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...When Ang Lee thanked "everybody in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China" last week while accepting a Best Director Oscar for his gay-cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain, the mainland returned the love. The state-run China Daily called Lee "the pride of the Chinese people all over the world" and "the glory of Chinese cinematic talent." But it ignored the fact that Lee was born and raised in Taiwan, which China considers a breakaway province. Lee's shout-out to his fellow Taiwanese was excised from the mainland broadcast of the Oscars?as was a speech on gay love, which...
...Oscar went with the favorites. George Clooney (Syriana) and Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) won in the supporting actor categories; Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) and Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) took Best Actor and Actress; Brokeback Mountain was cited for adapted screenplay, Crash for original screenplay; and Brokeback?s Ang Lee for Best Director. The smart money even had the right over-under number on how many Jewish references host Jon Stewart would make in the award show?s first 30 minutes...
...Moms, not agents, got credit for this year?s successes. Best Actor winner Philip Seymour Hoffman gave a shout out to his mom, who raised him and three siblings on her own. Crash director Paul Haggis shared that he was wearing his late mother?s ring. Best Director Ang Lee sent a message to his Mama in Mandarin. Just about every winner named Mom as an inspiration. Hopefully Dads cleaned up at the Technical Awards...
...Actually, I didn't get there in time. Ang Lee, the director of the movie, did all the music. He's the one that called me and asked me to do the song that I have at the end of the movie, called He Was a Friend of Mine. We laughed a lot about it, sayin' we ought to put this song in there, but it wouldn't have fit. It's not serious enough for the movie...
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Ang Lee, Director...