'It's something I only get to do when Billy Crystal is out of town.' 'Hosting the Oscars is much like making love to a woman,' said Martin.
Instead, he relied on his experience as a stand-up comic to open the night with a monologue. Martin, following in the footsteps of popular Oscar host Billy Crystal, shirked the tradition of Crystal's musical opening.
'That introduction cost the government $1 trillion,' he said, 'so there goes your tax cut.' The ceremony opened with a video-cast from the International Space Station with astronauts 'beaming down' host Steve Martin.īack on Earth, Martin made the most of the celestial opening. 'Dad, who's here tonight, thank you for teaching me how to soldier through tough situations, and mom for teaching me to do it gracefully,' said Harden.ĭel Toro, who played a Tijuana, Mexico, cop in the drug drama 'Traffic,' dedicated his Oscar to two filming locations in the movie: Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico.ĪBC is telecasting the Academy Awards, a ceremony that began at 8:30 p.m. Note: Pages will open in a new browser window.
