Dead Man Walking. . . now that was a stupid movie.
To paraphrase the film:
"I killed and raped a bunch of innocent people, but now that I'm going to be punished, I feel bad. . . . wah wah wah, boo hoo hoo."
LOTR winning so many awards was kinda silly, but it is nice to see that type of film get some attention. Normally movies don't win unless there's a lot of snotty crying involved. Too bad Sean Austin and Andy Serkis didn't get anything, as they were the show-stealers (Christopher Lee and Ian McKellan were also good), for sure. RE the best adapted screenplay, if you've ever read LOTR, you have to admit that it's pretty amazing that they were able to transfer it to the screen as well as they did. They basically got it right.
Woulda been nice to see Johnny Depp win. His best roles have been those that will never gain him an Oscar (Ed Wood, Once upon a Time in Mexico, Gilbert Grape, Ed Scissorhands). Then again, Penn was great in "Sweet and Lowdown." Admit it, oscars are usually never given for that which they are supposed to be (see Clint Eastwood for Unforgiven/about a million films, Russell Crowe for Gladiator/The Insider).
Speaking of "Mexico," I think it should have gotten best cinematography, but "Master" was good in that regard.
I haven't seen Mystic River, Lost in Trans, Cold Mtn, or Monster, so I probably shouldn't even be commenting.