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Show The Salt Lake Tribune A8 Oscars: ‘Braveheart,’ Gibson Win Big don't ask a black womanto buy an expensive dress and thencoverit with ribbons. Jackson led about 75 marchers outside the Hollywoodoffices of KABC-TVacross town fromthe award ceremonies. He called for similar demonstrations at other @ Continued from A-1 ABCstations across the country Whenyougive methis award you honor my father, for animalrights Her message for Jackson: “You Paul Sor- vino, who taught meeverything I as the network broadcast the awards show The academypassedoverblack filmmaker Dianne Houston's Tuesday Morning Ride’ in the knowabout acting,” she said. The elder Sorvino, a character actor, live action short film category der,” from Jana Sue Memelandactress has appearedin TV's “Law & Orlas,” and the movie “Goodfel- amongothers This year’s biggest controversy surfaced immediately. Host Whoopi Goldberg used her open ing monologueto defuse the Rev Jesse Jackson’s call to protest the show becausethere was only one black out of 166 nominees Goldberg, wholike the show's producer Quiney Jonesis black ridiculed Jackson's call for par- ticipants to wear multicolored ribbons. Shereeled off a list of imaginary ribbons in her collection, including the traditional red ribbon for AIDS awareness a ‘milky whiteribbon for mad cow disease,” and a “fake fur ribbon Jackson Leads Oscar Protesters choosing “Lieberman in Love Christine Laliti ‘Chicago Hope of television's In other awards, “Braveheart was honored for makeup, sound effects and cinematography Restoration” won for costume and art direction, and 13” “Apollo for film editing and sound NATION/WORLD of a recent stroke as he thanked Oscar is a fairy tale come true I see my four sons. They are proud of the old man,” Douglas for all of us involvedin its making Two films about the Holocaust wonin their respective categories of documentary, documentary short and documentary feature — One Survivor Remembers” and Anne Frank Remembered Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz won two — for best original musical or comedyscore for “Pocahontas” and the movie's top song, “Colors of the Wind.” The original score statuette went to The Postman. The awards wereconsidered to be amongthe closest in a decade with many critics picking completely different winners. The nomination votes were so divergent that the directors of two leading candidates for best picture, “Apollo 13” and “Sense and Sensibility,” weren't nominated for directing Kirk Douglas got a standing Babe” took the visual effects Oscalr ovationas he stepped upto accept *Antonia’s Line,” thestory of a Dutch woman and her multigenerational family, scored honors as the best foreign-languagepicture The award was claimed by di- an honorary Oscar — announced earlier — for ‘50 years as a cre- ative and moral force in the mak- clared: “Some people havecalled Osear for acting, struggled with diction hampered bythe effects rector Marleen Gorris, who deAntonia’s Line’ a fairy tale. Per- Tuesday, March 26, 1996 hapsit is, And that is should win ing of motion picture communi- y Douglas, who has never won an his wife and four sons. said Twoother Hollywood stalwarts also received special Oscars that were announced earlier but pre sented Mondaynight John Lasseter, director andco: writer of the computer-animated Toy Story,” received a special achievement Oscar. Lasseter won an Oscar in 1988 for his short film Tin Toy,” which showcased the same animation techniques. Animator Chuck Jones, who drew Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote and Daffy Duck, also got an hon- orary Oscar. Jones, whose work appears in more than 300 films. won a short film Academy Award for 1965's “The Dot and the Line. The Oscars were voted on by 5,000 members of the Academyof Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Nominations are made byspecific branches(actors nominate actors, cinematographers nominate cinematographers) while winners in almost all categories are decided by the entire Academy. To vote in the documentary, foreign-language and short film categories. members must have seen all the nominated works Here’s the List of Winners At the Academy Awards PRESS THE ASS Best Picture: “Braveheart Actor: Nicolas Cage. “Leaving Las Vegas Actress: Susan Sarandon, “Dead Man Walking Supporting Actor: Kevin Spacey The UsualSuspects. Supporting Actress: Mira Sorvino. Mighty Aphrodite Director: Mel Gibson, “Braveheart Foreign Film: “Antonia’s Line,” The Netherlands. Original Screenplay: Christopher McQuarrie, “The Usual Suspects Adapted Screenplay: Emma Thomp. son, “Sense and Sensibility Cinematography: John Toll, “Brave heart Film Editing: Mike Hill and Dan Hantey, “Apollo13 ArtDirection: Eugenio Zanetti, “Res: toration, Sound: Rick Dior. Steve Pederson Scott Millan, David MacMillan, “Apollo 13 Sound Effects Editing: Lon Bender. PerHallberg, “Braveheart Musical or ComedyScore: “Pocahon. tas,’ Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz Dramatic Seore: “The Postman (Il Postino),”” Luis Bacalov Original Song: “Colors of the Wind from “Pocahontas,” Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz Costume: James Acheson. ‘Restora- Animated Short Film: “A Close tion Makeup: Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison, Lois Burwell, “Braveheart Documentary Feature: “Anne Frank Remembered. Documentary Short Subject: “One Survivor Remembers Shave Live Action Short Film: “Lieberman in Love. Visual Effeets: Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan, John Cox, “Babe PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED Gordon E. Sawyer Award: Donald C. Rogers, for his contribution to motionpicture sound technology Honorary Award: Kirk Douglas. Honorary Award: Animator Chuck Jones. Special Achievement Award: Director John Lasseter, for his computer-animated “Toy Story. . THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — The Rev. Jesse Jackson led chanting, placard-carrying demonstrators outside the ABC-TV affiliate Monday night to protest the Academy Awards’ lack of minority nominees. It’s good that we haveraised the consciousness of Hollywood,” Jackson told reporters as about 75 people marchedin a circle out- newkitchens, college tuition side KABC-TV. “We're going to forma rainbow covenant andtakeit to the studio heads andto thestars,” said Jackson, who heads the civil rights group Rainbow Coalition. “There's a lack of creativity and opportunity, leaving stories untold,” he said Across the country, about 30 people picketed in front of ABC's studios in Washington, D.C., chanting: “Two, four, six, eight, Hollywood must integrate!" and “Hollywood, be fair; Hollywood, befair!” exotic vacations In Chicago, about 200 marched in front of ABC-owned WLS-TV just before the Oscars broadcast. Lawrence Landry, chairmanof the Washington Metropolitan Rainbow Coalition, said the demonstration in the nation’s capital nara was held to protest the fact that only one of the 166 Academy Award nomineeswasblack. “Last year, there were two and we didn’t want it to go to zero,” Landrysaid. enn er taxes. The lone black nominee, Dianne Houston, was nominated in the best live action short cate- gory for ‘‘Tuesday Morning Ride.’ But she didn’t win. In Los Angeles, Jackson said rainbow ribbons were given to celebrities participating in Monday night's Oscar show, yet few were seen early in the telecast Host Whoopi Goldberg took the Gee, with promises Fiche stage ribbonless and drew loud applause when she made a joke about them. There were no Rainbow demonstrators evidentoutside the Doro- maybe Aas should cao a thy Chandler Pavilion, where the ceremonies were held. But two men held placard decrying Hollywood’s treatment of Hispanic ac- ors. 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