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Oscar night fright
When Ben Affleck and Matt Damon won the best screenplay Oscar for 1997's Good Will Hunting, Matt Damon was so nervous that he giggled all the way through their acceptance speech. 'Losing would suck and winning would be really scary, and it's really, really scary,' said Affleck, as his former high-school pal seemed to be too overcome with terrified laughter to say anything.
Julia Roberts won the best actress award for Erin Brokovich in 2001. She was delighted by her win, but was so intimidated by the run-up to the ceremony that in her speech she described it as 'an out-of-body experience.'
Billy Crystal, the comedian and actor who has hosted the Oscars a total of eight times, admits to being on edge all the way through, despite all his experience. `It's incredibly nerve-wracking because the world is a rough room. A billion people are watching you. You have to keep the balance of the evening moving, hopefully be witty, hopefully be spontaneous if something happens, and get out of the way of the show after a while. It's a big job and a hard one.'
Nicole Kidman was nominated for best actress for The Hours. Just before they announced the winner, her daughter leant over and said 'You're going to win, Mommy' and she became completely panic-stricken. When she arrived backstage after picking up her award, Nicole could barely contain herself. 'I'm a little giddy. I don't know what I said,' she admitted afterwards.
Stunning British actress Kristin Scott Thomas was nominated for her role in the award-winning romance The English Patient in 1997. Asked by reporters how she would cope with nerves, she replied: 'Well, I was absolutely terrified before the Golden Globes. I was terrified I was going to do something terrible and pass out or roll about on the floor, kicking and screaming.' Scott Thomas didn't win the Oscar - in fact it went to Frances McDormand - but whatever she was feeling inside, she did manage to keep her trademark cool.
Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett, who landed the coveted award for portraying Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator, confessed that her nerves almost got the better of her, and she had to keep telling herself not to trip up. 'I kind of blanked out' she said.
Svelte actress Hilary Swank, who had already won a surprise Oscar for her role in Boys Don't Cry, found herself nominated for a second award after starring in the Clint Eastwood directed Million Dollar Baby. But Swank confessed the awards are nerve-racking, even if you've already won an Oscar. 'It's certainly not any easier' she told reporters with feeling. 'You're still just as nervous.'
Lord of the Rings star Liv Tyler was so nervous when presenting the 2004 Oscars that she could only be calmed by Tim Robbins at the star-studded ceremony. The stunning actress admitted that she was petrified. 'I have horrible stage fright' she explains. 'On the night I looked at Tim Robbins, and that kind of made me feel better. He smiled up at me and I was like, 'Oh, friend!''
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