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-- Arthur J Pais
veryone seems to expect (for excellent reasons) The Return Of The King to hog the Oscar nominations. I would not be surprised if it got more than 10. Its only weakness would be in the acting categories. I expect Cold Mountain to be a strong contender, too. It would be more exciting to watch which of the many smaller films, including 21 Grams, In America, Lost In Translation, House Of Sand And Fog would garner one or two nominations, at least in the acting and screenplay departments. Early in the year, Seabiscuit looked like a strong candidate but I suspect many Oscar voters would be inclined to vote for the endearing comedy Elf instead. Below are my predictions in the main picture category: | |
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| BEST FILM
Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King
Mystic River
Cold Mountain
Lost In Translation
Elf
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| BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn, Mystic River
Russell Crowe, Master and Commander
Johnny Depp, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl
Ben Kingsley, House Of Sand And Fog
Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
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| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tim Robbins, Mystic River
Albert Finney, Big Fish
Ian McKellen, ROTK
Dijmon Hounsou, In America
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams
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| BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL)
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
John August, Daniel Wallace, Big Fish
Guillermo Arriaga, 21 Grams
Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan, In America
Jon Favreau, David Berenbaum, Elf
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| BEST DIRECTOR
Peter Jackson, Return Of The King
Clint Eastwood, Mystic River
Anthony Minghella, Cold Mountain
Sofia Coppola, Lost In Translation
Jon Favreau, Elf
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| BEST ACTRESS
Charlize Theron, Monster
Scarlett Johansson, Lost In Translation
Dianne Keaton, Something's Gotta Give
Nicole Kidman, Cold Mountain
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill Vol I
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| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River
Jessica Lange, Big Fish
Rene Zellweger, Cold Mountain
Maggie Gyllenhall, Mona Lisa Smile
Shohreh Aghadashloo, House Of Sand And Fog
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| BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTED)
Anthony Minghella, Cold Mountain
Vadim Perelman, Shawn Otto, House Of Sand And Fog
Brian Helgeland, Mystic River
Peter Weir and John Collee, Master and Commander
Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh and Peter Kackson,
Return Of The King
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