SCENE AND HEARD BACKSTAGE AT THE OSCARS.Byline: Compiled by Greg Hernandez, Evan Henerson and Sandra Barrera EARLY PROPOSAL: All three of the first ``Aviator'' Oscar winners offered thanks to the film's director, Martin Scorsese Noun 1. Martin Scorsese - United States filmmaker (born in 1942) Scorsese , but supporting actress supporting actress n → attrice f non protagonista winner Cate Blanchett Catherine Élise Blanchett (born May 14, 1969), better known as Cate Blanchett, is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning Australian actress. She has also won various awards, most notably including two SAGs and two BAFTAs, making her one of a few actors who won all probably went the furthest. ``I hope my son will marry your daughter,'' said Blanchett, addressing Scorsese. DRINKING BUDDIES: Cate Blanchett never met Katharine Hepburn, who she portrayed to Oscar-winning success in ``The Aviator.'' Hepburn was alive when Blanchett won the role, and the Australian actress inquired about meeting her, but it never happened. What would Blanchett have asked Hepburn, had the two women met? ``What was in the glass that she was drinking?'' said Blanchett. BIG AWARDS: Asked about his daughter who accompanied him to the Oscars, Jamie Foxx Jamie Foxx (born December 13, 1967) is an American actor, singer, and stand-up comic. Foxx is possibly best-known for his performance of musician Ray Charles in Ray, and for his collaborations with director Michael Mann. said that she wasn't quite as impressed as she might have been by the Oscars. ``She said, `After this, can we go to big awards, the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards?' She might not know the significance of everything going on tonight. But years from now, she's going to be talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to her friends and she's going to say `Me and my dad. We had a great time.'' WRONG VINTAGE: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor This article is about the NFL football player. For other uses, see Jim Taylor (disambiguation). James Charles "Jim" Taylor (born September 20, 1935) is a former professional football player. Taylor played for ten NFL seasons, from 1958-67. walked backstage after their win for best adapted screenplay for the wine-themed drama ``Sideways,'' and joked that they were celebrating by drinking, not wine, but tequila. MARK HIS WORDS: Chris Rock says the controversy surrounding his hosting duties didn't affect him. ``It seemed made up. I tour the country, and I'm out across America more than most writers - as much as you guys, anyway. My fans are black and white and gay and straight.'' Rock added that he didn't know if he'd be back. Asked if it was hard not to curse, Rock said ``I don't curse in front of my mother, and my mother was front and center. I could never curse in front of Rose Rock, so why would I do it on television?'' ``We have political capital and we intend to use it.'' - Alexander Payne, director of ``Sideways,'' when asked about their newfound ``clout,'' quoting President Bush. HOLD THAT NOTE: Don't try to orchestra cue Hilary Swank off the stage. The best actress winner, collecting her second Oscar for her role in ``Million Dollar Baby,'' was in the middle of her Oscar thank-yous when the band started playing, signaling her time was up. ``Uh-uh, you can't do that because I haven't gotten to (director) Clint (Eastwood) yet,'' said Swank. The actress, who forgot to thank her husband, actor Chad Lowe Charles "Chad" Lowe (born January 15, 1968 in Dayton, Ohio), is an American television actor, and the brother of actor Rob Lowe. He won an Emmy Award for his starring role in Life Goes On as a man suffering from AIDS. , when she won her first Oscar for ``Boys Don't Cry,'' acknowledged Lowe in Sunday's speech, ``because I'd like to think I learned from past mistakes.'' QUE SERA: Hilary Swank was not flooded with great roles after her first Oscar win but she is optimistic this time around. ``After doing `Boys Don't Cry,' I realized how few and far between the great roles are. I thought maybe it was once in a lifetime. I'm just really lucky that it's only been five years. I think it's always going to be a challenge. Hopefully it's not going to be too far in the future, and we'll see what the future brings.'' NEVER TOO OLD: ``We're taking over,'' Clint Eastwood said about the older winners of the night. ``The AARP AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organization dedicated to "enriching the experience of aging"; membership is open to people age 50 or older. Founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus as American Association of Retired Persons, AARP now has over 30 million and me, we're coming in now. No, I think there's room for everybody. I love to see young director's come along. I happen to be a big fan of Alexander Payne ... I'd like to say to various financiers, `Don't forget the senior guys because they're ready to do their best work for you.' '' WINNING PHILOSOPHY: Asked backstage about his Oscar aspirations after falling short in the past, supporting actor supporting actor n → attore m non protagonista winner Morgan Freeman said, ``It's kind of tricky.'' ``After 'Driving Miss Daisy,' I became philosophical about the Oscar,'' he said. ``It occurred to me that winning the nomination is probably the height of it, about as far as you can really reasonably go, and after that, it's pretty arbitrary. Because how can any of us be best? You can't. But when they call your name, all that goes out the window.'' UPSTAGED: The idea of receiving their Oscars in their seats from presenter Cate Blanchett got mixed reviews from makeup winners Valli For the Italian actress, see . Valli (Tamil வள்ளி) is the name of prominent Hindu god Murugan's consort, according to Tamil traditions. She is depicted as a the daughter of a tribal chief. O'Reilly and Bill Corso, who won for ``Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.'' For her part, O'Reilly seemed relieved. ``It was actually easier because I kept thinking if I won, how would I walk in my shoes? I'm a flip-flop girl.'' But Corso seemed to crave tradition: ``It's not that I wouldn't have liked to walk on stage and thank the academy. The old-fashioned way is sometimes the best.'' ``I've been sick for the last three days. Hopefully, I'll make it through the night.'' - Costume design Costume design is the design of the appearance of the characters in a theater or cinema performance. This usually involves designing or choosing clothing, footwear, hats and head dresses for the actors to wear, but it may also include designing masks, makeup or other unusual forms, winner Sandy Powell Sandy Powell may refer to:
``The last one I won was for 'Raging Bull.' Scorsese did not win, which was quite devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. for me. It kind of ruined my night.'' - Film editing winner (``The Aviator'') Thelma Schoonmaker. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1) BLANCHETT (2) SCHOONMAKER (3 -- color) Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso David R. Crane/Staff Photographer (4 -- color) POWELL (5 -- color) FREEMAN Michael Owen
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