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Billy Crystal | ... |
Himself - Host
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Muhammad Ali | ... |
Himself
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Joan Allen | ... |
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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John Alton | ... |
Himself - Memorial Tribute
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David LeRoy Anderson | ... |
Himself - Winner: Best Makeup
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Julie Andrews | ... |
Herself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Michael Kidd
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Lew Ayres | ... |
Himself - Memorial Tribute
(archive footage)
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Hank Azaria | ... |
Himself - Audience Member
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Lauren Bacall | ... |
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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David Bacon | ... |
Performer -The Wonders Guitar Player
(as The Wonders)
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Rick Baker | ... |
Himself - Winner: Best Makeup
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Saul Bass | ... |
Himself - Memorial Tribute
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Angela Bassett | ... |
Herself - Presenter: In Memoriam Tribute
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Mark Berger | ... |
Himself - Winner: Best Sound Mixing
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Pandro S. Berman | ... |
Himself - Memorial Tribute
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OK, so Billy Crystal is little more than a joke machine when hosting the Oscars, but he does tell some good ones. But I can't understand why the Oscars gave Best Picture to "The English Patient" (which I found uninspired when I saw it) when there were "Shine" and "Secrets and Lies".
But otherwise, I enjoyed "The 69th Annual Academy Awards", especially when David Helfgott played the piano, and when Muhammad Ali came up on the stage (it would have been neat to have Larry Flynt on the stage).
So, it was an OK ceremony. But it seems like this one paved the way for them to over-award "Titanic".