Oscar Nominations 2004

[remusjlupin1980]

NOTE: A lock means there's no way this film/person isn't getting nominated. A very likely means he/she/it will most probably get nominated but there's a fair chance he/she/it might get snubbed. A tough call means they could go either way. A dark horse means their chances are minimal but they may illicit gasps come Oscar nomination day. Let's get it started:

BEST PICTURE

LOCK: The Aviator, Million Dollar Baby, Sideways

VERY LIKELY: Finding Neverland

TOUGH CALL: Closer, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Hotel Rwanda, Kinsey, Ray.

DARK HORSES: Collateral, Fahrenheit 9/11, House of Flying Daggers, The Incredibles, The Phantom of the Opera, A Very Long Engagement.

BEST DIRECTOR

LOCK: Martin Scorsese (The Aviator), Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)

VERY LIKELY: Alexander Payne (Sideways)

TOUGH CALL: Mike Nichols, (Closer), Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Marc Forster (Finding Neverland), Terry George (Hotel Rwanda), Zhang Yimou (House of Flying Daggers), Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries), Jean Pierre Jeunet (A Very Long Engagement)

DARK HORSES: Pedro Almodovar (Bad Education), Michael Mann (Collateral), Michael Moore (Fahrenheit 9/11), Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Mel Gibson (The Passion of the Christ), Alejandro Amenobar (The Sea Inside), Mike Leigh (Vera Drake)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

LOCK: Jamie Foxx (Ray)

VERY LIKELY: Javier Bardem (The Sea Inside), Paul Giamatti (Sideways), Liam Neeson (Kinsey)

TOUGH CALL: Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda), Johnny Depp (Finding Neverland), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator), Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby).

DARK HORSES: Gael Garcia Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries or Bad Education), Jim Carrey (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ), Tom Cruise (Collateral), Jude Law (Closer), Kevin Spacey (Beyond the Sea)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

LOCK: Annette Bening (Being Julia), Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake), Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)

VERY LIKELY: Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

TOUGH CALL: Julie Delpy (Before Sunset), Scarlett Johansson (Love Song for Bobby Long), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace), Julia Roberts (Closer), Emmy Rossum (The Phantom of the Opera), Uma Thurman (Kill Bill: Vol. 2)

DARK HORSES: Tea Leoni (Spanglish), Audrey Tautou (A Very Long Engagement), Zhang Ziyi (House of Flying Daggers)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

LOCK: Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), Clive Owen (Closer)

VERY LIKELY: None. All the rest are all tough calls.

TOUGH CALLS: David Carradine (Kill Bill: Vol. 2), Rodrigo De La Serna (The Motorcycle Diaries), Jamie Foxx (Collateral), Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland), Peter Sarsgaard (Kinsey)

DARK HORSES: Phil Davis (Vera Drake), Topher Grace (In Good Company), Liev Schrieber (The Manchuran Candidate)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

LOCK: Cate Blanchett (The Aviator), Laura Linney (Kinsey), Virginia Madsen (Sideways),

VERY LIKELY: Natalie Portman (Closer)

TOUGH CALLS: Julie Christie (Finding Neverland), Cloris Leachman (Spanglish), Sophie Okenedo (Hotel Rwanda), Meryl Streep (The Manchurian Candidate), Sharon Warren (Ray), Kate Winslet (Finding Neverland).

DARK HORSES: Regina King (Ray), Maia Morgenstren (The Passion of the Christ), Sandrah Oh (Sideways), Kerry Washington (Ray).

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

LOCK: The Aviator, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

VERY LIKELY: The Incredibles, Kinsey

TOUGH CALLS: Bad Education, Fahrenheit 9/11, Hotel Rwanda, Maria Full of Grace, Ray, The Sea Inside, Vera Drake.

DARK HORSES: Collateral, In Good Company, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Spanglish.

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

LOCK: Sideways

VERY LIKELY: Closer, Finding Neverland, Million Dollar Baby.

TOUGH CALL: Being Julia, The Motorcycle Diaries, A Very Long Engagment.

DARK HORSES: Before Sunset, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, House of Flying Daggers.

[thethirdman]

Fahrenheit 9/11 is out of the running. Moore decided to release it to DVD in October, so it doesn't qualify anymore.

[SilverStar]

Did you come up with that list yourself? That's good.

[remusjlupin1980]

Fahrenheit 9/11 is out of the running. Moore decided to release it to DVD in October, so it doesn't qualify anymore.

It's out of the running in the Best Documentary Feature category but it's eligible for all the other categories including Best Picture.

[esmerelda]

That's quite a list! Come on Johnny Depp and Kate Winslett! I hope Finding Neverland and Eternal Sunshine do well. I would quite like Imelda Staunton to win (she seems to be doing awfully well these days), and there seems to be a big buzz around Jamie Foxx these days.

[Kimmetje]

Uma Thurman did a very good job in Kill Bill II! (I saw the movie on an airplane) It was a bloody movie, but she did it quite good...

[Laufa]

I do hope Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet get nominated. I just adored Eternal Sunshine..

Love,
Eyrún

[MrsRemusLupin]

just a question, but shouldn't this be Oscars 2005...as they will be next year

[Fury]

Is POA nominated?

I think "Ray" will probably get some good awards. Haven't seen the movie. But movies like that usually get good awards.

[auroroftheorder]

I do hope Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet get nominated. I just adored Eternal Sunshine..

Yeah, I loved ESOTSM too...it was a great movie, so far, my choice for best film of the year (and a dead lock for original screenplay). I have heard great things about Hotel Rwanda though, and plan to see it, and it might knock of ESOTSM for the top. Don Cheadle is a really good actor, and Hotel Rwanda sets him up for a moving performance, so he looks like a good choice of Best Actor, but I haven't seen it, so I shouldn't make assumptions...good list too remusjlupin :)

[remusjlupin1980]

just a question, but shouldn't this be Oscars 2005...as they will be next year

They are honoring 2004 movies so it's Oscar 2004.

[mugglepoint1]

DARK HORSES: Collateral, Fahrenheit 9/11, House of Flying Daggers, The Incredibles, The Phantom of the Opera, A Very Long Engagement.

....Fahrenheit 9/11...can't even be nominated because it's a documentary....and i think it's pretty good...Bush ....we'll say he isn't too good, and same with passions of the christ

[arabesque1726]

Oh, I loved Finding Neverland... I thought it was a brilliant film. :agree:

[publicenemy1]

I hope Natalie Portman gets nominated for her role in Closer, loved that flick.
Also I hope Eternal Sunshine gets lots of nominations. :tu:

And... if Uma gets a nomination (she so deserves the award), I'll be very happy. :rotfl:

[Droobles]

Nice prediction!

This is mine:

Best Picture
The Aviator
Million Dollar Baby
Sideways
Enternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ray

Best Director
Martin Scorsese - The Aviator
Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
Alfonso Cuaron - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Alexander Payne - Sideways
Michel Gondry - Enternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Actor
Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland
Jim Carrey - Enternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda
Jamie Foxx - Ray
Paul Giamatti - Sideways

(I think Kevin Bacon for The Woodsman might just sneak in for an Oscare but I don't know who he would replace as for Leo DiCaprio I think he might miss out......)

Best Actress
Kate Winslet - Enternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill Vol.2
Hilary Swank - Million Dollar
Annette Bening, Being Julia
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake

Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - The Aviator
Natalie Portman - Closer/Garden State
Laura Linney, Kinsey
Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Kate Winslet - Finding Neverland

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Alda, The Aviator
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Jamie Foxx, Collateral
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
Clive Owen, Closer

Writing (Original Screenplay)
The Aviator
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Hotel Rwanda
Kinsey
Ray

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Closer
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Sideways
A Very Long Engagement

Foreign Language Film
The Chorus, France
House of Flying Daggers, China
Night Watch, Russia
Olga, Brazil
The Sea Inside, Spain

Animated Feature Film
The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Shrek 2

Cinematography
Alexander
The Aviator
Collateral
The Phantom of the Opera
A Very Long Engagement

Film Editing
The Aviator
Collateral
Million Dollar Baby
The Phantom of the Opera
Ray

Music (Original Score)
The Aviator
The Incredibles
Finding Neverland
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sideways

Music (Original Song)
“Old Habits Die Hard” from Alfie
“Million Voices” from Hotel Rwanda
“Lovers” from House of Flying Daggers
“Learn to Be Lonely” from The Phantom of the Opera
“Believe” from The Polar Express

Art Direction - Set Decoration
Alexander
The Aviator
House of Flying Daggers
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Phantom of the Opera

Costume Design
Alexander
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
House of Flying Daggers
The Phantom of the Opera

Makeup
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of the Christ
The Phantom of the Opera
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Sound
The Aviator
Collateral
Million Dollar Baby
The Phantom of the Opera
Spider-Man 2

Sound Editing
Collateral
The Incredibles
Spider-Man 2

Visual Effects
The Aviator
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Spider-Man 2

Some of the catagories are some other peoples predictions.....I just copied and pasted some of them because I think that might happen too.....

[remusjlupin1980]

My FINAL Oscar predictions:

BEST PICTURE

The Aviator (Miramax/Warner Bros.) Sandy Climan, Graham King and Michael Mann, producers

Finding Neverland (Miramax) Richard N. Gladstein and Nellie Bellflower, producers.

Million Dollar Baby (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy and Paul Haggis, producers.

Ray (Universal) Taylor Hackford, Howard Baldwin and Stuart Benjamin, producers

Sideways (Fox Searchlight) Michael London, producer.

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING

Martin Scorsese, The Aviator

Zhang Yimou, House of Flying Daggers

Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby

Taylor Hackford, Ray

Alexander Payne, Sideways

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda

Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator

Jamie Foxx, Ray

Paul Giamatti, Sideways

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Annette Bening, Being Julia

Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace

Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake

Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby

Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Thomas Haden Church, Sideways

Jamie Foxx, Collateral

Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby

Freddie Highmore, Finding Neverland

Clive Owen, Closer

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Cate Blanchett, The Aviator

Laura Linney, Kinsey

Virginia Madsen, Sideways

Sophie Okenedo, Hotel Rwanda

Natalie Portman, Closer

BEST SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN

The Aviator
Written by John Logan

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman
Story by Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth and Charlie Kaufman

Hotel Rwanda
Written by Terry George and Keir Pearson

The Incredibles
Written by Brad Bird

Kinsey
Written by Bill Condon

BEST SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED

Before Sunset
Screenplay by Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and Richard Linklater
based on the characters created by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan

Finding Neverland
Screenplay by David Magee
based on the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Alan Knee

Million Dollar Baby
Screenplay by Paul Haggis
based on the stories from the book Rope Burns by F.X. Toole

The Motorcycle Diaries
Screenplay by Jose Rivera
based on the books Notas de viaje by Ernesto 'Che' Guevarra and Con el Che por America Latina by Alberto Granado

Sideways
Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
based on the novel by Rex Pickett

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

France, The Chorus
Christophe Barratier, director

The People's Republic of China, House of Flying Daggers
Zhang Yimou, director

Italy, The Keys to the House
Gianni Amelio, director

Spain, The Sea Inside
Alejandro Amenobar, director

Iran, Turtles Can Fly
Bahman Gobadi, director

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

The Incredibles (Disney/PIXAR)
Brad Bird

The Polar Express (Warner Bros.)
Robert Zemeckis

Shrek 2 (Dreamworks/PDI)
Aron Warner and Andrew Adamson

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (HBO/Cinemax)
Zana Briski and Ross Kaufmann

Super-Size Me (The Con/Samuel Goldwyn)
Morgan Spurlock

Home of the Brave (Counterpoint Films)
Paola DiFlorio

Tell Them Who You Are (ThinkFilm Inc.)
Mark Wexler

Touching the Void (FilmFour)
Kevin MacDonald and John Smithson.

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

Robert Richardson, The Aviator

Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron, Collateral

Zhao Xiaoding, House of Flying Daggers

Caleb Deschanel, The Passion of the Christ

Bruno Delbonnel, A Very Long Engagement

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING

Thelma Schoonmaker, The Aviator

Jim Miller and Paul Rubell, Collateral

Valdís Óskarsdóttir, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Joel Cox, Million Dollar Baby

Paul Hirsch, Ray

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE

Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Finding Neverland

John Williams, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles

Gustavo Santaolalla, The Motocycle Diaries

Rolfe Kent, Sideways

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG

"Believe", The Polar Express
Music and Lyics by Glenn Ballard and Alan Silverstri

"Learn to be Lonely", Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Lyrics by Charles Hart

"Lovers", House of Flying Daggers
Music and Lyrics by Shigeru Umebayashi

"Million Voices", Hotel Rwanda
Music by Wyclef Jean, Jerry “Wonder” Duplessis and Andrea Guerra & Lyrics by Wyclef Jean

"Old Habits Die Hard", Alfie
Music and Lyrics by Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION

The Aviator
Dante Ferretti (art direction) & Francesca LoSchiavo (set decoration)

Finding Neverland
Gemma Jackson (art direction) & Trisha Edwards (set decoration)

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Rick Heinrichs (art direction) & Cheryl Carasik (set decoration)

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
Anthony Pratt (art direction) & Celia Bobak (set decoration)

Ray
Stephen Altman (direction) & Maria Nay (set decoration)

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

Sandy Powell, The Aviator

Alexandra Byrne and Mary Kelly, Finding Neverland

Emi Wada, House of Flying Daggers

Colleen Atwood, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Alexandra Byrne, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Nick Dudman and Eithne Fennel

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Bill Corso and Anne Morgan

The Passion of the Christ
Keith Vanderlaan and Brian Sipe

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS

The Aviator
Robert Legato, Pete Travers, Matthew Gratzner and Bruce Steinheimer

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Tim Burke, Roger Guyett, Bill George and John Richardson

Spider-Man 2
John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LoMolinara and John Frazier

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING

The Aviator
Tom Fleischman and Peter Hliddal

Collateral
Michael Minkler, Myron Nettinga and Lee Orloff

The Incredibles
Randy Thom, Gary A. Rizzo, Doc Kane and Vince Caro

Ray
Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer and Steve Contamessa

Spider-Man 2
Kevin O. Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Joseph Geisinger


BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING

The Aviator
Phillip Stockton and Eugene Gearty

The Incredibles
Randy Thom and Michael Silvers,

Spider-Man 2
Paul N.J. Ottoson and Susan Dudek

[auroroftheorder]

A lot of people have Don Cheadle as a 'dark horse' for best actor in 'Hotel Rwanda', but I thought he was absolutely brilliant, and in my mind, a dead lock for best actor (of course I don't get to decide who wins :))...stirring movie; go see it if you haven't yet.

[remusjlupin1980]

Jamie Foxx has that Best Actor Oscar all locked up, I'm afraid.

[Denton56]

Personally I believe it's been a horrible year for movies.

That said, I believe Foxx has definite lock on best actor and The Aviator got lock on best picture.

Though they should just give Team America: World Police everything. :evil:

[rotsiepots]

And the nominees are:

Best Motion Picture of the Year
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
Sideways

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Don Cheadle for Hotel Rwanda
Johnny Depp for Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Aviator
Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
Jamie Foxx for Ray

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening for Being Julia
Catalina Sandino Moreno for Maria Full of Grace
Imelda Staunton for Vera Drake
Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby
Kate Winslet for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Alda for The Aviator
Thomas Haden Church for Sideways
Jamie Foxx for Collateral
Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby
Clive Owen for Closer

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett for The Aviator
Laura Linney for Kinsey
Virginia Madsen for Sideways
Sophie Okonedo for Hotel Rwanda
Natalie Portman for Closer

Best Achievement in Directing
Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
Taylor Hackford for Ray
Mike Leigh for Vera Drake
Alexander Payne for Sideways
Martin Scorsese for The Aviator

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
The Aviator - John Logan
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
Hotel Rwanda - Terry George, Keir Pearson
The Incredibles - Brad Bird
Vera Drake - Mike Leigh

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Before Sunset - Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
Finding Neverland - David Magee
Million Dollar Baby - Paul Haggis
Diarios de motocicleta - Jose Rivera
Sideways - Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Best Achievement in Cinematography
The Aviator - Robert Richardson
Shi mian mai fu - Xiaoding Zhao
The Passion of the Christ - Caleb Deschanel
The Phantom of the Opera - John Mathieson
Un long dimanche de fiançailles - Bruno Delbonnel

Best Achievement in Editing
The Aviator - Thelma Schoonmaker
Collateral - Jim Miller, Paul Rubell
Finding Neverland - Matt Chesse
Million Dollar Baby - Joel Cox
Ray - Paul Hirsch

Best Achievement in Art Direction
The Aviator - Dante Ferretti, Francesca LoSchiavo
Finding Neverland - Gemma Jackson, Trisha Edwards
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Rick Heinrichs, Cheryl Carasik
The Phantom of the Opera - Anthony Pratt, Celia Bobak
Un long dimanche de fiançailles - Aline Bonetto

Best Achievement in Costume Design
The Aviator - Sandy Powell
Finding Neverland - Alexandra Byrne
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Colleen Atwood
Ray - Sharen Davis
Troy - Bob Ringwood

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Finding Neverland - Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - John Williams
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Thomas Newman
The Passion of the Christ - John Debney
The Village - James Newton Howard

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Choristes, Les - Bruno Coulais, Christophe Barratier ("Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)")
Diarios de motocicleta - Jorge Drexler ("Al Otro Lado Del Río")
The Phantom of the Opera - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart ("Learn To Be Lonely")
The Polar Express - Glen Ballard, Alan Silvestri ("Believe")
Shrek 2 - David Bryson, Adam Duritz, David Immerglück, Matthew Malley, Dan Vickrey, Charles Gillingham, Jim Bogios ("Accidentally In Love")

Best Achievement in Makeup
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - Valli O'Reilly, Bill Corso
The Passion of the Christ - Keith VanderLaan, Christien Tinsley
Mar adentro - Jo Allen, Manolo García

Best Achievement in Sound
The Aviator - Tom Fleischman, Petur Hliddal
The Incredibles - Randy Thom, Gary Rizzo, Doc Kane
The Polar Express - William B. Kaplan, Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands
Ray - Scott Millan, Greg Orloff, Bob Beemer, Steve Cantamessa
Spider-Man 2 - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Joseph Geisinger

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
The Incredibles - Michael Silvers, Randy Thom
The Polar Express - Randy Thom, Dennis Leonard
Spider-Man 2 - Paul N.J. Ottosson

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Tim Burke, Roger Guyett, Bill George, John Richardson
I, Robot - John Nelson, Andy Jones, Erik Nash, Joe Letteri
Spider-Man 2 - John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, John Frazier

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
The Incredibles - Brad Bird
Shark Tale - Bill Damaschke
Shrek 2 - Andrew Adamson

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Choristes, Les - Christophe Barratier (France)
Untergang, Der - Oliver Hirschbiegel (Germany)
Mar adentro - Alejandro Amenábar (Spain)
Så som i himmelen - Kay Pollak (Sweden)
Yesterday - Darrell Roodt (South Africa)

Best Documentary, Features
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids - Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel, Die - Luigi Falorni, Byambasuren Davaa
Super Size Me - Morgan Spurlock
Tupac: Resurrection - Karolyn Ali, Lauren Lazin
Twist of Faith - Eddie Schmidt, Kirby Dick

Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Autism Is a World - Gerardine Wurzburg
Children of Leningradsky, The - Polak, Hanna, Celinski, Andrzej
Hardwood - Erin Faith Young, Davis, Hubert (II)
Mighty Times: The Children's March - Robert Hudson, Robert Houston
Sister Rose's Passion - Oren Jacoby, Steve Kalafer

Best Short Film, Animated
Birthday Boy - Sejong Park, Andrew Gregory
Gopher Broke - Jeff Fowler, Tim Miller
Guard Dog - Bill Plympton
Lorenzo - Mike Gabriel, Baker Bloodworth
Ryan - Chris Landreth

Best Short Film, Live Action
Everything in This Country Must - Gary McKendry
Little Terrorist - Ashvin Kumar
7:35 de la mañana - Nacho Vigalondo
Two Cars, One Night - Taika Cohen, Ainsley Gardiner
Wasp - Andrea Arnold
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And our thoughts are?

[arcanus]

And the nominees are:


Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Untergang, Der - Oliver Hirschbiegel (Germany)




Even though it's hard to judge since I don't know any of the other movies in this category I hope "der Untergang" wins. I'm not sure if this movie is shown in non German speaking countries, but if so and you have an interest in history especially the end of WW2 you must dash to the movies and watch it. The actors are terrific (especially the one playing Hitler, it was really creepy to watch him), it's very historically accurate and shows the madness within the system in the last few weeks of the Nazi terror regime. I definitely hope that movie wins!!!

[dumbleedore]

Wish Mr Carrey had gotten a nod for 'Eternal Sunshine'- call me crazy but I prefer a dramatic Jim than funny Jim- but I love funny Jim too.

[fortunes_foool]

I was so dissapointed that "The Passion of The Christ" wasn't nominated. It was beautiful. Oh well I would have been really ticked if farenheit 9/11 had been nominated, and it wasn't so thats good. You can't have everything in life. I hope Jamie Foxx wins, he was brilliant, but Don Cheadle was also wonderful. For anyone who's old enough to handle the content, Hotel Rwanda was unbelievable. It needs to be seen to be understood, a very important movie.

[_Lynz_]

:clap:

I think Hilary Swank definately deserves an Oscar for her performance in Million Dollar Baby. And Clint Eastwood should definately get best director

Oh and in case you didn't notice, I love that film! :D

[daniel4hp]

Some quick immediate reactions --

Ray shouldn't have gotten a best picture nomination; it should have gone to Hotel Rwanda. Ray was not bad, and Jamie Foxx's performance was good, but it was not a great movie overall.

Paul Giamatti should have been nominated over Clint Eastwood for Best Actor. Clint was, deservingly, nominated for director, and Million Dollar Baby definitely deserves a Best Picture nomination, but while Eastwood's performance was competant, I don't think it was Oscar-worthy.

I am glad to see that Before Sunset was nominated for Adapted Screenplay. It was a great movie that relied very heavilly on the screenplay, which was just brilliant. It won't win, but I'm very happy it was nominated.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban should have been nominated in either the Art Direction or Costume Design categories (but not both). While the movie does not deserve any of the big nominations, I do think the Production Design was quite good and deserves a nomination (although not a win).

I was so dissapointed that "The Passion of The Christ" wasn't nominated. It was beautiful.
It was nominated -- Cinematography, Makeup, and Score. What are you suggesting it should have been nominated for? I think that the "big" categories it came closest to being worthy of a nomination in were director and supporting actress (Maia Morgenstren), although I feel that neither of these were good enough. As for Picture and Actor, I really don't think Passion was in the same league as the films nominated. It was not a bad movie, but it wasn't brilliant either.