Beautiful Mind Takes Best Picture: Well, after a ceremony that would just NOT end they finally gave out all the awards and there was some good calls and some argumentative ones but still who's to say, it's all a crap-shoot anyway, right?
I've updated the winners in each category and left my smarmy predictions intact for you to chuckle at! Some were close and others...yeeesh, let's just say they were all close!
Best Picture:
A Beautiful Mind
Gosford Park
In the Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge
Any of them but In The Bedroom, pleeeeeease! This was the most over-rated film by far this year. I have no problem with any of the cast nominations but best picture? Come on! Personally I think Beautiful Mind will take it but will be content with anything other than In The Bedroom.
The Winner: A Beautiful Mind
Best Actor:
Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind
Sean Penn, I Am Sam
Will Smith, Ali
Denzel Washington, Training Day
Tom Wilkinson, In the Bedroom
Overall some great nominations here. I still believe that Denzel Washington has done better work and do believe there are a couple of wild cards here that could crimp Russell Crowe's chances for a two timer, mainly Tom Wilkinson could be one helluva surprise and who knows...maybe Will Smith has enough charm on the Academy Award circuit to influence some votes.
The Winner: Denzel Washington, Training Day
Actress:
Halle Berry, Monster's Ball
Judi Dench, Iris
Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge
Sissy Spacek, In the Bedroom
Renee Zellweger, Bridget Jones's Diary
I love the fact that they nominated Rene Zellweger, for a comedy no less...hence, she won't win. This is a real tough year to guess...Halle Berry, and Nicole Kidman are playing better than they ever have, Judi Dench is too much of a standby at the awards now and Spacek already nabbed the Golden Globe. Despite my disgust with In The Bedroom, Spacek's performance is pretty freakin' good.
The Winner: Halle Berry, Monster's Ball
Supporting Actor:
Jim Broadbent, Iris
Ethan Hawke, Training Day
Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast
Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Jon Voight, Ali
Ah, the supporting actors. How do they ever figure out what a supporting actor is? After all Ethan Hawke is on the screen (and is the hero) of Training Day...he loses. Jim Broadbent has turned in three amazing performances this year...Stunning in Moulin Rouge, Great as Bridget's father in Bridget Jones's Diary and now nominated for Iris. I would like to see him win...however, I have praise for Voight who was Howard Cosell and loved Ian McKellen...they won't win. My money is on Ben Kingsley who just destroyed the screen with his ruthless portrayal of a crazed mobster in Sexy Beast.
The Winner: Jim Broadbent, Iris
Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind
Helen Mirren, Gosford Park
Maggie Smith, Gosford Park
Marisa Tomei, In the Bedroom
Kate Winslet, Iris
Again, Jennifer Connelly? Supporting Actress...she was in two thirds of the movie! Early indicators would lean towards her, after she nabbed the Golden Globes win...however, if there is a love-in for In The Bedroom Marisa Tomei could actually win an Oscar she deserves this time out.
The Winner: Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind
Director:
Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind
Ridley Scott, Black Hawk Down
Robert Altman, Gosford Park
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
David Lynch, Mulholland Drive.
Just because Altman is old doesn't mean he should get the award, but that's a distinct possibility. Honoring a man so against the Hollywood system would be classy in Tinsel Town's eyes while Ron Howard can go up and pick up Best Picture for Beautiful Mind. Everyone is happy but the losers.
The Winner: Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind
Best Animated Film:
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Monsters, Inc.
Shrek
Personal opinion here: Monster's Inc was the most innovative and original of the trio here. It won't win. Shrek will take it. Sure, Final Fantasy wasn't that good but to not be nominated? Weird.
The Winner: Shrek
Foreign Film:
Amelie, France
Elling, Norway
Lagaan, India
No Man's Land, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Son of the Bride, Argentina
Amelie! Amelie! Amelie!
Chances are it will go to No Man's Land...but I still vote for Amelie!
The Winner: No Man's Land...haven't seen it yet but it better be amazing to destroy my little Amelie!
Best Screenplay (written based on material previously produced or published):
Akiva Goldsman, A Beautiful Mind
Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff, Ghost World
Rob Festinger and Todd Field, In the Bedroom
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Joe Stillman and Roger S.H. Schulman, Shrek.
The Winner: Akiva Goldsman, A Beautiful Mind
Best Screenplay (written directly for the screen):
Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amelie
Julian Fellowes, Gosford Park
Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, Memento
Milo Addica and Will Rokos, Monster's Ball
Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson, The Royal Tenenbaums
The Winner: Julian Fellowes, Gosford Park
Art Direction:
Amelie
Gosford Park
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge
The Winner: Moulin Rouge
Cinematography:
Amelie
Black Hawk Down
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Man Who Wasn't There
Moulin Rouge
The Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Sound:
Amelie
Black Hawk Down
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge
Pearl Harbor
The Winner: Black Hawk Down
Sound Editing:
Monsters, Inc.
Pearl Harbor
The Winner: Pearl Harbor
Original Score:
A.I. Artificial Intelligence, John Williams
A Beautiful Mind, James Horner
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, John Williams
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Howard Shore
Monsters, Inc., Randy Newman.
The Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Howard Shore
Original Song:
If I Didn't Have You from Monsters, Inc., Randy Newman
May It Be from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan
There You'll Be from Pearl Harbor, Diane Warren
Until from Kate & Leopold, Sting
Vanilla Sky from Vanilla Sky, Paul McCartney
The Winner: If I Didn't Have You from Monsters, Inc., Randy Newman...after 15 losses...I guess the guy has earned one!
Costume:
The Affair of the Necklace
Gosford Park
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge.
The Winner: Moulin Rouge
Documentary Feature:
Children Underground
LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
Murder on a Sunday Morning
Promises
War Photographer
The Winner: Murder on a Sunday Morning
Documentary (short subject):
Artists and Orphans: A True Drama
Sing!
Thoth.
The Winner: Thoth
Film Editing:
A Beautiful Mind
Black Hawk Down
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Memento
Moulin Rouge
The Winner: Black Hawk Down
Makeup:
A Beautiful Mind
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge
The Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Animated Short Film:
Fifty Percent Grey
For the Birds
Give Up Yer Aul Sins
Strange Invaders
Stubble Trouble
The Winner: For The Birds
Live Action Short Film:
the accountant
Copy Shop
Gregor's Greatest Invention
A Man Thing (Meska Sprawa)
Speed for Thespians
The Winner: the accountant
Visual Effects:
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Pearl Harbor.
The Winner: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Academy Award winners previously announced this year:
Gordon E. Sawyer Award (Oscar statuette): Edmund M. Di Giulio.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Oscar statuette): Arthur Hiller.
Honorary Awards (Oscar statuettes): Sidney Poitier and Robert Redford
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