Oscar's meager offerings: Spider-Man 2 and The Incredibles
Not much reason to watch the Oscars this year, especially since they are getting so "out of touch" with what interests the general public--overlooking some truly great fantasy and animated movies that should have been up for best picture (among other awar
"Spider-Man 2" was named winner for achievement in visual effects, with Oscars going to John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier.
The sound awards split between the musical "Ray" -- which earned a sound-mixing Oscar for Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Cantamessa -- and "The Incredibles," which took the sound-editing award for the team of Michael Silvers and Randy Thom.
As expected, "The Incredibles" was named the best animated feature, as the Disney-Pixar movie topped two rivals from DreamWorks, "Shrek 2" and "Shark Tale."
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films, earned an Academy Award for makeup for its makeup creators Valli O'Reilly and Bill Corso.