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.
from The American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition. 1  adj. Shockingly hideous or frightful. 2  adj. Exceptionally large; enormous: a monstrous tidal wave. 3  adj. Deviating greatly from the norm in appearance or structure; abnormal.  adj. Of or resembling a fabulous monster.