargas	....	script coordinator (as Augie Vargas)
Allan Wells	....	technical director
Steve Clayton	....	security officer (uncredited)
A.J. Eaton	....	production assistant to editor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• TNT Latin America (2001) (Argentina) (TV)
• TV2 Danmark (2001) (Denmark) (TV)

Other Companies

• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

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.

Quotes:

Steve Martin:"Hosting is like making love to a beautiful woman... it's something I only get to do when Billy Crystal is out of town."

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.