BEST PICTURE:
(no Cold Mountain... good... I wasn't too keen on that movie... I was sooo looking forward to it and when I saw it... I was disappointed)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (will win as a tribute to all three movies)
LOST IN TRANSLATION (a great movie, hopefully will get more attention)
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (haven't seen this... will get around to it after maiden)
MYSTIC RIVER (didn't like the ending but, a brilliant actor's movie nonetheless)
SEABISCUIT (great movie, I loved the way the filmmakers handled the story... tying it together with the Depression)
BEST DIRECTOR:
Fernando Meirelles for CITY OF GOD
Peter Jackson for THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (winner)
Peter Weir for MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
Sofia Coppola for LOST IN TRANSLATION (only the 3rd Female ever nominated for this award... in 76 years)
Clint Eastwood for MYSTIC RIVER
BEST ACTOR:
Johnny Depp in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
Ben Kingsley in HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
Jude Law in COLD MOUNTAIN
Bill Murray in LOST IN TRANSLATION (should win... brilliant understated performance)
Sean Penn in MYSTIC RIVER (will win)
BEST ACTRESS:
Keisha Castle-Hughes in WHALE RIDER (I would LOVE it if she wins... youngest ever in this category... she's just 13... SEE THIS MOVIE!)
Diane Keaton in SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE
Samantha Morton in IN AMERICA
Charlize Theron in MONSTER (will win, amazing performance in a very good film about Aileen Wuornos)
Naomi Watts in 21 GRAMS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Alec Baldwin in THE COOLER
Benicio Del Toro in 21 GRAMS
Djimon Hounsou in IN AMERICA
Tim Robbins in MYSTIC RIVER (will win, for his tragic turn in Mystic River)
Ken Watanabe in THE LAST SAMURAI (should win for stealing Tom Cruise's thunder...)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Shohreh Aghdashloo in HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
Patricia Clarkson in PIECES OF APRIL
Marcia Gay Harden in MYSTIC RIVER
Holly Hunter in THIRTEEN
Renee Zellwegger in COLD MOUNTAIN (bring on Oscar... best part of a rather overrated movie)
(no Cold Mountain... good... I wasn't too keen on that movie... I was sooo looking forward to it and when I saw it... I was disappointed)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (will win as a tribute to all three movies)
LOST IN TRANSLATION (a great movie, hopefully will get more attention)
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (haven't seen this... will get around to it after maiden)
MYSTIC RIVER (didn't like the ending but, a brilliant actor's movie nonetheless)
SEABISCUIT (great movie, I loved the way the filmmakers handled the story... tying it together with the Depression)
BEST DIRECTOR:
Fernando Meirelles for CITY OF GOD
Peter Jackson for THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (winner)
Peter Weir for MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
Sofia Coppola for LOST IN TRANSLATION (only the 3rd Female ever nominated for this award... in 76 years)
Clint Eastwood for MYSTIC RIVER
BEST ACTOR:
Johnny Depp in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
Ben Kingsley in HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
Jude Law in COLD MOUNTAIN
Bill Murray in LOST IN TRANSLATION (should win... brilliant understated performance)
Sean Penn in MYSTIC RIVER (will win)
BEST ACTRESS:
Keisha Castle-Hughes in WHALE RIDER (I would LOVE it if she wins... youngest ever in this category... she's just 13... SEE THIS MOVIE!)
Diane Keaton in SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE
Samantha Morton in IN AMERICA
Charlize Theron in MONSTER (will win, amazing performance in a very good film about Aileen Wuornos)
Naomi Watts in 21 GRAMS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Alec Baldwin in THE COOLER
Benicio Del Toro in 21 GRAMS
Djimon Hounsou in IN AMERICA
Tim Robbins in MYSTIC RIVER (will win, for his tragic turn in Mystic River)
Ken Watanabe in THE LAST SAMURAI (should win for stealing Tom Cruise's thunder...)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Shohreh Aghdashloo in HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
Patricia Clarkson in PIECES OF APRIL
Marcia Gay Harden in MYSTIC RIVER
Holly Hunter in THIRTEEN
Renee Zellwegger in COLD MOUNTAIN (bring on Oscar... best part of a rather overrated movie)
