Oscar Nominations

[awpoue]

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
ŽELARY

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 ( 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

Wow, the girl from Whale Rider got a nomination! She's my friend's friend.

[Zombie-chan]

Really? Groovy...

If "Finding Nemo" doesn't get best animated film or best original screenplay, whoever voted otherwise needs to be shot. Seriously. How many people LOVED that movie? Everyone I know who's seen it, to start with. It's definitely one of the best animated movies ever, in my opintion. Nemo deserves to win!

I'm thinking "Return of the King" will get some of the big awards...best picture, directing, possibly some of the sound-related things (score, song, etc.), and maybe costumes and makeup, although "Pirates" was pretty awesome in those categories as well.

Frankly, I'm surprised "Pirates" wasn't nominated for best picture. I was all prepared to be torn between it and "Return of the King". Oh well. We shall soon see what happens...

[Kobolos]

Predictions:
(Kobo's Picks are people who he wants to win but probably won't)
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Kobo Winner: Bill Murray - LOST IN TRANSLATION
Most Likely due to stupid Oscar people: Sean Penn - MYSTIC RIVER
Dark Horse: Johnny Depp - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kobo's Pick: Alec Baldwin - THE COOLER
Likely: Benicio Del Toro - 21 GRAMS

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
(Kobo has no pick, Kobo like girl in corset in Pirates....woooooo)
Dark Horse: Keisha Castle-Hughes - WHALE RIDER
Likely: Charlize Theron - MONSTER

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Dark Horse: Marcia Gay Harden - MYSTIC RIVER
Likely: Renée Zellweger - COLD MOUNTAIN

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Not a chance: BROTHER BEAR
Kobo's Pick: FINDING NEMO
Likely: (don't be suprised) THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE

ART DIRECTION
Kobo's Pick: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Likely: CITY OF GOD
Kobo's Pick: RETURN OF THE KING FOR THE SIGNAL LIGHTING ALONE BUT WASN"T NOMINATED!

COSTUME DESIGN
THE LAST SAMURAI
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

Either I'm happy, Ngila Dickson did both.

DIRECTING
PETER JACKSON-THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
That's all that needs to be said.


DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
THE FOG OF WAR

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
ASYLUM

FILM EDITING
Kobo pick: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
Likely: City of God or Seabiscuit

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Kobo pick: THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI

MAKEUP
Likely: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
Kobo pick: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (remember girl in corset?)

MUSIC (SCORE)

Kobo pick: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING-Howard Shore

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

BEST PICTURE
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

There is no other choice.

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

DESTINO

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
No Clue

SOUND

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
OLIPHAUNTS!!!

SOUND EDITING
FINDING NEMO

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

No other choice. Gollum alone wins this. (again)

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Likely: AMERICAN SPLENDOR
Kobo pick: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
Likely: MYSTIC RIVER

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Likely: LOST IN TRANSLATION
Kobo: Finding Nemo


That's all I got, recap:

I want ROTK to get all 11 of it's nominations. I want Johnny Depp or Bill Murray to win best actor, and I want girl from Pirates....

[awpoue]

You know, only movies I've seen out of all of them are Whale Rider and Finding Nemo. (shocking huh) but I do think Keisha has a really good chance, she was extremely good.

[Bright HIM]

i just want peter jackson to win a couple and the director of cold mountain a couple. i like those movies the best.

[Fire]

[glow=red,2,300]Fire's Bets[/glow]

*ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Johnny Depp

*ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Ken Watanabe

*ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Charlize Theron

*ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Renée Zellweger

*ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Finding Nemo

*ART DIRECTION
LotR: Return of the King


*CINEMATOGRAPHY
Master and Commander

*COSTUME DESIGN
The Last Samurai

*DIRECTING
Return of the King

*DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Fog of war

*DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Ferry Tales

*FILM EDITING
Return of the King

*FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The twilight Samurai

*MAKEUP
Pirates of the Caribbean

*MUSIC (SCORE)
Big Fish

*MUSIC (SONG)
"I have no idea"- FIRE

*BEST PICTURE
Lost in Translation

*SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Nibbles

*SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Two Soldiers

*SOUND
The Last Samurai

*SOUND EDITING
Finding Nemo

*VISUAL EFFECTS
Master and Commander

*WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Seabiscuit

*WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Lost in translation

Damn that took a long time. I guessed about half of them.

[Charles Vane]

Since I'm too tired to figure out, then write all my picks out lets just say I agree that Kiera Knightley should have gotten notimnated for POTC.

And Johnny Depp should win everything.