The telecast, seen by an estimated 1 billion worldwide, contained the usual goofs, of course, including a brief silence of the Roach, as film pioneer Hal Roach, 100, addressed the audience sans microphone. But the flubs were soon forgotten as the crowd headed for post-show parties around L.A. The winning Lambs flocked to the Governors Ball outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, then on to Rex II Ristorante with its ice sculpture of Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter's face mask. Demme, rediscovering eloquence after his stammering acceptance speech, proclaimed his win "hard to digest. Slight pun intended."
Meanwhile, at the restaurant Maple Drive, nominees Oliver Stone (JFK) and Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise) joined in an El Rescate benefit to aid Central American refugees. Over at superagent Irving "Swifty" Lazar's annual Spago bash, Bette Midler, nominated for her tour de force role in For the Boys, consoled herself with smoked salmon pizza. Best performance by a non-actor? That of Walter Cronkite, who shared a table at Swifty's with Madonna and Joan Collins. The venerable newsman never stopped smiling.
Saved by the Bell Reunion
The hookups, the meltdowns, the memoires
The case reveals what was really going on what they think of each other now!
