2004 Academy Awards, nominations

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01-28-04

Originally Posted by LordSlaytan

And Brother Bear as best animated movie??? Man, it must have been a bad year for animation.

They needed three films to warrant the category existing.

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01-28-04

Originally Posted by The Silver Bullet

They needed three films to warrant the category existing.

I understand that, but please...Brother Bear?!?!?

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01-28-04

BEST PICTURE
Pick: Mystic River
Prediction: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

BEST DIRECTOR
Pick: Peter Jackson, LOTR: Return of the King
Prediction: Peter Jackson, LOTR: Return of the King

BEST ACTOR
Pick: Sean Penn, Mystic River (Should be for 21 Grams)
Prediction: Sean Penn, Mystic River

BEST ACTRESS
Pick: Naomi Watts, 21 Grams (The only performance i have seen out of this lot)
Prediction: Charlize Theron, Monster

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Pick: Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams
Prediction: Tim Robbins, Mystic River

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Prediction: Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain (Havent seen it but just going on hype)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Pick: Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
Prediction: Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Pick: Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini, American Splendor
Prediction: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens, LOTR: Return of the King

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Tuna

01-28-04

Triplets of Bellville should win..yet I haven't seen Finding Nemo so I shouldn't talk.

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01-28-04

Seabiscuit could take adaptation due to the source material popularity and the likelihood of ROTK cleaning up best picture, director and technicals.

The Silver Bullet

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01-29-04

What happens if our personal picks win and not our predictions?
What'll you do then, huh?

LordSlaytan

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01-29-04

I saw Triplets of Belleville today...it better win Best Animated. It blows Finding Nemo away in originality and entertainment value, hands down.

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01-29-04

Originally Posted by LordSlaytan

[Triplets of Belleville] better win Best Animated.

I would advise you not to count on it...but only if Spirited Away hadn't won last year, thus proving that anything's possible.

Aniko

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01-30-04

I have a question hopefully someone can answer.

Millennium Actress was originally released in 2001 in it's native language, but was released with english subtitles in 2003. Technically, Could it have been nominated this year for best animaton? Just wondering.

I have to mention, I'm glad Billy Crystal is hosting this year.

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01-30-04

I just wanted to mention the swedish film Evil that is nominated in the Best Foreign Film category.

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01-31-04

Millennium Actress was originally released in 2001 in it's native language, but was released with english subtitles in 2003. Technically, Could it have been nominated this year for best animaton? Just wondering.

Subtitled or not, doesn't effect its eligibility at all (it's the same movie). But you're only eligible for Oscar consideration once. Whenever it played in those specified NY and/or Los Angeles theaters that a film must have a run on to qualify, that's the year it is eligible.

The story of Chaplin's Limelight is an odd illustration of the "it must play at the specified qualification theaters" rule. Released in 1952, Limelight was considered a misfire from Charlie Chaplin at the time, and it hardly played anywhere. In 1972, a revival print played at one of the qualification theaters in Los Angeles. It didn't play in one in 1952, and hadn't in any year since then. That made it eligible at the 1973 Academy Awards....where it was nominated for, and won, the Oscar for Best Original Dramatic Score.

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Aniko

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01-31-04

Thank you Holden. I was hoping you'd have the answers. D@mn your good.

Chaplin's Limelight...thanks for sharing this interesting bit of Academy Awards history. I never realized movies had to be played in certain qualified theaters in Los Angeles and NY to be considered eligible for that year. Thank you.

liam5000

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02-01-04

Originally Posted by liam5000

Best Picture
Pick: Lost In Translation
Prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Best Actor
Pick: (Tie) Johnny Depp (Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl) & Bill Murray (Lost In Translation
Prediction: Sean Penn (Mystic River)

Best Actress
Pick: Naomi Watts (21 Grams)
Prediction: Charlize Theron (Monster)

Best Supporting Actor
Pick: Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai)
Prediction: Tim Robbins (Mystic River)

Best Supporting Actress
Pick: Ren�e Zellweger (Cold Mountain)
Prediction: Ren�e Zellweger (Cold Mountain)

Best Director
Pick: Fernando Meirelles (City Of God)
Prediction: Peter Jackson (The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King)

Best Adapted Screenplay
Pick: Braulio Mantovani (City Of God)
Prediction: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson (The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Best Original Screenplay
Pick: Sofia Coppola (Lost In Translation)
Prediction: Sofia Coppola (Lost In Translation)

Best Animated Feature
Pick Finding Nemo
Prediction: Finding Nemo

Best Art Direction
Pick: The Last Samurai
Prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Best Cinematography
Pick: City Of God
Prediction: Master & Commander: The Far Side Of The World

Best Sound Mixing
Pick: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Prediction: Master & Commander: The Far Side Of The World

Best Sound Editing
Pick: Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of the Black Pearl
Prediction: Master & Commander: The Far Side Of The World

Best Costume
Pick: The Last Samurai
Prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Best Film Editing
Pick: City Of God
Prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Best Visual Effects
Pick: Pirates Of The Caribbea: The Curse Of The Black Pearl
Prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Well, there it is, my picks & predictions... I haven't seen all of the films nominated, so some I can't comment on, but I am pretty confident in my choosings...

But I was sssoooooo dissapointed that Sean Astin didn't get a best supporting actor nomination for LOTR!!!!

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02-01-04

jrs, I wish you would shut up, already.

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02-01-04

Originally Posted by The Silver Bullet

jrs, I wish you would shut up, already.

No comment !

Aniko

Put me in your pocket...

02-06-04

I'll give this a try eventhough I haven't seen all of the nominated pictures. I predict....

BEST PICTURE
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

BEST DIRECTOR
Peter Jackson, LOTR: Return of the King

BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn, Mystic River

BEST ACTRESS
Charlize Theron, Monster

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Jim, Naomi and Kirsten Sheridan, In America

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Gary Ross, Seabiscuit

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02-14-04

Here is a list of my predictions to all of the categories in The 2004 Academy Awards:

Best Picture
Prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Best Director
Prediction: Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation

Best Actor
Prediction: Sean Penn, Mystic River

Best Actress
Prediction: Charlize Theron,Monster

Best Supporting Actor
Prediction: Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams

Best Supporting Actress
Prediction: Ren�e Zellweger, Cold Mountain

Best Sound Editing
Prediction: Master & Commander: The Far Side Of The World

Best Cinematography
Prediction: Cold Mountain

Best Adapted Screenplay
Prediction: American Splendor, Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman

Best Original Screenplay
Prediction: Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola

Best Film Editing
Prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Best Animated Feature
Prediction: Finding Nemo

Best Sound
Prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Documentary Feature
Prediction: Capturing the Friedmans

Documentary Short Subject
Prediction: Chernobyl Heart

Foreign Language Film
Prediction: The Barbarian Invasions, Canada

Animated Short Film
Prediction: Boundin

Live Action Short Film
Prediction: Two Soldiers

Original Score
Prediction: Finding Nemo or The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King ( A tie )

Original Song
Prediction: "Into to the West", Music and lyrics by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox.

Costume Design
Prediction: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World or The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King ( A tie )

Makeup
Prediction: Pirates of the Caribbean

Art Direction
Prediction: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

Visual Effects
Prediction: Pirates of the Caribbean

Chuck

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02-23-04

I thourougly enjoyed lost in translation an think it deserves best picture of the year. I'm glad that the oscars were taken over by small independant films this year! I think the movies nominated for best picture year are very good. As for me i wish lost in translation would win best picture and sofia coppola would win best director it would be nice for a women to win.

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03-01-04

LORD OF THE RINGS:RETURN OF THE KING HAS WON BEST PICTURE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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