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2004 76th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King sweeps all eleven nominations, including Best Picture, Sean Penn and Charlize Theron win lead acting awards
2003 75th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Steve Martin hosts, Chicago wins Best Picture, Adrian Brody and Nicole Kidman win lead acting awards 2002 74th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg hosts, A Beautiful Mind wins Best Picture, Denzell Washington and Hallie Berry win lead acting awards 2001 73rd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Steve Martin hosts, Gladiator wins Best Picture, Russell Crowe and Julia Roberts win lead acting awards 2000 72nd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, American Beauty wins Best Picture, Kevin Spacey and Hilary Swank win lead acting awards 1999 71st Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg hosts, Shakespeare in Love wins Best Picture, Roberto Benigni and Gwyneth Paltrow win lead acting awards 1998 70th Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Billy Crystal hosts, Titanic wins eleven Oscars, including Best Picture, Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt win lead acting awards 1997 69th Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Billy Crystal hosts, The English Patient wins Best Picture, Geoffrey Rush and Frances McDormand win lead acting awards 1995 Doreen Cannon, teacher of acting (London), dies at 64 1993 Admiral Studeman, ends term as acting director of CIA 1993 Admiral Studeman, serves as acting director of CIA 1991 Richard J. Kerr, ends term as acting director of CIA 1991 Richard J Kerr, serves as acting director of CIA 1989 Laurence Olivier, acting great (Hamlet), dies at 82 1987 Chicago City Council elects Eugene Sawyer acting mayor 1986 Mr Gates, serves as acting director of CIA 1982 Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81 1977 John F. Blake promoted from acting to deputy director of CIA 1977 Adm Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), becomes 12th director of CIA replacing acting director Knoche 1977 Mr. Knoche, serves as acting director of CIA 1973 General Walters, ends term as acting director of CIA 1973 General Walters, serves as acting director of CIA 1973 Acting FBI director L Patrick Gray resigns after admitting he destroyed evidence in the Watergate scandal 1961 General Assembly unanimously elects U Thant acting secretary general 1961 U.N. unanimously elects U Thant acting Secretary General of the U.N. 1961 Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads" 1953 General Walter Bedell Smith, USA, ends term as 4th director of CIA Allen W Dulles, becomes acting director of CIA 1948 Ralph J. Bunche confirmed as acting United Nations mediator in Palestine 1945 Paul Robeson wins Spingarn Medal for singing and acting achievements 1934 Bud Selig, owner, Milw Brewers, acting baseball commissioner 1934 Acting President Constantine Pats commits coup in Tallinn Estonia 1930 Doreen Cannon, teacher of acting, London 1922 Rose Moffard, acting Gov-AZ 1919 Uta Hagen, born in Germany, actress, Boys From Brazil, teaches acting 1904 Philip H Burton, Welsh director/acting teacher, Richard Burton 1902 Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor, And Justice for All 1901 Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor, Somewhere in the Night 1884 Magda Janssens, Flemish/Netherlands actress/acting teacher, Maria Stuart 1883 Bart de Ligt, anti militarist theologist, Acting Peace |
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