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adaptation didn't win best movie. in fact, it didn't win much.
my comments on the winners... 
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Adrien Brody
THE PIANIST
- cute, but his speech was too long and sappy. and what's up with his constantly puppy-dog eyebrows?
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Chris Cooper
ADAPTATION
- yay! good movie!
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Nicole Kidman
THE HOURS
- yay! gotta go rent that now.
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Catherine Zeta-Jones
CHICAGO
- agreed. she did a wicked job. wayyyy pregnant on oscar night too. looked all glowy and barefoot. 
DIRECTING
THE PIANIST
Roman Polanski
- too bad he can't enter the US to accept his award.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE
Michael Moore and Michael Donovan
- too bad he got booed off the stage. grrr.
BEST PICTURE
CHICAGO
Martin Richards
- good movie. best? i don't know...
SOUND
CHICAGO
Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella and David Lee
- another one for chicago
SOUND EDITING
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
Ethan Van der Ryn and Michael Hopkins
VISUAL EFFECTS
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke
- no big suprise there
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
THE PIANIST
Screenplay by Ronald Harwood
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
TALK TO HER
Written by Pedro Almodóvar
HONORARY AWARD
Peter O'Toole
- after being nominated (and not winning!) 7 times, he deserved it.
what'd you guys think?
"get busy livin' or get busy dyin'..."
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