"TWO TOWERS" SWEEPS THE CRIBBIES
Middle-Earth Epic Takes Six Awards; Cribbies Hall of Awesome Inaugurated
In a star-studded ceremony lasting only ten minutes, the fifth annual Cribbies for achievement in Filmmaking, Acting, and Hotness were awarded this morning. Peter Jackson's THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS was the overwhelming winner, taking an unprecedented six awards back to New Zealand. The burly Kiwi drank all six of his awards -- glasses of Jack Daniels sippin' whiskey -- and spent most of the ceremony asleep in his chair.
Trailing far behind TWO TOWERS with two awards each were the Weitz brothers' comedy ABOUT A BOY, Spike Jonze's ADAPTATION, and Todd Haynes' Douglas Sirk fantasia FAR FROM HEAVEN. Many multiple nominees were shut out, including Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN, MONSOON WEDDING, and Oscar champ CHICAGO.
2003's big loser was STAR WARS EPISODE 2, which swept the Loser Awards -- Worst Actress (Natalie Portman), Worst Actor (Hayden Christiansen), and, in a tie, Worst Picture.
On the occasion of the Cribbies' fifth anniversary, all past Cribbie winners were invited onstage to wave to the crowd. The highlight of this star-studded event was the dramatic onstage kiss between Fred Willard (Best Bit Part 2001) and Mariah Carey (Worst Actress 2002).The two left the ceremony together and were later seen canoodling in the Krispy Kreme on 125th Street.
In addition, the Cribbies administration announced the creation of the Cribbies Hall of Awesome. "Though these first twelve inductees may not be household names," the administration noted in a press release, "all twelve make any movie with which they're involved exponentially more awesome. We are pleased to inaugurate the HoA with these fine performers."
The twelve performers inducted into the Hall of Awesome for 2003 are:
Ice Cube (THREE KINGS, BOYZ N THE HOOD, BARBERSHOP)
Luis Guzman (THE LIMEY, TRAFFIC, PUNCH DRUNK LOVE)
Dan Hedaya (TO DIE FOR, DICK, MULHOLLAND DRIVE)
Allison Janney (THE ICE STORM, TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, THE HOURS)
Catherine O'Hara (BEETLEJUICE, BEST IN SHOW, ORANGE COUNTY)
Kumar Pallana (BOTTLE ROCKET, RUSHMORE, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS)
Amy Poehler (WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER, MARTIN & ORLOFF)
Tony Shalhoub (BIG NIGHT, GALAXY QUEST, THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE)
Wallace Shawn (MY DINNER WITH ANDRE, VANYA ON 42ND STREET, CLUELESS)
Mary Steenburgen (MELVIN AND HOWARD, PARENTHOOD, SUNSHINE STATE)
J.T. Walsh (THE LAST SEDUCTION, NIXON, SLING BLADE)
Hugo Weaving (PROOF, THE MATRIX, THE LORD OF THE RINGS)
2003 NOMINEES
Winner; *runner-up
Hayden Christiansen, STAR WARS EPISODE 2: ATTACK OF THE CLONES
