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Overview
User Rating:
Directors:
Writers:
Joe Bolster (special material)
Billy Crystal (special material)
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Release Date:
24 March 1997 (USA) more
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 7 nominations more
User Comments:
How could they snub "Shine"? more (2 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Billy Crystal | ... | Himself - Host | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Muhammad Ali | ... | Himself | |
| Joan Allen | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |
| Julie Andrews | ... | Herself | |
| Lew Ayres | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
| Lauren Bacall | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |
| David Bacon | ... | Himself - Performer (as The Wonders) | |
| Angela Bassett | ... | Herself | |
| Mark Berger | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound | |
| Juliette Binoche | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Costume Design | |
| Brenda Blethyn | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
| Kenneth Branagh | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay & Presenter | |
| Sandra Bullock | ... | Herself - Presenter | |
| Nicolas Cage | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
| Jim Carrey | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects | |
| Glenn Close | ... | Herself - Presenter: David Helfgott | |
| Ethan Coen | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay & Nominee: Best Picture & Best Film Editing | |
| Joel Coen | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay & Nominee: Best Director & Best Film Editing (also archive footage) | |
| Claudette Colbert | ... | Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
| Tom Cruise | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
| Claire Danes | ... | Herself - Presenter: 'That Thing You Do!' Song | |
| Céline Dion | ... | Herself - Performer | |
| Michael Douglas | ... | Himself - Presenter: Thalberg Award | |
| Patrick Doyle | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Vince Edwards | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) | |
| Chris Farley | ... | Himself | |
| Ralph Fiennes | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Discussing Saul Zaentz (pre-recorded) (voice) | |
| Carrie Fisher | ... | Herself | |
| Milos Forman | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Director | |
| Jodie Foster | ... | Herself - Presenter: Writing Awards | |
| Greer Garson | ... | Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) | |
| Mel Gibson | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Director | |
| Elliot Goldenthal | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role | |
| Woody Harrelson | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
| Goldie Hawn | ... | Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song | |
| Salma Hayek | ... | Herself - Presenter: 'For the First Time' Song | |
| David Helfgott | ... | Himself - Performer | |
| Brigitte Helm | ... | Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
| Barbara Hershey | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |
| Scott Hicks | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay | |
| Gregory Hines | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Original Dramatic Score | |
| David Hirschfelder | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Shawn Hoffman | ... | Himself - Lead Singer / Guitar Player, Academy Award Nominated Song 'That Thing You Do' | |
| Holly Hunter | ... | Herself - Presenter: 'Fargo' Film Clip | |
| Helen Hunt | ... | Herself - Presenter: Scientific & Technical Achievement Awards | |
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |
| Ben Johnson | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) | |
| Tommy Lee Jones | ... | Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards | |
| Mike Judge | ... | Beavis / Butt-head / Presenters: Best Achievement in Sound Effects Editing (as Beavis and Butt-head) | |
| Diane Keaton | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Original Song | |
| Michael Kidd | ... | Himself - Honorary Award Recipient | |
| Nicole Kidman | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Editing | |
| Dorothy Lamour | ... | Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) | |
| Mike Leigh | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay | |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Original Song | |
| Kenny Loggins | ... | Himself - Performer | |
| Jennifer Lopez | ... | Herself - Presenter: 'I've Finally Found Someone' Song | |
| Courtney Love | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Makeup | |
| William H. Macy | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role | |
| Madonna | ... | Herself - Performer | |
| Steve Martin | ... | Himself | |
| Marcello Mastroianni | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) | |
| Frances McDormand | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
| Bette Midler | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Original Song | |
| Anthony Minghella | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Director & Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay (also archive footage) | |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role | |
| Walter Murch | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing & Best Sound | |
| Christopher Newman | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound | |
| Haing S. Ngor | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) | |
| Edward Norton | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role | |
| Chris O'Donnell | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Sound | |
| Michael Ondaatje | ... | Himself - discussing Saul Zaentz (pre-recorded) (voice) | |
| Al Pacino | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Picture | |
| David Parker | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound | |
| Rachel Portman | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | |
| Debbie Reynolds | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | |
| Tim Robbins | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography | |
| Howard E. Rollins Jr. | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) | |
| Ann Roth | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design | |
| Geoffrey Rush | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
| Winona Ryder | ... | Herself | |
| Arturo Sandoval | ... | Himself - Performer | |
| Susan Sarandon | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film | |
| John Seale | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography | |
| Tupac Shakur | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) | |
| Will Smith | ... | Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards | |
| Mira Sorvino | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role | |
| Kevin Spacey | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |
| David Spade | ... | Himself - Co-Presenter: Short Subjects Awards | |
| Barbra Streisand | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Original Song | |
| Lyle Talbot | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) | |
| Billy Bob Thornton | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay & Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role | |
| Jack Valenti | ... | Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film | |
| Jo Van Fleet | ... | Herself - Memorial Tribute | |
| Emily Watson | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role | |
| Jack Weston | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) | |
| John Williams | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| James Woods | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role | |
| Gabriel Yared | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Dramatic Score (also archive footage) | |
| Jessica Yu | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Documentary, Short Subjects | |
| Saul Zaentz | ... | Himself - Winner: Thalberg Award and Best Picture | |
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1.33 : 1 more
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Filming Locations:
Shrine Auditorium - 665 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Columbia Pictures would not issue Larry Flynt a ticket to the awards (his biography The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) was up for two Oscars) because they were afraid that he would pull some kind of vulgar stunt and embarrass them. Flynt became angry and began railing against the studio for allowing the film to be made but then censoring him in real life. At the very last minute, Woody Harrelson (who played him in the film) gave him his agent's ticket. more
Quotes:
Jessica Yu: You know you've entered new territory when your outfit cost more than your film. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "20 to 1: Great Aussie Movies (#3.5)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
That Thing You Do! more
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OK, so Billy Crystal is little more than a joke machine when hosting the Oscars, but he does tell some good ones. But I can't understand why the Oscars gave Best Picture to "The English Patient" (which I found uninspired when I saw it) when there were "Shine" and "Secrets and Lies".
But otherwise, I enjoyed "The 69th Annual Academy Awards", especially when David Helfgott played the piano, and when Muhammad Ali came up on the stage (it would have been neat to have Larry Flynt on the stage).
So, it was an OK ceremony. But it seems like this one paved the way for them to over-award "Titanic".