Oscar Nominations announced

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[Borges]

BEST PICTURE

THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
RAY
SIDEWAYS

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Don Cheadle - HOTEL RWANDA
Johnny Depp - FINDING NEVERLAND
Leonardo DiCaprio - THE AVIATOR
Clint Eastwood - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Jamie Foxx - RAY

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Alan Alda - THE AVIATOR
Thomas Haden Church - SIDEWAYS
Jamie Foxx - COLLATERAL
Morgan Freeman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Clive Owen - CLOSER

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Annette Bening - BEING JULIA
Catalina Sandino Moreno - MARIA FULL OF GRACE
Imelda Staunton - VERA DRAKE
Hilary Swank - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Kate Winslet - ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Cate Blanchett - THE AVIATOR
Laura Linney - KINSEY
Virginia Madsen - SIDEWAYS
Sophie Okonedo - HOTEL RWANDA
Natalie Portman - CLOSER

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

THE INCREDIBLES
SHARK TALE
SHREK 2

ART DIRECTION

THE AVIATOR
FINDING NEVERLAND
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT

CINEMATOGRAPHY

THE AVIATOR
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT

COSTUME DESIGN

THE AVIATOR FINDING NEVERLAND LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS RAY TROY

DIRECTING

THE AVIATOR MILLION DOLLAR BABY RAY SIDEWAYS VERA DRAKE

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

BORN INTO BROTHELS THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL SUPER SIZE ME TUPAC: RESURRECTION TWIST OF FAITH

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

AUTISM IS A WORLD THE CHILDREN OF LENINGRADSKY HARDWOOD MIGHTY TIMES: THE CHILDREN'S MARCH SISTER ROSE'S PASSION

FILM EDITING

THE AVIATOR COLLATERAL FINDING NEVERLAND MILLION DOLLAR BABY RAY

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

AS IT IS IN HEAVEN THE CHORUS DOWNFALL THE SEA INSIDE YESTERDAY

MAKEUP

LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST THE SEA INSIDE

MUSIC (SCORE)

FINDING NEVERLAND HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST THE VILLAGE

MUSIC (SONG)

"Accidentally In Love" - SHREK 2 "Al Otro Lado Del Río" - THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES "Believe" - THE POLAR EXPRESS "Learn To Be Lonely" - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA "Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)" - THE CHORUS

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

BIRTHDAY BOY GOPHER BROKE GUARD DOG LORENZO RYAN

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

EVERYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY MUST
LITTLE TERRORIST
7:35 IN THE MORNING
TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT
WASP

SOUND EDITING

THE INCREDIBLES
THE POLAR EXPRESS
SPIDER-MAN 2

SOUND MIXING

THE AVIATOR
THE INCREDIBLES
THE POLAR EXPRESS
RAY
SPIDER-MAN 2

VISUAL EFFECTS

HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
I, ROBOT
SPIDER-MAN 2

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

BEFORE SUNSET
FINDING NEVERLAND
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
SIDEWAYS

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

THE AVIATOR
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
HOTEL RWANDA
THE INCREDIBLES
VERA DRAKE

[shekkian]

But WHY wasn't Passion of the Christ nominated for Best pic?

It wasn't even nominated for Best Foreign Language Picture.

[Strategerist]

It wasn't even nominated for Best Foreign Language Picture.

It wasn't eligible for that due to some very complicated rules.

[Borges]

It wasn't submitted for BFLF. Ineligbile

[bmwcyle]

I think Spiderman II is the only movie of the lot I saw.

[Strategerist]

They are all over the place doing disgusting things.

That's been true of Hollywood stars since the first silent film was made in Hollywood.

[Doctor Stochastic]

I really liked it. If you have even been involved in a dramatic production, the jokes make sense. I would have preferred a more renaissance score, but I'm not sure that would have worked better as dramatic support.

Some things were cute, John Webster as the little boy who liked the part where Juliet stabbed herself (vide "The Dutchess of Malfi"), or the guy who stuttered until he appeared on stage (I've know people like that.)

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Passion of Christ should have gotten at least two more nominations: Best Picture, Best Actor (James Caviezel).

[Commie Basher]

I can't help but wonder if this is the Academy's way of giving Gibson recognition of just how powerfully compelling that movie was ... but they don't want to be too overt because its so politically incorrect.

No, they don't mind being overt.

Academy voters (disproportionately older, Jewish, and liberal) snubbed the film because they sincerely believe The Passion is anti-Semetic, and they don't want to promote anti-Semetism.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Well I have little respect for English professors or for anyone who spends a career "deconstructing" someone who is dead and can not defend themselves. So we have a disconnect there as well.Yes, but you are right, Hollywood spends a great deal of effort and time trying to rewrite history to that of their own liking.

[Mr. Thorne]

Yep. I especially thought 'Mary' would get a nod (Maia Morgenstern). She conveyed so much feeling without saying a single thing in English. Just her face, her eyes, her movements.

And, at the very end, the Pieta...

[Non-Sequitur]

With all the misery and suffering in the world, how can Hollywood hold its annual self-celibratory extravaganza.

That's OK. All the money comes from private donors.

[Sloth]

The absolute worst nominee list in recent memory. What a bunch of crap.

[KC_Conspirator]

No of course, they had to choose the movie with nudity in it. Now don't get me wrong, I quite frankly liked seeing Gweneth Paltrow with her top off, but the movie was not better than "Ryan".

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

At the same time, as I look at the contenders for best picture, best actor/actress, and best supporting actor/actress, I realize I haven't seen a single one of those movies, nor do I really want to.

You and me both..... waste of money.

[Inwoodian]

I'm wondering how they could overlook the actress (Morgenstern?) who played the Virgin Mary in The Passion for Supporting Actress.

[Mr. Thorne]

And best supporting actress: Maia Morgenstern (Mary).

imho, of course!

[Borges]

It wasn't history it was historical fiction. No one claimed it was true. Shakespeare re-wrote history as well. Deconstruction is just another word for critical examination.

[marty60]

At least they kept their private life somewhat private. They knew that being a STAR was a job.

[Ticonderoga34]

F9/11 getting shut out is a big deal. I would have thought that F9/11 would have at least received an nomination for Documentary Feature. Hollywood just slapped Michael Moore hard. It will be interesting to see the spin in the media on the shutout of F9/11. It will also be interesting how the loony left reacts to this slight of M.M.

The Passion of the Christ getting 3 nominations isn't that bad considering that Mel Gibson didn't bother to run a campaign to get the film nominated by the Oscar in any category.