oscars !

1. 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."

Duh. ROTK


2. Actor: Johnny Depp (news), "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"; Ben Kingsley (news), "House of Sand and Fog"; Jude Law (news), "Cold Mountain"; Bill Murray (news), "Lost in Translation"; Sean Penn (news), "Mystic River."

bill murray (but penn will win)


3. Actress: Keisha Castle-Hughes, "Whale Rider"; Diane Keaton (news), "Something's Gotta Give"; Samantha Morton (news), "In America"; Charlize Theron (news), "Monster"; Naomi Watts (news), "21 Grams."

charlize theron


4. Supporting Actor: Alec Baldwin (news), "The Cooler"; Benicio Del Toro (news), "21 Grams"; Djimon Hounsou (news), "In America"; Tim Robbins (news), "Mystic River"; Ken Watanabe, "The Last Samurai."

benicio ! best actor in a great movie full of great acting


5. Supporting Actress: Shohreh Aghdashloo, "House of Sand and Fog"; Patricia Clarkson, "Pieces of April"; Marcia Gay Harden (news), "Mystic River"; Holly Hunter (news), "thirteen"; Renee Zellweger (news), "Cold Mountain."

i think the academy will take the last train to clarkson and shock the lemon puss off of renee terwilliger


6. Director: Fernando Meirelles, "City of God"; Peter Jackson (news), "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"; Sofia Coppola (news), "Lost in Translation"; Peter Weir (news), "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"; Clint Eastwood (news), "Mystic River."

peter jackson. please.


7. Foreign Film: "The Barbarian Invasions," Canada; "Zelary," Czech Republic; "The Twilight Samurai," Japan; "Twin Sisters," The Netherlands; "Evil," Sweden.

barbarian invasions


8. Adapted Screenplay: Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, "American Splendor"; Braulio Mantovani, "City of God"; Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"; Brian Helgeland, "Mystic River"; Gary Ross, "Seabiscuit."

ROTK


9. Original Screenplay: Denys Arcand (news), "The Barbarian Invasions"; Steven Knight, "Dirty Pretty Things"; Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds, "Finding Nemo"; Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan, "In America"; Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation."

lost in translation


10. Animated feature film: "Brother Bear"; "Finding Nemo"; "The Triplets of Belleville."

finding nemo


11. 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."

ROTK


12. Cinematography: "City of God," "Cold Mountain," "Girl with a Pearl Earring," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Seabiscuit."

seabiscuit


13. Sound Mixing: "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."

i want ROTK but i think seabiscuit might take this one


14. Sound Editing: "Finding Nemo," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. "

master and commander


15. Original Score: "Big Fish," Danny Elfman (news); "Cold Mountain," Gabriel Yared; "Finding Nemo," Thomas Newman; "House of Sand and Fog," James Horner; "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Howard Shore.

ROTK


16. Original Song: "Into the West" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox (news); "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from "A Mighty Wind," Michael McKean (news) and Annette O'Toole; "Scarlet Tide" from "Cold Mountain," T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello (news); "The Triplets of Belleville" from "The Triplets of Belleville," Benoit Charest and Sylvain Chomet; "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from "Cold Mountain," Sting.

ROTK


17. Costume: "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."

ROTK

18. Documentary Feature: "Balseros," "Capturing the Friedmans," "The Fog of War," "My Architect," "The Weather Underground."

the weather underground

19. Documentary (short subject): "Asylum," "Chernobyl Heart," "Ferry Tales."

no clue. chernobyl

20. 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."

i want rotk, but im thinking cold mountain will have to win something

21. 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."

ROTK

22. Animated Short Film: "Boundin'," "Destino," "Gone Nutty," "Harvie Krumpet," "Nibbles."

no clue, destino, cause it sounds like destro from gi joe

23. Live Action Short Film: "Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket)," "Most (The Bridge)," "Squash," "(A) Torzija (A Torsion)," "Two Soldiers."

nodda clue, mon. die rote jacke

24. 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."

ROTK


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posted by scott 1:55 PM