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Adrien Brody surprises presenter Halle Berry. (Kevork Djansezian - AP)
Best Picture
 "Chicago"
Best Director
 Roman Polanski, "The Pianist"
Best Actor
 Adrien Brody, "The Pianist"
Best Actress
 Nicole Kidman, "The Hours"
Best Supporting Actor
 Chris Cooper, "Adaptation"
Best Supporting Actress
 Catherine Zeta-Jones, "Chicago"
No Blood for Oscar! 
The musical extravaganza "Chicago" won Best Picture and five other Oscars at the 75th Academy Awards, but the antiwar statements of a few Oscar winners also made a memorable stir. - By Sharon Waxman

This Year, The Drama Oscar Goes to Oscar
There had been suggestions that the show be postponed because of the war in the Mideast, but it went on as scheduled and just as well: It was one of the best, and certainly most stimulating, Oscar shows in years. - By Tom Shales

Fashion
Oscar's Best Dresses
For all the talk about appropriate attire and toned-down glamour at the 75th Academy Awards, the actors who looked best were those who proudly embodied Hollywood grandeur. - By Robin Givhan
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Hollywood Partyers, Soldiering On
This year's post-ceremony parties were different than past ones because there is a war on, and even Hollywood understands this. - By William Booth and Sharon Waxman

Night of the Livid Celeb
The war in Iraq -- or maybe just something in the Evian water -- put a lot of showbiz folks in a jittery mood last weekend and pushed a couple of Hollywood's leading lights over the edge. - By Lloyd Grove

Oscar's Sedate 75th
As war raged many time zones away, the arrival at the Academy Awards was more like valet parking. Hurried. Almost . . . furtive. - By William Booth

Wipe That Smile Off Your Face
Of all the Oscar scandals, the most persistent is the Academy's refusal to acknowledge comedy as an art form and its near-universal preference for so-called, often dreary, serious films come Oscar night.

For Black Actors, A New Story Line
Despite the progress made in recent years, most African Americans in Hollywood remain dissatisfied with their status in the industry.

Live Online

Washington Post correspondent Sharon Waxman and The Post's Los Angeles bureau chief William Booth will field questions about the Oscar ceremony and the parties at 2 p.m. Monday.

Washington Post correspondent Sharon Waxman discussed the Academy Award nominations and the inside buzz in Hollywood.


Lists and Trivia

Oscar TriviaCheck out Oscar winners since 1927. The list has all the major winners and winners in every category since 1980.

This page has lists of the films and stars that have earned the most nominations and a list of the movies that have won the most awards.


Flashback: Oscars 2002

Movie history was made when black stars Halle Berry and Denzel Washington won Oscars for Best Actress and Best Actor during the 2002 ceremony. "A Beautiful Mind" won four Oscars, including Best Picture.



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