Monday, January 24, 2005

They're gonna announce the Oscar nominations tomorrow morning at 5:30 am PST. Here are my choices for who will/should be considered:

BEST PICTURE:
My 5 personal picks:
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Aviator
The Passion of the Christ
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
A Very Long Engagement

Honorary mention to Finding Neverland and Sideways

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Million Dollar Baby
Closer
Sideways

BEST ACTOR:
My 5 personal picks:
Tom Hanks, The Terminal
Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Jamie Foxx, Ray
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
James Caviezel, The Passion of the Christ

Honorable mention goes to Bill Murray (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), Gael Garcia Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries or Bad Education), Jude Law (Closer) & Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator)

The 5 performances that I think will be eventually nominated:
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Jamie Foxx, Ray
Paul Giamatti, Sideways
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
Liam Neeson, Kinsey

BEST ACTRESS:
My 5 personal picks:
Audrey Tautou, A Very Long Engagement
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Zhang Ziyi, House of Flying Daggers
Kate Winslet, Finding Neverland (or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)

Honorable mention goes to Julie Delpy (Before Sunset)

Those who will eventually be nominated:
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Annette Bening, Being Julia
Kate Winslet, Finding Neverland (or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria Full of Grace
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby

BEST SUPP. ACTOR:
My 5 personal picks:
Freddie Highmore, Finding Neverland
Jamie Foxx, Collateral
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Peter Sarsgaard, Garden State (or Kinsey)
David Carradine, Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Honorable mention to Peter O' Toole (Troy), Topher Grace (In Good Company), and Rodrigo dela Serna (The Motorcycle Diaries)

Those who will eventually be nominated:
Thomas Haden Church, Sideways
Clive Owen, Closer
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby
Alan Alda, The Aviator
Freddie Highmore, Finding Neverland

BEST SUPP. ACTRESS:
My 5 personal picks:
Cloris Leachman, Spanglish
Natalie Portman, Closer (or Garden State)
Maia Morgenstern, The Passion of the Christ
Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Laura Linney, Kinsey

Honorary mention to Lauren Bacall (Dogville or Birth) and Julie Christie (Finding Neverland)

Those who will eventually be nominated:
Laura Linney, Kinsey
Julie Christie, Finding Neverland
Virginia Madsen, Sideways
Natalie Portman, Closer (or Garden State)
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator (or The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou)

BEST DIRECTOR:
My 5 personal picks:
Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11
Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
Michel Gondry, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Mel Gibson, The Passion of the Christ
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, A Very Long Engagement

Honorary mention to Marc Forster (Finding Neverland), Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries), and Bill Condon (Kinsey)

Who the Academy will eventually nominate:
Mike Nichols, Closer
Marc Forster, Finding Neverland
Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
Alexander Payne, Sideways
Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby

BEST ORIG. SCREENPLAY:
My 5 personal picks:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Garden State
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Aviator
I Heart Huckabees

Honorary mention to The Incredibles, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Ray, In Good Company, and Team America: World Police

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
The Aviator
The Incredibles
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Hotel Rwanda
Kinsey

BEST ADAP. SCREENPLAY:
My 5 personal picks:
The Passion of the Christ
Sideways
The Motorcycle Diaries
A Very Long Engagement
Finding Neverland

Honorary mention to Before Sunset, Mean Girls, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Spider-Man 2

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
Sideways
Before Sunset
Million Dollar Baby
Finding Neverland
Closer

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
My 5 personal picks:
Crying Ladies, Philippines
House of Flying Daggers, China
The Sea Inside, Spain
The Five Obstructions, Denmark
Tae Guk Gi, Korea

Honorary mention to Downfall (Germany) and The Chorus (France)

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
The Chorus, France
The Sea Inside, Spain
Campfire, Israel
Downfall, Germany
House of Flying Daggers, China

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
My 3 personal picks:
Shrek 2
The Incredibles
The Polar Express

Honorary mention to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
Shrek 2
The Incredibles
The Polar Express

BEST ORIG. SCORE:
My 5 personal picks:
John Williams, The Terminal
Edward Shearmur, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
John Debney, The Passion of the Christ
John Williams, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Vangelis, Alexander

Honorary mention to Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (Finding Neverland), Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles), Angelo Badalamenti (A Very Long Engagement), Jon Brion (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or I Heart Huckabees), Mark Mothersbaugh (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), Alan Silvestri (The Polar Express), and Thomas Newman (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Who the Academy will eventually nominate:
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, Finding Neverland
Thomas Newman, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Alan Silvestri, The Polar Express
Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles

The 5th slot is reserved for John Williams

BEST ORIG. SONG:
My 5 personal picks:
"I'm So Ronery", Team America: World Police
"Old Habits Die Hard", Alfie
"Vindicated", Spider-Man 2
"Believe", The Polar Express
"Accidentally in Love", Shrek 2

Honorary mention: "A Waltz for a Night" (Before Sunset), "Loverly Spring" (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events), "Remember" (Troy), and the rest of the Team America/SpongeBob songs

Songs the Academy will eventually nominate:
"Learn to be Lonely", The Phantom of the Opera
"Million Voices", Hotel Rwanda
"Believe", The Polar Express
"Accidentally in Love", Shrek 2
"Old Habits Die Hard", Alfie

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
My 5 personal picks:
Collateral
The Aviator
House of Flying Daggers
A Very Long Engagement
The Passion of the Christ

Honorary mention to Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Finding Neverland, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and Spider-Man 2

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
The Aviator
The Passion of the Christ
House of Flying Daggers
The Motorcycle Diaries
Collateral

BEST FILM EDITING:
My 5 personal picks:
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
The Aviator
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Spider-Man 2

Honorary mention to Finding Neverland, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, The Passion of the Christ, and A Very Long Engagement

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
The Aviator
House of Flying Daggers
Collateral
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Motorcycle Diaries

BEST SOUND MIXING:
My 5 personal picks:
Spider-Man 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
The Aviator
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
A Very Long Engagement

Honorary mention to The Incredibles, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Polar Express, and Collateral

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
The Phantom of the Opera
Ray
Collateral
The Aviator
The Incredibles

BEST SOUND EDITING:
My 3 personal picks:
The Aviator
The Incredibles
Spider-Man 2

Honorary mention to Ray and The Polar Express

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
The Aviator
The Incredibles
Spider-Man 2

BEST ART-SET DIRECTION:
My 5 personal picks:
The Terminal
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Aviator
Team America: World Police
A Very Long Engagement

Honorary mention to The Phantom of the Opera, House of Flying Daggers, Ray, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Vanity Fair, and The Passion of the Christ

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
The Phantom of the Opera
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
A Very Long Engagement
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
My 5 personal picks:
The Passion of the Christ
A Very Long Engagement
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
House of Flying Daggers
The Aviator

Honorary mention to The Phantom of the Opera, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Vanity Fair, and Finding Neverland

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
Finding Neverland
The Phantom of the Opera
House of Flying Daggers
The Aviator
Stage Beauty

BEST MAKEUP:
My 3 personal picks:
Hellboy
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of the Christ

Honorary mention to The Aviator

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Aviator
The Passion of the Christ

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
My 3 personal picks:
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Spider-Man 2

Honorary mention to Harry Potter 3 and The Aviator

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
The Day After Tomorrow
Spider-Man 2
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
My 5 personal picks:
Super Size Me
Riding Giants
Touching the Void
Born into Brothels
Tupac: Resurrection

Films the Academy will eventually nominate:
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Super Size Me
Riding Giants
In The Realms of the Unreal
Touching the Void

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great Oscar nomination lists. It's just unfortunate the Academy over looked both Zhang Ziyi and House of Flying Daggers for Best Actress and Best Foreign Film, respectively. :\

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