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Nominations from page 3 b. TOM CRUISE - Magnolia c. - MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN - The Green Mile 4 JUDE LAW - The Talented Mr. Ripley a HALEY JOEL OSMENT - The Sixth Sense BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PIC TURE a NORMAN JEWISON - The Hur ricane b. NEIL JORDAN ~ The End of the Affair a MICHAEL MANN - The Insider 4 SAM MENDES - American Beau ty a ANTHONY MINGHELLA ~ 77ie Talented Mr. Ripley BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PIC TURE a. ALAN BALL - American Beauty b. JOHN IRVING - The Cider House Rules c. CHARLIE KAUFMAN - Being John Malkovich d. ERIC ROTH & MICHAEL MANN - The Insider e. M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN - 77ie Sixth Sense BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE a. ANGELO BADALAMENTI - 77ie Straight Story b. GEORGE FENTON - Anna and the King c. LISA GERRARD & PIETER BOURKE - The Insider d. ENNIO MORRICONE - 77ie Leg end of 1900 e. THOMAS NEWMAN - American Beauty L MICHAEL NYMAN - The End of the Affair g. JOCELYN POOK - Eyes Wide Shut h. JOHN WILLIAMS - Angela's Ash es 1 GABRIEL YARED - The Talent ed Mr. Ripley BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE a. “BEAUTIFUL STRANGER” - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me b. “HOW CAN I NOT LOVE YOU” - Anna and the King c. “SAVE ME” - Magnolia 4 “WHEN SHE LOVED ME” - Toy Story 2 e. “YOU'LL BE IN MY HEART” Tarzan BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRA MA a. ER b. ONCE AND AGAIN c. THE PRACTICE 4 THE SOPRANOS e. THE WEST WING BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN AC TRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES DRAMA a. LORRAINE BRACCO - The So pranos b. AMY BRENNEMAN - Judging Amy c. EDIE FALCO - The Sopranos 4 JULIANNA MARGULIES - ER e. SELA WARD - Once and Again BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN AC TOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA a BILLY CAMPBELL - Once and Again b. JAMES GANDOLFINI - The Sopranos c. ROB LOWE - The West Wing 4 DYLAN McDERMOTT - The Practice e. MARTIN SHEEN - The West Wing BEST TELEVISION SERIES - MUSI CAL OR COMEDY a ALLYMcBEAL b. DHARMA & GREG c. SEX AND THE CITY 4 SPIN CITY e. WILL & GRACE BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN AC TRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY a JENNA ELFMAN - Dharma & Greg b. CALISTA FLOCKHART - Ally McBeal c. FELICITY HUFFMAN - Sports Night d. HEATHER LOCKLEAR - Spin City a DEBRA MESSING - Will & Grace t SARAH JESSICA PARKER - Sex and the City BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN AC TOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - MU SICAL OR COMEDY a MICHAEL J. FOX - Spin City b. THOMAS GIBSON - Dharma & Greg c. ERIC McCORMACK - Will & Grace d. RAY ROMANO - Everybody Loves Raymond a GEORGE SEGAL - Just Shoot Me Simpsons celebrate 10 years on air by Seth Sutel AP Business Writer Now the longest-running prime time entertainment show that’s still on TV, “The Simpsons” celebrates 10 years on the air this Friday with a bash that in cludes getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As if there were any need to con firm the huge role they have carved out in American culture and the entertain ment business. It’s hard to imagine that a decade age parents were furious about the message the incorrigible, wise-crack ing Bart was sending their kids, or that then-President Bush held out the Simp sons as an example of what was wrong with American families. It’s a long way from “The Tracey Ullman Show,” when Homer, Marge and their spikey-haired kids first penetrated our minds in 1987 with short animated segments between comedy routines. Two years later they had a Christmas special, and their first regular season began Jan. 14,1990. Since then, the Simpsons and their screwball (but let’s face it, all-too fa miliar) approach to life have done much more than make animated shows safe for thinking people again. They gave a huge boost to the Fox network in its crit ical early years, a debt readily ac knowledged by Sandy Grushow, chair man of the Fox TV Entertainment Group. “The bottom line is that ‘The Simp sons’ is this network’s flagship show. It’s largely responsible for putting this net work on the map,” Grushow said. He said “The Simpsons” and “The X-Frles” are the two most profitable series Fox ever made. The Simpsons also spawned a num ber of other prime time animated pro grams, including “King of the Hill,” and launched the career of Conan O’Brien, who was a writer for “The Simpsons” when he was named to replace David Letterman as host of “Late Night” in 1993. Even people who work for the show are surprised it’s lasted so long. After all, creator Matt Groening was best known for the brutal, angst-ridden humor in his cartoon strip “Life is Hell.” Mother Jones magazine ran a cover story at the time of the show’s launch titled “TV is Hell: Can Matt Grocnirig’sSub- " versive Humor Survive Prime * Time?” More than merely surviving, the Simpsons won an Emmy their first j season and caused i a sensation among viewers. Not every one was amused, : though. Parents worried about Bart claiming to be an Un- Tg derachiever— and proud of it.” Bar- * bara Bush called the show “the dumb est thing” she ever saw. Mrs. Bush eventually came around, as did many other viewers initially put off by the merciless satire of institutions like church, school, work and family. Not to mention Homer’s celebration of his own stupidity and his seemingly in human appetite for donuts and beer. With so much time having passed since the Simpsons first joined us, it’s fair to ask whether their popularity is a sign the show has toned down or whether our culture has simply become more ac cepting of the Simpsons and their spe cial way of viewing the world. To Mike Scully, the show’s execu tive producer, the answer is clear: It’s American attitudes and culture that have changed, while the show has stayed pret ty much the same. “There was a lot of controversy when the show first came on for its por trayal of the dysfunctional family,” Scul ly said. “But after ‘Beavis and Butthead’ came along, suddenly we were ‘Leave it to Beaver. ’ Wfe’ve gone from the show that parents didn’t want their kids to watch to the one they sit down WITH their kids to watch.” % So what makes mil t lions of us tune in every |p: week? For many, it’s the mix *■ ture of high-brow humor with gut-wrenching laughs that gives the show its appeal. In the same episode with clever references i to Moby Dick or Shakespeare, Barney the barfly will emit a beer belch so powerful \ it makes his lips flap like .. a pennant. ff At the end of the * day, though, the positive message of familial love push es through all the cultur al satire. “We’ll get complaints once in a while about Homer’s drinking, but he isn’t presented as a role model. He s an id iot,” Scully said. “People don’t look up to him for drinking too much or being lazy, but they look up to him for lov ing his family.” How many more years have the Simpson got left? Executive producer Scully has stopped predicting, having been wrong twice before. “I guess we’ll get off the air when the American public asks us to.” Metal from page 2 his work was effected. Soon both Poland and Samuelson were fired and replaced for the next album by Jeff Young and Chuck Behler. In 1988 Megadeth released So Far, So Good...So What! The album fea tured a cover of the Sex Pistols’ “An archy in the UK” and includes a song called “In My Darkest Hour” which was written on the day Cliff Burton died. Although the band was enjoying their success, Mustaine’s addiction to drugs worsened, and in early 1990 he entered a rehabilitation program. By the end of the year Mustaine was clean and sober, and Megadeth had a new guitarist, Marty Friedman, and a new drummer, Nick Menza. They al so had a new album called Rust in Peace. This is considered by many to be their best album Finally in 1992, Megadeth received the status they had long deserved with the release of Countdown to Extinction, which entered the charts at #2. They followed this album in 1994 with Youthanasia, which like its predecessor, was well received and entered the charts at #4. In 1995 the group released Hidden Treasures, a collection of rarities and B sides. They followed this album by com pletely changing their sound. But un like in Metallica’s case, the change seemed more of a natural progression for the band. In 1997 the band released the album Cryptic Writings, which went straight to the charts. Following this album, in 1999, they released their latest album Risk. However, in-between they re placed their drummer with Jimmy De grasso. Most recently however, is the de parture of Megadeth’s long-time gui tarist Marty Friedman. Announced on Monday, it was stated that he had left to pursue other musical interests. Al though he will be missed, it is doubtful that his departure will end the band.