The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Directors:

Louis J. Horvitz
Roger Goodman

Writers:

Rich Blomquist (writer)
Josh Bycel (writer)

Release Date:

5 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot:

Films contending for the annual awards include Brokeback Mountain (2005), Capote (2005), Crash (2004/I), Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) and Munich (2005). |

Plot Keywords:

Award | Oscars | Awards Show | Mahatma Gandhi | TV Special

Awards:

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 nominations

Cast

Jon Stewart	...	Himself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amy Adams	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Moustapha Akkad	...	Himself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Jessica Alba	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Best Sound
Eddie Albert	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali	...	Himself (archive footage)
Robert Altman	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Jennifer Aniston	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Costume Design
Colleen Atwood	...	Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design
Lauren Bacall	...	Herself - Presenter
Eric Bana	...	Himself - Presenter
Anne Bancroft	...	Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Paul Beauregard	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Song
Dion Beebe	...	Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
Barbara Bel Geddes	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Howard Berger	...	Himself - Winner: Best Makeup
Nicole Berger	...	Dancer
John Box	...	Himself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Steve Box	...	Himself - Winner: Best Animated Feature
Christopher Boyes	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Zach Braff	...	Chicken Little - Co-presenter (voice)
Sandra Bullock	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Best Art Direction
Tim Burton	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Animated Feature Film
Jordi Caballero	...	Dancer
John Canemaker	...	Himself - Winner: Best Short Film - Animated
Steve Carell	...	Himself- Presenter: Best Achievement in Makeup
George Clooney	...	Himself - Winner / Nominee / Presenter
Cedric Coleman	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Song
Russell Crowe	...	Himself - Presenter: Biographical film montage
Joan Cusack	...	Co-presenter: Best Animated Short (voice) (as Abby Mallard)
Yves Darondeau	...	Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature
Sandra Dee	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Judi Dench	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Matt Dillon	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Will Ferrell	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Best Makeup
John Fiedler	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Jamie Foxx	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actor
Anthony Franciosa	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Morgan Freeman	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor
Mahatma Gandhi	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sidney Ganis	...	Himself - Academy President (as Sid Ganis)
Jennifer Garner	...	Presenter - Best Sound Editing
Lou Gehrig	...	Himself (archive footage)
Paul Giamatti	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Guy Green	...	Himself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Himself - Nominee / Presenter
Paul Haggis	...	Himself - Winner: Best Picture / Screenplay
Tom Hanks	...	Himself
Salma Hayek	...	Herself - Presenter
Kasie Head	...	Trophy Presenter
Michael Hedges	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Debra Hill	...	Herself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Joel Hirschhorn	...	Himself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Dustin Hoffman	...	Himself - Presenter
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Gavin Hood	...	Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Film
Mike Hopkins	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing
Jordan Houston	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Song
Terrence Howard	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary Short & Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Felicity Huffman	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
William Hurt	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Alberto Iglesias	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Himself - Presenter
Luc Jacquet	...	Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature
Tom Kane	...	Announcer
Catherine Keener	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Kathleen Kennedy	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Picture
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor
Keira Knightley	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Robert Knudson	...	Himself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Tami Lane	...	Herself - Winner: Best Makeup
Queen Latifah	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Original Song
Heath Ledger	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Ang Lee	...	Himself - Winner: Best Director
Ernest Lehman	...	Himself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Joe Letteri	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Stu Linder	...	Himself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Jennifer Lopez	...	Herself - Presenter
Ludacris	...	Himself - Presenter: Song Performance 'It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp' (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
William H. Macy	...	Himself
Corinne Marrinan	...	Himself - Winner: Best Short Film - Documentary
Rachel McAdams	...	Herself - Presenter: Scientific & Technical Achievement Awards
James McAvoy	...	Himself / Mr. Tumnus, the Faun (archive footage)
Martin McDonagh	...	Himself - Winner: Best Short Film, Live Action
Frances McDormand	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Larry McMurtry	...	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
Ismail Merchant	...	Himself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Bennett Miller	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director
John Mills	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Robert Moresco	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay (as Bobby Moresco)
Pat Morita	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage) (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
John Myhre	...	Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction
John Nash	...	Himself (archive footage) (as John Forbes Nash)
Robert F. Newmyer	...	Himself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Fayard Nicholas	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Jack Nicholson	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
Dan O'Herlihy	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Diana Ossana	...	Herself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay & Nominee: Best Picture
Nick Park	...	Himself - Winner: Best Animated Feature
Dolly Parton	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Original Song & Performer
George S. Patton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hammond Peek	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Chris Penn	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Itzhak Perlman	...	Himself - Performer
Brock Peters	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Marisa Petroro	...	Trophy Presenter
Joaquin Phoenix	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Rodrigo Prieto	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography
Richard Pryor	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Joe Ranft	...	Himself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Gretchen Rau	...	Herself - Winner: Best Art Direction
Keanu Reeves	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Best Art Direction
Christian Rivers	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Gustavo Santaolalla	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Robert J. Schiffer	...	Himself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Cathy Schulman	...	Herself - Winner: Best Picture
Michael Semanick	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Moira Shearer	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Simone Simon	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Eric Simonson	...	Himself - Winner: Best Short Film - Documentary
Will Smith	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Film
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Director
Kevin Alexander Stea	...	Dancer - It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp
Peggy Stern	...	Herself - Winner: Best Short Film - Animated
Ben Stiller	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects
David Strathairn	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Meryl Streep	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Honorary Award to Robert Altman
Hilary Swank	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor
Richard Taylor	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Charlize Theron	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter
Three 6 Mafia	...	Themselves - Performers ("It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp")
Uma Thurman	...	Herself - Presenter
Lily Tomlin	...	Herself - Co-presenter: Honorary Award to Robert Altman
John Travolta	...	Himself - Presenter
Casey Tutton	...	Steve Martin's daughter in Jon Stewart's opening film
Ryan Tutton	...	Steve Martin's son in Jon Stewart's opening film
Ethan Van der Ryn	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing
Brian Van't Hul	...	Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
Nacho Vigalondo	...	Himself - Audience member
Naomi Watts	...	Herself - Presenter
Rachel Weisz	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Onna White	...	Herself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
John Williams	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score
Michelle Williams	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Luke Wilson	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Best Live Action Short
Owen Wilson	...	Himself - Co-presenter: Best Live Action Short
Hughes Winborne	...	Himself - Winner: Best Editing
Shelley Winters	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Robert Wise	...	Himself, in memorial sequence (archive footage)
Reese Witherspoon	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Edward D. Wood Jr.	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Ed Wood)
Teresa Wright	...	Memorial sequence (archive footage)
Kathleen York	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Original Song & Performer (as Kathleen 'Bird' York)
Hawk Younkins	...	Himself
Danielle Yu	...	Trophy Presenter
Ziyi Zhang	...	Herself - Presenter

Runtime:

214 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hilton Hotel - 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Trivia:

First time since 1957 that each of the top 6 awards - Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress - went to 6 different movies. These were respectively Crash (2004/I), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Capote (2005), Walk the Line (2005), Syriana (2005) and The Constant Gardener (2005).

Quotes:

Herself - Nominee: Best Original Song & Performer: [Getting Ready to Sing Oscar Nominated Song] All the Way From Dollywood to Hollywood!

Movie Connections:

Features Network (1976)

Soundtrack:

Travelin' Thru

Jon Stewart was a semi-relief.

Jon Stewart, I suppose gave a good well done performance this year as MC of the 78th Academy Awards show. He's been known to be a lot funnier, but was a joy instead of seeing the usual regular hosts that normally include Billy Crystal, Steve Martin and Whoopi Goldberg. His funny remarks to the 'gay' films this year were funny though.

This year, the top prize of Best Picture was awarded to the independent feature 'Crash' starring Matt Dillion who also was nominated for Best Actor, but instead lost the award to the rather underrated character actor Phillip Seymore Hoffman for his role as the title character in 'Capote'. By far, I had actually expected that Joaquin Phoenix would win Best Actor for his performance as another title character this last year as legendary singer Johnny Cash in 'Walk the Line'. Nonetheless, his leading lady Reese Witherspoon gave a wonderful performance as June Cash in the film, which resulted her in a very much deserved Best Actress honor. For the supporting roles, Rachel Weiz got Supporting Actress, and George Clooney got Supporting Actor. Other films that got Academy Award notice included the gay romance film of two cowboys, "Brokeback Mountain" starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall, both were nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively; Steven Spielberg's 'Munich' got Best Picture nod and one film that was particularly overlooked was the summer's blockbuster remake of 'King Kong' which got more of less of Special Visual Effects recongization.

The winner of Best Song was very very shocking, 'Hard Out there for a Pimp' was awarded to Three Hit Mafia and in turn it was quite an uproar as well.

The other annual events that are shown at Oscar included the honorary segment, this year awarded to director Robert Altman; legendary actress Lauren Bacall presented a tribute to film-noir movies from the 40's and 50's; as a tribute to the much controversial gay films done this year, the Academy showed clips of western films with funny gay themes just for laughs anyway, and then there was usual touching In Memoriam tribute paying respects to film industry members that passed away in the previous year which included: Teresa Wright, Pat Morita, director Robert Newmyer, Dan O'Herhily, Vincent Schivelli, director Robert Wise, Chris Penn, John Mills, Sandra Dee, Anthony Franciosa, Barbara Bel Geddes, producers Debra Hill, Ismail Merchant, Moustapha Akkad, Eddie Albert, Shelley Winters, Anne Bancroft and Richard Pryor, just to name a few.