They might have taken the glitz out of Sunday's Oscars but in the end there was no distancing the biggest show in Hollywood from the real drama on the other side of the world.

Actor Adrien Brody pulled off a major Oscar upset on Sunday by being named best actor for his performance in "The Pianist" while a tearful Nicole Kidman won the best actress Oscar for her work in "The Hours." Movie musical "Chicago" burned through early Oscars with five awards, but at its mid-point the show was marked by loud boos and some cheers for documentary filmmaker Michael Moore who derided President Bush for his war stance.

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Browse a collection of interviews from the Leonard Lopate archives where film critics weigh in on this year's Oscar nominees, listen to Oscar-nominated film scores and find out which films and actors were overlooked by the Academy.

From the Leonard Lopate Show Archives...

Hollywood Hustling
March 18, 2003
Kim Jackson and Roy Frumkes offer their advice to fledgling filmmakers and share behind the scenes secrets of the industry.
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Thumbs Up!
March 5, 2003
Film critic Richard Roeper of Roeper and Ebert weighs in on the Oscars and gives us the 10 Sure Signs A Movie Character is Doomed.
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Elmer Bernstein, Composer of the Far From Heaven score
January 14, 2003
Academy award winning composer Elmer Bernstein has made music for over 200 major film and television scores. He discusses his celebrated career on the Leonard Lopate Show.
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2002: The Year in Movies
US Magazine film critic, Thelma Adams joins Chairman of The New York Film Critics Circle, Marshall Fine and Gene Seymour from Newsday to share thoughts on the best films of 2002.
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View the Top Ten Lists of Thelma Adams, Marshall Fine, and our own Leonard Lopate.

Julie Taymor, Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina of Frida
November 5, 2002
Director Julie Taymor and actors Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina join Leonard to talk about their film based on the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, Frida.
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The Scores

Listening to the Academy Awards: Oscar-Nominated Film Scores
NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday Surveys the Scene
Music is crucial in the making of a contemporary film, and often can be the critical final factor in making the film a success. In the second of this three-part series, movie music critic and NPR programming ace Andy Trudeau talks with NPR's Liane Hansen about the scores created by Elmer Bernstein and John Williams.
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Opinions

Overlooked by Oscar
By Bob Mondello
Let the Academy Awards second-guessing begin. With the Oscar nominees announced, we now enter phase two of the Academy Awards, also known as the "How could they?" phase.
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Women in Film
By Stephen Humphries and Stephanie Cook Broadhurst
Who will take home the Oscars this year? No matter who wins Best Supporting Actress at this year's Oscars, it'll be a category notable for its varied—and colorful—characters.
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The Quiet American
By Robin Dougherty
This lackluster film, set in Vietnam before the American involvement, has the comfortable spookiness of an old ghost story.
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Judge 'The Pianist,' Not Roman Polanski
By Patrick Goldstein
The battle over the director's nomination speaks volumes about why the Oscars have devolved into a seamy mystery.
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Writer's Block? Insert Self Into Script. Problem Solved!
By Brian Libby
Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman struggled with adapting 'The Orchid Thief' to the screen, so he inserted himself into the main role.
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Latifah Says Oscar Nomination Is a Win for Hip-Hop
By Bob Tourtellotte
It is a Hollywood cliché, but for "Chicago" star Queen Latifah, the saying rings true: just being nominated for an Oscar made her a winner.
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Gangs of New York
By John DeSando
Leo DiCaprio will win no awards as the vengeful Irish orphan, Amsterdam, but he comports himself well enough to be taken seriously as an actor.
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For this Role, Artist Literally Starved
Interview with Adrien Brody
By Stephanie Cook Broadhurst
For his role as a classical musician who survived the Holocaust by hiding alone in Warsaw ghettos, Adrien Brody gave up possessions like his car. The 6-foot-2, 160-pound actor also shed 30 pounds and isolated himself so he could understand the loneliness and deprivation his character felt.
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Resources and Links:
Full list of winners
Oscar's website