2. Shine's Geoffrey Rush juggles the accoutrements of fame.
3. "Nothing else fit," said Madonna of her infant-friendly Dolce & Gabbana gown.
4. Jerry Maguire star Tom Cruise, hushed by wife Nicole Kidman, stepped up to the podium twice--to accept his Best Actor statue and to lionize lifetime achiever Dustin Hoffman. "It was a real honor," said Cruise. "I mean, my God, the guy's a legend."
5. The English Patient stars Kristin Scott Thomas and Juliette Binoche flank director Anthony Minghella.
6 & 7. Gwyneth Paltrow confirmed that fiance Brad Pitt, who didn't attend the ceremony, designed her engagement ring, "but I don't want to talk about it," she said.
8. Even a sprained ankle (a basketball injury) couldn't keep the new caped crusader completely down. "I just sit in the Batmobile now," said George Clooney.
9. Creepy duo Quentin Tarantino and The X-Files' Gillian Anderson.
10. Hemp-wearing Larry Flynt star Woody Harrelson (with his daughter, Deni) expressed speech freely with John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston.
