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Director:
Writers:
Rory Albanese (writer)
Rachel Axler (writer)
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Release Date:
24 February 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
The one. The only.
Plot:
In the annual awards presentation, the nominated films include Atonement (2007), Juno (2007), Michael Clayton (2007), No Country for Old Men (2007), and There Will Be Blood (2007). | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
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(From WENN. 15 February 2009, 5:25 PM, PST)
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(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 12 December 2008, 1:37 AM, PST)
User Comments:
No guts, no glory more (8 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Jon Stewart | ... | Himself - Host |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Jan Aaris | ... | Himself |
 | Amy Adams | ... | Herself - Presenter / Performer |
 | Casey Affleck | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
 | Jessica Alba | ... | Herself - Presenter: Scientific and Technical Awards |
 | Don Ameche | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Paul Thomas Anderson | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay, Director & Picture |
 | Michelangelo Antonioni | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Jan Archibald | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Makeup |
 | Alan Arkin | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Karen M. Baker | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Sound Editing |
 | Javier Bardem | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
 | Michael Bay | ... | Himself |
 | Ingmar Bergman | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Brad Bird | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Animated Film / Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
 | Cate Blanchett | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Robert F. Boyle | ... | Himself - Honorary Award Recipient |
| Jean-Claude Brialy | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Josh Brolin | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Alexandra Byrne | ... | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design |
| Jim Capobianco | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
 | Steve Carell | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature |
 | Kitty Carlisle | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Jean-Pierre Cassel | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Jay Cassidy | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
 | Kristin Chenoweth | ... | Herself - Performer |
 | Julie Christie | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Bob Clark | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | George Clooney | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Diablo Cody | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay |
 | Ethan Coen | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Picture / Nominee: Best Editing |
 | Joel Coen | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, & Best Picture / Nominee: Best Editing |
| Bill Conti | ... | Himself |
 | Marion Cotillard | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
 | Penélope Cruz | ... | Herself - Presenter |
 | Miley Cyrus | ... | Herself - Presenter |
| Laraine Day | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Daniel Day-Lewis | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Roger Deakins | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
| Ruby Dee | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
 | Patrick Dempsey | ... | Himself - Presenter |
 | Judi Dench | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Johnny Depp | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
 | Cameron Diaz | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Cinematography |
| Donfeld | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Michael Douglas | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Paul Douglas | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | John Dykstra | ... | Himself |
| Bud Ekins | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Peter Ellenshaw | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Robert Elswit | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography |
| Ray Evans | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Colin Farrell | ... | Himself - Presenter |
 | Dante Ferretti | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction |
| Dionne Figgins | ... | Enchanted Dancer |
| Michael L. Fink | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Louise Fletcher | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Harrison Ford | ... | Himself - Presenter |
| Freddie Francis | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Kirk Francis | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
| Sidney Ganis | ... | Himself |
 | Jennifer Garner | ... | Herself - Presenter |
| Alex Gibney | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Documentary |
| Tony Gilroy | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay |
 | Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Bernard Gordon | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Ruth Gordon | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| David Grafton | ... | Himself |
| Johnny Grant | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Allen Lee Haff | ... | Himself |
| Per Hallberg | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing |
| Christopher Hampton | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Peter Handford | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Tom Hanks | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary Feature and Short Subject |
| Glen Hansard | ... | Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Original Song |
| Curtis Harrington | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Ronald Harwood | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
 | Anne Hathaway | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature |
 | Katherine Heigl | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Makeup |
 | Jonah Hill | ... | Himself - Presenter |
 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Hal Holbrook | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Celeste Holm | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Jennifer Hudson | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (also archive footage) |
 | Holly Hunter | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Betty Hutton | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Markéta Irglová | ... | Herself - Performer & Winner: Best Original Song |
| George Jenkins | ... | Memorial Tribute |
| Tamara Jenkins | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
 | Elton John | ... | Himself |
 | Dwayne Johnson | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects |
 | Tommy Lee Jones | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Janusz Kaminski | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
 | Tom Kane | ... | Live Announcer |
 | Diane Keaton | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Deborah Kerr | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Michael Kidd | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Nicole Kidman | ... | Herself - Presenter |
| László Kovács | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Queen Latifah | ... | Herself - Presenter |
| Didier Lavergne | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Makeup |
 | Heath Ledger | ... | Ennis del Mar Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Jack Lemmon | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Skip Lievsay | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Sound & Sound Editing |
 | Laura Linney | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Calvin Lockhart | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Francesca Lo Schiavo | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Art Direction |
 | Shirley MacLaine | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Delbert Mann | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Martin Manulis | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Dario Marianelli | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Original Score |
 | Lois Maxwell | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | James McAvoy | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Seamus McGarvey | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography |
| Jon McLaughlin | ... | Himself - Performer |
| Alan Menken | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Song |
| Harold Michelson | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Scott Millan | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
 | Helen Mirren | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
 | Alfred Molina | ... | Himself |
| Ben Morris | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
 | Viggo Mortensen | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
 | Jamia Simone Nash | ... | Herself - Performer |
| Barry Nelson | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Jack Nicholson | ... | Himself - Presenter |
| Nancy Oliver | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
 | Tatum O'Neal | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Eva Orner | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Documentary |
 | Ellen Page | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
 | David Parker | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
| Jan Pinkava | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
 | Suzanne Pleshette | ... | Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Sidney Poitier | ... | Himself |
 | Sarah Polley | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Jason Reitman | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
 | Jason Robards | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Seth Rogen | ... | Himself - Presenter |
 | Saoirse Ronan | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Frank Edward Rosenfelt | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Vanessa Roth | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Documentary - Short Subjects |
| Christopher Rouse | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Editing |
| Scott Rudin | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Picture |
| Mercedes Ruehl | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Stefan Ruzowitzky | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Film |
 | Amy Ryan | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Ari Sandel | ... | Himself |
 | Susan Sarandon | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Marlon Saunders | ... | Himself - Performer |
 | Julian Schnabel | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Director |
| Stephen Schwartz | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Song |
 | Martin Scorsese | ... | Himself - Presenter |
| Ousmane Sembene | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
| Melville Shavelson | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Frank Sinatra | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Maureen Stapleton | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Hilary Swank | ... | Herself - Presenter |
 | Tilda Swinton | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
 | Suzie Templeton | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Short Film - Animated |
| Randy Thomas | ... | Herself - Announcer (voice) |
| Dylan Tichenor | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Editing |
 | John Travolta | ... | Himself - Presenter |
| William Tuttle | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Christina Ulloa | ... | Trophy Presenter |
 | Miyoshi Umeki | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Jack Valenti | ... | Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Cynthia Wade | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Documentary - Short Subjects |
 | Denzel Washington | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Picture |
| Hugh Welchman | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Short Film - Animated |
| Juliette Welfling | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Editing |
 | Bill Westenhofer | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
 | Forest Whitaker | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
 | Dianne Wiest | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Tom Wilkinson | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
 | Owen Wilson | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Live Action Short Film |
| Trevor Wood | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
 | Jane Wyman | ... | Memorial Tribute |
 | Renée Zellweger | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Film Editing |
 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | ... | Herself (also archive footage) |
| Peter Zinner | ... | Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
 | Maria Zyrianova | ... | Herself |
Additional Details
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Runtime:
197 min (including commercials)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
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Filming Locations:
Kodak Theatre - 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Heath Ledger was the final person depicted in the memorial tribute. His accidental death occurred on the day the Oscar nominations were announced. more
Quotes:
Jon Stewart:
Dennis Hopper is here, ladies and gentlemen.
[applause]
Jon Stewart:
I'm only saying that so he knows where he is.
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Movie Connections:
Features Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Falling Slowly more
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I have been watching the Oscars on TV ever since I was a kid, and a lot has changed since then, some things for the better: the elimination of those ridiculous musical numbers, the pairing of two presenter celebs who were forced to exchange tepid, forced, non-witty repartee before finally reading the names of the nominees and announcing the winner, things like that - and one thing, unfortunately, has changed for the worst: the 30-second acceptance speech rule for the winners.
This single act has, in my opinion, ruined every award show that it's been used on in the past few years. The producers say it's a time constraint deal, that without it the winners would just drone on and on, actually getting to enjoy their moment of glory, and the show would run too long, costing the network more money. This excuse doesn't hold water though, because so much time is still wasted, what with all the special presentations, the singing of the nominated songs, blah blah blah. This valuable time could be used to allow the winners to talk, rather than having them up there either (a) rushing like maniacs to shut up before the clock ticks off their allotted seconds, or (b) refusing to kowtow and trying to actually say what they would like to say under the gun of the dreaded ORCHESTRA MUSIC starting to play after their 30 seconds and continuing to get louder and louder until they shut the $#!* up and get the hell off.
I feel that the producers of these shows have completely lost sight of what makes an award show good, what provides the actual GUTS of the show: it's the winners, getting to share with the audience how thrilled, moved, excited, etc., they are to be singled out for this honor. Depriving them by forcing them to speak for only 30 seconds is a crime, in my opinion. And to the people who complain that the show is too long, the speeches go on too long, I say they shouldn't be watching. The Oscars is a show for hardcore movie lovers, and to try to reduce it to a lowest-common-denominator presentation destroys the entire purpose of the show, strips it of its meaning and renders it useless. You might as well be watching a car commercial.