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I'LL USE THE STAIRS NEXT TIME

For at least part of his accidental fall off a five-story building, Ken Larsen was plunging head first. But when it was all over, Larsen, who'd been helping to lay cable in Walnut Creek, Calif., walked away with only scrapes and bruises. It began when he took one too many steps backward. But halfway to the ground, with horrified tenants watching through the windows, the cable he still was holding slowed his fall - as his co-worker on the roof clamped down on the other end. Larsen arrived on his feet. "It was," he said, "like landing after a parachute jump."

This year's Oscar winners: the complete list at a glance

BEST PICTURE: "American Beauty"

ACTOR: Kevin Spacey, "American Beauty"

ACTRESS: Hilary Swank, "Boys Don't Cry"

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Michael Caine, "The Cider House Rules"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Angelina Jolie, "Girl, Interrupted"

DIRECTOR: Sam Mendes, "American Beauty"

FOREIGN FILM: "All About My Mother," Spain

SCREENPLAY (based on material previously produced or published): John Irving, "The Cider House Rules"

SCREENPLAY (written directly for the screen): Alan Ball, "American Beauty"

ART DIRECTION: "Sleepy Hollow"

CINEMATOGRAPHY: "American Beauty"

SOUND: "The Matrix"

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING: "The Matrix"

ORIGINAL SCORE: "The Red Violin," John Corigliano

ORIGINAL SONG: "You'll Be in My Heart," from "Tarzan," Phil Collins

COSTUME: "Topsy-Turvy"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: "One Day in September"

DOCUMENTARY (short subject): "King Gimp"

FILM EDITING: "The Matrix"

MAKEUP: "Topsy-Turvy"

ANIMATED SHORT FILM: "The Old Man and the Sea"

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: "My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York"

VISUAL EFFECTS: "The Matrix"

HONORARY AWARD: Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda

GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD: Roderick T. Ryan, who created a film processor for use in special effects

IRVING THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD: Warren Beatty

- Associated Press

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