PLACARD MARKS RUSSELL CROWES SEAT AT ACADEMY AWARDS AT KODAK THEATRE

A placard with a photograph of actor Russell Crowe marks his seat inside the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood March 20, 2002, site of the 74th annual Academy Awards which will be presented March 24. Crowe is nominated as best actor for his role in "A Beautiful Mind" which is also nominated for a best picture Academy Award. A placard marking the seat of the film's director Ron Howard is directly behind Crowe's. REUTERS/Fred Prouser