 | Billy Crystal | ... | Himself - Host |
| übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge: |
| Shohreh Aghdashloo | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Liam Aiken | ... | Himself |
| Denys Arcand | ... | Himself - Best Foreign Language Film Winner |
| George Axelrod | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role / Co-presenter: Best Documentary Feature |
| Alan Bates | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Jack Black | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Song |
| Béatrice Bonifassi | ... | Herself - Performer ("Belleville Rendez-vou") |
| Russell Boyd | ... | Himself - Best Cinematography Winner (also archive footage) |
| Philippa Boyens | ... | Herself - Best Adapted Screenplay Winner |
| Christopher Boyes | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
| Stan Brakhage | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Adrien Brody | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Charles Bronson | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Pierce Brosnan | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Editing |
| Sandra Bullock | ... | Herself (Co-Presenter) |
| T-Bone Burnett | ... | Himself - Performer: 'The Scarlet Tide' |
| Nicolas Cage | ... | Himself - Presenter: 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World' Film Clip |
| Art Carney | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Jim Carrey | ... | Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Blake Edwards |
| Keisha Castle-Hughes | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Benoît Charest | ... | Himself - Performer: 'Belleville Rendez-vous' |
| César Charlone | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography (archive footage) |
| Patricia Clarkson | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Phil Collins | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Original Score |
| Sean Connery | ... | Himself - making opening announcement |
| Randall William Cook | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Chris Cooper | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress |
| Francis Ford Coppola | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Sofia Coppola | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay / Nominee: Best Picture, Best Director / Co-presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Elvis Costello | ... | Himself - Performer: 'The Scarlet Tide' |
| Jeanne Crain | ... | Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Shane Bitney Crone | ... | Himself |
| Hume Cronyn | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Tom Cruise | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Director |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | Herself - Presenter: Song Performances from 'A Mighty Wind, ' 'The Triplets of Belleville' |
| John Cusack | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Documentary Short |
| Maryann DeLeo | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Documentary Short |
| Benicio Del Toro | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor |
| Johnny Depp | ... | Himself |
| Ngila Dickson | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design |
| Michael Douglas | ... | Himself |
| Clint Eastwood | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture, Best Director (archive footage) |
| Buddy Ebsen | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Blake Edwards | ... | Himself - Honorary Award Recipient |
| Jack Elam | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Adam Elliot | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Animated Short |
| Will Ferrell | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Song |
| Alex Funke | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Jennifer Garner | ... | Herself - Host: Scientific and Technical Awards Banquet |
| Buddy Hackett | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Tom Hanks | ... | Himself - Presenter: Bob Hope Tribute |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Michael Hedges | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
| David Hemmings | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Dan Hennah | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction |
| Katharine Hepburn | ... | Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Wendy Hiller | ... | Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Gregory Hines | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Bob Hope | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Holly Hunter | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Peter Jackson | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay |
| Michael Jeter | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Scarlett Johansson | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Makeup |
| Angelina Jolie | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction |
| Elia Kazan | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Diane Keaton | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Nicole Kidman | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Peter King | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Makeup |
| Richard King | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing |
| Ben Kingsley | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Alison Krauss | ... | Herself - Performer: 'You Will Be My Ain True Love, ' 'The Scarlet Tide' |
| Diane Lane | ... | Herself - Co-presenter: Best Documentary Short |
| Hope Lange | ... | Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Jude Law | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Dave LeBolt | ... | Himself - accepting Award of Merit (pre-recorded) |
| Heath Ledger | ... | Himself - Audience Member |
| Alan Lee | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction |
| Annie Lennox | ... | Herself - Best Song Winner / Performer: 'Into the West' |
| Joe Letteri | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Eugene Levy | ... | Himself - Performer: 'A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow (as Mitch & Mickey) |
| Tobey Maguire | ... | Himself - Presenter: 'Seabiscuit' Film Clip |
| Grant Major | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction |
| Michael McKean | ... | Himself-Nominee:Best Original Song |
| Ian McKellen | ... | Himself |
| Fernando Meirelles | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Director (archive footage) |
| Ann Miller | ... | Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Julianne Moore | ... | Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing |
| Karen Morley | ... | Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Errol Morris | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature |
| Samantha Morton | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Bill Murray | ... | Himself - Presenter: 'Lost in Translation' Film Clip |
| David Newman | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Donald O'Connor | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Catherine O'Hara | ... | Perfomer: 'A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow' (as Mitch & Mickey) |
| Ron O'Neal | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Barrie M. Osborne | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Picture |
| Annette O'Toole | ... | Herself-Nominee: Best Original Song |
| Peter Parks | ... | Himself - Gordon E. Sawyer Award Recipient (pre-recorded) (as Peter D. Parks) |
| Gregory Peck | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Hammond Peek | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
| Sean Penn | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Frank Pierson | ... | Himself - Academy President, presenting Memorial Tribute |
| Jada Pinkett Smith | ... | Herself - Co-presenter: Best Visual Effects |
| Leni Riefenstahl | ... | Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| John Ritter | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Miles Robbins | ... | Himself |
| Tim Robbins | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Supporting Actor / Co-presenter: Best Original Screenplay |
| Denise Robert | ... | Herself - Best Foreign Language Film Winner |
| Julia Roberts | ... | Herself - Presenter: Katharine Hepburn Tribute |
| Jim Rygiel | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects |
| Andrew J. Sacks | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Live Action Short |
| Susan Sarandon | ... | Herself - Co-presenter: Best Original Screenplay |
| John Schlesinger | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Aaron Schneider | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Live Action Short |
| John Schwartzman | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography (archive footage) |
| John Seale | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography (archive footage) |
| Jamie Selkirk | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing |
| Michael Semanick | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Sound |
| Eduardo Serra | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Cinematography (archive footage) |
| Marc Shaiman | ... | Himself - Conductor |
| Howard Shore | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Original Score, Best Original Song |
| Will Smith | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Visual Effects |
| Steven Spielberg | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Picture |
| Robert Stack | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Andrew Stanton | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Animated Feature |
| Ray Stark | ... | Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage) |
| Ben Stiller | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Live Short and Best Animated Short |
| Sting | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Score / Performer: 'You Will Be My Ain True Love' |
| Richard Taylor | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Costume Design, Best Makeup |
| Charlize Theron | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Actress / Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film |
| Uma Thurman | ... | Herself - Co-presenter: Best Cinematography |
| Bill Tondreau | ... | Himself - Award of Merit Recipient (pre-recorded) |
| John Travolta | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Sound, Best Sound Editing |
| Liv Tyler | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Song nominees "Into the West", "The Scarlet Tide", "You Will Be My Ain' True Love" |
| Fran Walsh | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song |
| Naomi Watts | ... | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role / Co-presenter: Best Documentary Feature |
| Michael Weaver | ... | Himself |
| Peter Weir | ... | Himself - Nominee: Best Picture, Best Director (archive footage) |
| Harold Wheeler | ... | Himself - Conductor |
| Michael Williams | ... | Himself - Winner: Best Documentary Feature |
| Robin Williams | ... | Himself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature |
| Owen Wilson | ... | Himself - Co-presenter: Best Live Short and Best Animated Short |
| Oprah Winfrey | ... | Herself - Presenter: 'Mystic River' Film Clip |
| Renée Zellweger | ... | Herself - Winner: Best Supporting Actress / Presenter: Best Costume Design |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | ... | Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor |
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It all began so well with Billy Crystal's amazing opening number but after that nothing spectacular happened. What happened to all the musical and dance numbers the Oscar ceremony always used to had?
And as for the awards, nothing unexpected happened and it wasn't even tense since all the winners were already as good as known weeks before the ceremony. The only category that was tense was the one for best performance by an actor in a leading role. Bill Murray and Sean Penn were favorites but there also was a chance for Johnny Depp to win. Sean Penn won and most likely he deserved it to win and oh boy, Bill Murray looked mad and disappointing. Billy Crystal responded brilliantly with saying: Common Bill we love you! And he was right at that. Anyway Bill Murray deserved to win an Oscar years ago for his role in "Rushmore" but that's a whole other issue. I just hope he will get nominated again. No doubt that he then will win his long deserved Oscar.
And then the big winner of the night: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King". It won 11 Oscars, in other words it won everything it was nominated for. Finally justice will most people say but as a movie critic you can hardly call it justice. Sure I understand why it won, it was a tribute to the ending of one of the best trilogy's in movie history and a compensation for the last two years when the previous two movie hardly won any Oscar's of importance. But I don't think it's really fair to give just only the last movie all the awards, they should have awarded all the three movies since they are all part of a trilogy that should be seen as one big whole movie. And really did they have to win really every award they were nominated for? It wasn't really fair and it didn't do any justice to all the other movies that were nominated and it surely didn't do any good to the tension but at least the fans are happy now.
The presenters were nothing special this year, except for Robin Williams and Adrien Brody that were at least a bit interesting. The "thanks speeches" were as always not interesting and nobody even cried although some came close to. But at least there was luckily hardly anything political said.
All in all; nothing spectacular or exciting this year. And thank God that "Lord of the Rings" will not be a contestant next year! The only reason why it was watchable was because of Billy Crystal, the "in memoriam sequences" and the honorary award for Blake Edwards who in my opinion really deserved it.
5/10