74th Annual Academy Awards
March 24, 2002

The Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles

Your Host: Whoopi Goldberg
Televised over ABC

Opening: Tom Cruise addresses the audience about the propriety of celebrating in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy and sets the theme of the evening: "The Magic of the Movies". He introduces a short film segment by Errol Morris on "What's your favorite movie?" and "What do the movies mean to you?"

Host Whoopi Goldberg enters on a trapeze in a costume from Moulin Rouge! and performs a 3-and-a-half-minute standup introduction.

Supporting Actress:Benicio Del Toro
Welcome:Academy President Frank Pierson
Film Editing:Will Smith
Makeup:Ryan Phillipe & Reese Witherspoon
Best Picture Intro #1: In the Bedroom -- Whoopi Goldberg
Costume Design:Owen Wilson & Ben Stiller
Film Tribute to New York City by Nora Ephron:Woody Allen
Cinematography:Jodie Foster
Best Picture Intro #2: Gosford Park -- Whoopi Goldberg
Film Tribute to Documentaries by Penelope Spheeris:Helen Hunt
Documentary Short Films:Samuel L. Jackson
Documentary Feature Films:Samuel L. Jackson
Art Direction:Cameron Diaz
Scientific and Technical Awards:Charlize Theron
Animated Feature:Nathan Lane
Sound:Halle Berry
Sound Editing:Halle Berry
Supporting Actor:Marcia Gay Harden
Best Picture Intro #3: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring -- Whoopi Goldberg
Special Performance by the Cirque du Soleil:Maggie Smith & Ian McKellen
Visual Effects:Kirsten Dunst & Tobey Maguire
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:Ali MacGraw & Ryan O'Neal
Tribute to Movie Scores:John Williams (intro by Ben Kingsley)
Original Score:Sandra Bullock & Hugh Grant
Honorary Award to Sidney Poitier:Denzel Washington & Walter Mirisch View Sidney Poitier's acceptance speech at (7:34)
Live Action Short Films:Hugh Jackman & Naomi Watts
Animated Short Films:Hugh Jackman & Naomi Watts
Performance of Original Song Nominees:(intro by Josh Hartnett)
"Until..." from Kate & Leopold performed by Sting
"May It Be" from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King performed by Enya
"If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc. performed by Randy Newman & John Goodman
"There'll You'll Be" from Pearl Harbor performed by Faith Hill
"Vanilla Sky" from Vanilla Sky performed by Paul McCartney
Original Song:Jennifer Lopez
Adapted Screenplay:Gwyneth Paltrow & Ethan Hawke
Original Screenplay:Gwyneth Paltrow & Ethan Hawke
Foreign Language Film:John Travolta & Sharon Stone
Moment of silence for 9/11 victims and "In Memoriam":Kevin Spacey
Best Picture Intro #4: Moulin Rouge! -- Whoopi Goldberg
Honorary Award to Robert Redford:Barbra Streisand
Actress:Russell Crowe View Halle Berry's acceptance speech at (5:38)
Best Picture Intro #5: A Beautiful Mind -- Whoopi Goldberg
Actor:Julia Roberts View Denzel Washington's acceptance speech at (3:15)
Director:Mel Gibson
Best Picture:Tom Hanks

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Your host, Whoopi Goldberg

Jennifer Connelly, Best Supporting Actress (A Beautiful Mind)

Academy President Frank Pierson welcomes the audience

Pietro Scalia, winner for Film Editing (Black Hawk Down)

Peter Owen, co-winner for Makeup (The Lord of the Rings)

Catherine Martin & Angus Strathie, Best Costume Design (Moulin Rouge!)


Woody Allen introduces a film tribute to New York City

Andrew Lesnie, Best Cinematography (The Lord of the Rings)

Helen Hunt introduces a film segment saluting Documentaries

Sarah Kernochan, Thoth & Lynn Appelle, Best Documentary Short Subject

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade & Denis Poncet, Best Documentary Feature (Murder on a Sunday Morning)

Catherine Martin & Brigitte Broch, Best Art Direction (Moulin Rouge!)


Charlize Theron with the Scientific & Technical Award winners

Aron Warner, producer of Shrek, Best Animated Feature

Mike Minkler, Myron Nettinga & Chris Munro, Best Sound (Black Hawk Down)

Jim Broadbent, Best Supporting Actor for Iris

Cirque de Soleil performs to the theme of Visual Effects in movies

Arthur Hiller, recipient of the Hersholt Humanitarian Award


John Williams conducts the orchestra in a salute to Musical Scores

Howard Shore, winner for his score for The Lord of the Rings

Sidney Poitier accepts his Honorary Oscar®

Ray McKinnon, Lisa Blount & Walton Goggins, Best Live Action Short Film (The Accountant)

Ralph Eggleston, Best Animated Short Film (For the Birds)

Sting performs "Until..." from Kate & Leopold


Enya sings "May It Be" from The Lord of the Rings

Randy Newman & John Goodman sing "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc.

Faith Hill performs "There You'll Be" from Pearl Harbor

Paul McCartney sings the title song from Vanilla Sky

Randy Newman, winner for Original Song after 16 musical nominations

Julian Fellowes, Best Screen Adaptation (Gosford Park)


Akiva Goldsman, Best Original Screenplay (A Beautiful Mind)

Danis Tanovic, writer & director of No Man's Land, Best Foreign Language Film

Kevin Spacey introduces the "In Memoriam" tribute

Robert Redford accepts his Honorary Oscar® from Barbra Steisand

Halle Berry, Best Actress for Monster's Ball

Denzel Washington, Best Actor for Training Day


Ron Howard with his Directing and Producing Oscars® (A Beautiful Mind)

Ron Howard & Brian Grazer accept their Best Picture Awards for A Beautiful Mind
Show Executive Producer:Laura Ziskin
Show Producers:Marty Pasetta Jr.
Pamela Oas Williams
Laura Ziskin
Telecast Directors for ABC:Louis J. Horvitz
Errol Morris (filmed segments)