Selected winners at the 76th annual Academy Awards: Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Directing: Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn - Mystic River Actress in a Leading Role: Charlize Theron - Monster
Ridiculous - Juxtaposition with the sublime. 1  The ridiculous is sometimes contrasted to the sublime where something with one quality is thought of as approaching, or likely to change to, the other.
Deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd. âthat ridiculous tartan capâ. âit seems absolutely ridiculous that anyone would try to pull a stunt like thisâ. âThe traffic jams are now so ridiculous I wonder why I bother trying to get to work in the first place.â. âThey try to step into their old shoes and into their old clothes, and they look faintly ridiculous.â. âJust as he has the right to ask for a ridiculous rent increase, you have the right to fight it.â.