Oscar Awards -- 2002

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Australian "Who" Magazine
(Note: Same photo appears in the US People Magazine Oscar Issue)
Thanks to Jan M.

Fellow British Nominees and friends, Maggie Smith and Ian McKellen

Kevin Spacey asked for a moment of silence in honor of the heroes of the September 11th Attacks

Kevin Spacey introduced the "In Memoriam" Tribute

Photo and excerpt from the British Vogue, June 2002 Issue -- Oscars Article

Photo caption: Dames Maggie Smith and Judi Dench enjoy a game of Travel Scrabble --
a tradition between the friends -- as they are groomed for Oscar night beside the
Four Seasons hotel's rooftop pool.

Hurry, hurry, time is running out. Back to the Four Seasons, quick, quick, up to a corner suite, where Dames Maggie Smith and Judi Dench are being prepared for tomorrow's festivities. A man from Harry Winston arrives with their Oscar diamonds -he needs to know the exact size of Maggie Smith's earlobes. "I think I was sent Jim Broadbent's gift by mistake," says Judi Dench. "I opened it, and it was a lovely key ring with his initials on it. JB, JD - it's an easy mistake to make." The Dames are to be groomed beside the hotel's rooftop pool. "The gifts are rather nice this year," says Maggie. "When I was here for the Oscars in 1977, I arrived at my hotel room to find a bottle of warm fizzy wine and two plastic glasses. When I returned later after winning my Oscar, I was amused to see a huge bottle of champagne in a silver bucket instead."

A Big Thanks to Marla for bringing this to my attention

"You can't just come along in any old thing," summed up Judi Dench,
showing off her black Escada dress and matching floor-length coat.
(from the LA Times Website)

Diamond Earrings by Harry Winston

Celebrity Hair Stylist, John Barret, from NYC did DJD's hair

From Liz Smith's Column -- 03/28/02

It must have been fun in the Four Seasons suite of Dame Maggie Smith when her good friend, Dame Judi Dench, arrived and they "tried on" $4 million worth of Harry Winston's jewels. If you knew these dames like I know these dames it would have been priceless to be a fly on the wall. I happen to know the fly on the wall who reports that Dame Maggie asked how to close the stacked emerald-cut diamond bracelet, which was part of the million bucks she was going to wear. Told to press the diamond that was sticking up, she saucily replied, "Oh, you must mean the proud one!" Dame Judi wore diamond drop earrings worth $400,000 and looked like a million in her Reuters photographs. (Judi was determined to erase her unglamorous image as Iris Murdoch, and she succeeded.) The baubles were returned next day, but the Dames kept the platinum bands designed by the jeweler as a memento of the evening.

Entertainment Weekly -- 04/05/02 Issue
(Thanks to Marla)

"Where else could you find fellow nominees Judi Dench and Maggie Smith
lazing together poolside at the Four Seasons on Oscar morning? Clad in
matching hotel bathrobes, the Dames seemed to be practicing for a sitcom we'd
kill to watch: cabana girl Judi getting a manicure while Smith fussily picks
at a salad. Oh, and in the role of the wacky neighbor; here comes Best
Supporting Actor nominee Jim Broadbent threatening to take a dip with his family."

"More Estee Lauder teams swooped down on the Four Seasons hotel to
service Judi Dench (who had a hot lava rock manicure and pedicure poolside)
and Helen Mirren (deep tissue massage).... Cost per client, including luxe gift bag? Up to $10,000."

From the Daily Telegraph -- April 8th
(Thanks to Jan M)

"It is not that the Brits do not know how to be grand. The great dames can be sweet and cooperative, while maintaining a cordon of hauteur. And all of the British actresses seemed to have acquired an extra layer of polish this year. Dame Judi looked incandescently glamorous.

An East Coast young mother staying at the hotel chided her son for stopping to look at the red carpet palaver. "Darling, it is just people in long dresses getting into cars oh, my goodness! Look! It is Dame Judi Dench!" The actress is said to be slightly embarrassed at being regularly confused with the Queen."

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