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76Th Academy Awards 76th Academy Awards Hosts Crew Duration 3 hours, 40 minutes
Network The big contenders for the 76th Academy Awards (for the best achievement in film in 2003) included The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Lost in Translation, and in the highly competitive Best Actor category, strong work from Johnny Depp, Sean Penn and Bill Murray. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King swept all 11 categories in which it was nominated. It matched the record 11 wins of Titanic and Ben-Hur and became only the third movie —with nine or more nominations— to sweep every nominated category, following Gigi and The Last Emperor, which both went nine-for-nine. News and recap Billy Crystal returned for the eighth time to host the presentation. His opening monologue poked fun at the change (or lack thereof) between the time he had hosted the ceremony in 1991, and the current one: "Things were so different then. You know how different it was? Bush was president, the economy was tanking and we'd just finished a war with Iraq." However, the bulk of Crystal's good-natured barbs--and the comments of many of the presenters and award recipients as well--were directed at Return of the King, which dominated an evening lacking in surprises. The front-runner (or near front-runner) in every nominated category turned out to be the actual winner. Sofia Coppola's win for best original screenplay for Lost in Translation made the Coppola family (Carmine, Francis Ford, and Sofia) the second three-generation Academy-Award winning family, after the Hustons (Walter, John, and Anjelica). The television broadcast on ABC was aired live with a five-second tape delay, possibly because of the Janet Jackson breast-baring Super Bowl incident. It was shown live in many other countries around the world (satellite delays notwithstanding). Notable quotes - "Bush was president, the economy was tanking and we'd just finished a war with Iraq." - Host Billy Crystal, remembering how things were different 13 years ago when he also hosted the Oscars.
- "Forty years ago, this country went down a rabbit hole in Vietnam — millions died. I fear we're going down the rabbit hole once again." - Errol Morris upon receiving his Best Documentary Oscar for The Fog of War.
- "I can't wait for his tax audit—scary times." - Host Billy Crystal, in response to documentarian Errol Morris's comment that he fears America in Iraq is "going down a rabbit hole once again."
- "It's now official — there is nobody left in New Zealand to thank." - Host Billy Crystal, in reference to the numerous awards won by productions from that country.
- "We're so thankful that The Lord of the Rings did not qualify for this category." - Denise Robert, wife of director Denys Arcand, in her acceptance speech for the Best foreign language film The Barbarian Invasions.
- "That felt good." - Blake Edwards, after rolling across the stage in a wheelchair and crashing into a wall.
- "If there's one thing that actors know —other than there weren't any WMDs— it's that there is no such thing as best in acting." - Sean Penn in his Best Actor acceptance speech.
- "I'm so honoured and touched and relieved that the Academy and members of the Academy have seen past the trolls and the wizards and the hobbits and are recognising fantasy this year. Fantasy is an 'F' word that hopefully the five second delay won't do anything with." - Peter Jackson, as he received his Oscar for Best Picture.
Winners See also: 76th Academy Awards nominees Feature Films Directing - Achievement in directing: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Peter Jackson
Acting Writing Music - Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score): The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Howard Shore
- Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song): Into the West from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
Technical - Achievement in art direction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee
- Achievement in cinematography: - Russell Boyd
- Achievement in costume design: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
- Achievement in film editing: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Jamie Selkirk
- Achievement in makeup: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Richard Taylor and Peter King
- Achievement in sound editing: - Richard King
- Achievement in sound mixing: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek
- Achievement in visual effects: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke
Short Films Breakdown (Awards won/nominations) Special honors Blake Edwards received the Honorary Academy Award for his work on such films as Breakfast at Tiffany's, Days of Wine and Roses, Victor/Victoria and the Pink Panther series. Edwards is married to Oscar-winning singer-actress Julie Andrews. Bob Hope, Katharine Hepburn and Gregory Peck had special "in memoriam" montages. See also External links Academy Awards
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