Oscar Nominations

The ones I think should win are in bold ;)

1. Best film:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
Lost in Translation,
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,
Mystic River,
Seabiscuit.

2. Actor:
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl;
Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog;
Jude Law, Cold Mountain;
Bill Murray, Lost in Translation;
Sean Penn, Mystic River.
[I wanted to see Tom Cruise here]

3. Actress:
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider;[that would be a shocker]
Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give;
Samantha Morton, In America;
Charlize Theron, Monster;
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams.

4. Best co-star:
Alec Baldwin, The Cooler;
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams;
Djimon Hounsou, In America;
Tim Robbins, Mystic River;
Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai. [How great wouldn't that be?]
[none of the LOTR actors? All of them qualify here...]

5. Best co-star:
Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog;
Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April;
Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River;
Holly Hunter, thirteen;
Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain.

6. Director:
Fernando Meirelles, City of God;
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation;
Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World;
Clint Eastwood, Mystic River.

7. best Foregin film:
The Barbarian Invasions, Canada;
Zelary, Czech Republic;
The Twilight Samurai, Japan;
Twin Sisters, The Netherlands;
Evil (Ondskan), Sweden.

8. Adapted Screenplay:
Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, American Splendor;
Braulio Mantovani, City of God;
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;
Brian Helgeland, Mystic River; Gary Ross, Seabiscuit.

9. Original Screenplay:
Denys Arcand, The Barbarian Invasions;
Steven Knight, Dirty Pretty Things;
Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds, Finding Nemo;
Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan, In America;
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation.

10. Animated feature film:
Brother Bear;
Finding Nemo;
The Triplets of Belleville.

11. Art Direction:
Girl with a Pearl Earring,
The Last Samurai,
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,
Seabiscuit.

12. Cinematography:
City of God,
Cold Mountain,
Girl with a Pearl Earring,
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,
Seabiscuit.

13. Sound Mixing:
The Last Samurai,
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,
Seabiscuit.

14. Sound Editing:
Finding Nemo,
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

15. Original Score:
Big Fish, Danny Elfman;
Cold Mountain, Gabriel Yared;
Finding Nemo, Thomas Newman; House of Sand and Fog, James Horner; The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Howard Shore.
[I love this score...]

16. Original Song:
Into the West from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox;
A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow from A Mighty Wind, Michael McKean and Annette O'Toole;
Scarlet Tide from Cold Mountain, T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello;
The Triplets of Belleville from The Triplets of Belleville, Benoit Charest and Sylvain Chomet;
You Will Be My Ain True Love from Cold Mountain, Sting.

17. Costume:
Girl with a Pearl Earring,
The Last Samurai,
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Seabiscuit.

18. Documentary Feature:
Balseros,
Capturing the Friedmans,
The Fog of War,
My Architect,
The Weather Underground.

19. Documentary (short subject):
Asylum,
Chernobyl Heart,
Ferry Tales.

20. Film Editing:
City of God,
Cold Mountain,
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King,
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Seabiscuit.

21. Makeup:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

22. Animated Short Film:
Boundin',
Destino,
Gone Nutty,
Harvie Krumpet,
Nibbles.

23. Live Action Short Film:
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket),
Most (The Bridge),
Squash, (A)
Torzija ([A] Torsion),
Two Soldiers.

24. Visual Effects:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

thanx for the info....not sure if I agree wih you though [ at some points ]
Hope Ondskan " Evil" wins...lol

Johnny should defenetly win! [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

If Ken Wanatabe doesnt win best co-star, then Im killing everyone in the Acadamy.

Pirates should win them all!! :D [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I hope Charlize Theron wins [img]smile.gif[/img] thanx a bunch 4 the info [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

I was so psyched to see Johnny nominated. I didn't think it was going to happen. I don't think he's going to win but it's cool that he was finally nominated. The nomination proves once again how brilliant a performer Johnny Depp is to get an Academy Award nomination for a summer popcorn movie based on a ride in Disneyland. If any other actor would have gotten that role there's no way in hell they would have been nominated for an oscar for it.

It was cool to see the little girl from Whale Rider nominated as well. She was amazing.

[ January 28, 2004, 02:29 PM: Message edited by: BoredJen ]

I hope LOTR, Ondskan and Johnny wins :D

[R@H]

Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April

to bad Katie isn't nominated for Pieces of April

Originally posted by Ihsahn:
If Ken Wanatabe doesnt win best co-star, then Im killing everyone in the Acadamy.

Go for it. He owned that film...

Originally posted by Silje:
I hope LOTR, Ondskan and Johnny wins :D

I second that [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]
I also hope that Charlize wins, and Finding Nemo :D

I think it's great that Johnny is finally getting recognized. He was brilliant in POTC, and the fact that all anyone could talk about was his performance (not the special effects, the story, etc) really says a lot.

It's also great to see the Academy really looking at the peformance, and not just the rest of the movie to give it "credibility." They're finally wising up to the fact that a performance doesn't necessarily have to be playing a mentally ill/physically handicapped/really depressed kind of role to be great.

My Predictions (who I think WILL win, not necessarily who should):

Best Picture - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Best Director - Peter Jackson, LOTR: ROTK
Best Actor - Sean Penn, Mystic River
Best Actress - Charlize Theron, Monster
Best Supporting Actor - Alec Baldwin, The Cooler
Best Supporting Actress - Renee Zellwegger, Cold Mountain
Best Original Screenplay - Sofia Coppola, Lost In Translation

[ January 29, 2004, 01:28 AM: Message edited by: Lemmiwinks ]

They're finally wising up to the fact that a performance doesn't necessarily have to be playing a mentally ill/physically handicapped/really depressed kind of role to be great.

But for actresses, ugly is the new retarded (examples: Charlize Theron - Monster, Nicole Kidman - The Hours, Halle Berry - Monsters Ball).

[ January 29, 2004, 01:32 AM: Message edited by: BoredJen ]

This is true. I have a feeling if they had gotten a not-so-pretty actress to play any of those parts, they wouldn't have gotten half the attention that Charlize, Halle, and Nicole have gotten.

I personally didn't feel Halle was all that great in Monster's Ball. I shouldn't comment on Nicole and Charlize, since I haven't seen Monster or The Hours.

I cant believe Big Fish didnt get a single nod...I def thought Finney would at least get 1

Big Fish didnt get any nominations because it was released too late.

Remember, it started out as a limited release.

I think these should win...

1. Best film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
2. Actor: Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl;
3. Actress: Naomi Watts, 21 Grams.
4. Best co-star: Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams;
5. Best co-star: Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain.
6. Director: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;
8. Adapted Screenplay: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King;
9. Original Screenplay: Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan, In America;
10. Animated feature film: The Triplets of Belleville.
11. Art Direction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
16. Original Song: The Triplets of Belleville from The Triplets of Belleville, Benoit Charest and Sylvain Chomet;
17. Costume: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
20. Film Editing: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King,
21. Makeup: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
24. Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

[ January 30, 2004, 05:41 PM: Message edited by: Sholto ]

I'm actually glad that Tom Cruise didn't get a nomination. Although he was good, I don't think he deserved an OSCAR nomination. Maybe a Golden Globe...?

I'm actually really happy with the nominees this year. Especially the best actress category. Scarlett should have had a nomination though.

[ January 31, 2004, 12:18 AM: Message edited by: Andrew ]

I'm not happy because all the LOTR nominations make this look more like the razzies than the oscars. Oh well..

On the other hand I was SOOOOO suprised and happy to see Samantha Morton get nominated! It's too bad she had to get nominated the exact same year that Naomi Watts did. Hmm I really can't decide who i'd like to see win. They'll both probably lose to Charlize though.

Best Film
1. Lost in Translation
2. Mystic River
3. Seabiscuit
4. Master and Commander
5. LotR: RotK
Only two movies that I want to see win. Last year they had four.

Best Actor
1. Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
2. Sean Penn - Mystic River
3. Jude Law - Cold Mountain
4. Johnny Depp - PotC: COTBP
5. Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog ?
I want to see Sean Penn or Bill Murray win. No one else. Not even Jude or Johnny (even though I love them both)

Best Actress
1. Samantha Morton - In America/Naomi Watts - 21 Grams
2. Charlize Theron - Monster
3. Keisha Castle-Hughes - Whale Rider
4. Diane Keaton - Something's Gotta Give

Best Supporting Actor
1. Benicio Del Toro - 21 Grams
2. Ken Watanabe - The Last Samurai
3. Tim Robbins - Mystic River

Best Supporting Actress
1. Renee Zellweger - Cold Mountain
2. Holly Hunter - Thirteen
3. Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April
I'd love to see any of these three win [img]smile.gif[/img]

Best Director
1. Fernando Meirelles - City of God
2. Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
3. Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
4. Peter Weir - Master and Commander
5. Peter Jackson - LotR: RotK
I love Weir but MAC looked really crappy.