Word: angelis
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...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...
...Nonetheless, he's aware that initially "people hated the politics of it, hated what I was saying and hated the filmmaking," and he doesn't believe that the more positive word of mouth that developed later will be able to overcome that early response. He expects "to be applauding Ang" Lee and Brokeback on the big night...