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Best
Foreign Language Film,
Best Music (Score), Best Art Direction,
and Best Cinematography
This has been a banner
year for worldwide mainstream recognition of Asian actors and filmmakers.
It also
marks the first time that the Oscars event showcased the talents
of so many world class Asian actors, singers, musicians and martial
artists.
In one of the tightest Oscar races in recent years with three films
neck-to-neck in wins, no one film swept the awards. "Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon" placed respectably, winning four of its
ten nominations, including Best Foreign Film. Best Picture Oscar
winner "Gladiator" took home five of its twelve nominations
and "Traffic" took four of its five nominations.
While
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" did not win Best Picture,
it made history as the first time the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Science nominated an Asian subtitled film in the Best Picture
category.
It
was certainly a smooze-fest for Asian stars. Michelle Yeoh and Chow
Yun-Fat were Oscar presenters. Peter Pau made one of the most energized
acceptance speeches of the evening accepting an Oscar for Best Cinematography.
Ang Lee accepted an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film but lost
in the Best Director category to Steven Soderbergh for "Traffic,"
who was nominated for both "Traffic" and "Erin Brockovich."
Lee won the prestigious Best Director Award by the Directors Guild
of America, which is usually an indicator of who will win the Oscar,
but this year the competition was fierce.
Highlights from nominated scores were played in an extraordinary
duet by two virtuosos, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman.
CoCo Lee sang the nominated song "A Love Before Time"
from the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" while
dancers on live wires did martial arts moves.
If any appearance will help CoCo Lee finally cross-over into the
mainstream, the Oscars gave her a big boost. This California native,
UC Irvine graduate is a huge singing sensation in Taiwan and other
parts of Asia, but her recent Sony-backed U.S. tour was less than
spectacular.
Stay tuned for AC Team's exclusive interview with Michelle Yeoh,
star of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Michelle goes
in-depth on the challenges of filming the Oscar winning movie, reveals
her personal struggle with a near-debilitating accident on the set,
and shares her candid thoughts on those exotic Asian female
stereotyped roles that still proliferate in filmmaking. Michelle
is busy at work producing a film from her new production company.
The Director of Photography of her film, (working title "The
Touch") is Oscar winner Peter Pau so combined with Michelle's
producing talents, we should expect another great cinematic treat.
Let's hope this mainstream
trend of recognizing achievements by Asian filmmakers, actors and
other talent in the entertainment industry is a permanent one.
AC
Team features the films that were in consideration
for the coveted Oscar this year, as well as other Asian films that are also gaining mainstream
attention.
|
Best Film | Best
Actor | Best Actress | Best Director |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best
Supporting Actress (motion picture) |
| Best Original Screenplay
| Best Adapted Screenplay
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| Best Foreign Language Film
| Best Art Direction | Best
Cinematography |
| Best Sound | Best
Sound Editing | Best Original
Score | Best Original Song
|
| Best Costume | Best
Documentary Feature | Best
Documentary (short subject) |
| Best Film Editing | Best
Makeup | Best Animated Short Film |
| Best Live Action Short
Film | Best Visual Effects
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Best
Film
'Gladiator'
winner!
'Traffic'
'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
'Erin Brockovich'
'Chocolat'
Best
Actor
Tom Hanks - 'Cast Away'
Javier Bardem - 'Before Night Falls'
Russell Crowe - 'Gladiator' winner!
Ed Harris - 'Pollack'
Geoffrey Rush - 'Quills'
Best
Actress
Julia Roberts - 'Erin Brockovich' winner!
Joan Allen - 'The Contender'
Juliette Binoche - 'Chocolat'
Ellen Burstyn - 'Requiem for a Dream'
Laura Linney - 'You Can Count on Me'
Best
Director
Ang Lee - 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
Ridley Scott - 'Gladiator'
Steven Soderbergh - 'Erin Brockovich'
Steven Soderbergh - 'Traffic' winner!
Stephen Dalory - 'Billy Elliot'
Best
Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro - 'Traffic' winner!
Jeff Bridges - 'The Contender'
Willem Dafoe - 'Shadow of a Vampire'
Albert Finney - 'Erin Brockovich'
Joaquin Phoenix - 'Gladiator'
Best
Supporting Actress (motion picture)
Kate Hudson - 'Almost Famous'
Judi Dench - 'Chocolat'
Frances McDormand - 'Almost Famous'
Julie Walters - 'Billy Elliot'
Marcia Gay Harden - 'Pollack' winner!
Best Original Screenplay
Cameron Crowe - 'Almost Famous' winner!
David Franzoni and John Logan and William Nicholson - 'Gladiator'
Susannah Grant - 'Erin Brockovich'
Kenneth Lonergan - 'You Can Count On Me'
Lee Hall - 'Billy Elliot'
Best
Adapted Screenplay
Stephen Gaghan - 'Traffic' winner!
Wang Hui Ling and James Schamus and Tsai Kuo Jung - 'Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon'
'Ethan Coen and Joel Coen - O Brother, Where Art Thou?'
Steve Kloves - 'Wonder Boys'
'Robert Nelson Jacobs - 'Chocolat'
Best
Foreign Language Film
'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' (Taiwan) winner!
'Amores Perros' (Mexico)
'Divided We Fall' (Czech Republic)
'Everybody Famous' (Belgium)
'The Taste of Others' (France)
Best
Art Direction
'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' winner!
'Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'
'Gladiator'
'Quills'
'Vatel'
Best
Cinematography
'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' winner!
'Gladiator'
'Malena'
'O Brother, Where Art Thou?
'The Patriot'
Best
Sound
'Cast Away'
'Gladiator' winner!
'The Patriot'
'The Perfect Storm'
'U-571'
Best
Sound Editing
'Space Cowboys'
'U-571' winner!
Best
Original Score
Rachel Portman - 'Chocolat'
Tan Dun - 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' winner!
Hans Zimmer - 'Gladiator'
Ennio Morricone - 'Malena'
John Williams - 'The Patriot'
Best
Original Song
Randy Newman - "A Fool In Love'' ('Meet The Parents')
Bjork, Lars von Trier and Sjon Sigurdsson - "I've Seen It All''
('Dancer in the Dark')
Jorge Calandrelli, Tan Dun and James Schamus - "A Love Before
Time" ('Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon')
Sting and David Hartley - "My Funny Friend and Me" ('The
Emperor's New Groove')
Bob Dylan - "Things Have Changed" ('Wonder Boys') winner!
Best
Costume
'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
'Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'
'Gladiator' winner!
'102 Dalmatians'
'Quills'
Best
Documentary Feature
'Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport' winner!
'Legacy,'' ``Long Night's Journey Into Day'
'Scottsboro: An American Tragedy'
'Sound and Fury'
Best
Documentary (short subject)
'Big Mama' winner!
'Curtain Call'
'Dolphins'
'The Man on Lincoln's Nose'
'On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom'
Best
Film Editing
'Almost Famous'
'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'
'Gladiator'
'Traffic' winner!
'Wonder Boys'
Best
Makeup
'The Cell'
'Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas' winner!
'Shadow of the Vampire'
Best
Animated Short Film
'Father and Daughter' winner!
'The Periwig-Maker'
'Rejected'
Best
Live Action Short Film
'By Courier'
'One Day Crossing'
'Quiero Ser (I want to be)' winner!
'Seraglio'
'A Soccer Story (Una Historia de Futebol)'
Best Visual Effects
'Gladiator' winner!
'Hollow Man'
'The Perfect Storm'
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