Original title, I know. But here you can pick the winners and loosers, then have heated discussions about them. *paging Nomar and all LOTR fans.... * And the nominees are... 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 ([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 ----- Please do not quote all the nominees....just write in the winners. We don't want this thread getting too long.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Johnny Depp - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Benicio Del Toro - 21 GRAMS ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Charlize Theron - MONSTER ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Marcia Gay Harden - MYSTIC RIVER ANIMATED FEATURE FILM FINDING NEMO ART DIRECTION THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING CINEMATOGRAPHY COLD MOUNTAIN COSTUME DESIGN THE LAST SAMURAI DIRECTING MYSTIC RIVER BEST PICTURE THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING SOUND EDITING PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL VISUAL EFFECTS THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY) AMERICAN SPLENDOR WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) LOST IN TRANSLATION
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Bill Murray - LOST IN TRANSLATION ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Ken Watanabe - THE LAST SAMURAI ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Charlize Theron - MONSTER ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Patricia Clarkson - PIECES OF APRIL ANIMATED FEATURE FILM FINDING NEMO ART DIRECTION THE LAST SAMURAI CINEMATOGRAPHY CITY OF GOD COSTUME DESIGN THE LAST SAMURAI DIRECTING LOST IN TRANSLATION DOCUMENTARY FEATURE CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT Who the hell knows? FILM EDITING THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS MAKEUP THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING MUSIC (SCORE) Don't know MUSIC (SONG) Don't know BEST PICTURE THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) Don't know SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) Don't know SOUND THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING SOUND EDITING PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL VISUAL EFFECTS PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY) AMERICAN SPLENDOR WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) IN AMERICA
No way. I watched ROTK and City of God and City of God is a much better film in terms of direction, and manages to tell a compelling story ( supposedly true, too ). Plus, almost every character in ROTK is asexual.
Here are my completely unbiased predictions: ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Johnny Depp - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Tim Robbins - MYSTIC RIVER ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Charlize Theron - MONSTER ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Renée Zellweger - COLD MOUNTAIN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM FINDING NEMO ART DIRECTION THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING CINEMATOGRAPHY MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD COSTUME DESIGN THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING DIRECTING THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING DOCUMENTARY FEATURE BALSEROS (haven't seen any of these, but this sounds interesting) DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT ASYLUM (cause I belong in one) FILM EDITING THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM EVIL (because I'm evil) MAKEUP THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING MUSIC (SCORE) THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (not even close) MUSIC (SONG) "Into the West" - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING BEST PICTURE THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) GONE NUTTY (cause I'm nutty) SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) TWO SOLDIERS (picked this one randomly) SOUND THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING SOUND EDITING PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL VISUAL EFFECTS THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY) THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) LOST IN TRANSLATION
And the nominees are... ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Sean Penn - MYSTIC RIVER ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Benicio Del Toro - 21 GRAMS (Or Watanabe, or Robbins. This one is too close to call.) ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Naomi Watts - 21 GRAMS ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Marcia Gay Harden - MYSTIC RIVER ART DIRECTION THE LAST SAMURAI CINEMATOGRAPHY None of the above. It should be 21 Grams, or Last Samurai. COSTUME DESIGN THE LAST SAMURAI DIRECTING MYSTIC RIVER (Or 21 Grams, which wasn't nominated. FILM EDITING 21 Grams, which wasn't nominated. MAKEUP PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL MUSIC (SCORE) BIG FISH BEST PICTURE MYSTIC RIVER Or 21 Grams, which wasn't nominated. Sensing a common theme? SOUND THE LAST SAMURAI SOUND EDITING PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL VISUAL EFFECTS THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY) MYSTIC RIVER WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) 21 Grams, which wasn't nominated. Anybody who thinks ROTK should win anything other than VFX, needs to go see some real movies. With real acting, scripts, etc.
Has anyone seen the movie and read the book for all of the adapted nominees? The only one I could say that for is ROTK ( about 20 years ago ) and parts of Seabiscuit. I don't feel it would be fair to those nominated to vote in categories for which I did not at least see all the nominees. I liked American Splendor most of the adapted screenplay nominees but haven't seen Mystic River, much less read the book. Are they judging if it's the best screenplay period from an adaption or how well it was adapted? ROTK is pretty bad on both counts IMHO. Then again I thought A Beautiful Mind was a weird adaption - the guy is so complicated it's hard to wrap up in a two hour movie.
