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29 Feb, 2004

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Jackson wins the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Directing for the fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Tom Cruise presents the award.

When I was eight years old I made films at home on a Super-8 camera that my mum and dad had bought for me. And they supported me all through the years. And they died in the last few years; they didn’t see these films made. So for Bill and Joan, thank you.

Peter Jackson wins Best Director -The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 76th Oscars (2004)

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Penn wins the Academy Award for Best Actor in his portrayal of ex-convict Jimmy Markum in Clint Eastwood’s Mystic River. Nicole Kidman presents the award.

Thank you. If there’s one thing that actors know–other than that there weren’t any WMDs–it’s that there is no such thing as “best” in acting. And that’s proven by these great actors that I was nominated with . . . . 

Sean Penn Wins Best Actor: 2004 Oscars

23 Mar, 2003

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Zeta-Jones wins the Academy Award for Best Performance of an Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in the musical comedy Chicago. Sean Connery presents the award. Zeta-Jones, who is nearly nine-months pregnant, refers to her soon-to-be-born second child and her hormones:

This is too–I mean, my hormones are just too way out of control to be dealing with this.

Catherine Zeta-Jones Wins Best Supporting Actress for "Chicago" | 75th Oscars (2003)

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Polanski wins the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Directing for his historical drama The Pianist. Harrison Ford presents the award, but since Polanski is not present Ford accepts the Oscar in his absence.

The Academy congratulates Roman Polanski and accepts this award on his behalf.

Roman Polanski ‪winning the Oscar® for Directing

4 Mar, 2003

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Brody wins the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jewish musician during World War II who struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, in Roman Polanski’s The Pianist. Halle Berry presents the award.

Oh my God. Thank you. Thank you, really. Oh my goodness. It doesn’t come out in slow motion, but it doesn’t really ring a bell–the name. I didn’t know my name when you said that. This Adrien? Okay.

Brody mentions the U.S. invasion of Iraq in his speech, and prays for a peaceful and swift resolution.

Adrien Brody Wins Best Actor: 2003 Oscars

24 Mar, 2002

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Howard wins the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Directing for his drama Beautiful Mind. Mel Gibson presents the award.

I also want to mention that before my mom (Jean Howard) passed away about eighteen months ago, she predicted that this was going to happen for me on this film. Well, she also made that prediction on every movie that I’ve directed since 1983. So now you know a little something about my mom. Thank you, Mom.

Ron Howard Wins Best Directing: 2002 Oscars

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Washington wins a Best Actor Oscar for his performance in Training Day.

It still feels good to know that people appreciate what you’re doing.

Denzel Washington Wins Best Actor | 74th Oscars (2002)

25 Mar, 2001

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Soderbergh wins the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Directing for his thriller Traffic. Tom Cruise presents the award.

I want to thank anyone who spends part of their day creating. I don’t care if it’s a book, a film, a painting, a dance, a piece of theater, a piece of music… Anybody who spends part of their day sharing their experience with us. I think this world would be unliveable without art …

Steven Soderbergh ‪winning the Oscar® for Directing

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Roberts wins best actress for her role in Erin Brockovich.

I want to

by telling you all .. how amazing the experience of feeling the sisterhood of being included in a group with Joan Allen, Juliet Binoche, Laura Lenny and Ellen Burstyn for these last weeks and it felt like such such a triumph to me to be in that list.

Julia Roberts Wins Best Actress | 73rd Oscars (2001)

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his first Academy Award for his portrayal of Maximus in Gladiator. He wins the award over fellow nominees: Javier Bardem, Tom Hanks, Ed Harris and Geoffrey Rush. On accepting his award:

A dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable. But this moment is directly connected to those childhood imaginings. And for anyone who is on the downside of advantage, relying purely on courage, it’s possible.

Russell Crowe winning Best Actor