On February 11, 2003, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 75th Annual Academy Awards. And the nominees are...

 

I have underlined the films I think will probably win (this is not due to personal preference, but just an estimation of what they Academy will go for).

 

Best Picture

·  CHICAGO (Miramax)

·  GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax)

·  THE HOURS (Paramount and Miramax)

·  THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (New Line)

·  THE PIANIST (Focus Features)

Achievement in Directing

·  CHICAGO (Miramax) Rob Marshall

·  GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax) Martin Scorsese

·  THE HOURS (Paramount and Miramax) Stephen Daldry

·  THE PIANIST (Focus Features) Roman Polanski

·  TALK TO HER (Sony Pictures Classics) Pedro Almodóvar

Best Actor in a Leading Role

·  Adrien Brody in THE PIANIST (Focus Features)

·  Nicolas Cage in ADAPTATION (Sony Pictures Releasing)

·  Michael Caine in THE QUIET AMERICAN (Miramax and Intermedia)

·  Daniel Day-Lewis in GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax)

·  Jack Nicholson in ABOUT SCHMIDT (New Line)

Best Supporting Actor

·  Chris Cooper in ADAPTATION (Sony Pictures Releasing)

·  Ed Harris in THE HOURS (Paramount and Miramax)

·  Paul Newman in ROAD TO PERDITION (DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox)

·  John C. Reilly in CHICAGO (Miramax)

·  Christopher Walken in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (DreamWorks)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

·  Salma Hayek in FRIDA (Miramax)

·  Nicole Kidman in THE HOURS (Paramount and Miramax)

·  Diane Lane in UNFAITHFUL (20th Century Fox)

·  Julianne Moore in FAR FROM HEAVEN (Focus Features)

·  Renée Zellweger in CHICAGO (Miramax)

Best Supporting Actress

·  Kathy Bates in ABOUT SCHMIDT (New Line)

·  Julianne Moore in THE HOURS (Paramount and Miramax)

·  Queen Latifah in CHICAGO (Miramax)

·  Meryl Streep in ADAPTATION (Sony Pictures Releasing)

·  Catherine Zeta-Jones in CHICAGO (Miramax)

Best Animated Feature Film

·  ICE AGE (20th Century Fox) Chris Wedge

·  LILO & STITCH (Buena Vista) Chris Sanders

·  SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON (DreamWorks) Jeffrey Katzenberg

·  SPIRITED AWAY (Buena Vista) Hayao Miyazaki

·  TREASURE PLANET (Buena Vista) Ron Clements

Best Adapted Screenplay

·  ABOUT A BOY (Universal) Screenplay by Peter Hedges and Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz

·  ADAPTATION (Sony Pictures Releasing) Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman

·  CHICAGO (Miramax) Screenplay by Bill Condon

·  THE HOURS (Paramount and Miramax) Screenplay by David Hare

·  THE PIANIST (Focus Features) Screenplay by Ronald Harwood

Best Original Screenplay

·  FAR FROM HEAVEN (Focus Features) Written by Todd Haynes

·  GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax) Screenplay by Jay Cocks and Steve Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan
Story by Jay Cocks

·  MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING (IFC/Gold Circle Films) Written by Nia Vardalos

·  TALK TO HER (Sony Pictures Classics) Written by Pedro Almodóvar

·  Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (IFC Films) Written by Carlos Cuarón and Alfonso Cuarón

Best Foreign-Language Film

·  EL CRIMEN DEL PADRE AMARO - Mexico

·  HERO - People's Republic of China

·  THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST - Finland

·  NOWHERE IN AFRICA - Germany

·  ZUS & ZO - The Netherlands

Achievement in Art Direction

·  CHICAGO (Miramax) Art Direction: John Myhre
Set Decoration: Gord Sim

·  FRIDA (Miramax) Art Direction: Felipe Fernandez del Paso
Set Decoration: Hannia Robledo

·  GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax) Art Direction: Dante Ferretti
Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo

·  THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (New Line) Art Direction: Grant Major
Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Alan Lee

·  ROAD TO PERDITION (DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox) Art Direction: Dennis Gassner
Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Achievement in Cinematography

·  CHICAGO (Miramax) Dion Beebe

·  FAR FROM HEAVEN (Focus Features) Edward Lachman

·  GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax) Michael Ballhaus

·  THE PIANIST (Focus Features) Pawel Edelman

·  ROAD TO PERDITION (DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox) Conrad L. Hall

Achievement in Costume Design

·  CHICAGO (Miramax) Colleen Atwood

·  FRIDA (Miramax) Julie Weiss

·  GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax) Sandy Powell

·  THE HOURS (Paramount and Miramax) Ann Roth

·  THE PIANIST (Focus Features) Anna Sheppard

Best Documentary Feature

·  BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE (United Artists and Alliance Atlantis)

·  DAUGHTER FROM DANANG (Balcony Releasing in association with Cowboy Pictures)

·  PRISONER OF PARADISE (Alliance Atlantis)

·  SPELLBOUND (THINKFilm)

·  WINGED MIGRATION (Sony Pictures Classics)

Documentary Short Subject

·  THE COLLECTOR OF BEDFORD STREET
An Alice Elliott Production

·  MIGHTY TIMES: THE LEGACY OF ROSA PARKS
A Tell the Truth Pictures Production

·  TWIN TOWERS
A Wolf Films/Shape Pictures/Universal/Mopo Entertainment Production

·  WHY CAN'T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN?
A Public Policy Production

Best Film Editing

·  CHICAGO (Miramax) Martin Walsh

·  GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax) Thelma Schoonmaker

·  THE HOURS (Paramount and Miramax) Peter Boyle

·  THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (New Line) Michael Horton

·  THE PIANIST (Focus Features) Hervé de Luze

Achievement in Makeup

·  FRIDA (Miramax) John Jackson and Beatrice De Alba

·  THE TIME MACHINE (DreamWorks and Warner Bros.) John M. Elliott, Jr. and Barbara Lorenz

Best Original Score

·  CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (DreamWorks) John Williams

·  FAR FROM HEAVEN (Focus Features) Elmer Bernstein

·  FRIDA (Miramax) Elliot Goldenthal

·  THE HOURS (Paramount and Miramax) Philip Glass

·  ROAD TO PERDITION (DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox) Thomas Newman

Original Song

·  "Burn It Blue" from FRIDA (Miramax) Music by Elliot Goldenthal, Lyrics by Julie Taymor

·  "Father and Daughter" from THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE (Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies) Music and Lyrics by Paul Simon

·  "The Hands That Built America" from GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax) Music and Lyrics by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen

·  "I Move On" from CHICAGO (Miramax) Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb

·  "Lose Yourself" from 8 MILE (Universal) Music by Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto, Lyrics by Eminem

Best Animated Short Film

·  THE CATHEDRAL A Platige Image Production

·  THE CHUBBCHUBBS! (Columbia) A Sony Pictures Imageworks Production

·  DAS RAD A Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH Production

·  MIKE'S NEW CAR (Buena Vista) A Pixar Animation Studios Production

·  MT. HEAD A Yamamura Animation Production

Live-Action Short Film

·  FAIT D'HIVER An Another Dimension of an Idea Production

·  I'LL WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE … (J'ATTENDRAI LE SUIVANT …) A La Boîte Production

·  INJA (DOG) An Australian Film TV & Radio School (AFTRS) Production

·  JOHNNY FLYNTON A Red Corner Production

·  THIS CHARMING MAN (DER ER EN YNDIG MAND) An M&M Productions for Novellefilm Production

Achievement in Sound

·  CHICAGO (Miramax) Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella and David Lee

·  GANGS OF NEW YORK (Miramax) Tom Fleischman, Eugene Gearty and Ivan Sharrock

·  THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (New Line) Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek

·  ROAD TO PERDITION (DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox) Scott Millan, Bob Beemer and John Patrick Pritchett

·  SPIDER-MAN (Sony Pictures Releasing) Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Ed Novick

Achievement in Sound Editing

·  THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (New Line) Ethan Van der Ryn and Michael Hopkins

·  MINORITY REPORT (20th Century Fox and DreamWorks) Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

·  ROAD TO PERDITION (DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox) Scott A. Hecker

Best Visual Effects

·  THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (New Line) Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke

·  SPIDER-MAN (Sony Pictures Releasing) John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier

·  STAR WARS EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES (20th Century Fox) Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll and Ben Snow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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