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wooha…the return of the king leads the pack with 11 nominations, with master and commander coming in second with 10 nominations. go peter jackson. im hoping he gets the best picture and best director, tho with the stodgy academy i wont be holding my breath.
so here are the nominations. underlined nominations are my nods to win. and my nods are quite scientifically determined…using a quarter, some pocky sticks, and my enormous cranial capacity.
1. Best Picture: “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” (holy shit…theyd better…) “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” (tough crowd…); Sean Penn, “Mystic River.”
3. Actress: Keisha Castle-Hughes, “Whale Rider”; Diane Keaton, “Something’s Gotta Give”; Samantha Morton, “In America”; Charlize Theron, “Monster”; Naomi Watts, “21 Grams.”
4. Supporting Actor: Alec Baldwin, “The Cooler”; Benicio Del Toro, “21 Grams”; Djimon Hounsou, “In America”; Tim Robbins, “Mystic River”; Ken Watanabe, “The Last Samurai.” (watanabe!!!)
5. Supporting Actress: 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” (give it yo!); Sofia Coppola, “Lost in Translation”; Peter Weir, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”; Clint Eastwood, “Mystic River.”
> it gets even more scientific here. who are these people?
7. Foreign Film: “The Barbarian Invasions,” Canada; “Zelary,” Czech Republic; “The Twilight Samurai,” Japan; “Twin Sisters,” The Netherlands; “Evil,” Sweden. (its so true. sweden=evil)
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.” (triplets should win…even over nemo. where the fuck is bebop? millenium actress?)
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 honestly think the shore score is one of the greatest…)
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,” (the level of detail they put into the costumes….theyd better win) “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 ( 1/8A 3/8 Torsion),” “Two Soldiers.”
24. Visual Effects: “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” (did they not see pelennor??) “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.”
odd…wheres matrix for visual effects? they shut them out. cold….