Oscar Nominations Announced (Some Surprises)

Oscar.com ^ | 01-27-04 | Oscar A. Ward

[lorrainer]

Bill Murray - LOST IN TRANSLATION

Cinderella story....

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I think "Master and Commander" is the Best Picture but "Lord Of The Rings" will most likely get the nod.

[ravinson]

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

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[el_texicano]

I agree, tough call with these two, but I thought the Master and Commander was the best. LOTR will get it though.

[sarasota]

I haven't seen this one. Is he really that good? What range of emotions is he required to portray? Or is he just being a kindly old man?

[maggief]

Depp ... Penn ... Baldwin ... Robbins

*yawn*

[JenB]

Ring Ping. LotR had better win it all.

[sarasota]

I share your pain. Line up the liberals.

[el_texicano]

Best supporting actress to me would be Renée Zellweger in COLD MOUNTAIN. I thought she did an amazing job with the plucky character.

[carton253]

Hard choices. I think Lord of the Rings was a phenomenal film...so, I choose it. Loved Master and Commander... Loved Seabiscuit and Loved The Last Samaria, which was not nominated.

So, let's go Peter Jackson!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Clickable links for this post;

http://www.oscar.com/nominees/nomineelist.html

[rintense]

I disagree. The Oscars history shows that a third installment of a trilogy has no chance at a leading award, and will more than likely be relegated to best visual effects. That said, RotK is by far the best out of all the movies. But watch 'Mystic River' win. Ugh. I would love a repeat of the Globes with Bill Murray and Renee Zellweiger winning. My picks for best picture:

Lord of the Rings: RotK- by far the best movie
Lost in Translation and Seabiscuit: Upset specials
Mystic River: the typical Hollywood liberal vote getter.

[BUDDYCAT]

Lost in Translation..A boring movie about being bored

[mgist]

Was cold Mountain an anti-war movie? I got that impression from the commercials.

[sarasota]

Renee is the new darling of the awards shows. She'll bag it.

[Mr.Clark]

I agree with most of the nominations, but Seabiscuit in my opinion didn't deserve one for best picture. They should have thrown American Splendor a bone.

[sarasota]

That's what I was afraid of. Murray can pull that one off without effort.

[TheBigB]

I'm going to pull for Murray for LiT. From what I gather, Theron is a shoo-in for Leading Actress.

[el_texicano]

I didn't get the impression that it was anti-war...not really. It was pretty graphic in it's portrayal of how ugly the civil war was in the south.

Even then, from the accounts that I have read, I thought the movie was mild in comparison of just how ugly, rough and cruel it really was.