The 76th Academy Award - OSCARS talk...

[discostu]

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
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

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alec Baldwin - THE COOLER

Benicio Del Toro - 21 GRAMS

Djimon Hounsou - IN AMERICA

Tim Robbins - MYSTIC RIVER

Ken Watanabe - THE LAST SAMURAI

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Keisha Castle-Hughes - WHALE RIDER

Diane Keaton - SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE

Samantha Morton - IN AMERICA

Charlize Theron - MONSTER

Naomi Watts - 21 GRAMS

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Shohreh Aghdashloo - HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

Patricia Clarkson - PIECES OF APRIL

Marcia Gay Harden - MYSTIC RIVER

Holly Hunter - THIRTEEN

Renée Zellweger - COLD MOUNTAIN

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BROTHER BEAR

FINDING NEMO

THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE

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

CINEMATOGRAPHY
CITY OF GOD

COLD MOUNTAIN

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

SEABISCUIT

COSTUME DESIGN
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

DIRECTING
CITY OF GOD

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

LOST IN TRANSLATION

MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

MYSTIC RIVER

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
BALSEROS

CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS

THE FOG OF WAR

MY ARCHITECT

THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
ASYLUM

CHERNOBYL HEART

FERRY TALES

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

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS

EVIL

THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI

TWIN SISTERS

?ELARY

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

MUSIC (SCORE)
BIG FISH

COLD MOUNTAIN

FINDING NEMO

HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

MUSIC (SONG)
"Into the West" - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

"A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" - A MIGHTY WIND

"Scarlet Tide" - COLD MOUNTAIN

"The Triplets of Belleville" - THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE

"You Will Be My Ain True Love" - COLD MOUNTAIN

BEST PICTURE
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

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
BOUNDIN'

DESTINO

GONE NUTTY

HARVIE KRUMPET

NIBBLES

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
DIE ROTE JACKE (The Red Jacket)

MOST (The Bridge)

SQUASH

(A) TORZIJA ([A] Torsion)

TWO SOLDIERS

SOUND
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

SOUND EDITING
FINDING NEMO

MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL

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

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
AMERICAN SPLENDOR

CITY OF GOD

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

MYSTIC RIVER

SEABISCUIT

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS

DIRTY PRETTY THINGS

FINDING NEMO

IN AMERICA

LOST IN TRANSLATION

[discostu]

My Favorites are Lost in Translation and The Last Samurai
i hope Bill Murray gets best actor(his first oscar ?) and Wanabe in last samurai as support actor

[Jean-Pierre Bazinet]

Nice to see In America get a few nom's...

[Jake]

Ben Kingsley for best actor - the guy really scares me

[WorkShed]

11 Nominations for ROTK!

[blugh]

Go Triplettes Go!

[streetpreacher]

ooooohhhhhh, poor harvey weinstein, seems this year he couldn't kiss enough a$$es

[trailergod]

Originally posted by streetpreacher
ooooohhhhhh, poor harvey weinstein, seems this year he couldn't kiss enough a$$es

LOL... i exactly know what u mean.... MIRAMAX has been for the past few years the "awards" studio, but this year..... hahaha .. ugh... Cold Mountian is Miramax...right?

[Gaumont]

Master & Commander got too many.


and WHOOOHOOO a Swedish film is nominated:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
EVIL

[Tony]

I'm surprised that the Afgan Golden-Globe Winning "Osama" isn't nominated.

[editman]

Speculation time:

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bill Murray - LOST IN TRANSLATION
(Go Bill go!) BIG D'oh!

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Ken Watanabe - THE LAST SAMURAI
(A long shot, but you never know.) D'oh!

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Charlize Theron - MONSTER
(Go Charlize go!!!) Woohoo!

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Marcia Gay Harden - MYSTIC RIVER
(A blind pick, considering haven't seen any of those films.) D'oh!

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
FINDING NEMO
(Yes, Triplets do deserve an Oscar, but it's not likely.) Woohoo!

ART DIRECTION
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING Woohoo!

CINEMATOGRAPHY
COLD MOUNTAIN D'oh!

COSTUME DESIGN
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING Woohoo!

DIRECTING
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING Woohoo!

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS D'oh!

FILM EDITING
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING Woohoo!

MAKEUP
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING Woohoo!

MUSIC (SCORE)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING Woohoo!

MUSIC (SONG)
"Into the West" - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING Woohoo!

BEST PICTURE
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
(Although Lost In Translation is even more likely to win.) Woohoo!

SOUND
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING Woohoo!

SOUND EDITING
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL D'oh!

VISUAL EFFECTS
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING Woohoo!

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING Woohoo!

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
LOST IN TRANSLATION Woohoo!

(Not to say that I'm a ROTK/LOTR fan. But if ROTK doesn't win any major Oscar, there is no justice.)

[Jean-Pierre Bazinet]

Originally posted by Gaumont
Master & Commander got too many.


and WHOOOHOOO a Swedish film is nominated:

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
EVIL

Saw Evil at the Toronto Film Festival. Fantastic!

[BigRicky]

Matchstick Men got completely snubbed, Sam Rockwell atleast deserved a Nod

[Frequency]

Not a bad list. Have yet to see a few. I guess the awards show will bring more incentive to watch the winners.

Good choices! First time in a long time where I'm happy with a lot of the nominations.

[discostu]

Originally posted by Frequency
Not a bad list. Have yet to see a few. I guess the awards show will bring more incentive to watch the winners.

Good choices! First time in a long time where I'm happy with a lot of the nominations.

Yeah me too....lets see who is making the race