Oscar Winners

Best Picture

Chicago

Best director

Roman Polanski, The Pianist

Best actor in a leading role

Adrien Brody, The Pianist

Best actress in a leading role

Nicole Kidman, the Hours

Best actor in a supporting role

Chris Cooper, Adaptation

Best actress in a supporting role

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago

Best original screenplay

Pedro Almodovar, Talk to Her

Best adapted screenplay

Ronald Harwood, The Pianist

Best animated feature

Spirited Away

Best original song

“Lose Yourself” from 8 Mile

Best art direction

John Myrhe and Gord Sim, Chicago

Best cinematography

Conrad L. Hall, Road to Perdition

Best costume design

Colleen Antwood, Chicago

Best makeup

Frida

Best documentary feature

Bowling for Columbine

Best visual effects

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Best film editing

Martin Walsh, Chicago

Cannes

1. to be the most prestigious / well-known world film festival / to be a French film festival / to be founded in 1938 / at Cannes / on the French Riviera;

2. the first opening / on 1 September 1939 / to be cancelled because of the war;

3. the first Cannes festival actually to take place / 6 years later;

4. soon / to become/ one of the top festivals;

5. the showbiz factor / to be high in Cannes;

6. to be / important / film market / its awards / guarantee / distribution for non-mainstream, non-Hollywood films;

7. the top Prize in the festival competition / the Palm d’Or / to be awarded in 1955 / to go to one or two presented films;

8. among the numerous other prizes / to be Camera d’Or for debut film.

Berlin

1. to be / a German film festival / to be the most important in Germany;

2. the Berlin International Film Festival or Berlinale / to be founded in 1951;

3. to be / one of three major festivals in Europe / to be held annually / late February / through early March;

4. its prize / to be Golden Bear / in the competition for the top prizes / the Golden Bear / for the best film / the Silver Bear / for best directing / best acting;

5. in the international competition for Golden Bear award / film / to be assessed / by a jury of international celebrities;

6. to put an emphasis / independent and innovating film making (features, documentaries, experimental films, short and political films).

Venice

1. to be / the world’s oldest film festival;

2. to be held / in Venice / in 1932 / to be unique in its devotion to cinema as an art form;

3. to be declared / an annual even with prizes / in 1934 / the Palazzo del Cinema / to be built especially for the festival in 1937/ still to house the event;

4. to be a showcase for / the best of world cinema / irrespective of ideology;

5. to be open to / the tastes of young cinema hopefuls;

6. to be open to / a mingling of European and American, art and popular cinema;

7. the festival’s top prize / the Golden Lion / to be established in 1949.