Photo Gallery:
79th Academy Awards
held
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Showcasing the Academy Awards distinctly
international flavor this year were the 16 nominations garnered by Mexican
directors Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Alfonso Cuaron,
prompting some to compare them to another trio of renowned filmmakers: Francis
Ford Coppola, George Lucas and John Ford.
It was "No way, Jose," according to Del Toro.
"I was thinking more like (Three Stooges) Larry, Curly and Moe," joked the
director, whose film "Pan's Labyrinth" garnered six nominations, including
foreign-language film and screenplay.
"We need like six of us for one Scorsese," Alfonso said. "The great thing
is to be sharing this moment together."
His film, "Children of Men," was nominated for three Oscars.
Inarritu was up against Scorsese in the best director category for his film
"Babel," which was nominated in six other categories, including best picture.
Environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio drove to the Oscars
in an eco-friendly -- and very trendy -- hybrid car, the Toyota Prius. The
"plug-in hybrid" can travel more than 100 miles on a gallon of fuel, according
to the environmental group Global Green.
DiCaprio, nominated for a best-actor Oscar for his role in the drama "Blood
Diamond," was among several celebs who arrived at Sunday night's Oscar show in
low-emission vehicles.
"We need our leaders in Washington to listen to the growing chorus of
scientists and experts saying that we must put in place binding emission
reductions to combat global warming," DiCaprio said in a statement to The
Associated Press.
Other stars taking part in Global Green's fifth annual "Red Carpet-Green
Cars" campaign included Penelope Cruz, Forest Whitaker, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten
Dunst, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ryan Gosling and former vice president-turned filmmaker
Al Gore and his wife, Tipper.
Davis Guggenheim played the dutiful date 10 years ago when his wife,
Elisabeth Shue, was Oscar-nominated for "Leaving Las Vegas."
His payback came Sunday.
"Now she's my date, so it's kind of fun," said Guggenheim, who directed "An
Inconvenient Truth," the story of former Vice President Al Gore's commitment to
reversing the effects of global climate change. It was nominated for a
documentary feature Oscar.
"I told him to just try to stay in the present and keep reminding himself
that he's actually here," Shue said.
Sound engineer Kevin O'Connell didn't take home an Oscar on Sunday night
but he did put his name in the record book for most Oscar losses -- 19 --
without a win.
"I'm already checked into therapy tomorrow," the good-natured engineer said
as he arrived for the show.
O'Connell and two other engineers were nominated in the sound mixing
category for "Apocalypto." They lost to the engineering team that worked on
"Dreamgirls."
"I've definitely gotten more mileage out of losing than winning," he said.
"Everybody kids me, then they all say, ‘We really want you to win.’ I think
they're tired of looking at my mug on TV."
(Agencies)
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