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TAPE: EF03/0265 IN_TIME: 14:35:46 DURATION: 13:58 SOURCES: APTN/Various RESTRICTIONS: No re-use/re-sale of film clips without clearance DATELINE: Hollywood. March 23, 2003 SHOTLIST APTN - Los Angeles, USA 23rd March 2003 1. WS Pan Red carpet 2. B-Roll Meryl Streep 3. B-Roll Salma Hayek 4. B-Roll Renee Zellweger 5. B-Roll Daniel Day-Lewis greets Martin Scorsese 6. B-Roll Halle Berry greets Queen Latifah 7. Cutaway Oscar 8. Medium shot of Oscars/peace sign - group of protestors holding signs 9. Close up of signs to pullout of protestors 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Jody Evans, Code Pink for Peace: "We are here to mourn the loss of the newsmakers, our service people, our democracy and our dignity in the world. We are here to bring the attention to what's really happening that's not being covered." 11. Long shot Pro-war campaigners 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ronnie Ouyer, Vietnam veteran: "If strength is the only thing that the Arab thugs understand then they're going to get some real thuggin' from the United States of America." 13. B-Roll Diane Lane arrives 14. B-Roll Nicole Kidman arrives with parents 15. B-Roll Michael Caine arrives 16. B-Roll Pedro Almadovar 17. B-Roll Julianne Moore arrives 18. B-Roll Nia Vardalos 19. B-Roll Cameron Diaz gets out of her electric car (Prius) 20. B-Roll Bono and U2 arrive 21. B-Roll Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck A.M.P.A.S. (copyright 2003) - Los Angeles, USA. 23rd March 2003 22. Kirk and Michael Douglas announcing the award for Best Picture ( 'Chicago') 23. WS Marty Richards hugs 'Chicago' cast 24. Performance Catherine Zeta Jones & Queen Latifah 25. Sean Connery announces Best actress in a supporting role (Catherine Zeta Jones, 'Chicago') 26. SOUNDBITE (English) Catherine Zeta Jones: "Thank you so much, my Scotsman giving the Welsh girl. I can't believe it. My hormones are just too way out of control to be dealing with this but thank you o much the academy. And to be nominated with such amazing women in an amazing year for women thank you very much. Everybody in Swansea, South Wales, I love you. And to my son Dylan who is going to be watching at home, and to my husband who I love, and I share this award with you along with this one too. Thank you so much." 27. Clip - 'Chicago' APTN Los Angeles, USA 23rd March 2003 28. SOUNDBITE (English) Catherine Zeta-Jones: "My mother is still awake, I just spoke to her. It is some God awful hour but this is something that I will be taking back home with em and showing it off to all my family and friends in Wales." A.M.P.A.S. (copyright 2003) - Los Angeles, USA. 23rd March 2003 29. Denzel Washington presenting Best Actress ( Nicole Kidman, 'The Hours') 30. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Kidman: "Russell Crowe said don't cry if you get up there and now I'm crying. Sorry. Stephen Daldry you took a huge chance on me. I am so grateful, David Hare you gave me magnificent words to say. I do have to say why do you come to the Academy Awards when the world is in such turmoil, because art is important." 31. Clip - 'The Hours' APTN - Los Angeles, USA 23rd March 2003 32. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Kidman: "I used to say to Stanley Kubrick, how did you come up with that idea and he would say 'I don't know', and I think that is the most honest answer. It is not like I have some technique or something, and it is why I suppose I don't have an enormous amount of confidence when i go back into something , because it is so intangible, you are not sure how you do it and therefore you are not sure how you are going to do it again." A.M.P.A.S. (copyright 2003) - Los Angeles, USA. 23rd March 2003 33. Harrison Ford announcing the oscar for Best Director ( Roman Polanski, 'The Pianist') 34. SOUNDBITE (English) Harrison Ford : "The Academy congratulates Roman Polanski and accepts this award on his behalf." APTN Los Angeles, USA 23rd March 2003 35. SOUNDBITE (English) Ronald Harwood, Winner Best Adapted Screenplay, The Pianist: "In the English newspapers there are attacks on Roman Polanski for his past, he wont touch that, so i did all his interviews in Cannes and have done quite a lot since. He just wont do it, and he wont do it because the press don't' want to treat him as an artist, they want to treat him as a celebrity that has got scandal in his past. " A.M.P.A.S. (copyright 2003) - Los Angeles, USA. 23rd March 2003 36. Halle Berry announces Best Actor in a leading role ( Adrien Brody, 'The Pianist') 37. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrien Brody: "It fills me with great joy but I am also filled with a lot of sadness tonight because I am accepting an award at such a strange time. And my experiences of making this film made me very aware of the sadness and the dehumanization of people at times of war, and the repercussions of war and whomever you believe in whether it is God or Allah, may he watch over you and lets pray for a peaceful and swift resolution. I have a friend from Queens who is a soldier in Kuwait right now, I hope you and your boys make it back real soon and God bless you guys." 38. Clip - 'The Pianist' APTN Los Angeles, USA 23rd March 2003 39. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrien Brody: "He is an incredibly gifted and disciplined director. he provided me with a tremendous amount of insight into this character because he himself is a survivor and I am honoured that he chose me and I am very happy for him because he deserves the recognition." A.M.P.A.S. (copyright 2003) - Los Angeles, USA. 23rd March 2003 40. Jennifer Connelly announcing Best Actor ( Chris Cooper, 'Adaptation') 41. Chris Cooper hugs wife etc. 42. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Cooper: "Working with this woman was like making great Jazz, and you had a lot to do with this so thank you." 43. Clip - 'Adaptation' APTN Los Angeles, USA 23rd March 2003 44. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Cooper: "I wanted to cherish this little moment and I have a very good, strong memory of it, so I think it was reality." A.M.P.A.S. (copyright 2003) - Los Angeles, USA. 23rd March 2003 45. Ben Affleck announces Best Screenplay ( Perdo Almodovar, 'Talk To Her') 46. SOUNDBITE (English) Pedro Almodovar: "I also want to dedicate this award to all the people that are raising their voices in favour of peace and respect of human rights, democracy and international legality, all of which are essential qualities. This award is also to them and to Spanish cinema and to all of you because you are the winners of these wonderful moments of my life, my time is up. I'm sorry." 47. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter O'Toole: " Always a bridesmaide and never a bride, my foot. I have my very own Oscar now to be with me until death us do part." 48. Diane Lane announces Best Documentary ( Michael Moore and Michael Donovan, 'Bowling For Columbine') 49. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Moore: "We live in a time where we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons, we are against this war Mr Bush, shame on you Mr Bush, shame on you. Any time you have got the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, you're time is up." 50. Clip - 'Bowling For Columbine' APTN Los Angeles, USA 23rd March 200350. 51. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Moore: "We kill each other at an enormous rate, more so than virtually any other country on this planet. What was the lesson we taught the children of Columbine this week, this was the lesson, that violence is an acceptable means to resolve a conflict." 52. Clip - 'Bowling For Columbine' CHEERS,TEARS AND JEERS AT 'WAR' OSCARS The razzle-dazzle musical satire 'Chicago' won the Academy Award as best picture Sunday, while top acting honours struck a more somber note: Adrien Brody as a Holocaust survivor in 'The Pianist' and Nicole Kidman as suicidal novelist Virginia Woolf in 'The Hours.' Reflecting the serious mood as America fights Iraq, the red carpet arrivals for the 75th Academy Awards were muted as stars declined to talk to the few press invited to cover their silent arrivals. But the stars let their glamourous outfits do the talking. Oscar nominee Renee Zellweger showed the way with a tight embroidered chiffon red gown with delicate spaghetti straps by Carolina Herrera. She wore no necklace or earrings - just a 16-carat red ruby ring on her left hand. But with no organised stands for fans, only a few determined fans star spotters turned out to enjoy the fashion statements. Instead, demonstrators on both sides of the war issue gathered near Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. Anti-war protesters held signs such as 'Bush: Dumb and Dangerous' and 'Oscar for Peace.' Half a block from the area where stars arrived, supporters of U.S. troops in Iraq chanted 'USA, USA,' and held a banner reading 'God Bless America.' In a ceremony overshadowed by the U.S.-led war in Iraq, 'Chicago' became the first musical since 1968's 'Oliver!'" to win the top Oscar and also took home the most trophies, six. Its other awards were supporting actress for Catherine Zeta-Jones, and four technical honors including costume design and art direction. World events sparked several emotional highlights, including Brody's tearful speech urging prayers for peace and an attack on President Bush and the war by filmmaker Michael Moore, winner of the best-documentary Oscar for 'Bowling for Columbine.' Small pins inspired by Picasso's 'Dove of Peace' were visible on the lapels and dresses of some people in attendance. Chris Cooper won as best supporting actor for his role as a scraggly haired, toothless horticultural poacher in 'Adaptation.' Brody's victory was something of a surprise, as was the awarding of the best-director Oscar to Roman Polanski, also for 'The Pianist.' Polanski has been an exile from the United States since fleeing 25 years ago to avoid sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old girl. 'The Pianist' also won the adapted-screenplay award for Ronald Harwood, giving it a total of three, while Pedro Almodovar earned the original-screenplay prize for 'Talk to Her.' 'Chicago' came in with a leading 13 nominations, followed by the crime epic 'Gangs of New York' with 10. But 'Gangs' was shut out in every category, including best director, where Martin Scorsese was a sentimental favourite. 'Chicago' was adapted from the Bob Fosse stage hit about two Jazz Age murderesses using their jailhouse celebrity to further their singing careers. Zeta-Jones was the first performer to win an acting Oscar for a musical since Liza Minnelli for 1972's 'Cabaret.' In 'Chicago,' Zeta-Jones played a jailed vaudeville scamp scheming for celebrity after slaying her adulterous husband and sister. Due to deliver her second child with husband and Oscar winner Michael Douglas in a few weeks, Zeta-Jones joined co-star and fellow supporting-actress nominee Queen Latifah in the Oscar performance of 'I Move On,' the best-song nominee from 'Chicago.' Brody played the title character in 'The Pianist,' based on the real-life story of musician Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew who survived World War II by hiding from the Nazis in the Warsaw ghetto. "This film is a tribute to his survival. My experience making this film made me very aware of the sadness and the dehumanization of people in times of war, and the repercussions of war. And whether you believe in God or Allah, may he watch over you, and let's pray for a peaceful and swift resolution," Brody said, fighting back tears and drawing a standing ovation. Documentary winner 'Bowling for Columbine' is Moore's alternately hilarious and horrifying examination of gun violence in America. Moore, a harsh critic of the Bush administration, railed at the Academy: "We are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you, Mr. Bush. Shame on you," Moore said, amid a mix of boos and applause from the crowd. Kidman's Oscar win was a Hollywood ending for her after a turbulent couple of years. She had a miscarriage in 2001 and broke up with husband Tom Cruise , in whose shadow she had lingered throughout their 11-year relationship. Kidman emerged as a big star in her own right later that year with 'Moulin Rouge,' which earned her a best-actress Oscar nomination, and the horror hit 'The Others.' In 'The Hours,' Kidman played suicidal author Virginia Woolf, wearing a fake nose to capture the writer's plain features. "Why do you come to the Academy Awards when the world is in such turmoil," Kidman said. "Because art is important. And because you believe in what you do and you want to honor that, and it is a tradition that needs to be upheld." Cooper, a veteran character actor whose credits include 'American Beauty' and 'Lone Star,' played a man on a mission to preserve rare orchids in the film loosely based on author Susan Orlean's 'The Orchid Thief.' "In light of all the troubles in this world, I wish us all peace," Cooper said as he received his award. 'Lose Yourself,' from the film '8 Mile' starring Eminem, won the best-song Oscar for the rap star and his co-writers, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto. The Oscar for foreign-language film went to the German drama 'Nowhere in Africa,' about a family of Jews who leave Germany before World War II and settle on a farm in Kenya. The Japanese fantasy 'Spirited Away' won the award for animated feature film. The movie, which had a limited U.S. release last fall and grossed a modest $5.5 million, was a surprise winner against a field of nominees that included $100 million Hollywood hits 'Ice Age' and 'Lilo & Stitch.' The winners list for the 75th Academy Awards includes: Actor in a leading role - Adrien Brody, 'The Pianist.' Actor in a supporting role - Chris Cooper, 'Adaption.' Actress in a leading role - Nicole Kidman, 'The Hours.' Actress in a supporting role - Catherine Zeta-Jones, 'Chicago.' Animated feature film - Hayao Miyazaki, 'Spirited Away.' Art direction - John Myhre (Art Direction); Gordon Sim (Set Decoration), 'Chicago. Cinematography - Conrad L. Hall, 'Road to Perdition.' Costume design - Colleen Atwood, 'Chicago.' Directing - Roman Polanski 'The Pianist' Documentary Feature - Michael Moore and Michael Donovan, 'Bowling for Columbine.' Documentary short - Bill Guttentag and Robert David Port, 'Twin Towers.' Film editing - Martin Walsh, 'Chicago.' Foreign language film - 'Nowhere in Africa' (Germany) Directed by Caroline Link Makeup - John Jackson and Beatrice De Alba, 'Frida' Music (score) - Elliot Goldenthal, 'Frida' Music (song) - Music by Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto; Lyric by Eminem '8 Mile' in 'Lose Yourself' Best picture - Martin Richards, 'Chicago' Sound - Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella and David Lee, 'Chicago' Sound editing - Ethan Van der Ryn and Michael Hopkins, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.' Visual effects -Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.' Writing (adapted screenplay) - Ronald Harwood, 'The Pianist' Writing (original screenplay) - Pedro Almodovar, 'Talk to Her' Honourary award - Peter O'Toole FILM CLIP DETAILS The Hours Miramax 212 941 3800 Chicago Miramax 44 (0) 20 7535 8300 1 212 941 3800 The Pianist Focus Features 212 343 9230 Adaptation Sony 1 310 244 4000 Bowling For Columbine MGM 1 310 449 3000