Byline: ANTHONY BREZNICAN Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- The applause at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony came with a fair share of hand-wringing.
Traditionally a time of celebration, the prospect of strikes by writers and actors, dwindling box-office returns and the shuttering of theaters nationwide dampened the Oscar euphoria of 2001.
``We are scared,'' said DreamWorks SKG executive Jeffrey Katzenberg. ``Anybody who says they're not scared isn't being honest.''
The entertainment industry's dark economic outlook has created anxiety at the studio, he said, despite its Oscar successes this year with such films as ``Gladiator.''
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