Return of the Kings sweeps the Oscars.

11 nominations, 11 wins. They tied the record with Titanic and Ben Hur, with less nominations than those two films.

I was disappointed that Keisha Castle-Hughes didn't win best actress, that would have been cool.

Anyone have any thoughts?

I'm just glad Finding Nemo won, that was the best animated CG film ever.

Did Russell Crowe win anything/beat anyone up?

I was glad to see Lord of the Rings do so well. Good on Peter Jackson I say, you made New Zealand so proud *wipes tear from eye*

Bill Murray was robbed.

Can anyone post a nice list of the winners?

*too lazy to simply search the net*

The following is the list of winners for the 76th Annual Academy Awards, presented by Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Feb. 29, 2004.

BEST PICTURE
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

DIRECTOR
• Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
• Sean Penn, Mystic River

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
• Charlize Theron, Monster

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
• Tim Robbins, Mystic River

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
• Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
• Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
• Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
• The Barbarian Invasions (Canada)

ANIMATED FEATURE
• Finding Nemo

ORIGINAL SCORE
• Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

ORIGINAL SONG
• "Into the West" from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox

ART DIRECTION
• Grant Major, Dan Hennah and Alan Lee, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Russell Boyd, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

COSTUME DESIGN
• Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

MAKEUP
• Richard Taylor and Peter King, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
• The Fog of War

SOUND
• Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peck, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

SOUND EDITING
• Richard King, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

VISUAL EFFECTS
• Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

FILM EDITING
• Jamie Selkirk, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


SHORT FILM – ANIMATED
• Harvie Krumpet

SHORT FILM – LIVE ACTION
• Two Soldiers

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
• Chernobyl Heart

Predicted 22/24 of the awards correctly which made me quite a bit richer at the end of this evening :D

I'm so happy for Peter Jackson right now, he and the entire cast/crew of LotR deserves every award and accolade that they're given.

This was probably the most predictable oscar show I've ever seen and I was hoping for some surprises, especially in the best actress categories. But still, I was thrilled for most of the winners and it was great to see RotK sweep the awards. It was also nice to see Sean Penn finally recognized by the Academy after SO many brilliant performances, although I do admit that it would've been great if either Murray or Depp had won.

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Originally posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi
Did Russell Crowe win anything/beat anyone up?

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Thankfully, I don't think he was even there.

I didn't want to see a LotR sweep, just because it's pretty boring to watch.

It was great that Lord of the rings got so many oscars, but it was sad that Lost In Translation only won for the best screenplay...

What was that instrument Sting was playing?

The people that performed the song from "A Mighty Wind" looked like Eugene Levy and the mom from "Home Alone" to everyone here. That was unsettling.

That's because they were.

As for the instrument Sting was playing....
It looked like some form of sitar mixed with a musicbox, as all he seemed to be doing was turning a knob.

I can't say how happy I was about last nights Oscars. LOTR deserved everything it received and more. All I wish is that there was a Best Ensemble Acting category for films such as ROTK where singling out one performance is almost impossible.

Penn deserved to win, but really, he deserved it every time he's in a film. Same with Depp, who will win one of these days, I can feel it. Alas for Bill Murray, he's probably the most un-Hollywood star around (Which is wonderful) and for that, he seemed destined to be a Bridesmaid until he gets a lifetime achievement award. He's deserved at least three Oscars himself, for Rushmore, Groundhog's Days and now Lost in Translation.

If LOTR has taught us anything, it's that we can not only dream big, but succeed on those dreams.

Take care all.

What's everyone's thoughts on Jack Black and Will Ferrell's performance of the exit song?

Lord of the Overrated Movies is more like it. *grumble*