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...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...
...prize for Live Action Short went to the contentious Six Shooter, written by English playwright Martin McDonagh-a three-time Best Play nominee on Broadway who probably couldn?t have imagined he?d win an Oscar before he got a Tony. And in the Animated Short category, the award went not to the Pixar cartoon One Man Band but to John Canemaker?s The Moon and the Son, an airing of the director?s grievances against his demanding dad. (In his acceptance speech, Canemaker thanked every member of his family but the man whose ill will had inspired the film...
...crime theme is no coincidence. "The shows have to be relevant to the inmates," says Michael Moody, Chicago's director. "There has to be something in them that they can play on and show off with. And, the shows are a bit naughty, too." The productions earned Kani an award from the Queen, and some ex-cons have moved on to jobs in theater and film. But, Kani says, "I don't do this to make them into drama darlings. I'm trying to teach them how to be disciplined, how to focus themselves and how to achieve something...
...character known as Lucy the Slut is a puppet in the Tony Award--winning musical Avenue Q, which has been playing in the Wynn Las Vegas hotel since last fall. Casino magnate Steve Wynn offered Avenue Q's producers a theater and $5 million up front for an exclusive run in Vegas, in exchange for ditching the usual cross-country tour. "I wanted something completely different," says Wynn. "No hydraulics. No feathers. No fuss. Just simple theatrical...
...Crimson’s 77-66 home loss to Yale. BEST OF WHAT’S NEW Entering the final weekend of the season, Cornell guard Adam Gore and Harvard guard Drew Housman seemingly both had the inside track to the Ivy League Rookie of the Year award. Gore, who was the prohibitive favorite after eight consecutive double-digit scoring efforts, had cooled down, giving Housman a chance to steal the honor with a solid weekend and a strong head-to-head performance. It wasn’t to be, however, as Gore knocked down four threes en route...