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Oscar '01 Nomination Reactions

Wide Release Score 63/85 (74%) Feature Score 68/95 (72%)
Big Eight Score 31/40 (78%) All Score 68/95 (72%)


Best Picture

Actual 12 February Nominees
A Beautiful Mind
Gosford Park
In the Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge

10 February Predictions
A Beautiful Mind
Black Hawk Down
In the Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge

Other Possibilities:

***Gosford Park
***Memento
***Mulholland Dr.

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.



Best Director

Actual 12 February Nominees
Robert Altman - Gosford Park
Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind
Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
David Lynch - Mulholland Dr.
Ridley Scott - Black Hawk Down

10 February Predictions
Robert Altman - Gosford Park
Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind
Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
David Lynch - Mulholland Dr.
Ridley Scott - Black Hawk Down

Other Possibilities:

***Todd Field for In the Bedroom
***Baz Luhrmann for Moulin Rouge
***Christopher Nolan for Memento

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.



Best Actor

Actual 12 February Nominees
Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
Will Smith - Ali
Sean Penn - I Am Sam
Denzel Washington - Training Day
Tom Wilkinson - In the Bedroom

10 February Predictions
Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
Will Smith - Ali
Billy Bob Thornton - The Man Who Wasn't There
Denzel Washington - Training Day
Tom Wilkinson - In the Bedroom

Other Possibilities:

***Gene Hackman for The Royal Tenenbaums
***Guy Pearce for Memento
***Sean Penn for I Am Sam

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Denzel WashingtonTraining Day.



Best Actress

Actual 12 February Nominees
Halle Berry - Monster's Ball
Judi Dench - Iris
Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge
Sissy Spacek - In the Bedroom
Renée Zellweger - Bridget Jones's Diary

10 February Predictions
Halle Berry - Monster's Ball
Judi Dench - Iris
Nicole Kidman - The Others
Sissy Spacek - In the Bedroom
Naomi Watts - Mulholland Dr.

Other Possibilities:

***Nicole Kidman for Moulin Rouge
***Tilda Swinton for The Deep End
***Renée Zellweger for Bridget Jones's Diary

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Sissy SpacekIn the Bedroom.



Best Supporting Actor

Actual 12 February Nominees
Jim Broadbent - Iris
Ethan Hawke - Training Day
Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast
Ian McKellen - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Jon Voight - Ali

10 February Predictions
Jim Broadbent - Iris
Steve Buscemi - Ghost World
Ben Kingsley - Sexy Beast
Ian McKellen - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Jon Voight - Ali

Other Possibilities:

***Hayden Christensen for Life as a House
***Jude Law for A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
***Joe Pantoliano for Memento
Ethan Hawke for Training Day

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Jim Broadbent - Iris.



Best Supporting Actress

Actual 12 February Nominees
Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind
Helen Mirren - Gosford Park
Maggie Smith - Gosford Park
Marisa Tomei - In the Bedroom
Kate Winslet - Iris

10 February Predictions
Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind
Helen Mirren - Gosford Park
Maggie Smith - Gosford Park
Marisa Tomei - In the Bedroom
Kate Winslet - Iris

Other Possibilities:

***Cate Blanchett for Bandits
***Judi Dench for The Shipping News
***Cameron Diaz for Vanilla Sky

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Jennifer Connelly - A Beautiful Mind.



Best Adapted Screenplay

Actual 12 February Nominees
A Beautiful Mind - Akiva Goldsman
Ghost World - Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff
In the Bedroom - Rob Festinger and Todd Field
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Frank Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson
Shrek - Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio

10 February Predictions
A Beautiful Mind - Akiva Goldsman
Ghost World - Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff
In the Bedroom - Rob Festinger and Todd Field
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Frank Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson
The Shipping News - Robert Nelson Jacobs

Other Possibilities:

***Black Hawk Down by Ken Nolan and Steven Zaillian
***Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, and Richard Curtis
***Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by Steve Kloves
Shrek by Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  A Beautiful Mind – Akiva Goldsman.



Best Original Screenplay

Actual 12 February Nominees
Gosford Park - Julian Fellowes
Amélie - Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant
Memento - Christopher Nolan
Monster's Ball - Milo Addica and Will Rokos
The Royal Tenenbaums - Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson

10 February Predictions
Gosford Park - Julian Fellowes
The Man Who Wasn't There - Joel and Ethan Coen
Memento - Christopher Nolan
Moulin Rouge - Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pierce
Mulholland Dr. - David Lynch

Other Possibilities:

***Monster's Ball by Milo Addica and Will Rokos
***The Others by Alejandro Amenábar
***The Royal Tenenbaums by Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson
Amélie by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Memento – Christopher Nolan.



Best Cinematography

Actual 12 February Nominees
Amélie - Bruno Delbonnel
Black Hawk Down - Slavomir Idziak
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Andrew Lesnie
The Man Who Wasn't There - Roger Deakins
Moulin Rouge - Donald McAlpine

10 February Predictions
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence - Janusz Kaminski
Black Hawk Down - Slavomir Idziak
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Andrew Lesnie
The Man Who Wasn't There - Roger Deakins
Moulin Rouge - Donald McAlpine

Other Possibilities:

***A Beautiful Mind
***In the Mood for Love
***Mulholland Dr.
Amélie

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  The Man Who Wasn't There.



Best Film Editing

Actual 12 February Nominees
A Beautiful Mind - Mike Hill and Dan Henley
Black Hawk Down - Pietro Scalia
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - John Gilbert
Memento - Dody Dorn
Moulin Rouge - Jill Bilcock

10 February Predictions
A Beautiful Mind - Mike Hill and Dan Henley
Black Hawk Down - Pietro Scalia
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - John Gilbert
Memento - Dody Dorn
Moulin Rouge - Jill Bilcock

Other Possibilities:

***Ali
***Amélie
***Mulholland Dr.

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.



Best Sound

Actual 12 February Nominees
Amélie
Black Hawk Down
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge
Pearl Harbor

10 February Predictions
Ali
Black Hawk Down
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge
Planet of the Apes

Other Possibilities:

***Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
***Memento
***Pearl Harbor

Not Even Predicted:
Amélie

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  The The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.



Best Sound Effects Editing

Actual 12 February Nominees
Monsters, Inc.
Pearl Harbor

10 February Predictions
Black Hawk Down
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Pearl Harbor

Other Possibilities:

***Amélie
***The Fast and the Furious
Monsters, Inc.

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Pearl Harbor.



Best Visual Effects

Actual 12 February Nominees
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Pearl Harbor

10 February Predictions
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
Black Hawk Down
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Other Possibilities:

***Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
***Pearl Harbor

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.



Best Makeup

Actual 12 February Nominees
A Beautiful Mind
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Moulin Rouge

10 February Predictions
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Planet of the Apes

Other Possibilities:

***Hannibal
***Moulin Rouge
A Beautiful Mind

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.



Best Costume Design

Actual 12 February Nominees
The Affair of the Necklace

Gosford Park
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

10 February Predictions
Gosford Park
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Moulin Rouge
The Others

Other Possibilities:

***Black Hawk Down
***Hedwig and the Angry Inch
***Planet of the Apes
The Affair of the Necklace

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.



Best Art Direction

Actual 12 February Nominees
Amélie
Gosford Park
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Moulin Rouge

10 February Predictions
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
Gosford Park
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Moulin Rouge

Other Possibilities:

***Black Hawk Down
***The Others
***Planet of the Apes
Amélie

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.



Best Original Score

Actual 12 February Nominees
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence - John Williams
A Beautiful Mind - James Horner
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by John Williams
The Lord of
the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Howard Shore
Monsters Inc. - Randy Newman

10 February Predictions
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence - John Williams
Amélie - Yann Tiersen
A Beautiful Mind - James Horner
Black Hawk Down - Hans Zimmer
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Howard Shore

Other Possibilities:

***Gosford Park by Patrick Doyle
***Mulholland Dr. by Angelo Badalamenti
***Pearl Harbor by Hans Zimmer
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by John Williams

Not Even Predicted:
Monsters Inc. - Randy Newman

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Howard Shore.



Best Original Song

Actual 12 February Nominees
"If I Didn't Have You" - Monsters, Inc.
"May It Be" - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
"There You'll Be" - Pearl Harbor
"Until..." - Kate & Leopold
"Vanilla Sky" - Vanilla Sky

10 February Predictions
"For Always" - A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
"May It Be" - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
"There You'll Be" - Pearl Harbor
"Until..." - Kate & Leopold
"Vanilla Sky" - Vanilla Sky

Other Possibilities:

***"All That Love Can Be" from A Beautiful Mind
***"If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc.
***"The World's Greatest" from Ali

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  "Until..." - Kate & Leopold.



Best Animated Film

Actual 12 February Nominees
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Monsters, Inc.
Shrek

12 February Predictions
Monsters, Inc.
Shrek

Waking Life

Other Possibilities:

***Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
***Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Shrek.



Best Documentary Feature

Actual 12 February Nominees
Children Underground
Lalee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
Murder on a Sunday Morning
Promises
War Photographer

12 February Predictions
A Child's Century of War
Dogtown and Z Boys
Lalee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

Promises
We Stand Alone Together

Other Possibilities:

***Children Underground
***Murder on a Sunday Morning
***My Khmer Heart
War Photographer

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Promises.



Best Foreign Language Film

Actual 12 February Nominees
Amélie - Jean-Pierre Jeunet (France)
Elling - Peter Naess (Norway)
No Man's Land - Danis Tanovic (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Lagaan - Ashutosh Gowariker (India)
Son of the Bride - Juan José Campanella (Argentina)

10 February Predictions
Amélie - Jean-Pierre Jeunet (France)
Behind the Sun - Walter Salles (Brazil)
No Man's Land - Danis Tanovic (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
The Piano Teacher - Michael Haneke (Austria)
The Son's Room - Nanni Moretti (Italy)

Other Possibilities:

***Columbia's Our Lady of the Assassins from Barbet Schroeder
***Czech Republic's Dark Blue World from Jan Sverak
***Switzerland's In Praise of Love from Jean-Luc Godard

Not Even Predicted:
Elling - Peter Naess (Norway)
Lagaan - Ashutosh Gowariker (India)
Son of the Bride - Juan José Campanella (Argentina)

Early, Early Winner Prediction:  Amélie - Jean-Pierre Jeunet (France).


-- FINAL TALLY --


The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring...13
A Beautiful Mind...8
Moulin Rouge...8
Gosford Park...7
Amélie...5
In the Bedroom...5
Black Hawk Down...4
Monsters, Inc....4
Pearl Harbor...4
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone...3
Iris...3
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence...2
Ali...2
Memento...2
Monster's Ball...2
Shrek...2
Training Day...2
The Affair of the Necklace...1
Bridget Jones's Diary...1
Children Underground...1
Elling...1
Ghost World...1
I Am Sam...1
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius...1
Kate & Leopold...1
Lagaan...1
Lalee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton...1
Mulholland Dr....1
Murder on a Sunday Morning...1
No Man's Land...1
Promises...1
The Royal Tenenbaums...1
Sexy Beast...1
Son of the Bride...1
Vanilla Sky...1
War Photographer...1


Analysis by:
David Perry
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