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| Wide Release Score |
63/83 (76%) |
Feature Score |
68/93 (73%) |
| Big Eight Score |
34/40 (85%) |
All Score |
68/93 (73%) |
Best Picture
Actual
13 February Nominees
Chocolat
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Erin Brockovich
Gladiator
Traffic |
11
February Predictions
Almost Famous
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Erin Brockovich
Gladiator
Traffic
Other Possibilities:
***Billy Elliot
***Chocolat
***Quills |
|
Early,
Early Winner Prediction: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Best Director
Actual
13 February Nominees
Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot
Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Ridley Scott - Gladiator
Steven Soderbergh - Erin Brockovich
Steven Soderbergh - Traffic |
11
February Predictions
Ang Lee - Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Ridley Scott - Gladiator
Steven Soderbergh - Erin Brockovich
Steven Soderbergh - Traffic
Robert Zemeckis - Cast Away
Other Possibilities:
***Cameron Crowe for Almost Famous
***Stephen Daldry for Billy Elliot
***Lasse Hallström
for Chocolat |
|
Early,
Early Winner Prediction: Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Best Actor
Actual
13 February Nominees
Javier Bardem - Before Night Falls
Russell Crowe - Gladiator
Tom Hanks - Cast Away
Ed Harris - Pollock
Geoffrey Rush - Quills |
11
February Predictions
Javier Bardem - Before
Night Falls
Russell Crowe - Gladiator
Michael Douglas - Wonder Boys
Tom Hanks - Cast
Away
Geoffrey Rush - Quills
Other Possibilities:
***Jamie Bell for Billy Elliot
***Sean Connery for Finding Forrester
***Ed Harris for Pollock |
|
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Tom Hanks – Cast Away.
Best Actress
Actual
13 February Nominees
Joan Allen - The Contender
Juliette Binoche - Chocolat
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream
Laura Linney - You Can Count on Me
Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich |
11
February Predictions
Joan Allen - The
Contender
Juliette Binoche - Chocolat
Ellen Burstyn - Requiem for a Dream
Laura Linney - You Can Count on Me
Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich
Other Possibilities:
***Gillian Anderson for The House of Mirth
***Björk for Dancer in the Dark
***Renée Zellweger for Nurse Betty |
|
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Julia Roberts – Erin Brockovich.
Best Supporting Actor
Actual
13 February Nominees
Jeff Bridges - The Contender
Willem Dafoe - Shadow of the Vampire
Benicio Del Toro - Traffic
Albert Finney - Erin Brockovich
Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator |
11
February Predictions
Jeff Bridges - The
Contender
Willem Dafoe - Shadow of the Vampire
Benicio Del Toro - Traffic
Albert Finney - Erin Brockovich
Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator
Other Possibilities:
***Bruce Greenwood for Thirteen Days
***Philip Seymour Hoffman for Almost Famous
***Gary Lewis for Billy Elliot |
|
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Benicio Del Toro - Traffic.
Best Supporting Actress
Actual
13 February Nominees
Judi Dench - Chocolat
Marcia Gay Harden - Pollock
Kate Hudson - Almost Famous
Frances McDormand - Almost Famous
Julie Walters - Billy Elliot |
11
February Predictions
Judi Dench - Chocolat
Kate Hudson - Almost Famous
Frances McDormand - Almost Famous
Julie Walters - Billy Elliot
Zhang Ziyi - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Other Possibilities:
***Elaine May for Small Time Crooks
***Kate Winslet for Quills
***Catherine Zeta-Jones for Traffic |
Marcia Gay Garden - Pollock |
|
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Kate Hudson - Almost Famous.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Actual
13 February Nominees
Chocolat - Robert Nelson Jacobs
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Wang Hui Ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo Jung
O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Joel and Ethen Coen
Traffic - Stephen Gaghan
Wonder Boys - Steven Kloves |
11
February Predictions
Chocolat -
Robert Nelson Jacobs
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Wang Hui Ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo Jung
Quills - Doug Wright
Traffic - Stephen Gaghan
Wonder Boys - Steven Kloves
Other Possibilities:
***All the Pretty Horses by Ted Tally
***High Fidelity by D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, and John
Cusack
***Thirteen Days by David Self |
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
by Joel and Ethen Coen |
|
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Traffic – Stephen Gaghan.
Best Original Screenplay
Actual
13 February Nominees
Almost Famous - Cameron Crowe
Billy Elliot - Lee Hall
Erin Brockovich - Susannah Grant
Gladiator by David Fanzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson
You Can Count on Me - Kenneth Lonergan |
11
February Predictions
Almost Famous -
Cameron Crowe
Billy Elliot - Lee Hall
Erin Brockovich - Susannah Grant
State and Main - David Mamet
You Can Count on Me - Kenneth Lonergan
Other Possibilities:
***Cast Away by William Broyles, Jr. and James Flamberg
***The Contender by Rod Lurie
***Gladiator by David Fanzoni, John
Logan, and William Nicholson |
|
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe.
Best Cinematography
Actual
13 February Nominees
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon -
Peter Pau
Gladiator - John Mathieson
Malèna - Lajos Koltai
O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Roger Deakins
The Patriot - Caleb Deschanel |
11
February Predictions
Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon - Peter Pau
Gladiator - John Mathieson
O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Roger Deakins
Traffic - "Peter Andrews"
Wonder Boys - Dante Spinotti
Other Possibilities:
***Cast Away
***Erin Brockovich
***Quills |
Not
Even Predicted:
Malèna - Lajos
Koltai
The Patriot - Caleb Deschanel |
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Best Film Editing
Actual
13 February Nominees
Almost Famous - Joe Hutshing and
Saar Klein
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tim Squyres
Gladiator - Pietro Scalia
Traffic - Stephen Mirrione
Wonder Boys - Dede Allen |
11
February Predictions
Cast Away - Arthur Schmidt
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tim Squyres
Erin Brockovich - Anne V. Coates
Gladiator - Pietro Scalia
Traffic - Stephen Mirrione
Other Possibilities:
***The Perfect Storm
***Requiem for a Dream
***Thirteen Days |
Almost Famous |
Not
Even Predicted:
Wonder Boys |
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Best Sound
Actual
13 February Nominees
Cast Away
Gladiator
The Patriot
The Perfect Storm
U-571 |
11
February Predictions
Cast Away
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Gladiator
The Perfect Storm
U-571
Other Possibilities:
***Charlie's Angels
***Mission: Impossible 2
***X-Men |
The Patriot |
|
Early, Early Winner Prediction: The Perfect Storm.
Best Sound Effects Editing
Actual
13 February Nominees
Space Cowboys
U-571 |
11
February Predictions
Cast
Away
Gladiator
The Perfect Storm
Other Possibilities:
***Mission: Impossible 2
***U-571 |
Not
Even Predicted:
Space Cowboys |
Early, Early Winner Prediction: U-571.
Best Visual Effects
Actual
13 February Nominees
Gladiator
Hollow Man
The Perfect Storm |
11
February Predictions
Gladiator
The Perfect Storm
X-Men
Other Possibilities:
***Cast Away
***Hollow Man |
|
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Gladiator.
Best Makeup
Actual
13 February Nominees
The Cell
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Shadow of the Vampire |
11
February Predictions
Cast Away
The Cell
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Other Possibilities:
|
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Best Costume Design
Actual
13 February Nominees
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Gladiator
102 Dalmatians
Quills |
11
February Predictions
Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Gladiator
Sunshine
Quills
Other Possibilities:
***Chocolat
***The Cell
***The House of Mirth |
Not
Even Predicted:
102 Dalmatians |
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Best Art Direction
Actual
13 February Nominees
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Gladiator
Quills
Vatel |
11
February Predictions
Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Gladiator
The House of Mirth
Quills
Other Possibilities:
***The Cell
***Chocolat
***Sunshine |
Not
Even Predicted:
Vatel |
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Best Original Score
Actual
13 February Nominees
Chocolat - Rachel Portman
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tan Dun
Malèna - Ennio Morricone
Gladiator - Hans Zimmer
and Lisa Gerrard
The Patriot - John Williams |
11
February Predictions
Chocolat -
Rachel Portman
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tan Dun
Erin Brockovich - Thomas Newman
Gladiator - Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard
O Brother, Where Art Thou? - T-Bone Burnett and Carter Burwell
Other Possibilities:
***Quills by Stephen Warbeck
***Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell
***Sunshine by Maurice Jarre |
The Patriot - John
Williams |
Not
Even Predicted:
Malèna -
Ennio Morricone |
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Gladiator - Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard.
Best Original Song
Actual
13 February Nominees
"A Fool in Love" - Meet the Parents
"I've Seen It All" - Dancer
in the Dark
"A Love Before Time" - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
"My Funny Friend and Me" - The Emperor's New Groove
"Things Have Changed" - Wonder Boys |
11
February Predictions
"I've Seen It
All" - Dancer in the Dark
"My Funny Friend and Me" - The Emperor's New Groove
"Someday Out of the Blue" - The Road to El Dorado
"Things Have Changed" - Wonder Boys
"Where are You Christmas" - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Other Possibilities:
***"I Believe" from Billy Elliot
***"A New World" from Dancer in the Dark
***"When You Come Back to Me Again" from Frequency |
"A Fool in Love" - Meet the
Parents "A
Love Before Time" - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
|
Early, Early Winner Prediction: "Things Have Changed" - Wonder Boys.
Best Documentary Feature
Actual
13 February Nominees
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of
the Kindertransport
Legacy
Long Night's Journey
Into Day
Scottsboro: An American
Tragedy
Sound and Fury |
12
February Predictions
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of
the Kindertransport
Long Night's Journey
Into Day
Of Civil
Wrongs and Rights: The Fred Korematsu Story
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
Sound and Fury
Other Possibilities:
***A Fight to
the Finish: Stories of Polio
***Half Past
Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
***Light Keeps
Me Company |
Legacy |
|
Early, Early Winner Prediction: Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the
Kindertransport.
Best Foreign Language Film
Actual
13 February Nominees
Amorres Perros - Alejandro González Iñárritu (Mexico)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon -
Ang Lee (Taiwan)
Divided We Fall - Jan Hrebejk (Czech Republic)
Everybody Famous - Dominique Deruddere (Belgium)
The Taste of Others - Agnès Jaoui (France) |
11
February Predictions
Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon - Ang Lee (Taiwan)
The Hundred Steps - Marco Tullio Giodana (Italy)
In the Mood for Love - Wong Kar-Wai (Hong Kong)
Maelstrom - Denis Villeneuve (Canada)
A Time for Drunken Horses - Bahman Ghobadi (Iran)
Other Possibilities:
***Bulgaria's Letter
to America from Iglika Triffonova
***The Netherland's Little
Crumb from Maria Peters
***Sweden's Songs
from the Second Floor from Roy Andersson |
The Taste of Others - Agnès
Jaoui (France) |
Not
Even Predicted:
Amorres Perros -
Alejandro González Iñárritu (Mexico)
Divided We Fall - Jan Hrebejk
(Czech Republic)
Everybody Famous - Dominique Deruddere (Belgium) |
Early,
Early Winner Prediction: Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Ang
Lee (Taiwan).
-- FINAL TALLY --
Gladiator...12
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon...10
Chocolat...5
Erin Brockovich...5
Traffic...5
Almost Famous...4
Billy Elliot...3
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas...3
The Patriot...3
Quills...3
Wonder Boys...3
Cast Away...2
The Contender...2
Malèna...2
O Brother, Where Art Thou?...2
The Perfect Storm...2
Pollock...2
Shadow of the Vampire...2
U-571...2
You Can Count on Me...2
Before Night Falls...1
The Cell...1
Dancer in the Dark...1
The Emperor's New Groove...1
Hollow Man...1
Meet the Parents...1
102 Dalmatians...1
Requiem for a Dream...1
Space Cowboys...1
Vatel...1
Analysis by:
David Perry
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