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"The Oscar Nominations"

Right, here they 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

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I'm damn pleased to see Johnny Depp nominated for Best Actor.I seriously hope he wins, it's about time something like this got recodnized in the Oscars. His peformance in Pirates was indeed fantastic.

I still think Cold Mountain should've been nominated for Best Picture though, but it's nominated in quite a few other catogories so I'm sure they aren't too dissapointed. Also, there's the absence of Nicole Kidman in the Best Actress catogory, which I thought was kinda funny. Bet She's peeved though.

Lord Of The Rings *again* steals the show with 11 Nominations (I think), including special effects. I really think T3 or one of the Matrix sequels should've been nominated for that, as they had many more consistently good special effects shots.

Overall though, pretty interesting set of nominations.

Cub!st wrote:
> Silën† Thundêr wrote:
> Oh yeah I did see that, but not at the cinema on the DVD.
>
> I never knew it was on the DVD, ack well I wont bother watching it
> after the credits anyway, even with the fast forward feature. It just
> takes too long and it's time I could be doing something else damn it.

I wont ask for an example of what else you could be doing in that spare time ;-)
But yeah I am pretty sure its on the end on the DVD.

Much as I love Pixar movies, I think "Belleville Rendez-Vous" should get best animated. Quite unique IMHO.

Silën† Thundêr wrote:
> Oh yeah I did see that, but not at the cinema on the DVD.

I never knew it was on the DVD, ack well I wont bother watching it after the credits anyway, even with the fast forward feature. It just takes too long and it's time I could be doing something else damn it.

keisha castle-hughes for best actress

Cub!st wrote:
> If you waited till the end of the credits at the cinema you got to see
> how the sequal starts. I did on one of the 5 times I went to see the
> film and basically the monkey goes up to the chest, picks up a coin,
> turns into a zombie monkey in the moonlight then jumps at the camera
> leaving it open for a sequal which was later confirmed in EMPIRE
> magazine about a month after it came out.

Oh yeah I did see that, but not at the cinema on the DVD.

If you waited till the end of the credits at the cinema you got to see how the sequal starts. I did on one of the 5 times I went to see the film and basically the monkey goes up to the chest, picks up a coin, turns into a zombie monkey in the moonlight then jumps at the camera leaving it open for a sequal which was later confirmed in EMPIRE magazine about a month after it came out.

Pandaemonium wrote:
> Silën† Thundêr wrote:
> But Johny Depp! He deserves to win, that must have been one of his
> highest performances he has ever done in Pirates of the Caribbean.
> It
> must be pretty hard to act in that crazy manner, whilst being funny
> at the same time all the way through the film... Do you know if
> there is going to be a second Pirates of the Caribbean film?
>
> Yeah, but he always acts quirky. Its just this time he's in a
> mainstream movie. Still, he was gloriously entertaining to watch. And
> yes, there will be a second. I don't know the sub-title, but know
> gore Verbinski, Depp and Bloom will be returning.

He was damn entertaining watch. Cool about the second film, hopefully it will be equally brilliant.

Pandaemonium wrote:
> I fully disagree with you on all points. Sorry.

Sorry to hear that, although split opinions are to be expected so I don't really mind.

Cub!st wrote:
> Johnny Deserves it, get over it. Although as long as Bill Murray or
> Sean Penn don't get it I'm happy. I felt that Sean Penn wasn't
> anything special at all in Mystic River, in fact I think he was
> nothing in comparison to Tim Robbins.
>
> Bill Murray I thought could have been anyone in Lost In Translation,
> the script was so good and so was Scarlet Johanson that they could
> have shoved anyone in there and they would have delivered a more or
> less great performance. I thought Bill Murray was just mundane in
> that film.

I fully disagree with you on all points. Sorry.

Johnny Deserves it, get over it. Although as long as Bill Murray or Sean Penn don't get it I'm happy. I felt that Sean Penn wasn't anything special at all in Mystic River, in fact I think he was nothing in comparison to Tim Robbins.

Bill Murray I thought could have been anyone in Lost In Translation, the script was so good and so was Scarlet Johanson that they could have shoved anyone in there and they would have delivered a more or less great performance. I thought Bill Murray was just mundane in that film.